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Broken Bridge
Sometimes a broken bridge has to be crossed.
Talk about Byzantine influences.
Fern Fatelli is approached by a desperate father to find his daughter before something bad happens to her, only to find that the job is really a diversion made to have her owe a service to a fae lord.
Cobb, the fae lord, then contracts Fern, not as a finder, but as a wizard, and forces her to re-open the Anolyn way.
As this is going on, Cobb is deliberately obstructing her research, and, more sinisterly, sending creatures to attack her, all the while expecting results.
What does a girl do to get a break?
Talk about Byzantine influences.
Fern Fatelli is approached by a desperate father to find his daughter before something bad happens to her, only to find that the job is really a diversion made to have her owe a service to a fae lord.
Cobb, the fae lord, then contracts Fern, not as a finder, but as a wizard, and forces her to re-open the Anolyn way.
As this is going on, Cobb is deliberately obstructing her research, and, more sinisterly, sending creatures to attack her, all the while expecting results.
What does a girl do to get a break?
268 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2017
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August 31, 2020
Like its predecessor, Broken Bridge follows Fern (probably my all-time favorite heroine name) through a magic-rich world ala Kate Daniels and Mercy Thompson, where supernatural elements are relatively new to Earth’s timeline. Or at least, as far as humanity is concerned.
Fern’s customer this time is Cobb, and eccentric man with baggage as big as it comes. She quickly finds herself in a deepening mystery that becomes stranger and harder on her life expectancy with every passing day. Each advance paints her further into a corner of obligation, and without her friend Zhirk, it’s a lonely journey.
Sorry, did I say lonely? It wouldn’t be a J Dark novel without a cast of colorful, quirky characters, and Broken Bridge is no exception. Meet Zik’k, Fern’s new hired muscle. His only problem with her, besides her humanity, is that he’s severely allergic to her “tainted magic.” This recipe yields numerous laugh-out-loud conversations and scenarios true to the series’ lighthearted-but-serious tone.
Fern also maintains a genuine, honest, and realistic quality that drew me to her in the first book. She’s realistic about her strengths, and even more so about her weaknesses. She’s decent with magic but not so much with hand-to-hand. Solution? If she’s going into a potentially dangerous situation, she never does it alone, and if someone attacks, she doesn’t wait for a miracle to save her. Fern gets the hell out of there so she can live to fight another day, and deals with the fallout later—which comes a-plenty. This realistic aspect, combined with responsibility and tenacity, makes her an easy protagonist to root for.
If you’re an urban fantasy fan and haven’t read the first book (Best Intentions), do that now, then pick up Broken Bridge. You won’t regret it.
Fern’s customer this time is Cobb, and eccentric man with baggage as big as it comes. She quickly finds herself in a deepening mystery that becomes stranger and harder on her life expectancy with every passing day. Each advance paints her further into a corner of obligation, and without her friend Zhirk, it’s a lonely journey.
Sorry, did I say lonely? It wouldn’t be a J Dark novel without a cast of colorful, quirky characters, and Broken Bridge is no exception. Meet Zik’k, Fern’s new hired muscle. His only problem with her, besides her humanity, is that he’s severely allergic to her “tainted magic.” This recipe yields numerous laugh-out-loud conversations and scenarios true to the series’ lighthearted-but-serious tone.
Fern also maintains a genuine, honest, and realistic quality that drew me to her in the first book. She’s realistic about her strengths, and even more so about her weaknesses. She’s decent with magic but not so much with hand-to-hand. Solution? If she’s going into a potentially dangerous situation, she never does it alone, and if someone attacks, she doesn’t wait for a miracle to save her. Fern gets the hell out of there so she can live to fight another day, and deals with the fallout later—which comes a-plenty. This realistic aspect, combined with responsibility and tenacity, makes her an easy protagonist to root for.
If you’re an urban fantasy fan and haven’t read the first book (Best Intentions), do that now, then pick up Broken Bridge. You won’t regret it.
October 21, 2017
I found this book to be much better than the first one in the series. The author has a habit of putting her characters through the wringer, but at least they go to the hospital when they do. The novel is a wild, whiplash of a ride, with twists and turns and surprises. The details are excellent and the writing is original.
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