Then I found Jane Yellowrock. Kickass tough chick who just happens to be a cougar shifter, Jane is SO much more than your typical "I can change into nifty animals." She has an alter-ego. Beast lives in Jane's heart, pads through the corridors of her thoughts, funny, sad, fierce and fiercely HERSELF, I think of Beast as another character, albeit, one that can only find the physical when Jane allows it (usually).
Jane is complex...even without the added layer of Beastly-ness. Guilt rides her--for things that she can't control--for people she cannot always protect--for lives lost. She doesn't like herself much.Good thing Faith loves her and convinces us to love her too, with other characters who may want to strangle Jane, but always show affection, annoyance and often, love. I look forward to her nicknames for the tough guys in her life. I appreciate the connections she's making with her native past. I wonder what she (and Beast) will get into next.
Add to this the Asheville connection--YAY! First Laurell K. Hamilton, now Faith Hunter have found Asheville!--which gives me a little thrill every time Jane makes her way here, I wish more that Faith could come and do a book talk. :) (hint, hint)
If you've never heard of Faith Hunter and you read urban fantasy--consider her now. First book in the series: Skinwalker.
2 comments:
Excellent review of a superb novel, and I love all of Faith Hunters'. I, too, was delighted to read about Jane's sojourn in Asheville, having lived in that area for years and recognizing the described scenery readily. Read the books, you won't be disappointed! and THANKS, Catty, for such a great review.
Loved your review, especially the description of Janes's "issue." They really humanize her character. I'm looking forward to my first visit to Asheville largely due to the description in the books.
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