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Oct 08, 2011
3.5 Stars.
Hannah Jayne’s light-hearted debut Underworld Detection Agency Chronicles Under Wraps centers on breather Sophie Lawson a seer (who has yet to come into her powers) and who works in the rather unusual UDA, 37 floors below the San Francisco Police Department. Beneath the hilly streets of above, the UDA handles the immigration, immersion, law and enforcement, inter-species disputes, and general hub of the Underworld population. Think MIB but for the Underworld or the civil servant
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Nov 24, 2011
Ghadeer
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2,5 stars
Well covers can be deceiving ,there was a redheaded chick and there was a sword but that is all she is no Kate Daniels I can tell you.
The story wasn't that bad but the heroine cries ALOT I mean she is 32 going on 12 it is like she's in a constant case of PMS really .it was annoying .And since the story was told from her POV it was rather confusing to get what she really feels about some people and she did somethings that did not make sense at all.( like the scene in the clu More...
Well covers can be deceiving ,there was a redheaded chick and there was a sword but that is all she is no Kate Daniels I can tell you.
The story wasn't that bad but the heroine cries ALOT I mean she is 32 going on 12 it is like she's in a constant case of PMS really .it was annoying .And since the story was told from her POV it was rather confusing to get what she really feels about some people and she did somethings that did not make sense at all.( like the scene in the clu More...
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Aug 12, 2011
Jenn
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So far I'm halfway through this book with its deceptive cover. This isn't an urban fantasy to me. it's a romantic comedy with paranormal elements. This cover is all wrong...I feel so led astray. The cover made me think of kick ass urban fantasies like Patricia Briggs, Devon Monk, M.L.N Hanover etc... and the story is not kick ass. Not kick ass at all.
I'm at the shooting range scene where Hayes is teaching Sophie to shoot. And all I could think as he whispered against her ear was... "Where's More...
I'm at the shooting range scene where Hayes is teaching Sophie to shoot. And all I could think as he whispered against her ear was... "Where's More...
Nov 23, 2011
Kristina
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Sophie Lawson is a administrative assistant at UnderWorld Detection Agency. Her boss is a werewolf, her roomie is a vampire, and she has a troll with the hots for her. Among all this-she is immune to any type of magic. The Underworld goes about it's business while the human population up top has no idea. Sophie is the only non-magic human at UDA. She is filing papers minding her own business when in walks a detective from up-top. Turns out there are some weird murders going on and he needs help
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Aug 06, 2011
cecilia
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You can call Sophie Lawson the lucky one if you think it working with the vampires, werewolves, and fairies pretty cool. For the most part, working at the Underworld Detection Agency pays her rent – but Sophie sometimes wonders if a dragon breathing down her neck is better than having a normal boss who demands her to make his coffee. Who’s to say… Sophie gets the chance to be “normal” when detective Parker Hayes seeks input on a series of grisly happenings above ground that point at the supernat
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Jul 05, 2011
Laura
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This was a great book, many have complained that the cover does not match the story itself. With that said this book was funny and witty. You fall in love with all the characters.
Sophie Lawson is an administrative assitant in the Underworld Detective Agency. Which is a DMV for the undead and magical beings. Most humans do not know the existance of the agency let alone work there. Sophie is a human in which magic has no effect on. When a series of murders take place in San Francisco le More...
Sophie Lawson is an administrative assitant in the Underworld Detective Agency. Which is a DMV for the undead and magical beings. Most humans do not know the existance of the agency let alone work there. Sophie is a human in which magic has no effect on. When a series of murders take place in San Francisco le More...
Jun 16, 2011
Marilou
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First sentence: This is why I didn't do magic.
Moves on to show the dragon in her office is breathing angry fire on a "Gestalt witch and UDA Accounts Payable shark" or possibly Nina the vampire, settled in an overly-dramatic sitcom-style fight. Then: "I looked over the counter and did a sweep of the UDA waiting room. It was crowded, shin to shoulder, with the usual eleven o'clock crowd of minotaurs, gargoyles, Kholog demons, and trolls...."
