The Hum and the Shiver

Executive Summary: This one wasn't on my radar at all, but I'm glad I ended up reading it, and plan to continue the series at some point.

Full Review
This is another of those books that makes me glad to have found Sword & Laser. They aren't always favorites, but it definitely gets me reading books I likely wouldn't otherwise.

I found the early pacing of this book a bit on the slow side. However, once things finally did get going, it pretty hard to put down and devoured the last hundred pages or so. It bumped this up from a 3 to a 4 star rating.

I generally don't like most present day/urban fantasy, but this book had a very different feel to it. It probably helps that there are no Vampires or Werewolves. Hopefully that will continue to be the case. Both are far too overdone.

I really enjoyed the musical aspect of the book. I listen to music almost constantly throughout the day. It's something I can identify with. I don't play an instrument myself, but I'm not sure what my life would be without music.

The mystery of the Tufa was the main point of interest to me early on, but once we find out more about them, the other subplots had me hooked into finding out what happens next.

Overall an enjoyable book, and I hope to find time to read more of the series at some point.