Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker’s Reviews > City of Ghosts > Status Update

Stacia Kane has so redeemed herself in my book. I LOVED the ending. All I can say is Chessbomb!

I'm almost done and pleased with the story. Sure Chess's "magic talk" drives me crazy and Chess has so much inner dialogue that it's like its own side story- What is Chess thinking while she does her magic, run for her life, have sex with Terrible, and so on.

Liking it much better now.

I guess I should also mention, I am in the minority since everyone seems to love the books. I really think the character of Chess and the character of Terrible keeps me reading but that is all.

I realized what drives me nuts about these books, it is Chess going on and on about her spells, her magic, the Church, etc. I almost feel like the author is saying "look at all the witchcraft research I did" and is trying to fit in as much as possible. If you take all of that out, and you get to the "story", you would have a much, much smaller book.

This book dragged, and dragged but finally something is happening. Chess is very long winded but now that there is more Terrible, the book is tolerable.

blah, blah, blah, just give me Terrible......I'm horrible, that is all I care about...Terrible, Terrible,

It is different to listen to the book but not bad. The "witch" scenes are very drawn out and when Chess is casting a spell, it sounds funny. Hmmm.. the story, well not much happening..yet.