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Moves on to show the dragon in her office is breathing angry fire on a "Gestalt witch and UDA Accounts Payable shark" or possibly Nina the vampire, settled in an overly-dramatic sitcom-style fight. Then: "I looked over the counter and did a sweep of the UDA waiting room. It was crowded, shin to shoulder, with the usual eleven o'clock crowd of minotaurs, gargoyles, Kholog demons, and trolls...."
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May 11, 2011
Rochelle
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This book was dreadful. The author and the editor should be ashamed to their core for putting this out there.
1. In case you've ignored all the other reviews, the cover is completely and totally wrong.
2. The 'hero' is a complete and utter asshole. Not bad boy asshole, but very racist and crude, drunk, Republican brother in law at Thanksgiving asshole. And the author seems to think that the readers should overlook this and root for him to get laid by the heroine because he More...
1. In case you've ignored all the other reviews, the cover is completely and totally wrong.
2. The 'hero' is a complete and utter asshole. Not bad boy asshole, but very racist and crude, drunk, Republican brother in law at Thanksgiving asshole. And the author seems to think that the readers should overlook this and root for him to get laid by the heroine because he More...
Apr 12, 2011
Ann aka Iftcan
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Ok, the cover on this book is more than a bit misleading. Fortunately, I KNEW that, having read the reviews over on Amazon.com. Its more UF-lite than anything else. The heroine is a "plain Jane, vanilla norm" who works at the Underworld Detection Agency as the administrative assistant to the head of the SF branch. And, despite the Detection part of the name--think more Social Services than Mickey Spillane.
Sophie Lawson joins the legions of other red-haired heroines of U More...
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Apr 10, 2011
Grace
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Don't let the cover fool you. This book was awesome. I loved the characters and the world building. Really like the twists and turns that this book took. I really didn't expect a lot of the turns that this book took.
What I liked about this book was that this book had a mystery in it. I'm a sucker for a good mystery. The mystery starts off like any other mystery would. Detective Parker Hayes comes to the UDA which is short for the Underworld Detective Agency, where our heroine Sophie More...
What I liked about this book was that this book had a mystery in it. I'm a sucker for a good mystery. The mystery starts off like any other mystery would. Detective Parker Hayes comes to the UDA which is short for the Underworld Detective Agency, where our heroine Sophie More...
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Mar 12, 2011
Melindeeloo
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If you are judging Under Wraps by its cover, resplendent in leather and holding a sword, magic immune leading lady Sophie - who works for the Underword Detection Agency - looks like shes ready to kick fanny and take names. This is not the case, instead, the Underworld Detection Agency is really much more like Social Services for the supernatural (Fill that out in triplicate. Next.) And Sophie who is far more likely to be found in twin sets, pencil skirts and sensible shoes is executive assistant
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May 18, 2011
Barbara
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Trolls, Vampires, Demons and every other paranormal creature you can imagine (except bogeymen - c'mon, those are just a myth) are required to register at the clearinghouse also known as the Underworld Detection Agency. If they want to head topside, don a disguise and blend with humans, then the UDA will help them out with unemployment insurance and all sorts of other benefits. There's a lot of paperwork to be done and the UDA is a bustling hive of workers, headed by werewolf Pete Sampson. His
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Mar 20, 2011
Chelsea [Vampire Book Club]
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This review was originally posted at Vampire Book Club.
Under Wraps is urban fantasy lite. There’s a life-or-death element, bad guys, mystery and an intriguing world where few humans know of the vampires, werewolves, etc. living alongside them. The difference here is our main character isn’t your tough chick who is ready to wield weapons to fight the good fight.
She spends her days pushing papers as an administrative assistant. Granted, her boss is a werewolf and the UDA is a r More...
Under Wraps is urban fantasy lite. There’s a life-or-death element, bad guys, mystery and an intriguing world where few humans know of the vampires, werewolves, etc. living alongside them. The difference here is our main character isn’t your tough chick who is ready to wield weapons to fight the good fight.
