Portlandtown: A Tale of the Oregon Wyldes Paperback Rob DeBorde

from ladycato

I received this Advanced Reading Copy through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. Portlandtown in many ways feels like a dark urban fantasy novel dropped in pioneer Oregon. The Wylde family possesses some particular magic abilities, and has become known as a local resource for handling para...

from GirlMisanthrope

Enjoyed this paranormal western. I live in Seattle and visit Portland regularly so I enjoyed meeting this version of Portland. And the Wyldes, Joseph and Kate, own and run a bookstore with rare texts. (A precursor to Powell's??) The Wyldes, including twins Maddie and Kick, have heightened cogniti...

from SunnySD

The Hanged Man wasn't supposed to be just dead and buried: he was supposed to be dead, forgotten, ashes blowing in the wind. Too bad somebody's gone and dug him up. As the town of Portland prepares for its annual rain festival the worst worry is continued sun. Zombies, an unkillable dead man, a g...

from TheDivineOomba

This book has a bit everything - from Zombies to magical books. Its fun and crosses genres. It has elements of steampunk, horror, and traditional magic. Unfortunately, there it could use a good editor. A couple parts of it could be completely excised and the would be a much better read. Its a goo...

from cissa

An Occult Western Necromancy! Magical guns! Zombies (of course; ALL books these days must have zombies)! Voodoo (sort of)! Supernatural talents! Mystical Native American totems! And just a hint of steampunk, what with the "firestone". All this within a novel that seems to also be based fairly sol...