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Legacy #1
À double tranchant
Les Legacy étaient puissants et ambitieux. Trop ambitieux... C’était aussi des prédateurs.
Il y a bien longtemps, ils ont voulu exterminer toutes les créatures magiques qui leur faisaient de l’ombre. Mais ils ont échoué. Maintenant, les proies, ce sont eux... Enfin, « nous ». Car je suis une Legacy et j’ai peur.
Je dois faire semblant d’être une humaine comme une autre et dissimuler ma magie. Je suis plutôt douée à ce jeu-là. Et puis, une nuit, je me réveille au beau milieu d’un parc, à côté de trois cadavres ... Sans aucun souvenir de ce qui s’est passé ! Super, quand on essaie de ne pas attirer l’attention ! Me voilà obligée de répondre aux questions de Gareth, le chef de la guilde des métamorphes. Les ennuis s’enchaînent : Gareth vient d’acquérir une dague, et pas n’importe laquelle... Une arme dangereuse et enchantée.
Un faux pas de ma part, et c’est fini.
Je m’appelle Levy Michaels, et je suis une Legacy. Le jeu du chat et de la souris commence... Qui en sortira vainqueur ? Et vivant ?
Avertissement : cet Urban Fantasy qui déchire, parle d’une jeune femme badass qui aimerait passer inaperçue, mais qui a tendance à attirer les ennuis, d’une dague dangereuse et enchantée, d’un métamorphe Lion charismatique qui pose un peu trop de questions, et d’une traque à double tranchant !
Il y a bien longtemps, ils ont voulu exterminer toutes les créatures magiques qui leur faisaient de l’ombre. Mais ils ont échoué. Maintenant, les proies, ce sont eux... Enfin, « nous ». Car je suis une Legacy et j’ai peur.
Je dois faire semblant d’être une humaine comme une autre et dissimuler ma magie. Je suis plutôt douée à ce jeu-là. Et puis, une nuit, je me réveille au beau milieu d’un parc, à côté de trois cadavres ... Sans aucun souvenir de ce qui s’est passé ! Super, quand on essaie de ne pas attirer l’attention ! Me voilà obligée de répondre aux questions de Gareth, le chef de la guilde des métamorphes. Les ennuis s’enchaînent : Gareth vient d’acquérir une dague, et pas n’importe laquelle... Une arme dangereuse et enchantée.
Un faux pas de ma part, et c’est fini.
Je m’appelle Levy Michaels, et je suis une Legacy. Le jeu du chat et de la souris commence... Qui en sortira vainqueur ? Et vivant ?
Avertissement : cet Urban Fantasy qui déchire, parle d’une jeune femme badass qui aimerait passer inaperçue, mais qui a tendance à attirer les ennuis, d’une dague dangereuse et enchantée, d’un métamorphe Lion charismatique qui pose un peu trop de questions, et d’une traque à double tranchant !
259 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 5, 2016
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McKenzie Hunter
85 books1,105 followersMcKenzie Hunter is the author of urban fantasy, dark fantasy, and paranormal romance books. She discovered early that new adventures were just a page-turn away; all she had to do was read a book. She’s had her share of escapades from hanging out with vamps, joining the chaos of shifter packs, creating spells with witches, and avoiding deals with the fae.
When she isn't working on her next book, she’s reading, binge-watching TV, or disappearing into her own world during nature walks (probably on the lookout for magical beings—or maybe not).
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When she isn't working on her next book, she’s reading, binge-watching TV, or disappearing into her own world during nature walks (probably on the lookout for magical beings—or maybe not).
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August 9, 2017
I keep thinking that there's an interesting story in there, somewhere, and I just can't find it. At 53% in, you'd think it'd start to manifest. There's the core of an interesting idea around Levy. She's a remnant of a magical race that all the other supernaturals joined the humans to wipe out—and not without good cause. The "Legacy" had their own city and were crazy powerful and decided they'd like to be the only ones with magic around and started a spell that began killing off all the other magical types. So they were stopped and with the consequence that they'd weeded out the weak (leaving the strong magical folks) and got themselves an automatic death sentence whenever they're pulled out of hiding. And since this happened in relatively recent memory, Levy owns both the guilt of her heritage and the frustration in being personally innocent. So yeah, lots of potential for interesting dynamics there.
Unfortunately, it all feels rather flat in execution. The characters are shallow and motivations don't survive any kind of scrutiny. Levy puts up with some things that, well, ew (this jerk you've told to go away is putting his hands on your back to guide you around town finding a restaurant? Why are you finding a restaurant with him, again?!?) and then freaks all over others that seem kind of mild, really (oh no, please don't make me undo my updo!) And don't get me started on someone who is arrested for a batch of murders she couldn't possibly have committed just because she also happened to be knocked out at the place where the bodies are found—as if everybody looked at the totally human-looking chick and thought it perfectly reasonable that she could take out a shifter, a mage, and a vampire all by herself and not even be bleeding. Oh, and be knocked out when the police arrived? How stupid is literally everybody in this town, anyway? I'm sorry, but I'd think the difficulty would be in trying to convince anyone she might be the one who murdered them.
Anyway, flat story and flat characters and dialogue that I think is supposed to be banter but lacks wit, charm, or even relevance. And that's before you get to the smirking and grimacing and other over-broad stage direction. It's overdone enough that I'm going to stop looking for a deeper story or for the characters to finally gel into something not-shallow. It's a shame as I think the setup had great potential.
Unfortunately, it all feels rather flat in execution. The characters are shallow and motivations don't survive any kind of scrutiny. Levy puts up with some things that, well, ew (this jerk you've told to go away is putting his hands on your back to guide you around town finding a restaurant? Why are you finding a restaurant with him, again?!?) and then freaks all over others that seem kind of mild, really (oh no, please don't make me undo my updo!) And don't get me started on someone who is arrested for a batch of murders she couldn't possibly have committed just because she also happened to be knocked out at the place where the bodies are found—as if everybody looked at the totally human-looking chick and thought it perfectly reasonable that she could take out a shifter, a mage, and a vampire all by herself and not even be bleeding. Oh, and be knocked out when the police arrived? How stupid is literally everybody in this town, anyway? I'm sorry, but I'd think the difficulty would be in trying to convince anyone she might be the one who murdered them.
Anyway, flat story and flat characters and dialogue that I think is supposed to be banter but lacks wit, charm, or even relevance. And that's before you get to the smirking and grimacing and other over-broad stage direction. It's overdone enough that I'm going to stop looking for a deeper story or for the characters to finally gel into something not-shallow. It's a shame as I think the setup had great potential.
September 26, 2021
This was an okay book. It did what I wanted it to do which was pass the time and hold me over until the next book I wanted to read was released. The characters weren't all that memorable and secondary characters even less so. The story was somewhat interesting but I never connected with the heroine.
I disliked how the heroine looked down on her roommate and supposed BFF. The heroine criticized her vegan lifestyle, the exercise she *always* eyeroll did (yoga and pilates), and that she actually liked other paranormal creatures (because the heroine was terrified of them but not for the reasons you might think). It became annoying how much the heroine would complain about the vegan food that was always available to her. If you're going to throw such a fit every time it's there then effing make something for yourself. Sheesh!
