Review: Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Love! Ilona Andrews always come up with the most unique magic and modern life mixtures I've seen. Clean Sweep is no exception. I love the Inns, most especially the kitchen. Oh, if I could just have a pantry like that. They also seemed to be subtly poking fun at the vampire/werewolf love triangle. Though to be clear there is only the barest of romance. The entirety of this story contains unique creatures, places, and magic. It is very much its own unique world. I do hope to see more in the future.

Now that I have the initial gush over I can write more clearly. Dina is an Innkeeper. This means she has an Inn, with currently one guest. Her and the Inn have a kind of symbiotic relationship, she takes care of the Inn and it takes care of her. On the Inn grounds her power, so far, seems limitless. Off Inn grounds, her power is severely limited.

For the most part Inns are neutral territory, only getting involved when the Inn and it's guests are threatened. Dina though is not a typical Innkeeper. She just can't stand by while her neighbors are at risk. So she involves herself before her neighbors get hurt pr possibly even killed.



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Review: Blood Trinity

Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



I have not actually finished the book, I'm just done with it. I've been puzzling out my thoughts on this book and why I'm not inclined to read it and I've figured it out. Characters are not memorable and I have no sense of curiosity about what comes next. I do enjoy reading the novel, when I am actively reading it, but after putting it down I have no desire to pick it back up. In fact I find myself thinking about the pile of books I would like to read.

Another reviewer mentioned Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I have to agree. The snappy comebacks and commentary feel like stuff Buffy would say. Not too annoying but I do think it interferes with the character building. One thing that did annoy me was Evalle's hormonal reaction to every new male she met. This woman feels as if she needs to get laid. Another thing was the author's use of alpha. Every single male it seemed had alpha instincts. Females were not described with alpha, even though none of them seemed beta to me, Evalle seemed alpha herself. I begin to wonder if the author knows what that word means. More likely though, she's making the mistake of telling instead of showing.

PS. I had to look up Evalle's name. That is how little of an impression this character left.



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