layawaydragon
Written on Aug 3, 2018
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IMHO: Frenchman Street
This'll seem rather pathetic, but it's SO HARD to review SPOILER FREE. But here ya go:
Everything has built up to this book and it delivers. It's a HEAFN that fits the whole perfectly.
DJ is a solidly flawed character, not overpowered or oversexualized. She starts as a young woman just working to make a different and pay her bills who wound up romancing her new co-worker. She's been through a lot, but she makes it through and did right by her people and city.
Classism and the system aren't glossed over. I wish I could say the same about the racial factors around the city, but I'm not a person authority on that topic anyways.
She's surrounded by a host of different supernatural creatures with their own mythology for the Sentinel series. It's mostly men TBH, but Frenchman Street sees a resurgence of women that are all kick ass in their own ways.
- So much action and ~drama~focusing on the lead up and the showdown. Adorable epilogue.
- We get to see unicorns and dragons!
- DJ's romantic life is straightened out
- Character progression all around
- Loose ends are tied up, nothing gets missed or left out IIRC
- I didn't feel like anything was too convenient or obvious
- Deaths aren't random tokens or taken as blase
I am super glad I've been able to read this whole series and be apart of promoting it. Check out the first book Royal Street on Goodreads if you're new to the series!
See my previous post for Book 5:
Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Belle Chasse by Suzanne Johnson
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