"Retro Demonology" (The Demon Trapper's, #0.5)
by Jana Oliver
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Reading Grade: Young
Adult (short story)
Publishing Type:
traditional
Publication Date:
December 13, 2010
Source: Kindle store
(freebie)
Age Rating: 13+
Before
Riley Blackthorne can take on Grade Five demons, she has to trap her
very first. Her debut solo trapping experience should be a breeze,
just a harmless Grade One after all. But throw in some dippy hippies
(whose peace signs and Patchouli really aren’t driving any demons
away), one
mischievous demon, and a run-in with the police, and Riley might not
be able to pull it off...
My Review
This is another of
many ebook-only prequels to a novel series meant to get you to read
the first book's preview. Well, I don't mind if that's the only
purpose of the story, but I'd like an interesting story that gets me
… well, interested in reading further material. I think this very
short story (which took up only 33 percent of my Kindle file) is
actually funny, but there isn't much conflict.
Riley Blackthorne is a
teenage demon trapper in a near-future Atlanta, Georgia that is aware
of its demon population. She is sent to the house of a client in need
of her demon trapping abilities. The demon is the most innocuous kind
and really just looks like a Brownie, in faerie terms. It pees
everywhere, curses, and she does something to make it sleepy, then
takes off with it. Then, it wakes, gets free of its confines, and
nearly causes Riley to crash her car.
The plot is rather
mundane, although a couple of characters, the retro-hippie clients,
were hilarious. Seriously channeling The Grateful Dead. That alone
kind of saves me from giving this a lesser star rating. Still, I'm
most likely going to pass on this novel series (The Demon
Trappers) because I need something more intriguing to entice me
to read it.
My score: 2.5 out
of 5 stars.
* This goes toward
my 2011 Spooktacular October Paranormal Reading Challenge!
Hmmm another e-book prequel. I really wish authors wouldn't put just random stuff out to get people interested. This actually sounds like it could be a really good short story but I don't know if the writing would be worth my time based on your review.
ReplyDeleteI actually thought this was really cute & funny. It's so short it's hard not to give it a try.Hate that you were sorta "Meh" about it. Better luck next time.
ReplyDelete@Lan: There just wasn't enough conflict in the story for me. It was a perfectly nice story, but not very interesting. You may like it, though. It's free, so there's no risk.
ReplyDelete@Andrea: I'm glad you liked it! Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I'm fine that some things just aren't written for the population I reside in, and that's fine.
Will pass on this one, then! Conflict junkie, am I.
ReplyDelete(Am reading Flash Gold right now, after your earlier review - fun story!)
@BJ: Me, too! (Glad you like "Flash Gold". It is a really fun story.)
ReplyDeleteHey! I love your scoring stars! They are cute!
ReplyDelete@Mindy: Thanks! I love your name. It's super cute.
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