![]() ![]() I've come to expect a certain kind of action-fueled, intricate, and well-crafted plot from Kim Harrison, and in A Fistful of Charms, the fourth installment of her The Hollows series, the breakneck pace and interconnectedness upheld all of my expectations.īut. His elfish butt better be in the 5th book! ![]() ![]() I don't think I'd care if something (anything) happened to him.īut Trent. I don't exactly hate him, but I am not too fond of him either. Nick can climb up the highest tree for all I care! I didn't like him when he made his appearance in the first book, I grew to dislike him even more in the second book, I barely tolerated him in the third one, but now I downright HATE him! Geez, every time he makes an appearance he makes me feel ashamed of my being a simple human. (Have to admit I am not precisely too great a fan of Ivy either.) He is by far one of the most interesting characters of this series, along with Jenks, Ivy and of course Rachel herself. ![]() Where the heck is he? I am only a few chapters away from finishing the book and still fondly waiting for him to make an appearance. He is probably off getting his elf butt married to that cold-hearted lady of the previous installment, but still. ![]()
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Fortunately, I was looking for a typical bad-boy love interest, and I added him to my book boyfriend list. This isn’t a bad thing, but I found him to be incredibly… typical? I felt that I had seen everything about him before, and there was nothing really unique. I loved his character the more we got to know him, and I think he was a very cookie-cutter love interest. Of course, the typical bad boy with a mysterious side, who is morally grey and who represents the darker side of magic. Callie is such a strong person and she quickly became someone whose strength, power, and kind heart I admire. However, as the series went on, I grew to adore her. I also was a bit taken aback at the level of trauma she went through, because I am not used to reading about those extreme situations (TW for domestic abuse and mentions of rape). ![]() When I began the series, I was iffy about Callie, the protagonist. Spoilers may lie ahead, so proceed with caution!! So, here’s my review of the whole series. I decided to read all three books, Rhapsodic, A Strange Hymn, and Dark Harmony, before reviewing. The Bargainer series Review by Laura Thalassa ![]() ![]() ![]() Both works use a motif of a “romantic vintage song playing on a record player inside the laboratory”, the suit says. In both stories, scientists are studying the creature’s advanced abilities for military applications and use electrodes to incite reactions. ![]() ![]() Both protagonists are unmarried and introverted cleaning women who work graveyard shifts at the labs, the suit continues, adding that there are parallel characters, including a co-worker friend, their supervisor, a scientist and the aquatic creature. 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