The Rook

Executive Summary: This was a bit of a mixed bag for me, but the last 20% was pretty enjoyable after finding earlier parts uneven and sometimes slow.

Full Review
This book has been on my radar for quite some time, and I was looking forward to finally reading it. I haven't had the best track record with Urban Fantasy, but this sounded different enough to make for a good way to end the year.

I initially found the plot device of the letters to be interesting, but quickly grew tired of them. It seemed like just as I was getting into the present day story line, we got another letter, completely derailing things for me. I wonder if I had done this in audio if it would have bothered me less.

Eventually I did find the letters to just be another part of the story, albeit a bit unbelievable at times. I thought the character development was OK, and the variety of supernatural powers to be pretty interesting/unique. It didn't feel like a lot of recycled comic book powers, and made for some interesting world building.

This is a pretty fun/light book, but I struggled a bit through the first half or so, and it wasn't until maybe the last twenty percent where I was really into it. I'm torn on if I'll pick up the second book in this series or not. Probably not, but then I am a bit interested to see where things go next.