ISBN: 0373802536
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Staying Dead is a fast paced, light book to read. It has everything from magic to cell phones, from thugs to faerie-type characters, from angels to demons, and everything in between. I found this story to be creative and completely void of type-casting.
Wren, or Genevive to her partern, Sergei, is a "lonejack" mage, who answers to no one. She is hired to retreive things that have been stolen, and in this case, an enchanted cornerstone to a building. Her employer, a grey character who seems neither good or evil, pushes her to bring it back, but it unfortunately comes back broken. Her secretive partner and her must figure out a way to correct it so they can get paid. There are a few other bumps along the way, but nothing that the duo can't figure out.
Ms. Gilman created some excellent new terms in her story, including "wizzarts" (mages who "whizz" out, or go crazy from using magic) "Talent" (instead of magic) and "Fatae" (Faerie type creatures). She was very creative in her wording and usage of her new terms. They merely added to the book rather than distract.
I found that the unrequited love between Wren and Sergei to be somewhat irritating, mostly because I enjoy romance books AFTER the two have fallen in love. This book builds up to a fairly unfulfilling romantic plot, but I have to say that there are more books in the series, and more time for their relationship to blossom.
Staying Dead is an excellent read that won't take you too long (and one that you won't finish in mere hours). It is well written with interesting and dynamic characters that you will identify with. The plot moves quickly without too many holes, creating a reason to keep reading without too much suspension of belief.
I would recommend this book to anyone, adult and teen alike.
From the Publisher:
Wren Valere is a retriever--a mage with limited power who specializes in finding things. When things go horribly wrong on her latest case, Wren must use her skills to track down a powerful and somewhat deadly ghost--the one she accidentally released.
Staying Dead is a fast paced, light book to read. It has everything from magic to cell phones, from thugs to faerie-type characters, from angels to demons, and everything in between. I found this story to be creative and completely void of type-casting.
Wren, or Genevive to her partern, Sergei, is a "lonejack" mage, who answers to no one. She is hired to retreive things that have been stolen, and in this case, an enchanted cornerstone to a building. Her employer, a grey character who seems neither good or evil, pushes her to bring it back, but it unfortunately comes back broken. Her secretive partner and her must figure out a way to correct it so they can get paid. There are a few other bumps along the way, but nothing that the duo can't figure out.
Ms. Gilman created some excellent new terms in her story, including "wizzarts" (mages who "whizz" out, or go crazy from using magic) "Talent" (instead of magic) and "Fatae" (Faerie type creatures). She was very creative in her wording and usage of her new terms. They merely added to the book rather than distract.
I found that the unrequited love between Wren and Sergei to be somewhat irritating, mostly because I enjoy romance books AFTER the two have fallen in love. This book builds up to a fairly unfulfilling romantic plot, but I have to say that there are more books in the series, and more time for their relationship to blossom.
Staying Dead is an excellent read that won't take you too long (and one that you won't finish in mere hours). It is well written with interesting and dynamic characters that you will identify with. The plot moves quickly without too many holes, creating a reason to keep reading without too much suspension of belief.
I would recommend this book to anyone, adult and teen alike.
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