The world of Bone Street Rumba gets more complicated, gnarly, and gross. There's some serious gore and ick in this one, not unrelated to the villains The world of Bone Street Rumba gets more complicated, gnarly, and gross. There's some serious gore and ick in this one, not unrelated to the villains who are basically people being used as hosts for cockroaches oh god.
Lots of fantastic characters, developing teams, the story of Carlos and his ex lover Sasha takes a few more turns, and we have new POV characters with a stroppy teenager and a dapper lesbian superfighter. It's all fantastic, if dark and occasionally messy, with terrific dialogue giving a strong sense of place. A great UF series. ...more
I loved the first one in this series, Iron & Velvet, and I loved this. The voice is hilarious, the adventure/mystery is twisty and exciting, the suppoI loved the first one in this series, Iron & Velvet, and I loved this. The voice is hilarious, the adventure/mystery is twisty and exciting, the supporting cast are amusing and engaging, the sexytimes are hot and I love the range of fantasy characters and UF tropes that the author plays with. I laugh out loud at this author's work more than I do at almost anyone else. A terrific series. Love it. Also, what a fabulous cover. ...more