Blood, Smoke, and Mirrors is the first book in a series of Urban Fantasy novels starring Catherine, a plump, cynical, and pessimistic heroine of mixed bloodlines with a dead mother, a very highly detested estranged father, and an ex-boyfriend who turned her in for acting in self-defense.

The book itself was an interesting start and could have focused and expanded more on the trials, emphasis on her Fae blood, and her contentious relationship with her father rather than end that little plot half way through.

While Catherine and her coworker/boss, Mac, are interesting characters, I found myself struggling to invest myself emotionally with said characters and others besides. Something I feel could have been prevented by not cramming as much plot as possible into this first novel.

I'll.likely look into the others in the series to see if this gets rectified, otherwise, it's good for a one time read.