 | Title: Under Attack
Sexual Content: Sexual daydreams, references to sex. Rating:
Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying. |
Description
She's one of the Underworld Detection Agency's best. But her job is really starting to bite . . .
Sophie Lawson is a human immune to magic, which comes in handy for helping paranormal beings transition into everyday life. But fallen angel Alex Grace and his search for the Vessel of Souls is one curse she never saw coming. Suddenly an unexplainable string of killings and destruction has even San Francisco's demons fearing for their immortal lives. And Sophie isn't about to trust Alex's all-too-vulnerable charm or his secret agenda. Now their hunt is revealing dangerous secrets about Sophie's past, and a malevolent power hellishly close to turning one irreverent human into the ultimate supernatural weapon. . .
Review
Once again, there’s a bit of a disconnect between the cover and the content of the latest Underworld Detective Agency book. Despite the fact that Sophie has both the stun gun and the gun pictured, she was much more likely to leave these weapons in her locker than wield them in such a kick butt fashion. Still, Sophie and her pals made it very easy to jump into UNDER ATTACK as my first book of the series. Accessible and engaging mythology coupled with characters that reminded me of the Jane True books, when it comes to hilarity and magical hi-jinx, mean that I'll definitely go back and pick up UNDER WRAPS so I can enjoy all of Hannah Jayne’s available books.
I’m also eager to pick up UNDER WRAPS to assuage my curiosity. My copy of UNDER ATTACK was an uncorrected proof, and I wonder if some of the pacing and character issues I noticed would have been smoothed out in a final draft. While individual scenes were well constructed, there were clunky transitions between them. Also, Sophie's final confrontation with the fallen angel Ophelia contained some magical inconsistencies that bothered me as well. These issues were minor overall, but were noticeable enough to take me out of the action and knock the world experience down a peg for me. Within each scene, the interactions between characters were tight and snappy. Alex was seductive, Nina and Sophie were a two woman comedy team, and Vlad was a pleasantly non-sullen, sullen teenager. My affection for Nina and Sophie made their interaction over the new UDA boss an annoyance. I kept expecting some magical explanation for Nina, normally so fiercely devoted to Sophie, to not supporting her best friend at work. If there was a reason, it wasn't resolved in UNDER ATTACK. Maybe book three will reveal some detail that will redeem Nina's betrayal in my eyes.
While I expect the transition issues to be resolved before the final printing, the minor character issues will probably be a part of the final story. All together they knocked the story down a bat, but I'll definitely be reading UNDER WRAPS to tip my verdict on book three one way or another. For those of you who have read UNDER WRAPS and enjoyed it, I'd say UNDER ATTACK will be a good bet for you. For others new to the series, feel free to join me in reading book one to decide if this fun, fluffy series holds up overall.
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All I can think is - WHY ISN'T SHE WEARING CLOTHES? Kicking ass is hard enough without a bare midriff and tits that are on the verge of falling out. Trust me.
ReplyDeletelol, that "trust me" just made the comment.
ReplyDeleteThe description of this book sounds right up my alley, but I still laugh every time I see the cover. It could only be more awkward with a shirtless guy battling behind her.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom half of her body is warped and wrong. lol
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