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annathepiperBook 2 of Mark Henry's Amanda Feral series certainly doesn't lose a bit of its snark. This time around she's on a road trip with her zombie pal Wendy and their gay vampire sidekick Gil, heading (unwillingly) to visit her dying mother. Only there's a pissed-off client of Gil's new celebrity vamping service after them, not to mention a former cop turned werewolf and a young woman with a score to settle.
For me as a reader, though, Amanda's particular brand of humor seems most at home in Seattle, so taking her out of that environment didn't work so much for me. Former cop turned werewolf guy really doesn't work for me, and I admit to spending most of the book hoping that Amanda would eat him. On the other hand, the backstory with her mother is interesting, as is the introduction of Hyon Hui and the "moderately accurate" psychics that our roving band keeps encountering on the way.
It's all good though, as with Book 3, we'll be back in Seattle. For this installment, three stars.
For me as a reader, though, Amanda's particular brand of humor seems most at home in Seattle, so taking her out of that environment didn't work so much for me. Former cop turned werewolf guy really doesn't work for me, and I admit to spending most of the book hoping that Amanda would eat him. On the other hand, the backstory with her mother is interesting, as is the introduction of Hyon Hui and the "moderately accurate" psychics that our roving band keeps encountering on the way.
It's all good though, as with Book 3, we'll be back in Seattle. For this installment, three stars.
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Date: 2009-03-10 06:48 pm (UTC)