Kari

Another point in the “I should read more Viet authors” column. I enjoyed everything about this. The slow burn, the uncertainty of what exactly was happening, the relationships between Jade and her family members. The only thing that kept from being 5 stars was Florence. She never grew on me. The Ghost Bride bonus chapter was probably my favorite part of the book.

That reveal sure came out of left field! Yet, somewhat believable?

This goes under my Joss-Whedon-is-god file. You can read my full review on my blog at http://knowitnotsomuch.blogspot.com/2013/01/fray.html

This series really is a slow burn. I didn't finish this before it had to go back to the library so I returned it and put it on hold and waited and can't say I was eager to finish reading even though I think I was! I love this rag tag team of losers, mostly because they almost deserve to be where they're at. They are fuck ups. And they seem to “win” despite their best efforts. It's fantastic.

I was irritated at first with Kate not doing anything about the video. There's no way the police would leave it up because it was evidence! And the idiocy of her assistant/friend posting the whole thing without watching it was nuts too! But after all that I liked everything else!