Uncanny Collateral

Executive Summary: A fun and light start to a new series. I'm no a fan of novellas or Urban Fantasy but I really like Brian McClellan so I gave this a shot. I'm glad I did.

Audiobook: I really like Luke Daniels, he fits especially well for this kind of book. That was another big selling point for me on this book. Audio is definitely the way to go for this series in my opinion.

Full Review
Most urban fantasy series I've read have fallen pretty flat for me. I was reluctant to give this a try, especially since it was a novella. However I really like Brian McClellan and I managed to catch a deal on the book so I gave it a shot.

It suffers from a lot of the usual urban fantasy tropes. The main character is a kind of bounty hunter/repo agent rather than a detective, but it still plays out in a similar fashion. It was just different enough to hold my interest though.

The world building at least seems some unique. I like how he uses death as the catalyst for both this book and the larger story. I found the bigger story more appealing, but the main plot of the book was still pretty good too.

I'll be interested in checking out the next book, but I may wait to catch another deal on the audio again.