The Source: Purchased from Kobo.
The Grade: C
The Blurb:
Bodyguard Celia Graves
has definitely accepted her share of weird assignments, both human and
supernatural. But her newest job takes the cake. Guarding a Prince from
terrorists and religious fundamentalists is hard enough, but it seems
like the entire supernatural world is after this guy too. When she is
betrayed by those she is employed to help, and everything goes horribly
wrong, Celia wakes to find herself transformed.
Neither human
nor vampire, Celia has become an Abomination—something that should not
exist—and now both human and supernatural alike want her dead. With the
help of a few loyal friends—a sexy mage, a powerful werewolf, and a
psychic cop—Celia does her best to stay alive. On the run from her
enemies, Celia must try to discover who is behind her
transformation…before it’s too late.
The review:
Cat Adams is another author that I have
wanted to read for awhile, so when Tor offered their first three
books for 2.99 I bought the first one.
Once I started reading this book, I
devoured it. It is set in an intriguing world, filled with a number
of paranormal creatures. What I liked were the fact that Celia was
already a part of it as her job.
The world felt solid, and well
researched both when it comes to vampires, werewolves and demons. I
loved how holy water affected demons, and the silver affected
werewolves. It was based on a lot of myths, with a twists.
Set against this background is Celia's
struggle to adjust to her life as an abnomation. Which is clearly
shown through the book. I liked it. I especially liked that Celia
refused to enter Birchwoods, but at the same time recognized that it
might be necessary.
As if this isn't enough, she also has
to deal with her ex-boyfriend, and other life issues.
This was well written, but not perfect.
I think some of the issues I had with it depended on my mood. The
biggest issue I had was Celia. I had trouble connecting with her. I
cared about what happened to her, but not much. Part of the reason
were the fact that so much happened. Sometimes it felt as if the
authors had gotten an idea, and added it without connecting it to the
plot.
Will I read more books by Cat Adams?
Maybe.
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