One Master survived the inferno that destroyed the Order of the Illuminati. He may know that I survived, but does he suspect that I betrayed the Order?
Rudolf Heine has sent Hunters flooding into Westport, wreaking carnage on vampires, shifters, and mages. Normal humans are taking notice, and the shadow world teeters on the verge of being revealed.
The Hunters also may be hunting me. Do I stay and fight for my new life and my friends, or run again? - from Goodreads.com
This is book three from the Rosie O'Grady Paranormal Bar and Grill series. This review may have spoilers.
Here we are for the third installment in this series, and we find our favorite bartender, Erin, again having to deal with issues from the Illuminati group she ran from (after believing them destroyed). In theory, this is the last of the Masters, and supposedly the one that hated her the most, as wells as the most dangerous. As mentioned above, he has sent some Hunters to the small town of Westport, but it is unclear if it is because they have heard she is alive, or if it is because the city lays on the crossing of some major ley lines. Either way, Erin has to decide to stay or run, and as expected (it is somewhat predictable) stays to fight. A few Hunters are rounded up, and they believe the worst of it is over, and the big, bad Master won't be coming.
Small surprise (that is sarcasm folks) but the Master does show up, though somewhat unexpectedly. The fight, if you can call it that, is short, and of course our heroine wins, with help from her friends. Then let's round out the "feel-good" part of the story by the supernaturals/paranormals decide to create a council, and feel they owe it all to Erin. In "compensation" they pay for her to go to college at a higher learning institution than community college.
Again, knowing that I picked this series because it had multiple books in it, and the description sounded fairly interesting for each book, I was a bit let down with this third one. The book really felt like it was meant to be a finish to a trilogy, than just being a book in a series. The story revolving around the Illuminati and its Hunters feels like it has come to an end. Main character gets something she really wanted but couldn't have/afford. New council to govern the paranormals and help prevent the normal world from knowing about them. How would you continue from there? I guess we will find out in book four.....
There was little character development in this installment. not much I felt was learned about the back story on our MC. A couple new characters were introduced, one of which was a lesbian vampire that tongue-kissed the MC, leaving the MC somewhat confused. Considering the other books dealt with the MC having hetero relationships, this was a surprise, and I wonder if the author did it for "shock and awe" or if this is some ploy to make future books more "sellable" to certain groups. Personally, it is no big deal, just found it odd it took three books and all of a sudden there is this that happens - and that's it.
No comments:
Post a Comment