A friend of mine recommended this highly so I decided to give it a try. I’m very sorry that I wasted my $7.99 on this drivel (and about a week of reading time because I couldn’t bring myself to read it in one day).
Rachel Morgan is a paranormal bounty hunter who quits her job. The reason for that is very childish — she thinks her talent isn’t being appreciated by her boss. Too bad she screwed up so many jobs before. I couldn’t believe her boss didn’t fire her first.
Then the plot becomes even more ludicrous. Rachel’s relationship with Ivy is contrived, filled with psuedo-lesbian love-hate undertone. It’s so heavy-handed it’s insulting. Rachel does a lot of stupid things and uses the same unsuccessful plan over and over again, yet somehow manages to escape death due to pure luck. Her instant acceptance of Nick didn’t sit well with me because for a witch with a contract on her head, she’s awfully trusting.
It’s quite sad when I start rooting for the bad guys. I tried hard to like Rachel, but I couldn’t think of a single reason why I should. Harrison keeps telling us how wonderful, smart and resourceful Rachel is, but Rachel demonstrates the exact opposite time and time again. I’m still trying to understand why this series is so popular.
Also, is it me, or do authors who write Mary-Sues make their heroines look just like themselves? Laurell K Hamilton and her black-haired heroines whom everyone wants to boink and now Kim Harrison with a redhead witch everyone thinks is so cool. It’s becoming a tad distasteful, especially when Mary-Sueness seems to take priority over good story-telling.
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