The love interest was just there and he was okay-ish? I don't know what to think of him and the ending really lit a fire under the heroine's butt, that's for sure. We'll see if I'll stick with this series til the end.
I disliked how the heroine looked down on her roommate and supposed BFF. The heroine criticized her vegan lifestyle, the exercise she *always* eyeroll did (yoga and pilates), and that she actually liked other paranormal creatures (because the heroine was terrified of them but not for the reasons you might think). It became annoying how much the heroine would complain about the vegan food that was always available to her. If you're going to throw such a fit every time it's there then effing make something for yourself. Sheesh!
The love interest was just there and he was okay-ish? I don't know what to think of him and the ending really lit a fire under the heroine's butt, that's for sure. We'll see if I'll stick with this series til the end.
October 9, 2022
Double-Sided Magic is book one in the Legacy series by McKenzie Hunter and narrated by Stacey Glemboski.
This is my first taste of McKenzie Hunter and narrator Stacey Glemboski.
Double-Sided Magic started off a little bumpy due to some repetition in the dialogue that centered around the world-building and why the Legacy’s must hide, but it soon smoothed out and I was swept away.
Levy is a Legacy, a creature that is supposed to not exist. They where hunted and all killed off, but some believe they still live and so, they are still hunted to this day. Levy hides, lives like a human, and try's to stay out of the way, but soon finds herself rubbing shoulders with the leader of the Supernatural Guild who will kill her if he knew what she is. Levy is not like her ancestors, but for those that lived through what the Legacy did; they don’t care. She doesn’t seek power and doesn’t want what happened in the past to happen again. She just wants a normal live. I really enjoyed Livy.
We are treated to action, adventure, a murder mystery, and a plot that runs deep and won’t conclude in this installment. There is also a possible budding romance, but that is in the background. Not sure what to make of the love interest, yet.
Audio: I had a good time with the audiobook. Stacey Glemboski did a good job on the different voices and I could pick out all the characters. The narrator kept the story flowing and by the end I wanted to dive into the next audiobook in the Legacy series.
Double-Sided Magic was a bit slow to start, but by the end I wanted more and went out and bought the next audiobook. I can’t wait to see where the overall ARC goes and the possible romance. If you enjoy Urban Fantasy in all its uniqueness; then this novel might be for you.
Rated: 4 Stars
This is my first taste of McKenzie Hunter and narrator Stacey Glemboski.
Double-Sided Magic started off a little bumpy due to some repetition in the dialogue that centered around the world-building and why the Legacy’s must hide, but it soon smoothed out and I was swept away.
Levy is a Legacy, a creature that is supposed to not exist. They where hunted and all killed off, but some believe they still live and so, they are still hunted to this day. Levy hides, lives like a human, and try's to stay out of the way, but soon finds herself rubbing shoulders with the leader of the Supernatural Guild who will kill her if he knew what she is. Levy is not like her ancestors, but for those that lived through what the Legacy did; they don’t care. She doesn’t seek power and doesn’t want what happened in the past to happen again. She just wants a normal live. I really enjoyed Livy.
We are treated to action, adventure, a murder mystery, and a plot that runs deep and won’t conclude in this installment. There is also a possible budding romance, but that is in the background. Not sure what to make of the love interest, yet.
Audio: I had a good time with the audiobook. Stacey Glemboski did a good job on the different voices and I could pick out all the characters. The narrator kept the story flowing and by the end I wanted to dive into the next audiobook in the Legacy series.
Double-Sided Magic was a bit slow to start, but by the end I wanted more and went out and bought the next audiobook. I can’t wait to see where the overall ARC goes and the possible romance. If you enjoy Urban Fantasy in all its uniqueness; then this novel might be for you.
Rated: 4 Stars
June 2, 2017
It is a really good story and the plot and magical world is interesting. But, a big BUT here, the characters lack in depth and aren't in any way interesting. The dialogues are often immature as well as the thought process. Furthermore the storyline and dialogues are constantly interrupted with useless repetitions and information not needed. This occurs in blocks dissecting the dialogues and the story line which makes it impossible to enjoy and read the book in a fluent go. The writing is way from well done. I just skipped at least 70% of uselessness by just jumping from one spoken word to the next.
I have no clue how that rating can happen with such low quality in the writing style.
I have no clue how that rating can happen with such low quality in the writing style.
May 20, 2024
⭐⭐⭐.5/5 -- (Rounded up because the storyline felt unique and didn't focus completely on the romance!)
HOWEVER - It's really complex, and I think I enjoyed it -> but I would've enjoyed a physical copy more. There's a lot to unpack in the world-building on this one, and that's hard for me on an audiobook.
**Almost no romantic action but A LOT of tension?
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HOWEVER - It's really complex, and I think I enjoyed it -> but I would've enjoyed a physical copy more. There's a lot to unpack in the world-building on this one, and that's hard for me on an audiobook.
**Almost no romantic action but A LOT of tension?
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August 6, 2017
If you have read my reviews for Linsey Hall's Dragon's Gift series or my reviews for Ella Summer's Dragon Born series then you can pretty much stop here. These books are just the same thing, mixed up a little and repackaged. Are these three writers all the same person, telling the same story and just laughing at us for continuing to buy their books?
I only gave this book three stars. Not that it isn't a good story. It is. Not that it isn't well told. It is, mostly. Interesting? Yes. Adventurous? Yes. Characters that I can like with wit and charm? Yes. But as in the other series I have mentioned: it is exactly the same story. Chewed up, spit back out, and with a shiny new title. Even the hot guy who is the romantic interest is just as smug, arrogant, and bossy as they were in the other series. Please, if you want to write the same story (beautiful, smart, wicked-cool warrior woman who just happens to be sentenced to die by the magical community for a matter of her birth, so she hides her magic until it is needed to save the world) could you PLEASE, PLEASE make the hot guy love interest at least someone she can relax with and fall in love with and trust and who respects her rights and her feelings? Is it too much to ask that he isn't a jerk who forces her and somehow she likes it? That's just old and tired and totally not how love is supposed to work. So PLEASE.
Ok, three stars. Worth a read. Probably would have given it four stars if I hadn't already read this exact series two times already.
I only gave this book three stars. Not that it isn't a good story. It is. Not that it isn't well told. It is, mostly. Interesting? Yes. Adventurous? Yes. Characters that I can like with wit and charm? Yes. But as in the other series I have mentioned: it is exactly the same story. Chewed up, spit back out, and with a shiny new title. Even the hot guy who is the romantic interest is just as smug, arrogant, and bossy as they were in the other series. Please, if you want to write the same story (beautiful, smart, wicked-cool warrior woman who just happens to be sentenced to die by the magical community for a matter of her birth, so she hides her magic until it is needed to save the world) could you PLEASE, PLEASE make the hot guy love interest at least someone she can relax with and fall in love with and trust and who respects her rights and her feelings? Is it too much to ask that he isn't a jerk who forces her and somehow she likes it? That's just old and tired and totally not how love is supposed to work. So PLEASE.
Ok, three stars. Worth a read. Probably would have given it four stars if I hadn't already read this exact series two times already.
