Sarah
I loved this book!
Detective Inspector Sara Nayar is a Hindu goddess, originally brought to England during Queen Victoria's reign. She's now working as a goddess of order, as a police detective in Yorkshire.
And then there's other gods from various pantheons, which were great fun (the Hollywood gods especially), and the recent gain in power Loki has experienced.
If you like the Rivers of London novels, then there's some similarities (British detectives, a form of magic, occasional issues with people expecting detectives to be white, etc).
Looking forward to the next book in the series!
PS: nearly forgot - copy received in NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Review of copy received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I liked this book, and I did like the main character Gilda. I hadn't thought that the book would be quite so much of a downer - perhaps calling it a hilarious book is a bit misleading. There's certainly amusing parts, but reading it when you're feeling down isn't perhaps the best idea.
Still glad I read it!
I'm rounding this up from 4.5.
This is a sequel to Paladin's Grace, although I'm sure you could enjoy this without having read Paladin's Grace (but go read that anyways).
As the afterword to Paladin's Grace said: “I had it in my mind that I was going to write a fluffy romance. I am a great fan of fluffy romance. I am told that there are generally fewer severed heads and rotting corpse golems in fluffy romance, so possibly this book didn't quite get there, but I'm certain I can write something fluffy eventually. Probably.”
So there's another lovely fluffy romance in this book, plus more severed heads and rotting corpses, plus nuns with a secret. Plus some newts. And mules. And bears. And, of course, delight.
A quote: ““So their leader looks pretty dead,” said Istvhan, who was at the point where a corpse was a welcome break in the tension. “
If a corpse is not occasionally a break in the tension of a fluffy romance, you may not enjoy this book. If, however, you're willing for the occasional severed head coming up, in between the romantic tension, you will be delighted.
I can't believe that it took me so long to read this series! I had tried the first book some time ago, and got stuck somewhere in the first 20 or so pages - it just hadn't grabbed me.
Once I tried again, and got past that section, I fell right into this world.
Very much enjoyed, and hoping to get a sequel at some point. More with Presger translators!
I love this book, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. It's a comfort re-read, sorely needed at the moment.
Yes, as other people will have noted, it's a mash up of an old Western (Here Comes the Brides) with the original Star Trek crew. It shouldn't work, but it does. It does even if you have no idea about Here Comes the Brides. It's a very human Star Trek story.
My original paper copy had some issues, so it was a pleasure to read on Kindle with the all the words, and in the correct order.
Does anyone else have fond memories of Sinbad & Me, or the Mystery of the Witch Who Wouldn't? I remember reading these in my school library, and enjoying the adventure.
Imagine when my surprise when I found out that those are books #2 and #3! This book is #4.
I was also surprised when I found out it wasn't in print any more, and that the cheapest used copy I found was about $100.
However, Open Library comes through - found a copy and have been able to download it for a short period.
I'm giving it 4 stars mainly for the fun of it, and the pleasure in seeing these characters from childhood again.
