Menagerie by Rachel Vincent Menagerie #1 Fantasy Urban Paranormal Scribd Audio 18+
In a world where the cryptic are alive and feared, they have no rights, Menagerie by Rachel Vincent Menagerie #1 Fantasy Urban Paranormal Scribd Audio 18+
In a world where the cryptic are alive and feared, they have no rights, not even rights that animals have. These creatures are caged, abused, experimented on, and put on show.
Delilah, who studied Crypticzoology and biology, dropped out because of the creatures' treatment. A few years later her boyfriend takes her to Metzger's Menagerie, a traveling circus of the cryptic creatures, but after witnessing a young female werewolf's treatment, Delilah changes. Stunned and captured, she is taken to jail, then sold to the Menagerie by the police.
Even though her blood test says she is human, she is caged and put on exhibition, forced to change.
I was ready to stop listening to this book right after she was 'arrested', but I didn't. The reason was because of the 'what ifs'. I could put myself into her shoes and I could not stop but think about what could happen to her, the things these people could do to her and they would get away with it.
But I had to find out what happened, and if anyone got what they deserved.
I did listen to this and sadly the narrator's voice didn't fit with the MC, I felt as if there was an age difference, but she still did a good job, and had some great voices for the other characters.
Because of the 'what ifs', the things that could happen to her, and the violence against these creatures, and others, I don't think this book is suitable for anyone under eighteen, and sensitive readers should take caution.
A Bad Place to Be a Hero by Jerry F. Westinger The Bad #1 Fantasy Urban Mystery Scribd Audio 16+
Thessa is running away from her arranged marriage and gets A Bad Place to Be a Hero by Jerry F. Westinger The Bad #1 Fantasy Urban Mystery Scribd Audio 16+
Thessa is running away from her arranged marriage and gets bitten by a wolf. Loken is a necromancer in hiding, whose goals are not to resurrect the dead with his gift, but to save the living. Corlis took over the inn after his aunt got sick, and to keep her pain-free and alive he has creative ways to keep the debt collectors somewhat sedated.
But when their paths cross, they get themselves into a lot of trouble. They are given the chance to save themselves if they can solve the investigation they accidentally stopped.
Not quite a 'cozy mystery' but it came close. There was a little bit too much action, violence, and blood. The characters were interesting, but their backstories were a little lacking, especially Thessa's. I feel there should have been more of her history before she came into Corlis' inn.
As to the mystery, I felt as if there wasn't enough 'drama' about why what was being done was wrong. Sure the reasons were brushed over, but details on what and why and the repercussions would have added more layers to the story and might have pushed it along a little faster.
Not a bad story, but a little slow. The characters were pretty interesting, though I didn't care much for one, but a part of me wonders if I wasn't supposed to like them. Sometimes it was kind of hard to follow as it/the characters tended to wander from the topic, but they found their way back.
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