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Master of Hounds
by C. Steven Manley
Okay, a book really has to catch my attentions for me to rush to the PC to leave a review right away. So here goes.
I don't normally enjoy urban fantasy with a male MC, I mean I've read the Dresden files, and it was okay. Even got good stars from me, but I never reread them. My favs books? I reread. Every. Single. Year. Dresden files never did that for me. I feel like most male MC stories get stuffy, maybe it's because I'm a female myself, but most female MC's have this sass going on, even if there isn't any romance, even if the MC isn't interested in getting down and dirty with someone you have that element of people flirting with her, and wanting her, and her pissing people off and running off. Male MC's never have that, they dont have that sassy flirting or romance element and that... just bores me.
But this? This was bloody excellent.
I loved Arlo, absolutely LOVED his character. He is built up so majestically I cannot WAIT to read more books with him in it. I know he isn't a vampire, but with that intro that is what I had in mind from the beginning: Arlo the vampire. And the way he acted? that is EXACTLY how I imagine someone of above intelligent would behave after a few centuries among the living. Details fade away. Become less important. You forget humane manners and shizzle.
I read a lot of urban fantasy, and they almost always do vampires as if they're just human with fangs.
Oh, 500 years old? Let's fall in love with the clutzy 21 year old who hasn't seen the world! It makes me gag, how on earth would someone who has seen 500 years worth of female going to fall head over heels in love with just another common female?
I know I know.. that's the fantasy isnt it. thats the selling point.
but yes.
I loved the characters.
I loved the magic, I loved that it was explained, and well thought out, I loved that I didn't ENTIRELY expect what happened with "the mother" at the end. I normally know exactly whats gonna happen, who the bad guys are, and why they're doing what they're doing but the end surprised me. (and the epilogue? Yummy!
I don't normally enjoy urban fantasy with a male MC, I mean I've read the Dresden files, and it was okay. Even got good stars from me, but I never reread them. My favs books? I reread. Every. Single. Year. Dresden files never did that for me. I feel like most male MC stories get stuffy, maybe it's because I'm a female myself, but most female MC's have this sass going on, even if there isn't any romance, even if the MC isn't interested in getting down and dirty with someone you have that element of people flirting with her, and wanting her, and her pissing people off and running off. Male MC's never have that, they dont have that sassy flirting or romance element and that... just bores me.
But this? This was bloody excellent.
I loved Arlo, absolutely LOVED his character. He is built up so majestically I cannot WAIT to read more books with him in it. I know he isn't a vampire, but with that intro that is what I had in mind from the beginning: Arlo the vampire. And the way he acted? that is EXACTLY how I imagine someone of above intelligent would behave after a few centuries among the living. Details fade away. Become less important. You forget humane manners and shizzle.
I read a lot of urban fantasy, and they almost always do vampires as if they're just human with fangs.
Oh, 500 years old? Let's fall in love with the clutzy 21 year old who hasn't seen the world! It makes me gag, how on earth would someone who has seen 500 years worth of female going to fall head over heels in love with just another common female?
I know I know.. that's the fantasy isnt it. thats the selling point.
but yes.
I loved the characters.
I loved the magic, I loved that it was explained, and well thought out, I loved that I didn't ENTIRELY expect what happened with "the mother" at the end. I normally know exactly whats gonna happen, who the bad guys are, and why they're doing what they're doing but the end surprised me. (and the epilogue? Yummy!