July 12, 2019
Slow start
February 1, 2018
4 Stars... This book started off a little rocky for me primarily due to some repetition in the dialogue that seemed centered around the world building, however, several chapters in and I found myself becoming increasingly invested in the story... A world where all types of supernaturals (Mages, Vampires, Shifters, Witches, etc) coexist harmoniously with the humans after suffering the “Cleanse” several decades ago... One woman, in hiding due to her supernatural abilities, gets thrust into a devious plot that threatens to expose her and potentially end her existence; add in the handsome but brooding shifter and the sexy but sinister vampire and you get a thrilling journey that twists the reader through this magical mystery... I will definitely continue with the series and look forward to how this story will continue to unravel:)
April 19, 2017
4.5- good neroine and nice world building if not for a bit of info dump at the beginning. Good hero type character too
May 11, 2018
Interesting world, sometimes I felt like I couldn't follow the character conversations or there were weird jumps between but it was enjoyable enough
January 4, 2023
Die Story war grundsätzlich echt ok, wenn auch nichts Neues, ich hab mich im Laufe des Lesens auch mit dem Schreibstil angefreundet und die Charaktere waren auch sympathisch, wenn auch ein wenig flach.
Alles in allem eine nette Unterhaltung für Zwischendurch.
Alles in allem eine nette Unterhaltung für Zwischendurch.
March 17, 2023
Voici un début de série qui promet.
Levy est une héroïne très secrète qui n’hésite pas à se mettre en danger pour résoudre une enquête, peut-être un excès de confiance dans ses pouvoirs… J’ai bien aimé le fait qu’elle soit en cavale mais qu’elle n’agisse pas comme si elle l’était.
Le background est assez intéressant et offre de multiples possibilités de développement. J’aime aussi que les créatures magiques soient très variées.
L’action est bien maîtrisée et on dévore les mots sans s’en apercevoir. J’ai beaucoup aimé le style de l’auteure qui est assez punchy
Concernant la romance, elle est au second plan voir troisième car on a des petites évocations de ce qu’il pourrait advenir sans pour autant que ça se concrétise. Ça crée une tension qui est vraiment pas mal couplée à l’action.
En tout cas je ressors de ma lecture enchanté et je poursuivrais la série avec plaisir.
Une nouvelle auteure à suivre pour ma part…
Levy est une héroïne très secrète qui n’hésite pas à se mettre en danger pour résoudre une enquête, peut-être un excès de confiance dans ses pouvoirs… J’ai bien aimé le fait qu’elle soit en cavale mais qu’elle n’agisse pas comme si elle l’était.
Le background est assez intéressant et offre de multiples possibilités de développement. J’aime aussi que les créatures magiques soient très variées.
L’action est bien maîtrisée et on dévore les mots sans s’en apercevoir. J’ai beaucoup aimé le style de l’auteure qui est assez punchy
Concernant la romance, elle est au second plan voir troisième car on a des petites évocations de ce qu’il pourrait advenir sans pour autant que ça se concrétise. Ça crée une tension qui est vraiment pas mal couplée à l’action.
En tout cas je ressors de ma lecture enchanté et je poursuivrais la série avec plaisir.
Une nouvelle auteure à suivre pour ma part…
November 15, 2017
McKenzie has done it again! Another fantastic read - once I started there was no putting the book down and I finished it in one sitting.
Levy is my favourite female character ever! She is sassy, sarcastic and can hold her own against anyone. Savannah is just as awesome and I love the sisterly bond that she has with Levy. Again McKenzie has created an interesting world for the reader and I was hooked from the very first paragraph. I was invested with all the characters and that has never happened before, usually there is a character or two that I have disliked or not been interested in but not this time. And Gareth. . . oh Gareth - he is just wonderful! I love his arrogance, but it is never too overbearing which makes him so loveable. His relationship with Levy is just fantastic to read and I can't wait to see what happens next between them.
I have read this book multiple times I love it that much and can't wait to get stuck into book 2!
Levy is my favourite female character ever! She is sassy, sarcastic and can hold her own against anyone. Savannah is just as awesome and I love the sisterly bond that she has with Levy. Again McKenzie has created an interesting world for the reader and I was hooked from the very first paragraph. I was invested with all the characters and that has never happened before, usually there is a character or two that I have disliked or not been interested in but not this time. And Gareth. . . oh Gareth - he is just wonderful! I love his arrogance, but it is never too overbearing which makes him so loveable. His relationship with Levy is just fantastic to read and I can't wait to see what happens next between them.
I have read this book multiple times I love it that much and can't wait to get stuck into book 2!
January 9, 2017
OH d@mn, I'm creepy, too!
This is a great start to what looks like will be a kicka$$ series.
Creepy but hawt Vamp- check
Sexy Alpha shifter- double check
Bada$$ heroine that's funny and has sass too- double freakin check
I was glued to Double-sided Magic. It literally didn't have a dull moment. I can't wait for book 2. Will definitely be reading Mckenzie Hunter's other series and stick with Legacy Series.
This is a great start to what looks like will be a kicka$$ series.
Creepy but hawt Vamp- check
Sexy Alpha shifter- double check
Bada$$ heroine that's funny and has sass too- double freakin check
I was glued to Double-sided Magic. It literally didn't have a dull moment. I can't wait for book 2. Will definitely be reading Mckenzie Hunter's other series and stick with Legacy Series.
January 17, 2020
Awesome start to the series. This book is very well written. You can't help but love the main character Levy because she's kick butt, compassionate, sarcastic and has a sense of humor. This story is full of action, mystery, and amazing characters!! I couldn't put It down! Can't wait for the next book
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January 10, 2026Rating: -10 on a scale of -15 to +5.
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I saw an idiot who whilst insulting a very engaging essayist, complain to her that I list other trans creators. The Snowflake (nasty, cowardly, poorly socialised US baby-man) epidemic continues unabated. A trigger warning then.
The channels I list include the miniatures painter, lesbian, Scottish, archaeologist, WOC, anarchist, cis, theoretical physicist, farmer, tall, bi, fashion historian, German, sewist, chess player, mathematician, asexual, socialist, red haired, engineer, intersex, primatologist, trans, Canadian, military historian, blond, queer, architect, model builder, boater, physically challenged, het, science educator, lumber yard worker, paleontologist, Bahamian, military boardgamer, pensioner, economist, political historian and other creators known as Women.
Almost as dangerous are the channels with communist, Ugandan, archaeologist, other BIPOC, model builder, archaeologist, Welsh, chemist, astrophysicist, wood worker, other LGBTQ+, miniatures landscape builder, other fashion historian, Danish, SciFi commentator, game historian, anthropologist, boat restorer, New Zealander, zoologist, neurodivergent, miniatures wargamer, writer, botanist, train hobbyist, zoologist, Australian, book reviewer and other creators known (outside the US) Human Beings.
If the voices persist, I recommend emergency pastoral counselling and/or adopting a hobby (not to include assaulting women, which is mental illness) and/or develop a new skill, such as reading.
My feelings towards these mental members are similar to those of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island, when their surrender was demanded by the Russian navy. Their response was "Russian warship, go f@ck yourself". Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes. Crimea is Ukraine.
Unto the book, dear friends. Once more. The typical romantasy, troubled girl meets very bad man, the S.A. is done and the love now exists. For character description only sexual identity, hotness, bods and promises of rough sex are the extent. This includes casting women as pick me girlies or emotionally stunted mean girls.
Men are described as various models of hot which transcends any other factor in a main character's view of the male's usually terrifying anti-social personality.
