author: Chuck Wendig
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2016/06/21
date added: 2016/06/21
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review:
'The Blue Blazes' by Chuck Wendig stars a most unusual character named Mookie Pearl. As an urban fantasy, I quite liked it.
Mookie Pearl is not exactly a good guy, but you'd rather have him on your side than against you. He's built like a tank and not afraid of the monsters that lurk under his city. He works for the mob, and the main boss is stepping down. The secession plan has his grandson taking over, but that plan goes haywire when the grandson is found dead, and Mookie's estranged daughter is standing over the body. Now Mookie has to try to clear her name, or kill her, and stop whatever weird thing is starting to happen in the supernatural underworld. This will lead him to team up with the living human Sandhogs building the subway tunnels, and the dead members of a town called Daisycutter. Mookie plows through the story like a formidable bulldozer.
In spite of that, I actually cared about the big guy. I also found the world of this book to be interesting. The book moves along at a good pace and is well written. I can recommend it if your taste runs toward urban fantasy and lots of action.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Angry Robot and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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