Changes

The conversations - if you can call them that - between Rhoda and Dan are peppered with sneers, silences and usually ends with one of them telling the other to shut the fuck up. Initially this was all well and good to set the scene and also set the tone of the book - but it did go on a bit. There was an awful lot of repetitious chat between the two, for no apparent purpose. Then again, perhaps that was the purpose. However, had I not been reading this book to eventually review it, I would probably have given up around page 100 - because it was rather dull and meandering. But, good news, I found the second half of the book much better. Grey has a nice line in quirky shop names etc as the pair find themselves deeper and deeper into fantasy land. I can see where Grey is coming from in placing her story in a mall and that's good but I just thought that she spoilt it by over-egging the pudding. There are some funny moments, again, mainly in the second part of the book and on p.208 I (sort of) laughed out loud. I think that this book is way too long (by a good 100 pages or so). It may suit fans of urban fantasy - if they can get past the first 100 or so pages.

If this book appeals then try [[Biting the Bullet by Jennifer Rardin]].