Genevieve Taylor is a sidhe - one of the noble fae - and she's unusual even in a London where celebrity vampires, eccentric goblins and scheming le...
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Jan 21, 2012
Melindeeloo
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When a vamp master calls in a marker, Fae magical troubleshooter Genny ends up trying to clear a young vamp in the murder of his human lover and ends up the prize in a vampire power struggle.
There was quite a bit that I liked in this first Spellcrackers novel: I liked the idea of the Fae heroine, Genny, and magical problem solving agency in this new UF offering, I really thought that Genny's hidden nature was quite interesting. I also liked some of the supporting Fae characters Genny More...
There was quite a bit that I liked in this first Spellcrackers novel: I liked the idea of the Fae heroine, Genny, and magical problem solving agency in this new UF offering, I really thought that Genny's hidden nature was quite interesting. I also liked some of the supporting Fae characters Genny More...
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Aug 23, 2011
Moss
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While I'm not averse to writers wanting to keep plumbing the depths of multi-species urban fantasies, I do think it's fair that the reader is allowed to have high expectations if they invest in the time to read one. It is, after all, probably one of the most saturated genres being published today, made even more dense and impenetrable by the constant rewriting of the rules of existence of the fae/sidhe/faerie/vampire races that often populate it.
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Aug 19, 2010
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Feb 27, 2010
Mardel
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Suzanne McLeod (from England) has written a refreshing book about sidhe, vampires and witches, along with some wonderful side characters that are trolls, satyrs, brownies and goblins. Pixies and gremlins are also mentioned in this book. But it all works. In this alternate reality, England has the works. Vampires have used public relations to present themselves as celebrities, even putting out calenders, (Mr. June, Mr October, etc).
The main character, Genevieve Taylor has been coe More...
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Apr 23, 2011
Laura Lulu
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I really enjoyed this book. The main character, Genny, was really likable--I've read a few books lately where I didn't like the main character, so I've found myself paying more attention to that.
Lots of different supes in this one--fae, witches, vamps. I really liked all the different fae that were introduced. It was pretty cool how they're all just integrated into humanity--satyrs, brownies, trolls, goblins, leprechauns, etc.
There were a few continuity issues I had wit More...
Lots of different supes in this one--fae, witches, vamps. I really liked all the different fae that were introduced. It was pretty cool how they're all just integrated into humanity--satyrs, brownies, trolls, goblins, leprechauns, etc.
There were a few continuity issues I had wit More...
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Jan 29, 2012
Pôl
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I'm sorry, it was just awful. The first thirty pages or so were full of flat characters, in an uninspired setting, interacting with offensive stereotypes. (Goblins with dreadlocks. Oy.) If the book improves remarkably sometime after the first thirty pages, someone please let me know.
[Note: The one-star rating is to prevent Goodreads from using this book to determine my personalized recommendations. Since this is a book I haven't finished, I'd rather give it no rating at all. I'll clear More...
[Note: The one-star rating is to prevent Goodreads from using this book to determine my personalized recommendations. Since this is a book I haven't finished, I'd rather give it no rating at all. I'll clear More...
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Aug 20, 2011
Cheryl
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I’d actually give this one a little over 4 stars.
Genny is a sidhe fae living in a London where vampires, trolls and the like live side by side with humans. There are rules regarding interaction between the groups, and a vampire named Roberto October, aka Bobby Hinkley, has been charged with breaking a big one; he’s accused of killing his girlfriend, Melissa. His father, Alan, hires Genny, who works at Spellcrackers, a company run by witches that finds and breaks spells, to look at Me More...
Genny is a sidhe fae living in a London where vampires, trolls and the like live side by side with humans. There are rules regarding interaction between the groups, and a vampire named Roberto October, aka Bobby Hinkley, has been charged with breaking a big one; he’s accused of killing his girlfriend, Melissa. His father, Alan, hires Genny, who works at Spellcrackers, a company run by witches that finds and breaks spells, to look at Me More...
