A Brush of Darkness (Abby Sinclair, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Feb 13, 2011 Literary Ames rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1st-in-series, kindle, series-abandoned, read-in-2011, angels-demons, urban-fantasy, fae, i-heart-the-cover-art

Not quite what I expected. I loved Phineas the pervy unicorn -he was a hoot. I was intrigued by the idea of TouchStones -humans used as anchors in this world for those of the Light and Dark Paths, and humans trapped in paintings but I found the book's mythology confusing what with all the doorways and crossroads, etc. There wasn't much in the way of explanation. And there were moments when I was tempted to put it down but I knew if I did I'd never pick it back up again. It lacked a certain somet Not quite what I expected. I loved Phineas the pervy unicorn -he was a hoot. I was intrigued by the idea of TouchStones -humans used as anchors in this world for those of the Light and Dark Paths, and humans trapped in paintings but I found the book's mythology confusing what with all the doorways and crossroads, etc. There wasn't much in the way of explanation. And there were moments when I was tempted to put it down but I knew if I did I'd never pick it back up again. It lacked a certain something, depth perhaps. I don't know. But it wasn't an engaging, all-consuming read.

It was also difficult to get a handle on the relationship between Abby and the incubus which was originally based on pure lust and sexual tension which grew to something more, to the point where they trusted each other with their deepest, darkest secrets and their very lives. All in just a few short days. Very PNR. And yet Abby jokes about the language used in such books, "my lady softness" and "turgid magnificence".

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I only decided to buy this book after I read this hilarious Day in the Life of Phin the [pervy] Unicorn and this deleted scene.

Reading the excerpt from the sequel still hasn't made up my mind as to whether I want to read it. At this point, Phineus and the baby are the only characters I'm interested in but I'm not sure that's enough for me to continue with Abby's story. 2.5 stars. ...more

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Apr 17, 2011 Jenny rated it liked it

It took me reading the first 50 pages twice before I got things kinda figured out. It was more likely because I was trying to read it somewhere I was getting distracted than the book, but I was lost at times because there were things that I felt like it was left to the reader to try and figure out with out the writer giving you any idea what had happened to Abby and how she ended up where she did.

Some were answered as you moved through the story and you got bits and pieces but then there were s ...more

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May 15, 2012 A book away from an episode of hoarders rated it really liked it

Shelves: pnr-uf-fantasy, first-in-series, read-in-2015

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Mar 15, 2011 LooLoo rated it it was amazing

Loved this book! Looking forward to the next.

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Dec 03, 2010 Lara rated it liked it

Hard one to place for me......one sitting I was really into it and another it took some effort not to put it down. It took me awhile to read, but at the same time I'm definitely going to read the next one. It's a perfect filler for if you're in between series and want something to fill a week's wait without starting something that'll make you want to dive into a whole other series at once. ...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Rachel Willis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-read-in-2012, paranormal, piece-of-awesome

There is a talking unicorn in this book. A talking, somewhat jaded, miniature unicorn. I will be reading this entire series, so long as the unicorn stays.

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