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Wooden Nickels (2018) 6 kappaletta
Yea Though I Walk (2016) 5 kappaletta
Bum's Rush 4 kappaletta
Bait and Witch 1 kappale
Trouble Boys 1 kappale

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Curiosity Quills Press Presents: Chronology [anthology] (2015) — Avustaja — 17 kappaletta

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Decent prohibition era tale

Narrative moves well. Characters have depth beyond the principle characters. A complex world that you only see a small portion.

I will likely get the sequel when it comes out.

There are a few gaping plot holes.

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If the time pinch and the illusions don’t work on Vincent or her because of them being pinchers, how do they work on Capstein?

She is incredibly poor, but still has a truck that runs?


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wildwily | May 28, 2020 |
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I recently read and reviewed the first book in this series as well; you can find it here. Today, I'm part of the blog tour promoting the second book, The Curse Servant.

I'll try to keep the spoilers down as much as possible, however there may be some minor spoilers for the first book.

A few months have passed since the first book, and as I'd only read The Curse Merchant very recently everything was still clear from the beginning. Dorian's life seems to stabilize at the beginning of the book, only to be disrupted again when women around him start getting attacked by demons. When his friend Edgar's daughter is the victim, Dorian won't stop until he has her cured.

Like I said before, I'm not overly experienced when it comes to Urban Fantasy series, so I'm not able to compare it with let's say The Harry Dresden Files about which I've heard a lot but never read. I've quite enjoyed myself with this series so far. They are what I like to call snackbooks. Some nice and fast to read without having to concentrate on it too much. Those are very nice every now and then.

Dorian is still very egocentric even though he tries to help a young girl. He's not a likeable character, but not so bad that I like to hate him either. I didn't find him really annoying, but I can see that some people might.

I didn't like the story in this book as much as the other one. It's basically the demon possession and city politics. I hope the next one will be a bit more interesting again. I also hope to get more answers about the magic system. Exactly what is the Presidium? Why is there a war going on outside the Presidium's territory? Why is that territory not covering all of the US? Why are demons hunting his soul?

I will be reading the next book in this series!

The Curse Servant is the second book in the Dark Choir series. The first book is The Curse Merchant.

Thanks to the publisher Curiosity Quills Press for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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Floratina | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 7, 2019 |
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This book had one of the most refreshing acknowledgements I read for a long time:

I'd like to the City of Baltimore for being creepy enough to inspire this series.

Note: I've never been to Baltimore so I can't comment on that.

Another thing I won't be doing is comparing this series to the Dresden Files. I've heard about it, of course, but I've never read the books (yet). Come to think about it, I haven't read that much urban fantasy all together. This all caused my view of The Curse Merchant to be a relatively fresh one. And I liked it.

Dorian Lake has his business selling hexes and charms to a selected clientèle using karma-magic. Unfortunately, this can backfire sometimes as a gun is being pointed at his head right at the beginning of the book. Although at first it didn't really looked like the story was going anywhere, this changes after a special friend confides to Dorian that she's sold her soul to another practitioner. One with roots in the Netherwork, a strange and dark ancient power not to be toyed with.

Dorian considers himself to be one of the good guys as he's not involved in the Soul magic. And although he does try to save a rape victim, he's usually just egocentric and it's far from black-and-white. After all, he does put spells (okay, hexes and charms) on people just because he's getting paid (a lot) to do so. He's not very likeable either, but not necessarily in an annoying way. After the death of his parents and his mysterious magical training in England (I see what you did there) he seems to be quite content with himself.

The story was entertaining, even though I still don't really feel like I have an idea how this magic system works. The writing fitted the story, and reminded me a bit of another Urban Fantasy series I read (Seventeen). The sequel, The Curse Servant, happens to be my next book! I hope I will enjoy it as much as I did this one.

The Curse Merchant is the first book in the Dark Choir Series. The second book is The Curse Servant.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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Floratina | 9 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 7, 2019 |
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I had previously read some books from JP Sloan (The Curse Merchant) but they were quite different from Yea Though I Walk, which I can only describe as a gritty Paranormal Western Horror. Talk about blending some genres together.

I'm normally not really someone for the Western genre, but the grittiness of it really added to the story. Add to that the Wendigo and vampires and it made a surprisingly entertaining read. I think the main character, Odell, could have been fleshed out a bit more (no pun intended) but otherwise a really nice read.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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Floratina | 1 muu arvostelu | Dec 7, 2019 |

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