The killer vampire wishes to "date" her, which does not fit this world. Romance in similar societies do not include dating but do include S.A., kidnapping for a period, perhaps murder of the victim.
The main character's roommate is the best friend with whom she has shared her past. She also encourages the MC to do the sex with the vampire assassin.
I bailed at 84%.
Romance genre average writing level is eleven years old but is marketed to adults. This type of story normalised lack of editing, uneven prose, contrivance as plot driver, paper thin background universe, no character development, dialogue to make a writing instructor cry, misogyny, ableism, racism and plot hole.
In all fairness low end US science fiction is more badly written with much the same flaws, insane female representation, toxic masculinity as the main character model and a writing level of perhaps ten years old.
I suspect that fans come away dissatisfied more often than not. A steady diet of these will affect imagination and critical thinking.
I stumbled upon YouTube and then BookTube sometime after. The book and writing channels 😍 host reader communities who challenge current fiction norms. These are curious, thoughtful readers interested in all aspects of the bookish world. They are far different environments to that of Goodreads.
Erotica has historically made interesting reading, especially in granting an insight into the society which produced it. Smut can be highly entertaining and is certainly good for the soul. Print porn can be well written and be much more exciting as a result.
Science fiction from its inception was a description and a criticism of society. Other pasts and possible futures are contrasted with the current social reality. These are the insights which define the genre.
It believe that this trend of the poorly written child's story is a reflection of consumer society. Book Tubers also discuss the topic.
Unlimited and Goodreads drove me away for the first time, from print entirely two years or so ago. By immersing myself in my previously favourite writers and books, I was able to return to print fiction.
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Goodreads discourse does not exist, as the site has two purposes. The first is creation of the consensus regarding low quality writing. The second is to strengthen the Amazon drive towards monopoly.
As example, I wrote a short six or seven sentence negative review of Powers of the Earth by Travis Corcoran. I glanced at his other books which are equally bad.
The story is the tale of a heroic rich twat attempting to overthrow the US government with aid of the military in order that he not pay taxes. It was originally blurbed as similar to a Heinlein classic but is instead a poor retelling of "Atlas Shrugged" set on the moon.
This and similar books are unfortunately a large percentage of Unlimited science fiction. I, a communist found the book and its fellows dangerous, unhealthy and now prophetic.
The writer Travis Corcoran self-described as veteran, proud libertarian (now anarcho capitalist without millions), employee of an unnamed US agency, advocate for the return of chattel slavery (popular US position with current prison labour to be supplemented by forced labour prisons for the unhoused, including van and RV residents. Given US history, current governmental pronouncements and lack of outcry generational enslavement is on the cards), admirer of Putin (other US employees had questions of that last).
My opinion incensed Travis and six fellow patriots. They had no good things to say about that sad book but spent something like a year in comments. It was no surprise that none except the writer had shelved the book, as this was common among stream commenter of my other reviews.
They generously offered insights into my lack of intelligence, evils of socialism, correct understanding of the European males creation of all history, the social good that is slavery past and present, the narcissism inherent in my refusal to engage and more of the usual.
My usual responses over several years were "Have a good day then", "Am glad to have directed you to a book of your liking" and similar. That review forced me to change any response to the "American" idiom. It worked a treat.
Claes Rees Jr aka cgr710 now ka Clayton R Jesse Jr (who no longer identifies as Nazi) wrote a final comment. He after referencing the contents of my last message exchange with a Goodreads friend, declared that They had won (?).
They had launched a veritable flood of truly vile misogynistic, racist, anti-LGBTQI+ and similar comments against apparently every female creator, I mentioned. It continues still.
The Oxford astrophysicist physicist, the canal boating couple, the midteen boater and her mother, games hobbyist, botanist and other creators were unimpressed.
The world's overabundance of ugliness was increased and They had delivered a perfect self-portrait of the snowflake (vicious, cowardly, lacking self-awareness US man-child) to a multinational audience. This must have been Victory.
Goodreads discourse is more energetic than was expected. The above was more wide ranging and especially vicious but otherwise a common reaction to my reviews.
I need to cleanse the spirit for a bit after reliving the above. This next made possible by YouTube Doctor Who \Never Cruel or Cowardly, Lexi aka NewlyNova, Anna from Ukraine, Kyiv Independent, Skip Intro, Ember Green, Books with Brittany, G K Reads, Jadyn Rylee, Sideprojects, SciFi Odyssey, Elena Taber, Olly Richards, Ship Happens, The Narrowboat that James Built, Ben and Emily,
Lynn Saga, Camper Vibe, Knitting Cult Lady, Ukraine Matters, Leeja Miller, Katy Montgomerie, Slaggy Book Club, The Skaldic Bard, Hildegard von Bingin, The Moody Reader, The New Enlightenment with Ashley, Olive's Book Nook, Julia Galef, According to Alina, Caelan Conrad,
The Creative Penn, Hetty and the Jazzalato Band, Kayla Kamper, The EzeeeKat, Bizarre Beasts, Mythology and Fiction Explained, KrimsonRogue. Ash L G., Bernadette Banner, Anton Petrov, Ben Miller, Kat Abughazaleh, Jake Broe, Kyiv Post, Turn Left,
Joe Blogs, The Bitchuation Room, The Sword and the Pen, Dungeon Dad, Dungeons and Discourse, Grungeon Master, Adele Marie, Alina Gingertail, HonestlySophie, Red Viburnam Song, The Juice Media, Mercado Media, Eckharts Ladder,
Supertanskiii, Liz Webster, Jen the Librarian, Anka Daily News, Belle of the Ranch, Book Furnace, The_Miracle_Aligner, Parkrose Permaculture, Book Belle.
Ominous music begins. 😊 The comment gangs are endemic on this site. Their activities extend beyond the uncouth to include the doxxing, stalking, threatening, hacking and more.
Amazon have not acknowledged any incident nor disciplined mental members, punished writers who encourage Them or dismissed employees who enable either.
Kindle/Goodreads gave over my sparse message history to this psychotic crowd. This enabled a request through Pine Gap Centre that Australian Intelligence interrogate the one friend whom I occasionally messaged. That attempt at my personal history failed.
Amazon only became concerned as we publicised that event. With no acknowledgement of Their criminal activity, my page format and options were restored to normal, I am now Allowed to view other's reviews, comments are masked, periodic Kindle interruption of access to internet or services ended and other harassment reversed.
Reads with Rachel had an unfortunate Goodreads experience. She wrote a review critical of anti-human elements of a book. Goodreads labelled it "Hate Speech" and removed it. They threatened to remove her membership. I experienced the same several years ago, They did not try it twice. As is customary in the US, racist, misogynistic, ableist and other anti-human speech or writing is acceptable but addressing them is "Hate Speech".
After uploading her review to her channel, she received her first Goodreads commenter, who suggested that she "should die". US free speech is a marvel.
Fit Danielle Reads also had an unsettling Anazon experience. When she contacted customer service about an obvious double billing error, she was handled badly. When Amex forced corrected billing, she was denied access to her cloud library and her Kindle internet access denied, until she provided a second payment.
Recently a seventh ex-employee of EBay was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce channel had been deemed unkind to EBay. The couple were awarded millions and the ex-employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such. Given the protection afforded US data firms, the above are things to think about.