Apr 04, 2011
Lorelei
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A refreshingly original urban fantasy set in London. It's strange, I know it's London but those opening pages took me to a bright airy place and I stayed there throughout the story.
Superficially the plot seems similar to a lot of what's already out there, but it's all in the writing and the attitude of the writing. This is an author who is not not hung up on puritanical issues of sex and monogamy. I'm completely over this obsession in so many American writers. In this book there is no More...
Superficially the plot seems similar to a lot of what's already out there, but it's all in the writing and the attitude of the writing. This is an author who is not not hung up on puritanical issues of sex and monogamy. I'm completely over this obsession in so many American writers. In this book there is no More...
Oct 20, 2010
Amber
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Suzanne McLeod's first Spellcrackers novel has a murder mystery, vampire high society, and more magic than you can shake a stick at. In an alternate London where vamps are out of the coffin and numerous other supernatural races mix freely with the human populace, Genny Taylor is an oddity even among oddities- a sidhe fae working with the local witch councils to crack magical spells and help people. Genny works with the witches to keep herself out of the clutches of the vampires, but when a young
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Aug 10, 2010
Imalady
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May 23, 2010
K.
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Urban fantasy set in London, cool accents and all. Vampire and fae-centric, this one has a half-fae "spellcracker" who gets caught up in vampire politics despite the fact that she's got vampire venom in her that makes her very wary of the vampires.
The main character is kind of cool, as well as some of the bad guys/gals. However, nothing new for me in the vampire department, as well as confusing array of characters, motives, and plots (not one but FIVE master vampires and th More...
The main character is kind of cool, as well as some of the bad guys/gals. However, nothing new for me in the vampire department, as well as confusing array of characters, motives, and plots (not one but FIVE master vampires and th More...
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Nov 26, 2009
Ailsa
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Since I’ve been re-reading it in preparation for the sequel, which comes out on July 16th, I just had to review this book. It’s been a while since I’d read it, and I’d forgotten how much I loved it.
‘The Sweet Scent of Blood’ is about a Sidhe fae called Genny Taylor, who lives in present day London, working at finding magic while trying to stay away from vampires - she knows from experience exactly how bad they can be.
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Since I’ve been re-reading it in preparation for the sequel, which comes out on July 16th, I just had to review this book. It’s been a while since I’d read it, and I’d forgotten how much I loved it.
‘The Sweet Scent of Blood’ is about a Sidhe fae called Genny Taylor, who lives in present day London, working at finding magic while trying to stay away from vampires - she knows from experience exactly how bad they can be.
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Nov 08, 2009
Larissa
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In an alternate world, vampires have come out of the coffin to become the most sort-after of celebrities, but they're not the only ones out in the open, witches are a foot, goblins roam the streets, trolls wear the badges of law, and faeries take paid employment.
Genny is a fae living in London and working for the witch company Spellcrackers.com, it's a job she enjoys for she is good with magic, well with finding it anyway. But suddenly Genny has found herself to be in demand, and not j More...
Genny is a fae living in London and working for the witch company Spellcrackers.com, it's a job she enjoys for she is good with magic, well with finding it anyway. But suddenly Genny has found herself to be in demand, and not j More...
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Jan 10, 2012
Lady
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Ora bem, isto é claramente uma série de fantasia urbana à americana: tem a formula esperada, os elementos típicos... mas é escrito por uma inglesa, o que acaba por fazer disto nem carne, nem peixe.
Temos a protagonista que é linda de morrer (check), mas graças a deus tem montes de problemas e defeitos. Toda a gente quer saltar-lhe à espinha (check), porque a) ela pode ajudar as fae a quebrar uma maldição se tiver um filho e b) porque como é Sidhe, todos os vampiros adoram o sangue More...
Jun 29, 2011
LL
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Seriously, I really tried. I did. I took a break from this book, went to another one, before coming back to it again. I picked it up again and after about 25 more pages into it, I just couldn't take it anymore. I had to tell myself that my time could be better spent elsewhere. I simply could not bring myself to continue finishing this book. In all fairness though, my review was purely based on after reading 131 pages (which took me to the end of chapter 14 and was a good 1/3 of the way thr
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Feb 26, 2011
Blodeuedd
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I do love Urban Fantasy and this book was also refreshing because of the simple fact that it was set in London.
