Marla Mason Blood Engines, Book 1, (Paperback)

from VinnyL

This book has a main character, Marla the sorcerer, who is barely likable going on a book-length long quest in San Francisco for the cornerstone. If you have ever read any fiction written by a high school aged student, you will recognize it here. Take a main character and have her encounter one o...

from SaintBrevity

During the first third of this book I was irritated at the narrative voice and the main character; somewhere past that the author figured something out and fixed it, and the rest of the book was entertaining. Urban fantasy set in modern San Fransisco; it will be interesting to see how well it ages.

from janemarieprice

This is an urban fantasy with some really outrageous characters and snappy dialog. The plot is decent - our heroine is on a mission which ends up much more complicated and world altering than she anticipated. I like the strong female protagonist. Despite the fact that this is the first book in a ...

from Larkken

Fun, but not great urban fantasy. Pratt does a great job integrating tidbits about San Francisco, and part of the fun of reading this book came from visiting the city within a week of finishing. However, it reads like a sequel, with frequent references to characters and relationships that are not...

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After reading the other reviews, I was somewhat concerned I wouldn't like this book, but was pleasantly surprised. Though the main character, Marla, isn't very likable, I found her cohorts in the book helped lighten the mood and provide some comedy relief. So, while Marla is a dark, sullen killin...