"I come from a long line of dragon slayers ... I used to be one of the modern-day knights who patrol the borders between the world of man and the supernatural abyss that is its shadow. I wore non-reflective Kevlar instead of shining armor and carried a sawed-off shotgun as well as a sword ... until the day I discovered that I had been cursed by one of the monsters I used to hunt. My name is Charming by the way. John Charming. And I am not living happily ever after."
John Charming may be hunted and alone, but he's also super-fast, strong, handsome, dangerous, irreverent, wolfish and funny. If it sounds like I'm gushing, I am. I have a bit of a bookish crush on John Charming. I also really like Sig, the blond Valkyrie he meets in Charming, Elliott James' excellent urban fantasy adventure. Sig is beautiful and tough, with supernatural powers of her own; she's as good in a fight as John, if not better, which comes in handy when they have to hunt down a dangerous vampire hive. Can you tell that I loved this novel? It's fast-paced humorous magical fun. And there's at least three more books in the series! (Which I can't wait to check out of the library because I'm already itching for another dose of the very charming John Charming.)
Happy Reading!
Sounds good to me! I'm intrigued by the world building and not to mention John Charming. ;)
ReplyDeleteHe's a great character; I think you'll like him a lot. I know I did. :)
DeleteI read this awhile back, and I enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteIt's the characters in it that make it so good...they're just fun to spend some time with. :)
DeleteI am glad you enjoyed this one too! It really is a fun read, and I think Sig and John are great characters.
ReplyDeleteI had so much fun reading this book! It's the perfect summer read.
DeleteI like be urban fantasy and don't read nearly enough of it. This series sounds perfect. Off to add it to my tbr.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a chance to read it; it's a lot of fun.
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