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A review by arteziya
Another Kind of Dead by Kelly Meding
3.0
More like 2,5 stars in truth. On the one hand, this series are full of action, author doesn't shy from gore, her heroine is tough and can save herself from dangerous situations.
On the other hand, all elements which I disliked in previous books are present in this one too. The world is still inconsistent - author doesn't dwell on how all this magical races and the Breach came to be. Lack of explanations by itself wouldn't be a huge con in my book, but I find it hard to believe that the military, CIA and other agencies wouldn't be involved. I find the structure of Triads inefficient and their training, in all it highlander style, quite over the top. I wonder if author was inspired by old Nikita TV series.
As for the plot, it seems to me that Evie has only two ways of dealing with problems: 1) beat them to death; 2) heroic self-sacrifice (which is somewhat cheapened by her healing abilities). The story wasn't interesting enough for me, it lacked tension and mystery. Non-stop action is good and all, but I don't like how she describes it. Romance parts would have been decent, I suppose, if I'd cared about male lead.
Summary: A decent book, but not for me.
On the other hand, all elements which I disliked in previous books are present in this one too. The world is still inconsistent - author doesn't dwell on how all this magical races and the Breach came to be. Lack of explanations by itself wouldn't be a huge con in my book, but I find it hard to believe that the military, CIA and other agencies wouldn't be involved. I find the structure of Triads inefficient and their training, in all it highlander style, quite over the top. I wonder if author was inspired by old Nikita TV series.
As for the plot, it seems to me that Evie has only two ways of dealing with problems: 1) beat them to death; 2) heroic self-sacrifice (which is somewhat cheapened by her healing abilities). The story wasn't interesting enough for me, it lacked tension and mystery. Non-stop action is good and all, but I don't like how she describes it. Romance parts would have been decent, I suppose, if I'd cared about male lead.
Summary: A decent book, but not for me.