Pippa DaCosta

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Sarah Escorsa

Previous rating: 8 stars. I was young and naïve when I first read this book.

  New rating
: 10 stars. Now I am old and wise and stuff.

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  And the moral of this reread is
:



And also:



And also, also:



Until next time.

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· Book 2: Witches' Banes ★★★★★
· Book 3: See No Evil ★★★★★
· Book 4: Scorpion Trap ★★★★★
· Book 5: Serpent's Game ★★★★★
· Book 6: Edge of Forever ★★★★★

· Short-story: Chase the Dark ★★★★★



[Original review: July 2016]

Actual rating: 8 stars. Oh man, this is good. SO GOOD.

Some silly people out there think I'm slightly biased when it comes to Pippa DaCosta. I wonder why. I just happen to think Awesome Pippa DaCosta is Awesome (APDiA™), that is all. And that she can do no wrong. And that she is 100% fail proof, no matter what she writes. Does that make me a manic, rabid fangirl? Nope nope nope. Absolutely not. I'm a grown decapod woman, in case you haven't noticed. I don't do ridiculous, immature stuff. Nuh-uh. Not me.



Oh Spiderman, you self-righteous wimp, just shut up and go back to spinning your silly webs, or whatever it is you do in your spare time.

Shortest and Crappiest Short and Crappy Review Ever (SaCSaCRE™) time! Yay!

➽ 7 reasons why you HAVE to read this book:

① Because APDiA™ wrote it← this is me not being biased. At all. Nope nope nope. Absolutely not and all that crap.

② Because Ace is, in pure, glorious Pippa DaCosta fashion, gloriously fucked up. And isn't quite allergic to violence. And he kinda sucks people's souls up, too. Which is pretty yummy, if you ask me. Doing the Preemptive Kidnapping Thing (PKT™) on him was quick and magnificent thinking on my part. The Nameless One is MINE, people. ALL MINE. Touch him and I'll go all feral kitty cat on you, à la Shining. And let me tell you, it won't be pretty.



③ Because there is blood-and-gore-yay from the very first pages. So delicious.

④ Because I'm a sucker for mythology. And when slightly unhinged, somewhat devious, kinda cunning gods from the Egyptian pantheon start roaming the streets of New York, I be like:



How many times have you come across ancient Egyptian dudes and chicks in a UF story, my Little Barnacles? Ha. That's what I thought. I'm telling you, my tiny arthropods, UF doesn't get much hotter/original/refreshing than this.

⑤ Because I'm a sucker for pain and suffering and love it when Pippa "The Wicked" DaCosta turns me into an emotional wreck and breaks the little heart I don't have in tiny pieces. Repeatedly. It's beautiful.

⑥ Because, in typical APDiA™ fashion, this is pure, undiluted, fast-paced, action-packed coolness. And it makes me feel like:



⑦ And because APDiA™ wrote it. Obviously ← this is me not being biased. At all. Nope nope nope. Absolutely not and all that crap (view spoiler)[Watch me not fangirl and weep, my Little Barnacles:





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You are, as usual, very welcome. And stuff.

PS: APDiA™ is a writing machine, and the next instalment in this series should be released in August 2016. More mature reviewing coming right up, so stay tuned. 

 ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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