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The Last Smile in Sunder City

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I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

Fetch Philipps is a detective, a man for hire and he's Human in a world where, until six years ago, magic was everywhere. Vampires, griphons, ogres, dragons and so on. Until Humans decided to try to conquer the magic and in their failed attempt ruin everything. Now creatures that were magical are forced to adapt in a new world. With a complicated past, a former soldier and a guilty conscience, Fetch finds himself taking a case of a missing professor, a vampire. The reader follows him in Sunder city, getting to know magical clients and creatures, learning about his past and the city itself.

This book is a nice and interesting reading, even though I couldn't fully relate to the characters. The story is compelling, the set magical (no pun there) and captivating. Fetch is a complex character, tormented and multifaced. I found the writing a bit slow and I Wish the story would have been more developed, but overall I liked it.

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The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold, The premise had good potential however as a whole it failed to completely deliver. I do think some people will enjoy it though. Thank you for giving me a chance with this book.

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I picked up this book based on the recommendation that it was ideal for fans of Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher. I'm a huge Aaronovitch fan, so I expected to find something I'd like here. I did...it was the cover, that mimics those of Aaronvitch, and that was it. The work was far more in the Butcher camp, which is not an area of interest of mine (sorry, I know he's very popular but I've always found his work unpleasantly nerd bro in nature). I would recommend this work to Butcher fans for sure, or for anyone who likes a dark twist on urban fantasy.

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