Any temporary immunity you might currently enjoy, rests on the whims of a certain type of member and Goodreads employee. Amazon have embedded the cowardly cruelty which is a historical bedrock of US culture.
I suggest precautions. Remove all personal information from profile and avoid messaging. Remove the lurker, those friends who never post. They are likely monitors for gangs or employee dummies, not admirers.
Given the Goodreads penchant for Altering customer pages, the screenshot of the odd, ugly or threatening are invaluable. These should suffice.
Kindle are more serious. Do Not use Kindle Files, Email, Contacts or Calendar. Amazon employees Sign Into customer email addresses without permission or notice. Make of that what you will.
Do Not "purchase" books, as you own only the device and if Kindle that is conditional. Amazon may delete or deny access to cloud stored titles at whim. If already purchased, download all titles immediately. I made the mistake of purchasing several hundred titles as my contempt for Unlimited titles increased. There are BooKTubers to suggest alternative ebook and tablet vendors, as well as alternatives to ebook purchase.
Sadly there are BookTubers who pooh pooh Evil Amazon behaviour. I avoid Amazon shills and minions.
All Silk searches should be innocuous and non-critical.
To implement the above cost nothing, to not might well do. These animals, members and employees alike embrace no non-Randian morality, are the best of them fascist sympathisers and US patriots with all that implies. Ominous music ends. 😊
Be careful and may we all enjoy Good Reading. 🤗
Some of my favourite channels.
Bobbing Along, The Queer Kiwi, TVP News, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Lily Simpson, AllShorts, Honest Government Ads, Anna Cramling, The Gaze, Tom Powell Jr, SciFi Odyssey, Chess Vibes, J. Draper, ThatDaneshGuy,
UATV English, Think Ukraine, What Rae Reads, Prime of Midlife, Cruising Alba, World Science Festival, Science Insanity, The Kavernacle, Silicon Curtain, Cruising Crafts, Bart's Book Space, Wurld, Bookpilled, Ponderful, Octopus Lady, Maggie Mae Fish,
The Russian Dude, Media Death Cult, Lily Alexandre, Lilly's Life, Evie Lupine, Michael Lambert, Dark side of Russia, Eileen, Leena Norms, LydLoves, Jessie Gender, Time Tinkerer, Viva La Dirt League, Dominic Noble, Megalithhunter, Karolina Zebrowska,
Sami and Books, Ukraine Calling, Amanda Rae, Zoe Baker, Yanis Varoufakis, Ukraine News TV, The British Museum, JohnTheDuncan, Renegade Cut, Library Ladder, SandRhoman History, France 24, Alexa Donne, Verilybitchie, Savy Writes Books, Sci-Fi Odyssey, Physics Girl, Gary's Economics, Mr Newberger's AI Funnies,
Engineering with Rosie, Historian's Craft, Dungeons and Discourse, Ministry of Miniatures, Supertanskiii, Natasha's Adventures, The Bands of HM Royal Marines, DW News, NFKRZ, Book Furnace, Widebeam and Wellingtons, Sanctioned Ivan, Steve Shives, Certifiably Ingame.
I wish you a glorious morning, a refreshing afternoon, a pleasant evening, a wonderful night and May we all continue learning.
Denial of Evil, is Complicity.
A reminder to self
I doubt that anyone will read this. Before I begin, I will step away to the YouTube. This review made possible by - Doctor Who/They Break My Heart, Red Glasgow, National Centre for Military Intelligence, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Welcome to Ukraine, AllShorts, Kirkpattiecake, LuckyBlackCat, ScaredKetchup, Keffals, The Ritual Kitchen with Laura May, The Discriminating Gamer, Sam's Trains, Mr Zod, Naomi Brockwell TV,
RevolutionarythOt, A Lil Bit Mads, Reads with Rachel, Squire, Northern Narrowboaters, Outlaw Bookseller, Lena Down Under, May's Narrowboat Life, Cruising Crafts, Boat Time, Sailing Melody, Fit 2B Read, Terrible Writing Advice, Kyiv Post, Lily Simpson, Reads With Rachel,
Geo Girl, Novara Media, Combat Veteran News, Myocore, Mythology and Fiction Explained, With Olivia, Abney Park, Broken Peach, CBC News, Gingers are Black, Stanzi, FAFO, Matriarchetype, The Juice Media, Honest Political Ads, Fun Size Reader, KernowDamo, Ivie Anita, Britta Bohler, Fundie Fridays, Alysotherlife,
Central Crossing, Military History Visualised, Hoots, PPR Global, Sci-Fi Scavenger, Cappy Army, Wes O'Donnell, Democratic Penguin Republic, Scallydandling About the Books, Amie's Literary Empire, Dr Ben Miles, Brandon Talks, Nikki's Book Nook, Interesting Times,
Naughty Nana DUZ, KernowDamo, Postmodern Jukebox, Anton Petrov, Cambrian Chronicles, The Great War, Queen Penguin, Dark Brandon, Some More News, Roisin's Reading, Tale Foundry, Nikki Carreon,
Fran Blanche, Kaz Rowe, Yarmak, ScaredKetchup, fig tree, Riverboat Jack, Bart's Book Space, Weirdo Book Club, Book Furnace, Broken Peach, Willow Talks Books, Riverboat Jack, Leena Norms, ATP Geopolitics,Reese Waters, Lurie Daniel Favors,
The Shogunate, Prime of Midlife, Shitty Book Club, Read Rant Review, Eva Schubert, What Vivi did next, Yoyomi, Think Ukraine, Jean's Thoughts, The Military Show, Owen Jones, Brigitte Empire, Michael Lambert, Red Pen, Dana Andersen, Amodelwhosread, Clouds and Sky, Camper Vibe, Acollierastro, Zoe Bee.
I saw an idiot who whilst insulting a very engaging essayist, complain to her that I list other trans creators. The Snowflake (nasty, cowardly, poorly socialised US baby-man) epidemic continues unabated. A trigger warning then.
The channels I list include the miniatures painter, lesbian, Scottish, archaeologist, WOC, anarchist, cis, theoretical physicist, farmer, tall, bi, fashion historian, German, sewist, chess player, mathematician, asexual, socialist, red haired, engineer, intersex, primatologist, trans, Canadian, military historian, blond, queer, architect, model builder, boater, physically challenged, het, science educator, lumber yard worker, paleontologist, Bahamian, military boardgamer, pensioner, economist, political historian and other creators known as Women.
Almost as dangerous are the channels with communist, Ugandan, archaeologist, other BIPOC, model builder, archaeologist, Welsh, chemist, astrophysicist, wood worker, other LGBTQ+, miniatures landscape builder, other fashion historian, Danish, SciFi commentator, game historian, anthropologist, boat restorer, New Zealander, zoologist, neurodivergent, miniatures wargamer, writer, botanist, train hobbyist, zoologist, Australian, book reviewer and other creators known (outside the US) Human Beings.
If the voices persist, I recommend emergency pastoral counselling and/or adopting a hobby (not to include assaulting women, which is mental illness) and/or develop a new skill, such as reading.
My feelings towards these mental members are similar to those of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island, when their surrender was demanded by the Russian navy. Their response was "Russian warship, go f@ck yourself". Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes. Crimea is Ukraine.
