Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Urban
Fantasy/ Paranormal
Approximate
word count: 85-90,000 words
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Author:
“S. L. Gray is a fantasy author (urban, epic and
otherwise) transplanted from many places to the not-so-wilds of northern
California. A storyteller for as long as she can remember, she's tamed her
magpie-like attention span, somewhat, and dedicated herself to writing stories
other people might enjoy as much as she does.
She is also, as you might have guessed, a huge fan of
Shakespeare. She has done theatre on both coasts. She makes beaded boxes and
jewelry and is a fiber artist. She loves words in all sorts of languages, knows
her way around a computer and was once an EMT.”
Description:
“Tybalt Jones is not your typical creature of the night.
He prefers Havana shirts to capes and his ’sidekick’ is a curvy faerie girl.
Not a hunchback in sight. He's been out of the vampire ’scene’ for years, and
he'd be happy to stay out for the rest of his unlife.
But vampires connected to Tybalt are disappearing from St.
Sebastian's streets. To make matters worse, he's on a literal deadline to clean
up the city.
With a little gypsy know-how, a dab of faerie luck and a
crash course in using his unusual gifts, he might just survive to restore
peace.”
Appraisal:
Tybalt Jones is not your typical vampire. His mother “was a
blonde-haired, blue-eyed all-American girl.” His father was an ex-steelworker,
turned musician, who played at a local blues club. “Somewhere back in his line,
red blood mixed with black and the rhythm of two cultures pounded through his
veins.” Tybalt has separated himself from other vampires and shifters in his
society. He patrols the streets of St. Sebastian to protect the innocent from
predators, much to the dismay of his strong-willed faerie girlfriend, Violet.
Somewhere along the line Tybalt incurred the wrath of a man who seeks
revenge. He must examine all of his past relationships to discover who this
person is. This villain’s method was to attack those connected to Ty bringing
about an anger from the whole paranormal community towards him. This foe has
learned to use blood magic that seems indefensible. Ty has to seek
unconventional means to learn how to defend himself and rescue those trapped
from an inescapable prison.
Told through first person perspective, we get to know Ty inside and
out. We know what he knows and feel his confusion, regrets, and desires. The
narration and banter between the characters was entertaining and added spirit
to the story. The characters were diverse and well developed but still have the
potential for much more growth as Tybalt’s story progresses. This series has a
lot of promise to have some unique storylines. Several possibilities opened up
during the course of Immortal Lies
and I can’t wait to see where it leads. There is a lot more going on than meets
the eye with Mr. Tybalt Jones.
FYI:
Young adult appropriate language and situations.
Format/Typo
Issues:
There were a small number of proofing errors in the
copy I was given to review and a few incidences of repetition that I would like
to see addressed to make this a top-notched urban fantasy.
Rating:
**** Four stars
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