Ghost
Wars Saga
Book
#2
Robert
Poulin
Genre: Urban
Fantasy
Release Date: June 2014
Publisher: Ghost
Watch Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9894469-3-8
ISBN: 978-0-9894469--4-5
ASIN:
Pages: 324
Word Count: 96,000
Cover Artist: Hannah Carr
Goodreads Rating: 5.0
My Rating: 4.0
Book Description:
What
started out as a routine call led to so much more…
My name is
Veronika Kane, and I’m the Captain of the Ghost Watch in the reborn city of
Shadow Philadelphia. After we disposed of the city’s previous master and his
minions, things were looking up, but in war things are never that easy. A
routine call with Detective Frank Cooper blew the cover off of an elaborate
scheme to plunge the city of brotherly love into chaos. When Necromancers, Were
creatures, and the horrors of Chaos come together it can’t mean anything good.
With new
and old enemies joining forces against us, I’m going to need all the help I can
get. Lucky for me, my old friend Frank Cooper will be there to lend a hand,
along with Brianna, a strong willed were-ferret, and the stormy eyed wizard
Nathaniel Carter. I just hope it will be enough to save everyone.
This time,
our enemies aren’t just attacking us in Limbo; this time, they are taking the
battle to the streets of the living world and its unknowing citizens. If the
Old Ones rise, I don’t think there will be anything anyone can do to stop them.
My name is
Veronika Kane, and this war is far from over.
My
Take On The Book:
This was an
extremely interesting book. It had a strong premise and a strong character
base. One of the reasons I chose to review this book was the synopsis, which
was extremely captivating. I wish I could give this book a higher rating
because I did enjoy it… but there were some setbacks. As a rule, I personally
don’t like first persons as they can come off as abrasive. While I have found
some first person books that I enjoyed, I tend to steer clear of them because I
feel like I’m reading a screen play with the constant use of I, there seems to
be a bridge that separates me from the character. This story, while great in
many aspects started strong with a constant use of the word I, leaving me with
a feeling of disconnect. It took me a while to really get into the book and in
all honesty, when I did get into the story, it was due more to the introduction
of other characters and more dialogue. Had there been less dialogue, I may have
rated this differently.
Another setback
was the impossibly strong female lead. I like a little ass kicking here and
there but I’m not a big fan of the ‘I can do it all’ character. They come off
as overpowered and leave me feeling disconnected yet again. While I really
enjoyed the character of Veronika, I did not enjoy her complete badassery, (Is
that even a word?) I had issues feeling in tuned with her as the lead
protagonist. In addition, Frank’s constant use of the word ‘fuck’ and its many
variations left some of the dialogue feeling bland and forced and making me
feel out of sorts. This alone was one of the reasons I had issues getting
emerged in the writing.
What I did
enjoy was the characters themselves, powers, and what not completely out of the
picture. I like the way their personalities where written and how easily the
chemistry, whether good or bad was crafted. Of course, I enjoyed the magic, shifters,
and ghostie business; so that was another plus. I also really like the
storyline and the ease of the story. At first, I didn’t enjoy the ‘jumpiness’
of POVs so to speak but that’s overshadowed by all the going ons. Speaking of which,
I was worried that all the ‘traffic’ would take away from the story but it only
served as a means to keep me invested so it was good and definitely not
cluttered.
4
Quills
Honestly,
this is a solid read, that I would most definitely recommend to people. Once
you get passed the awkward first 2 chapters, you strike gold and you won’t want
to put the book down. Another reason I’d recommend it, is the simple transition
from book 1 to book 2. Personally, I hate reading a book that’s part of a
series if I haven’t read the book(s) that come before it but this is easily
read without book 1 as the author does a superb job at giving you enough
details to understand the history without boring you with details.
About
The Author
Robert
Poulin was born and raised in the New England state of Connecticut. After
spending his late teenage years in Boca Raton Florida, Robert moved to upstate
New York where he lived with his uncle Wilbrod Poulin and attended the State
University of New York at Plattsburgh. After earning a Bachelor's in Political
Science and a Master's in Teaching, Robert went back to Florida where he taught
Social Studies for a few years.
After
returning to Northern New York, Robert took a job with the North Country Center
for Independence: a disability rights and advocacy organizations. Robert has
worked for NCCI for thirteen years and is now the Executive Director. Wail of
the Banshees is Robert's first novel; he has been a huge fan of fantasy and
science fiction since second grade when he discovered The Hobbit.
Urban
fantasy in particular has become Robert's favored genre in the past decade.
Robert has been legally blind since infancy, but thanks to a mom that
encouraged independence, hard work, and a healthy dose of dreaming, the
disability has mostly just been an inconvenience.
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