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The B plot is much stronger then the A plot, and that’s ok

February 17, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

Book two of this series picks up an hour or two after book one ends. I dove in head first and emerged a few hours later at the end of the book. While I liked Omens, I found Visions to be a lot more enjoyable. This may be because the set up was done and things were all in place so now we could really explore the world that Armstrong is building here. The A plot is a murder mystery. Someone leaves the body of a […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kelley Armstrong, Urban Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:11 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Kelley Armstrong, Urban Fantasy ·
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Suburbia, but with magic.

February 16, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

I have a complicated relationship with Kelley Armstrong novels. On one had I tend to love the world building and the main character. On the other, well she has TERRIBLE male leads and her track record with female characters aside from the lead is problematic. It’s those second two that keep her from being an author that I goes directly onto my auto buy list. However, Omens went onto my TBR pile after I read a short story, a prequel of sorts, called The Screams […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Kelley Armstrong, Urban Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Kelley Armstrong, Urban Fantasy ·
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