Now I feel that I can't give justice to how good the book was. The good ones are always the hardest to write about.
To the story then. Genny is a Fae in a world where supernaturals walk among us. The vampires have gone for fame and "groupies", but Fae like her have it a bit harder. They never were human at all. There are also trolls, brownies, goblins, w More...
Now I feel that I can't give justice to how good the book was. The good ones are always the hardest to write about.
To the story then. Genny is a Fae in a world where supernaturals walk among us. The vampires have gone for fame and "groupies", but Fae like her have it a bit harder. They never were human at all. There are also trolls, brownies, goblins, w More...
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Jul 02, 2011
Roxanne
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I'm really surprised how much I liked this after reading some iffy reviews. It was a little confusing at times though because we only get told about her past in small snippets and flash backs but it still leaves more to learn in the following books.
Genny is the only sidhe in London and she also works for Spellcrackers.com, her job is to 'crack' spells or un-weave them. Her blood also tastes great to vampires so she's very sought after for a snack but she has a few dark secrets herself More...
Genny is the only sidhe in London and she also works for Spellcrackers.com, her job is to 'crack' spells or un-weave them. Her blood also tastes great to vampires so she's very sought after for a snack but she has a few dark secrets herself More...
May 13, 2010
Jess
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I give this one 3.5 stars.
What I really liked about this book was that it seemed very different from other things I've read. Granted, this might be because I haven't read all that many books about the fae, but it still seemed unique to me. The main character is Genny (Gen for short) and she works for a company called spellcrackers.com. She is a sidhe, and she breaks spells for a living. In this world, vampires have been given "human" rights for the past 20 years or so. And More...
What I really liked about this book was that it seemed very different from other things I've read. Granted, this might be because I haven't read all that many books about the fae, but it still seemed unique to me. The main character is Genny (Gen for short) and she works for a company called spellcrackers.com. She is a sidhe, and she breaks spells for a living. In this world, vampires have been given "human" rights for the past 20 years or so. And More...
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May 02, 2010
Jade
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This book is really a two and a half but I'm trying to be optimistic for the author, and take most of my faults with the book onto myself. Firstly, it wasn't original. Given the mass of this genre out at the moment I found that it stayed in the same boat as Charlaine Harris and Layrell K. Hamilton, but didn't do as good a job. Also it was really confusing. There were too may bits left unexplained and then given clarity in the last chapter. I understand about suspense, but these details involved
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Nov 24, 2010
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When I finished the last page of The Sweet Scent of Blood I sat there for a few minutes staring at the back cover, still sifting through everything that just happened. Wow! You know how sometimes there are movies you just have to give your undivided attention to; no bathroom brakes or popcorn refills? This is the book counterpoint to that kind of story-telling. Suzanne McLeod brings new meaning to the phrase "a smart read. More...
When I finished the last page of The Sweet Scent of Blood I sat there for a few minutes staring at the back cover, still sifting through everything that just happened. Wow! You know how sometimes there are movies you just have to give your undivided attention to; no bathroom brakes or popcorn refills? This is the book counterpoint to that kind of story-telling. Suzanne McLeod brings new meaning to the phrase "a smart read. More...
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Jul 20, 2011
Jessica
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Genny is part fae and working at Spellcrackers, a witch company that is called in to crack spells and handle different magical situations throughout London. But along with witches and fae, there are also weres, vampires, and everything between. It is a common occurrence to find any one of the magical creatures somewhere around. The big thing is the vampires and the Calendar models from the Blue Heart.
The vampires in this story have a new twist to them. They have two sets of teeth, one More...
The vampires in this story have a new twist to them. They have two sets of teeth, one More...
Jul 16, 2011
Melliane
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Après en avoir entendu parlé par un auteur j'étais curieuse de voir ce que donnait ce premier tome, et je dois dire qu'il est vraiment trés bien !