Unto the book, dear friends. Once more. The typical romantasy, troubled girl meets very bad man, the S.A. is done and the love now exists. For character description only sexual identity, hotness, bods and promises of rough sex are the extent. This includes casting women as pick me girlies or emotionally stunted mean girls.
Men are described as various models of hot which transcends any other factor in a main character's view of the male's usually terrifying anti-social personality.
The killer vampire wishes to "date" her, which does not fit this world. Romance in similar societies do not include dating but do include S.A., kidnapping for a period, perhaps murder of the victim.
The main character's roommate is the best friend with whom she has shared her past. She also encourages the MC to do the sex with the vampire assassin.
I bailed at 84%.
Romance genre average writing level is eleven years old but is marketed to adults. This type of story normalised lack of editing, uneven prose, contrivance as plot driver, paper thin background universe, no character development, dialogue to make a writing instructor cry, misogyny, ableism, racism and plot hole.
In all fairness low end US science fiction is more badly written with much the same flaws, insane female representation, toxic masculinity as the main character model and a writing level of perhaps ten years old.
I suspect that fans come away dissatisfied more often than not. A steady diet of these will affect imagination and critical thinking.
I stumbled upon YouTube and then BookTube sometime after. The book and writing channels 😍 host reader communities who challenge current fiction norms. These are curious, thoughtful readers interested in all aspects of the bookish world. They are far different environments to that of Goodreads.
Erotica has historically made interesting reading, especially in granting an insight into the society which produced it. Smut can be highly entertaining and is certainly good for the soul. Print porn can be well written and be much more exciting as a result.
Science fiction from its inception was a description and a criticism of society. Other pasts and possible futures are contrasted with the current social reality. These are the insights which define the genre.
It believe that this trend of the poorly written child's story is a reflection of consumer society. Book Tubers also discuss the topic.
Unlimited and Goodreads drove me away for the first time, from print entirely two years or so ago. By immersing myself in my previously favourite writers and books, I was able to return to print fiction.
A stepaway have bern earned. This next made possible by channels Doctor Who\Be Kind, Guard the Leaf, Lauren the Mortician, Ship Happens, Betty on a Boat, Chem Thug, Octopus Lady, Extinct Zoo, Codeolences, Sabine Hossenfelder, Nerdy Kathi, HIstory of Everything, North of MAGA, Twinshangout, Seizure Girl, Slaggy Book Club,
Feral Historian, Hat Historian, Pinsent Tailoring, Katie Phang, Mancave Models UK, A Different Bias, Novara Media, Katy Montgomerie, No Justice, Patrick(H)Willem, Origins Explained, Julia McCoy, Heather Cox Richardson, Hypohistericalhistory, Modern Historians, Mix -Psychobitches, Barry's Economics, Claus Kellerman POV,
Cheeto, Lisandra Vazquez, Tanya Fiona, Lore Saga AI, Red Viburnam Song, Lorebrary, Amanda's Mild Takes, Graham Scheper Hannah Fry, Brio Shorts, JimmyTheGiant, Deerstalker Pictures, Graham Norton Show, Canadian WW2 Tales, Child Free Cat Lady Jade, Dreamloop Cinema, Global Updates with Sosan, Harry Sisson, Queen Coke Francis.
Consider treating this as hostile site. 🤔
Goodreads discourse does not exist, as the site has two purposes. The first is creation of the consensus regarding low quality writing. The second is to strengthen the Amazon drive towards monopoly.
As example, I wrote a short six or seven sentence negative review of Powers of the Earth by Travis Corcoran. I glanced at his other books which are equally bad.
The story is the tale of a heroic rich twat attempting to overthrow the US government with aid of the military in order that he not pay taxes. It was originally blurbed as similar to a Heinlein classic but is instead a poor retelling of "Atlas Shrugged" set on the moon.
This and similar books are unfortunately a large percentage of Unlimited science fiction. I, a communist found the book and its fellows dangerous, unhealthy and now prophetic.
The writer Travis Corcoran self-described as veteran, proud libertarian (now anarcho capitalist without millions), employee of an unnamed US agency, advocate for the return of chattel slavery (popular US position with current prison labour to be supplemented by forced labour prisons for the unhoused, including van and RV residents. Given US history, current governmental pronouncements and lack of outcry generational enslavement is on the cards), admirer of Putin (other US employees had questions of that last).
My opinion incensed Travis and six fellow patriots. They had no good things to say about that sad book but spent something like a year in comments. It was no surprise that none except the writer had shelved the book, as this was common among stream commenter of my other reviews.
They generously offered insights into my lack of intelligence, evils of socialism, correct understanding of the European males creation of all history, the social good that is slavery past and present, the narcissism inherent in my refusal to engage and more of the usual.
My usual responses over several years were "Have a good day then", "Am glad to have directed you to a book of your liking" and similar. That review forced me to change any response to the "American" idiom. It worked a treat.
Claes Rees Jr aka cgr710 now ka Clayton R Jesse Jr (who no longer identifies as Nazi) wrote a final comment. He after referencing the contents of my last message exchange with a Goodreads friend, declared that They had won (?).
They had launched a veritable flood of truly vile misogynistic, racist, anti-LGBTQI+ and similar comments against apparently every female creator, I mentioned. It continues still.
The Oxford astrophysicist physicist, the canal boating couple, the midteen boater and her mother, games hobbyist, botanist and other creators were unimpressed.
The world's overabundance of ugliness was increased and They had delivered a perfect self-portrait of the snowflake (vicious, cowardly, lacking self-awareness US man-child) to a multinational audience. This must have been Victory.
Goodreads discourse is more energetic than was expected. The above was more wide ranging and especially vicious but otherwise a common reaction to my reviews.
I need to cleanse the spirit for a bit after reliving the above. This next made possible by YouTube Doctor Who \Never Cruel or Cowardly, Lexi aka NewlyNova, Anna from Ukraine, Kyiv Independent, Skip Intro, Ember Green, Books with Brittany, G K Reads, Jadyn Rylee, Sideprojects, SciFi Odyssey, Elena Taber, Olly Richards, Ship Happens, The Narrowboat that James Built, Ben and Emily,
Lynn Saga, Camper Vibe, Knitting Cult Lady, Ukraine Matters, Leeja Miller, Katy Montgomerie, Slaggy Book Club, The Skaldic Bard, Hildegard von Bingin, The Moody Reader, The New Enlightenment with Ashley, Olive's Book Nook, Julia Galef, According to Alina, Caelan Conrad,
The Creative Penn, Hetty and the Jazzalato Band, Kayla Kamper, The EzeeeKat, Bizarre Beasts, Mythology and Fiction Explained, KrimsonRogue. Ash L G., Bernadette Banner, Anton Petrov, Ben Miller, Kat Abughazaleh, Jake Broe, Kyiv Post, Turn Left,
Joe Blogs, The Bitchuation Room, The Sword and the Pen, Dungeon Dad, Dungeons and Discourse, Grungeon Master, Adele Marie, Alina Gingertail, HonestlySophie, Red Viburnam Song, The Juice Media, Mercado Media, Eckharts Ladder,
Supertanskiii, Liz Webster, Jen the Librarian, Anka Daily News, Belle of the Ranch, Book Furnace, The_Miracle_Aligner, Parkrose Permaculture, Book Belle.
Ominous music begins. 😊 The comment gangs are endemic on this site. Their activities extend beyond the uncouth to include the doxxing, stalking, threatening, hacking and more.