She spends her days pushing papers as an administrative assistant. Granted, her boss is a werewolf and the UDA is a r More...
Mar 14, 2011
Stacy
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As others have mentioned this book is not like the cover. The cover is fantastic and one of the big reasons why I picked up the book in the first place, it makes it seem like Sophie is going to be a kick butt fighting chick which isn't the case. The book is light, fun and filled with a fantastic cast of different paranormal creatures. Sophie is the only mortal with the UDA and gets involved in a case with a sexy detective from the More...
As others have mentioned this book is not like the cover. The cover is fantastic and one of the big reasons why I picked up the book in the first place, it makes it seem like Sophie is going to be a kick butt fighting chick which isn't the case. The book is light, fun and filled with a fantastic cast of different paranormal creatures. Sophie is the only mortal with the UDA and gets involved in a case with a sexy detective from the More...
Jun 27, 2011
Stephanie
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This cover has caused a bit of a stir among readers.
So, without giving too much of the story away. I'll tell you how I feel about this book now that I have finished it.
It was a slow start for me, because as it has been stated by others . . the cover and story don't match 100%. So, that in itself threw me for a loop. However, once I got past the first few chapters . . I was hooked. At one point I was laughing so hard, my 3 yr old told me to quiet down. I myself, never felt More...
So, without giving too much of the story away. I'll tell you how I feel about this book now that I have finished it.
It was a slow start for me, because as it has been stated by others . . the cover and story don't match 100%. So, that in itself threw me for a loop. However, once I got past the first few chapters . . I was hooked. At one point I was laughing so hard, my 3 yr old told me to quiet down. I myself, never felt More...
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Mar 23, 2011
Tori Benson
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Originally posted at http://www.smexybooks.com/2011/03/review...
Favorite Quote: “Anyone under three feet tall gives me the creeps; including my kids.“
Sophie Lawson is an “executive assistant” for the head of the UAD-Underworld Detection Agency. Considered a “norm” or “breather” in this all supernatural word, Sophie’s claim to fame is that she is a null. Meaning nothing magical works on her or against her. So Sophie spends her days wrangling all that is supernatural into neat More...
Favorite Quote: “Anyone under three feet tall gives me the creeps; including my kids.“
Sophie Lawson is an “executive assistant” for the head of the UAD-Underworld Detection Agency. Considered a “norm” or “breather” in this all supernatural word, Sophie’s claim to fame is that she is a null. Meaning nothing magical works on her or against her. So Sophie spends her days wrangling all that is supernatural into neat More...
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Jan 05, 2012
Beatrice
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NO
No no no no
1star- x100
I was not even through 1 / 3, it sucked!
I saw the front page and thought "Ohh nice" and read story and felt that it could probably have quite a lot potensial.
WRONG
All characters are disturbed, the main character had weird mood swings and "hero" is just annoying and all feels so flat and fake ...
no one has any good moves, exaggerated, annoying and bad personalities.
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No no no no
1star- x100
I was not even through 1 / 3, it sucked!
I saw the front page and thought "Ohh nice" and read story and felt that it could probably have quite a lot potensial.
WRONG
All characters are disturbed, the main character had weird mood swings and "hero" is just annoying and all feels so flat and fake ...
no one has any good moves, exaggerated, annoying and bad personalities.
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Sep 11, 2011
Maria
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4.5 stars
I’m very happy for reading this book! It’s the first one in the Underworld Detection Agency series and it’s a very promising start! “Under Wraps” by Hannah Jayne has it all: magic, vampires, werewolves, zombies, trolls, fairies and humans!
The story is about Sophie Lawson, a human immune to magic who works in the Underworld Detection Agency. She finds herself working with a mysterious detective, trying to solve some murders and find her missing boss. Sophie has s More...
I’m very happy for reading this book! It’s the first one in the Underworld Detection Agency series and it’s a very promising start! “Under Wraps” by Hannah Jayne has it all: magic, vampires, werewolves, zombies, trolls, fairies and humans!
