Review: Hard Magic

Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



It was a solid first instalment but it sure as hell didn't blow my mind or anything like it. There were boring parts, mostly related to procedural stuff and even some parts I didn't particularly cared to know. It had a lot of fluff around the main plot and managed to distract me enough from it to actually upset me a little. This book was mostly getting to know the characters and how they worked together than solving the first case they had between hands. You also don't get much of an ending to the case, simply kind of hit a dead end. The characters were interesting though. What mostly bugs me is the instant attraction between Venec and Bonnie, so damn cliché it makes my teeth ache. She can even barely think near him and it's so predictable! I wish she could see his good looks but kind of detach herself from it when needed and currently she can't, she just sort of wanders in her own head whenever he's near. Kind of idiotic of her and extremely disappointing for me as a reader. I don't expect her to be perfect but a little more hormonal control wouldn't be bad besides there seems to be other options and she can't even consider them because he's all she sees.



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