Saturday, January 29, 2011

Brush of Darkness

Just read A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang. It's an very yummy read, full of sharp wit, hilarious, hot, and sometimes scary situations. A lot of imagination went into this book, which seems to be the start of a new urban fantasy series.

Abby Sinclair is the Touchstone (a sort of mortal assistant) of a very important faery named Moira. She's only had the gig for a short time when Moira takes off and weird things (even by Abby's standards, and she's got an enchanted iPod and a miniature unicorn romping about in her underwear drawer!) start happening. People are going missing, and a sexy incubus has asked Abby to help him get to the bottom of it. I don't want to include any spoilers, so I'll stop there, but wow. Just wow. There's a joyful, silly nimbus around the greater part of the plot that might drag some stories into the realm of the cartoon-esque. But the author has created a multi layered world with plenty of dark corners to balance Abby's enduring humor. I will definitely be watching for the next book by Allison Pang.

There's a day in the life of Phin (the mini unicorn who's actually not that into virgins after all) up here. It's a cute read. :) Check it out.
6 toes, IMO.

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