Geneviève est la fille d'une sidhe et d'un vampire, ce qui est quelque chose d'étrange et impossible, mais la voilà. Elle garde pour elle précieusement ce secret et fait tout son possible pour ne pas être en relation avec un quelconque vampire.
Elle travaille auprès d'une boite dirigée par les sorcières et qui lui confère une protectio More...
Geneviève est la fille d'une sidhe et d'un vampire, ce qui est quelque chose d'étrange et impossible, mais la voilà. Elle garde pour elle précieusement ce secret et fait tout son possible pour ne pas être en relation avec un quelconque vampire.
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Apr 21, 2010
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Genny works for Spellcrackers.com, finding and cracking problem spells for clients. The job also gives her witch protection from vampires, who take a particular interest in her. Now a vampire needs her help-he is accused of murdering his human girlfriend and wants to prove he didn't do it by using Genny's ability to find magic. The master vampires in town are trying to blackmail her into finding this spell that killed Melissa, but someone wants her stopped-permanently. Who can she trust and is t
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Feb 05, 2010
Bluesky
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With apologies to Pindan Princess ... I tried to be kind but ...
Q; What do you get if you take every cliche ever written about vampires, humans, faeries, goblins and the like and blend them into a poorly written book?
A; The Sweet Scent of Blood.
I really did try - but by Chapter 8 I admitted defeat and skipped to the last page.
And as a complete aside - a funny marker I have noticed in every poorly written book in the Urban Fantasy genre is the penchant More...
Q; What do you get if you take every cliche ever written about vampires, humans, faeries, goblins and the like and blend them into a poorly written book?
A; The Sweet Scent of Blood.
I really did try - but by Chapter 8 I admitted defeat and skipped to the last page.
And as a complete aside - a funny marker I have noticed in every poorly written book in the Urban Fantasy genre is the penchant More...
Jan 09, 2012
Mara
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3.5 stars
The Sweet Scent of Blood is fast paced story with plenty of action, at times perhaps there was a little too much of it. The setting is London, which is quite refreshing.
The only major flaw I found in this book is that the plot is often confusing. There are many vamps with their own agenda, and even some of the fae's action (Finn) are not that clear. I guess most of this confusion is actually something the author wanted. At times I found it eccessive, though.
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The Sweet Scent of Blood is fast paced story with plenty of action, at times perhaps there was a little too much of it. The setting is London, which is quite refreshing.
The only major flaw I found in this book is that the plot is often confusing. There are many vamps with their own agenda, and even some of the fae's action (Finn) are not that clear. I guess most of this confusion is actually something the author wanted. At times I found it eccessive, though.
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Jan 09, 2009
Fiona
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Although outside my normal choice of genre, this book is such a fun read. It entertains from the first page with great characters that vary from enchanting to dangerous to downright sexy. There is plenty of exciting action, all set in contemporary London - and which just keeps those pages turning. A great debut novel from a new author and I can't wait for the next one in the series.
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Dec 27, 2008
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Feb 07, 2012
Jaime
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I was initially attracted to this story because it has a sidhe protagonist, which is starting to pop up more in urban fantasies but is still pretty uncommon. And, this is an urban fantasy, not a para romance in disguise. The book started off well enough. Genny is the only Sidhe Fae living in London, working for an agency that gets rid of troublesome magic for the general public. She's approached to investigate the death of a woman believed to be killed by vampire calendar boy, Mr. October. Only,
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Feb 14, 2011
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Apr 09, 2010
Catherine
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This story started off with a lot of promise for me. I liked the characters and the world the author built. As I read on I became more and more unhappy with the execution of the book. Events seemed disjointed and everything felt slightly off. There was also a pov tense change at the end of the book that seemed odd and out of place.
I'm interested with seeing how things will settle with Malik and Finn, but I really don't want to deal with so many unanswered questions again. I re More...
I'm interested with seeing how things will settle with Malik and Finn, but I really don't want to deal with so many unanswered questions again. I re More...
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