The story is about Sophie Lawson, a human immune to magic who works in the Underworld Detection Agency. She finds herself working with a mysterious detective, trying to solve some murders and find her missing boss. Sophie has s More...
Dec 05, 2011
Kristin
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This was a fun book that was an easy, quick read. That’s not saying I didn’t have problems with it, but still, I’d recommend it.
Sophie Lawson works 37 floors beneath the San Francisco police station in the Underworld Detection Agency, created to keep track of the demon community by making sure they’re legal and to help solve any of their disputes, as the administrative assistant to the head of the agency, Pete Sampson, who’s happens to be a werewolf. Everyone working at the agency is More...
Sophie Lawson works 37 floors beneath the San Francisco police station in the Underworld Detection Agency, created to keep track of the demon community by making sure they’re legal and to help solve any of their disputes, as the administrative assistant to the head of the agency, Pete Sampson, who’s happens to be a werewolf. Everyone working at the agency is More...
Dec 04, 2011
Beth
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The opening was great, the setting interesting, the mystery good but after awhile the heroine got on my nerves. I know she's an average person not used to danger but the dithering really got on my nerves after awhile. Also not happy that her intriguing boss was off stage most of the book and seems unlikely to return in future books -- though I'm hoping I'm wrong about that point.
I don't know how long the author has been writing. If she's new, then I suspect things will improve with t More...
I don't know how long the author has been writing. If she's new, then I suspect things will improve with t More...
Jul 30, 2011
Barbara
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Great book, but what's with the cliffhanger ending? I enjoyed this story of ditzy Sophie Lawson who works in the Underworld Detection Agency, 37 floors below the San Francisco Police Department. Her boss is a werewolf and she has vampires, witches and other paranormal creatures as co-workers. Sophie is unusual because she's the only human working at the UDA, but since she's immune to magic, she has no trouble helping everyone from banshees to zombies.
When a rash of murders occur, Soph More...
When a rash of murders occur, Soph More...
May 19, 2011
Sandra
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So this was OK, but I have a pet-peeve about misleading cover art. The cover looks decidedly Urban Fantasy, which this is most certainly not. It's more paranormal chick lit, which is OK if you know that's what to expect. And on the cover the girl has straight brown hair, while in the book she has curly bright red hair. Not even close. So going along with the whole 'paranormal chick lit' theme, the main girl was a little silly, made mostly stupid decision, and obsessed over her hot male lead
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Jun 23, 2011
Jacee
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I had a wonderful time delving into the Underworld with Hannah Jayne's characters. The plot was fast and fun and the characters had me laughing. Under Wraps is on my keeper shelf. I am looking forward to book #2.
I do have to add, in reference to the cover, that I find it irritating that so many people are peeved about it. If you don't know, and most people probably don't, the author has ZERO control over what the cover looks like. The point is to make you pick it up and want to turn More...
I do have to add, in reference to the cover, that I find it irritating that so many people are peeved about it. If you don't know, and most people probably don't, the author has ZERO control over what the cover looks like. The point is to make you pick it up and want to turn More...
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Mar 05, 2011
Ruby
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This review was first posted on http://www.rubysreads.com.
Under Wraps is that rare gem of a novel--something you find quite by accident and without knowing much about it. I found it during one of my incredibly long searches on Amazon, and after I featured it one WoW, Hannah contacted me to offer a copy for review. I jumped at the chance, and I'm so glad I did. Hannah Jayne's debut is fun, funny, sexy and deliciously creative. The book world is full of Urban Fantasies. It takes More...
Under Wraps is that rare gem of a novel--something you find quite by accident and without knowing much about it. I found it during one of my incredibly long searches on Amazon, and after I featured it one WoW, Hannah contacted me to offer a copy for review. I jumped at the chance, and I'm so glad I did. Hannah Jayne's debut is fun, funny, sexy and deliciously creative. The book world is full of Urban Fantasies. It takes More...
