![]() ![]() Specific, concrete, and image-evoking nouns and action verbs always trump vague summary, even more so entire visualized scenes like Clarence and Rary punching into karate instructor Darren Briggs' mitted hands rather than "Two students practiced karate." I can understand Francis' love for detail. This is not a very special episode of Blossom. I have causes too, but let's pace ourselves, ADHD. ![]() They cannot sink into the scene if the author intrudes to demonstrate that BDSM culture is harmless or lesbian kisses or whatever his pet subculture-cause of the moment. Secondary characters, while fun, are the novel.) Every character imparts wisdom or lectures about subcultures or magic minutiae. Look, readers complain about invincible, tree-swinging superheroes and Joe Schmo protagonists solving triple homicides, but shadowing Tammy Tattoo or the BDSM twins is no substitute, especially since Francis takes an instructive tone. Who cares about a serial killer? Dakota doesn't do investigations either. In her own words, Dakota Frost's no "bounty hunter" or "detective, or anything like that." She's handed her arse, but mostly she chats alternative culture. ![]() Gothic Lolita and calling attacks, which is lame), Goth, tattooing- everything except the WHAM-BAM-POW brawls I associate with UF. Within 284 pages, author Anthony Francis stuffs in BDSM, Magic: The Gathering, anime (e.g. ![]() Frost Moon's more alternative culture than urban fantasy. ![]()
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