Amazon have not acknowledged any incident nor disciplined mental members, punished writers who encourage Them or dismissed employees who enable either.
Kindle/Goodreads gave over my sparse message history to this psychotic crowd. This enabled a request through Pine Gap Centre that Australian Intelligence interrogate the one friend whom I occasionally messaged. That attempt at my personal history failed.
Amazon only became concerned as we publicised that event. With no acknowledgement of Their criminal activity, my page format and options were restored to normal, I am now Allowed to view other's reviews, comments are masked, periodic Kindle interruption of access to internet or services ended and other harassment reversed.
Reads with Rachel had an unfortunate Goodreads experience. She wrote a review critical of anti-human elements of a book. Goodreads labelled it "Hate Speech" and removed it. They threatened to remove her membership. I experienced the same several years ago, They did not try it twice. As is customary in the US, racist, misogynistic, ableist and other anti-human speech or writing is acceptable but addressing them is "Hate Speech".
After uploading her review to her channel, she received her first Goodreads commenter, who suggested that she "should die". US free speech is a marvel.
Fit Danielle Reads also had an unsettling Anazon experience. When she contacted customer service about an obvious double billing error, she was handled badly. When Amex forced corrected billing, she was denied access to her cloud library and her Kindle internet access denied, until she provided a second payment.
Recently a seventh ex-employee of EBay was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce channel had been deemed unkind to EBay. The couple were awarded millions and the ex-employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such. Given the protection afforded US data firms, the above are things to think about.
Any temporary immunity you might currently enjoy, rests on the whims of a certain type of member and Goodreads employee. Amazon have embedded the cowardly cruelty which is a historical bedrock of US culture.
I suggest precautions. Remove all personal information from profile and avoid messaging. Remove the lurker, those friends who never post. They are likely monitors for gangs or employee dummies, not admirers.
Given the Goodreads penchant for Altering customer pages, the screenshot of the odd, ugly or threatening are invaluable. These should suffice.
Kindle are more serious. Do Not use Kindle Files, Email, Contacts or Calendar. Amazon employees Sign Into customer email addresses without permission or notice. Make of that what you will.
Do Not "purchase" books, as you own only the device and if Kindle that is conditional. Amazon may delete or deny access to cloud stored titles at whim. If already purchased, download all titles immediately. I made the mistake of purchasing several hundred titles as my contempt for Unlimited titles increased. There are BooKTubers to suggest alternative ebook and tablet vendors, as well as alternatives to ebook purchase.
Sadly there are BookTubers who pooh pooh Evil Amazon behaviour. I avoid Amazon shills and minions.
All Silk searches should be innocuous and non-critical.
To implement the above cost nothing, to not might well do. These animals, members and employees alike embrace no non-Randian morality, are the best of them fascist sympathisers and US patriots with all that implies. Ominous music ends. 😊
Be careful and may we all enjoy Good Reading. 🤗
Some of my favourite channels.
Bobbing Along, The Queer Kiwi, TVP News, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Lily Simpson, AllShorts, Honest Government Ads, Anna Cramling, The Gaze, Tom Powell Jr, SciFi Odyssey, Chess Vibes, J. Draper, ThatDaneshGuy,
UATV English, Think Ukraine, What Rae Reads, Prime of Midlife, Cruising Alba, World Science Festival, Science Insanity, The Kavernacle, Silicon Curtain, Cruising Crafts, Bart's Book Space, Wurld, Bookpilled, Ponderful, Octopus Lady, Maggie Mae Fish,
The Russian Dude, Media Death Cult, Lily Alexandre, Lilly's Life, Evie Lupine, Michael Lambert, Dark side of Russia, Eileen, Leena Norms, LydLoves, Jessie Gender, Time Tinkerer, Viva La Dirt League, Dominic Noble, Megalithhunter, Karolina Zebrowska,
Sami and Books, Ukraine Calling, Amanda Rae, Zoe Baker, Yanis Varoufakis, Ukraine News TV, The British Museum, JohnTheDuncan, Renegade Cut, Library Ladder, SandRhoman History, France 24, Alexa Donne, Verilybitchie, Savy Writes Books, Sci-Fi Odyssey, Physics Girl, Gary's Economics, Mr Newberger's AI Funnies,
Engineering with Rosie, Historian's Craft, Dungeons and Discourse, Ministry of Miniatures, Supertanskiii, Natasha's Adventures, The Bands of HM Royal Marines, DW News, NFKRZ, Book Furnace, Widebeam and Wellingtons, Sanctioned Ivan, Steve Shives, Certifiably Ingame.
I wish you a glorious morning, a refreshing afternoon, a pleasant evening, a wonderful night and May we all continue learning.
Denial of Evil, is Complicity.
A reminder to self
November 3, 2018
Good story. Seemed a little slow at times, but overall a good story.
April 14, 2021
Unique world and interesting story. Characters are entertaining. Looking forward to the next book!
July 8, 2022
Mon avis en Français
My English review
This is a novel I had heard a lot of good things about and so I bought it. It took me a while to get into it, but I must say that I had a great time.
Levy is a Legacy, a creature that is not supposed to exist anymore. Those like Levy are hunted and exterminated; she hides and lives as a simple human. A few hunters occasionally come after her, but she always manages to get away… until now. Her latest job, a magic dagger, puts her in the spotlight. She was trying to stay out of the way, but finds herself rubbing shoulders with the leader of the Supernatural Guild who would kill her if he knew who she was. Yes, because she is part of a race that has many powers and has killed millions to amass even more. But Levy is not like that, she doesn’t seek power, she just wants to live a normal life. Unfortunately, suspected of murder, she will have to find out who is trying to trap her and will also understand very quickly that what we think is gone, is never really.
This novel is a rather classic UF and I can say that I had a good time with the characters. There are only four volumes in the series, which is reasonable and I can’t wait to discover the sequel. Because that ending? Arghh I can’t wait to see what Levy will do!
My English review
This is a novel I had heard a lot of good things about and so I bought it. It took me a while to get into it, but I must say that I had a great time.
Levy is a Legacy, a creature that is not supposed to exist anymore. Those like Levy are hunted and exterminated; she hides and lives as a simple human. A few hunters occasionally come after her, but she always manages to get away… until now. Her latest job, a magic dagger, puts her in the spotlight. She was trying to stay out of the way, but finds herself rubbing shoulders with the leader of the Supernatural Guild who would kill her if he knew who she was. Yes, because she is part of a race that has many powers and has killed millions to amass even more. But Levy is not like that, she doesn’t seek power, she just wants to live a normal life. Unfortunately, suspected of murder, she will have to find out who is trying to trap her and will also understand very quickly that what we think is gone, is never really.
This novel is a rather classic UF and I can say that I had a good time with the characters. There are only four volumes in the series, which is reasonable and I can’t wait to discover the sequel. Because that ending? Arghh I can’t wait to see what Levy will do!
May 4, 2019
Full review: https://girlswithguns.org/double-side...
Hunter has put some obvious thought into the universe and its rules, making it certainly one with scope for development, though some additional exposition would have helped with certain aspects. I’m also not certain this is the best place to have started. Hearing about The Cleanse in a “previously, on…” kinda way, seems like a waste of an epic opportunity. There’s an origin story for Levy, which could well have been more interesting than the one actually told. Still, I wouldn’t be entirely averse to reading more of her adventures, though it would likely be a case of waiting for a 99-cent sale on Amazon, rather than paying full-price.
