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I walked in a bit hesitantly but I ended up really liking this one. Ilona Andrews creates a multi-layered world with various aliens, werewolves, vampires, and of course, innkeepers. I did struggle a bit getting into the world because it feels a bit like a spin-off series. I kept wondering if maybe another series existed about her parents or brother or something. I might be totally off but there definitely was a cameo appearance from characters that made somebody happy, just not this first time r
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Solid 4.5 star book, rounded up to 5.
I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was well written, with interesting characters and it built up an especially fascinating world that combines magic and sci-fi in a wonderful way.
Dina runs a magical inn, though it's not very prosperous (she has one long-term guest and that's it). The story starts off with werewolf troubles and ends up being fairly straight forward as far as plots go. The most interesting part of this plot is how it takes us to other pl ...more
I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was well written, with interesting characters and it built up an especially fascinating world that combines magic and sci-fi in a wonderful way.
Dina runs a magical inn, though it's not very prosperous (she has one long-term guest and that's it). The story starts off with werewolf troubles and ends up being fairly straight forward as far as plots go. The most interesting part of this plot is how it takes us to other pl ...more
There ain't no real vacations without an Ilona Andrews book... :-)
I liked this book, just missed a bit more description and focus on the main character herself, especially when all side characters, even the dead dogs, got good descriptions.
The sci-fi and fantasy story world felt a bit rushed at times too, but I hope to get to know more about it in the next books of this series that I'll be following for sure. ...more
I liked this book, just missed a bit more description and focus on the main character herself, especially when all side characters, even the dead dogs, got good descriptions.
The sci-fi and fantasy story world felt a bit rushed at times too, but I hope to get to know more about it in the next books of this series that I'll be following for sure. ...more
This was fun and I liked the idea of the Inns, but I didn't feel especially connected to the characters. I enjoyed it enough to get book 2 though, so we'll see if I eventually get more into it
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