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Apr 21, 2011
Anne
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I didn't really pay attention to the cover, so I had no expectations. I think the author was intending this to be a light, funny, breezy read. I didn't really like the characters and Sophie was a bit of a dimwit. How could she be the administrative assistant to the head when she is so helpless???? Tossing the gun at the bad guy, COME ON!!! The interaction between Sophie and Parker was probably meant to be funny but just rang false and strange to me. Other elements just didn't add up. Sophie
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Apr 26, 2011
Dark Faerie Tales
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Quick & Dirty: The suspense and danger of this story sizzle out and was never fully fleshed out. Unfortunately, this entry to the paranormal subgenre barely registers.
Opening Sentence: This was why I didn’t do magic.
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Sophie Lawson has been tasked with assisting detective Parker Hayes’ murder investigation. Matters are further complicated when her boss goes missing. Sophie and Parker work together to solve the murders and find out what happened to her More...
Opening Sentence: This was why I didn’t do magic.
The Review:
Sophie Lawson has been tasked with assisting detective Parker Hayes’ murder investigation. Matters are further complicated when her boss goes missing. Sophie and Parker work together to solve the murders and find out what happened to her More...
Aug 14, 2011
Jana
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This is a weird little book. I'm having a hard time classifying how I feel about it. It's Urban Fantasy, but done completely campy. Well beyond Buffy the Vampire Slayer campy and into it's own territory, yet, there is something about it which is charming too. So I'm firmly undecided. I don't have a huge urge to read it again, but there were some interesting concepts. One of the bizarre things, which this book suffers because of, is that I just finished Grave Witch by Kalayna Price and that
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Jul 28, 2011
Lexie
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Let's go through the 'Guaranteed to Get Lexie's Attention' Checklist:
+ Chick with Sword on Cover CHECK
+ More Snarkiness then you can toss a boot at CHECK
+ Sassy Paranormal Best Friend CHECK
+ Interesting City CHECK
So it has all these things. Theory states that if you give a Lexie her favorite tropes she is BOUND to enjoy the book.
Well I was never very good at science.
The problem is Jayne tried entirely too hard to make Sophie the sassie More...
+ Chick with Sword on Cover CHECK
+ More Snarkiness then you can toss a boot at CHECK
+ Sassy Paranormal Best Friend CHECK
+ Interesting City CHECK
So it has all these things. Theory states that if you give a Lexie her favorite tropes she is BOUND to enjoy the book.
Well I was never very good at science.
The problem is Jayne tried entirely too hard to make Sophie the sassie More...
Mar 02, 2011
All Things Urban Fantasy
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The cover art for UNDER WRAPS is completely gorgeous. It’s also completely wrong for this story. Just by looking at it, you would expect a dark, gritty urban fantasy featuring a tough and sexy protagonist, right? Wrong. UNDER WRAPS has a decidedly more playful, chick lit tone with a hapless heroine who is almost the polar opposite of the fierce looking model on the cover. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it does give the wrong impr More...
The cover art for UNDER WRAPS is completely gorgeous. It’s also completely wrong for this story. Just by looking at it, you would expect a dark, gritty urban fantasy featuring a tough and sexy protagonist, right? Wrong. UNDER WRAPS has a decidedly more playful, chick lit tone with a hapless heroine who is almost the polar opposite of the fierce looking model on the cover. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it does give the wrong impr More...
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May 20, 2011
Kenya
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GRANTED I barely got to 4% on my kindle.
-The author thinks she's funny but she is not.
-The main character was annoying.... Great advice to someone writing a book is that the first chapter should tell you what the entire book will be about. for example: murder mystery... the protagonist finds a dead body in first chapter. the first chap in this book said: This is about an annoying awkwardly hormone driven adult woman. You will be listening more to her dumb thoughts then More...
-The author thinks she's funny but she is not.
-The main character was annoying.... Great advice to someone writing a book is that the first chapter should tell you what the entire book will be about. for example: murder mystery... the protagonist finds a dead body in first chapter. the first chap in this book said: This is about an annoying awkwardly hormone driven adult woman. You will be listening more to her dumb thoughts then More...
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