Hunter has put some obvious thought into the universe and its rules, making it certainly one with scope for development, though some additional exposition would have helped with certain aspects. I’m also not certain this is the best place to have started. Hearing about The Cleanse in a “previously, on…” kinda way, seems like a waste of an epic opportunity. There’s an origin story for Levy, which could well have been more interesting than the one actually told. Still, I wouldn’t be entirely averse to reading more of her adventures, though it would likely be a case of waiting for a 99-cent sale on Amazon, rather than paying full-price.
November 13, 2016
I decided to read this book after reading the reviews and it was an entertaining read. Levy was my kind of woman who is kick ass and takes charge of the situation. There was a little bit of romance between her and Gareth but it did not overpower the story line or hinder them in their quest to find the Necro Spear. Due to the fact that they are on opposite sites the chemistry was just on simmer but not the instant love that is typical of these types of stories. So many unanswered questions that left me wanting to know what happens next and I am looking forward to the next book.
August 5, 2017
(3.5 stars) This reminded me a little of Harper's 'Blood Destiny' series. I'm intrigued enough to move onto book 2.
October 1, 2021
I can't believe I haven't found this series before.
This book, in particular, fit together really well for me, but the whole series is solid.
It's got all the fun aspects of urban fantasy -- inventive magic, badass heroine, a complex relationship between the mundane and the paranormal.
Go read it already!
This book, in particular, fit together really well for me, but the whole series is solid.
It's got all the fun aspects of urban fantasy -- inventive magic, badass heroine, a complex relationship between the mundane and the paranormal.
Go read it already!
November 20, 2017
It was weird for me. It could have been good, but it just had too much information that was unnecessary and it detracted from the story itself. There wasn’t enough dialogue to like any of the characters.
October 10, 2018
4.5 - Really good, impossible to put down. Will definitely be continuing the series. I love when a person is hiding what they are but not seeing how this can end well - we shall see. A Few plot holes but the the wolf and vamp are intriguing and the roommate is hilariously fun. Full review to come.
September 22, 2017
Definitely had the 'feel' of Helen Harper's Blood Destiny series, but of course the story is entirely different.
25 yrs ago The Legacy were blamed for the Cleanse, wherein all other magical creatures were supposed to die. The Legacy wanted to be the only magic users on the planet, so no more shifters, vamps, witches, mages or anything else. The way the Cleanse worked, though, killed the weakest first, so humans that had magical ancestors died first, then the weakest of the supernaturals. That left the strongest ones, and they threw everything into breaking the veil hiding the Legacy and killing them all. Some escaped.
Levy, is a Legacy, hiding in plain sight as a human, so she isn't killed. She wasn't born at the time of the Cleanse, and her parents weren't involved either, but they were lucky and escaped the genocide. Since then they've both been killed.
Levy comes to the attention of the Magic Council when she is discovered with 3 dead bodies, all supes, in the park, in the middle of the night. She has absolutely no memory of what happened. Gareth, Cave Lion, is the Head of the Shifter Guild and a member of the Magic Council and he is intrigued with Levy. That is just the beginning of the adventure.
25 yrs ago The Legacy were blamed for the Cleanse, wherein all other magical creatures were supposed to die. The Legacy wanted to be the only magic users on the planet, so no more shifters, vamps, witches, mages or anything else. The way the Cleanse worked, though, killed the weakest first, so humans that had magical ancestors died first, then the weakest of the supernaturals. That left the strongest ones, and they threw everything into breaking the veil hiding the Legacy and killing them all. Some escaped.
Levy, is a Legacy, hiding in plain sight as a human, so she isn't killed. She wasn't born at the time of the Cleanse, and her parents weren't involved either, but they were lucky and escaped the genocide. Since then they've both been killed.
Levy comes to the attention of the Magic Council when she is discovered with 3 dead bodies, all supes, in the park, in the middle of the night. She has absolutely no memory of what happened. Gareth, Cave Lion, is the Head of the Shifter Guild and a member of the Magic Council and he is intrigued with Levy. That is just the beginning of the adventure.
May 17, 2025
Supernaturals are out of the closet but I have to stay hidden because of the type of magic I possess. I’m a Legacy. It sounds like the title should come with reverence, a trust fund, or at the very least a cool backstory—instead it comes with a death sentence.
I have to hide in plain sight and pretend to be just human. I’m pretty good at it. I live a simple and somewhat normal life, and I work in antique acquisitions. Everything’s going fine until a dangerous and enchanted dagger that was once in my possession is stolen. I didn’t think things could get any worse until I woke up next to a dead shifter, fae, and mage, without any memory of the past twenty-four hours.
Considered guilty of murder by most of the magical community and humans, I must work with Gareth, the sexy and dangerous leader of the Supernatural Guild. If he’s as good as rumored, it’s only a matter of time until he discovers the truth about me—then being found guilty of murder is the least of my worries.
Genres
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
I have to hide in plain sight and pretend to be just human. I’m pretty good at it. I live a simple and somewhat normal life, and I work in antique acquisitions. Everything’s going fine until a dangerous and enchanted dagger that was once in my possession is stolen. I didn’t think things could get any worse until I woke up next to a dead shifter, fae, and mage, without any memory of the past twenty-four hours.
Considered guilty of murder by most of the magical community and humans, I must work with Gareth, the sexy and dangerous leader of the Supernatural Guild. If he’s as good as rumored, it’s only a matter of time until he discovers the truth about me—then being found guilty of murder is the least of my worries.
Genres
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
October 18, 2021
Pacing didn't work for me. MC's ruminations were often repetitive. Also didn't really feel the chemistry between the two MCs. One reviewer described it as stilted and I'm inclined to agree.
Content felt both dense and lacking in depth simultaneously. Levy didn't impress me, Savannah annoys me, Gareth is a nuisance.
I'm a mood reader and have been dealing with more fatigue than usual lately so this might have something to do with it. But I didn't really enjoy this one and did a lot of skimming. I don't think I'll be seeing this through.
Content felt both dense and lacking in depth simultaneously. Levy didn't impress me, Savannah annoys me, Gareth is a nuisance.
I'm a mood reader and have been dealing with more fatigue than usual lately so this might have something to do with it. But I didn't really enjoy this one and did a lot of skimming. I don't think I'll be seeing this through.
August 15, 2018
Liked the story but the heroine is mediocre
The plot is interesting but Olivia isn’t very likable. I don’t mind how stubborn or independent she is, it’s that she doesn’t pick her battles well. Why would you purposely piss off extremely powerful beings, especially when you’re trying to lay low?
The plot is interesting but Olivia isn’t very likable. I don’t mind how stubborn or independent she is, it’s that she doesn’t pick her battles well. Why would you purposely piss off extremely powerful beings, especially when you’re trying to lay low?
February 24, 2019
So a strong 4.5 read. Such a crap ending, but sure makes me want to move on to book two. I enjoyed this story and enjoyed the story on the magic and such. I look forward to how things progress and how Levy may or may not come clean. She will have to in some cases, we shall see how that goes. If you like magic, shifters and vamps you may well enjoy this.
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