Kelly Gay
Paperback | Pages: 394 pages Rating: 3.73 | 5664 Users | 444 Reviews
Mention Based On Books The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1)
| Title | : | The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1) |
| Author | : | Kelly Gay |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 394 pages |
| Published | : | November 24th 2009 by Pocket Books (first published November 2nd 2009) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Magic. Demons. Romance |
Commentary During Books The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1)
Atlanta: it's the promised city for the off-worlders, foreigners from the alternate dimensions of heaven-like Elysia and hell-like Charbydon. Some bring good works and miracles. And some bring unimaginable evil....Charlie Madigan is a divorced mother of one, and a kick-ass cop trained to take down the toughest human and off-world criminals. She's recently returned from the dead after a brutal attack, an unexplained revival that has left her plagued by ruthless nightmares and random outbursts of strength that make doing her job for Atlanta P.D.'s Integration Task Force even harder. Since the Revelation, the criminal element in Underground Atlanta has grown, leaving Charlie and her partner Hank to keep the chaos to a dull roar. But now an insidious new danger is descending on her city with terrifying speed, threatening innocent lives: a deadly, off-world narcotic known as ash. Charlie is determined to uncover the source of ash before it targets another victim -- but can she protect those she loves from a force more powerful than heaven and hell combined?
Describe Books As The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1)
| Original Title: | The Better Part of Darkness |
| ISBN: | 1439109656 (ISBN13: 9781439109656) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Charlie Madigan #1 |
| Characters: | Hank, Charlie Madigan |
| Setting: | Atlanta, Georgia(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements & Nominee for First Book (2010) |
Rating Based On Books The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1)
Ratings: 3.73 From 5664 Users | 444 ReviewsArticle Based On Books The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1)
Better Part of Darkness worked for me and didn't work for me. It worked for me in that our protagonist, Charlie, makes a lot of mistakes and she pays dearly for most of them. She's not naive, or even particularly idealist honestly, and she knows that the world is in a horrible place, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't keep trying. She also makes choices that aren't usually seen of the 'hero'. All that was very refreshing and interesting for me. Apparently even I have limits on how many
I'm impressed with this first in series. Refreshing to read about an urban fantasy heroine who is in her 30's, has a kid and is divorced. Yes she can still kick ass. Also, would you believe that she actually drinks water and doesn't live on a diet of coffee? I'm flabbergasted. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. I love Kelly Gay's world building and Charlie Madigan is a heroine that just might be my next favourite character in the genre.
Heroines with an attitude problem are as common in Urban Fantasy as sand on a beach. Some call them "kick-ass" or "strong", I call them bratty and annoying. Whether this book is for you will largely depend on which of these two groups you are part of, because Charlie is yet another one of the anti-authoritarian and run-head-first-through-the-wall-instead-of-thinking heroines, and I simply can't relate to this kind of characters. Charlie's narrative voice is very unlikeable as well. She is
When the opportunity to read The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay presented itself, I eagerly snagged it. I've wanted to read this book ever since Id seen the art work for the cover several months back. After I read the synopsis, I was even more intrigued that the heroine was a divorced mother. You dont see that scenario often in Urban Fantasy. I was not disappointed by my anticipation.The Better Part of Darkness, told from Charlie Madigans point of view, was an exciting, fast-paced read for
Is there something wrong with me? I see all of these four and five star reviews, yet I've actually put this book aside without finishing it. Trust me when I say that such actions are rare in this house.The writing is weak. It's so weak that at first, I kept checking to see if it was book two of a series. Nope, it's the first book. But the way background information is presented makes it feel as if we're getting reminders of what happened earlier in the series, rather than exposition. I kept
I'm impressed with this first in series. Refreshing to read about an urban fantasy heroine who is in her 30's, has a kid and is divorced. Yes she can still kick ass. Also, would you believe that she actually drinks water and doesn't live on a diet of coffee? I'm flabbergasted. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. I love Kelly Gay's world building and Charlie Madigan is a heroine that just might be my next favourite character in the genre.
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