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This was sort of a mixed read for me, just because it had all the right stuff - supernatural beings, tomb raider heroine on a vampire's hit list who is an avid gamer, a smart best friend and a cool love interest -but somehow didn't end up being an awesome sum of its parts. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it the way I wanted to. The idea that Owl sneaks around digs and steals artifacts for whomever will pay her offers a decent amount of action, but I just didn't warn up to her as a character. That's probably due to the fact that she's supposed to be smart - she was months away from her graduate degree when she takes the fall for something that leaves her disgraced - but she doesn't act like a smart person. There are a good number times she rushes off without a plan headlong into danger and it's pretty much her love interest Rynn pulling her bacon out of the fire.

I liked Rynn, but the relationship development is mostly prior to this story and all smexy times are blackout - not even really fade to black.

So, the setup was good, the title was great and the rest was okay... not sure if I'll try the next one or not.


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Owl and the Japanese Circus The Owl Series Kristi Charish 9781476794990 Books Reviews

Pretty awesome for a debut novel and I'm definitely bummed there's not a sequel out yet (I usually don't find a series until they're either finished or almost finished).

It's a classic whodunnit (whoisdoingit?) with a supernatural twist. Our poor protagonist, deep in over her head in almost all things, gets to wade through a dangerous quagmire in her bid to collect an important object for her latest "employer". Owl's a pretty naive character but by no means innocent. She has trust issues galore, is no fan of the supernatural world, and virtually no time was spent exploring her youth so there's plenty backstory to go. In fact, we don't really get a backstory on ANY of the characters, so that'll be fun later on. Despite not knowing everyone's history, though of course past drama was hinted at with at least one, the cast felt fairly well fleshed out. A couple of times Owl's antsy-ness became a little burdensome and there was a major meltdown over whether she's really a victim of Life or not. I wouldn't really call her character whiny but she does have to process her major trust issues and insecurities in this book, though the end makes me hope that the next novel will feature more self-awareness and less Fight or Flight internal monologues.

The author doesn't overload you on supernatural terms since Owl is conveniently lacking in (some) in-depth supernatural lore. She's well versed on vampires, with whom she has a hate-hate relationship after an excavation gone wrong, she knows a few terms, but otherwise she's kind of the butt of everyone's jokes by being able to simply stumble into someone supernatural and not even know it. Also, she's pretty prejudiced against anyone supernatural for the vast majority of the book so that tends to color her interactions quite a bit. I have a feeling this will change as the series progresses.

The overall central theme in this book pertains to accepting responsibility for your (in)actions and I felt the author carried this arc well and tied it up neatly in the end. There were a couple of false stops where it seemed like the author could have wrapped up the plot until you see you still have about a hundred more pages to go. It wasn't disappointing for me to see that I wasn't finished, but it did make it easier to spot the bad guy in the end. There is also a LOT more to the story that wasn't completely resolved at the end of this book. No cliffhanger but definitely a To Be Continued.

My one true complaint that I can still remember after reading the book in one day is toward the beginning when Owl goes into a convenience store and a helicopter --that she didn't hear-- apparently lands outside. I'm not an aficionado when it comes to helicopters but I do live next to a hospital that airlifts patients in and out frequently and you can hear those suckers.
This started out okay but somewhere around the 50% mark I just started losing interest. I didn't much care about the protagonist, Owl (stupid name), a disgraced former archeology student or any of the side characters. The side characters especially felt like half-baked ideas put to paper. Supernatural species exist but most people don't know about them...and yet it never seems to shock anyone to learn that they do. And what the international archeology association has to do with any of it is nebulous at best. There was a little romance thrown in but that felt pretty lackluster to me too. Overall, there wasn't anything here to induce me to read more books in the series.
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This book was a fun ride and was different enough to set itself apart in a genre full of stereotypes. I’ll have to admit; at the beginning I was struck by the resemblance it had to Indiana Jones. Not because of the amazing character charisma; actually, Owl has very limited people skills. More because the plot sped along with so many entertaining events, I didn’t mind some of the things that usually bother me.

Owl is a familiar stereotype. She's an outsider who keeps everyone at arms’ length and focuses on the financial rewards of her work. Personally, I ran into a couple of moments where I found myself disliking Owl, but the writing and plot pulled me through. I ended up liking Owl as a protagonist. She was sarcastic and smart. By the end of the story, she had experienced some necessary and logical character growth, and even had people who called her out on her decisions.

The story itself was intriguing with a interesting cast of supernatural characters an incubus, a naga, vengeful ghosts, vampires and even a dragon. I thought it was an interesting world and the story kept me hooked. The archeological sequences were fun, and the setting changed enough to provide variety in what was essentially a series of quest steps. Along the way, she met various other supernatural races, and tried to solve the mystery of the artifact she was searching for. There was action, some romance, and lots of historical sites. I was never bored while reading this.

I ended up quite liking this book. Owl was a unique, fun, and sometimes reckless heroine. The side characters were varied and surprising. I loved the historical aspect of this book, and thought the friendship and romance were good. This book was definitely a good start to a new series!
This was sort of a mixed read for me, just because it had all the right stuff - supernatural beings, tomb raider heroine on a vampire's hit list who is an avid gamer, a smart best friend and a cool love interest -but somehow didn't end up being an awesome sum of its parts. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it the way I wanted to. The idea that Owl sneaks around digs and steals artifacts for whomever will pay her offers a decent amount of action, but I just didn't warn up to her as a character. That's probably due to the fact that she's supposed to be smart - she was months away from her graduate degree when she takes the fall for something that leaves her disgraced - but she doesn't act like a smart person. There are a good number times she rushes off without a plan headlong into danger and it's pretty much her love interest Rynn pulling her bacon out of the fire.

I liked Rynn, but the relationship development is mostly prior to this story and all smexy times are blackout - not even really fade to black.

So, the setup was good, the title was great and the rest was okay... not sure if I'll try the next one or not.