Anna S. (annapi) reviewed on 10/30/2010 + 334 more book reviews

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I came upon this book by chance and would have dismissed it except for a favorable blurb on the cover by Jim Butcher. Now while I don't think it's anywhere near Butcher's work or fit for my keeper shelf, I did enjoy it a lot and will look for the rest of the series. Luna Wilder is the lieutenant in charge of Nocturne City's Supernatural Crime Squad. When a young were girl's corpse is found floating by the pier, the case falls to her and immediately causes her trouble when the girl's parents, prominent members of a different pack from hers, try to bully her into letting them pursue pack justice instead of following the law. Things only get worse when she uncovers links to a human trafficking scheme. The book is packed with action and interesting characters, but I found Luna herself a little erratic and her penchant for letting her temper get her into trouble a bit overblown. Also, in the second half of the story (in Kiev), I thought the (sometimes bonehead) decisions she made were rather contrived, designed to get her into bad situations simply for the excitement factor and to lead her to the next revelation in the story, and the way she is able to survive encounters with enemies far stronger than her physically, as well as her ability to bounce back from said encounters, a bit hard to swallow. Despite these eye-roll-inducing portions, the action was brisk, the story fast-paced, and the characters well-developed. I was a little confused by references to previous books (this is unfortunately #5 and the latest in the series) but that did not cause a problem following the story. Now I will have to find the previous books to get it all straight, and I'm looking forward to that.

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