Second book in the series. I thought I'd give its predecessor a go before being well and truly suck into the story. So much so that I finished two books in the space of three nights.

What can I say, I am a sucker for modern urban fantasies.

Though, yes, I liked it quite muchly. I did raid through two. But yes, only three stars. Yes, for both of them.

It's not the fault of the stories.

It's the fault of the depth they carry, which isn't a whole lot, and then the author is repetitive, the same sentences hover on the pages over and over and over.

Yes, I get it. You are John Taylor, you got a bit of a mommy issue. You got a bit of history. Yes, you've made it clear that Nightside is something spectacularly unpredictable and unfriendly. Yes, I know it's pretty much all supernatural there. Usually to the more and not so much to the lesser extend. Yes, I know that Suzie Shotgun is tough.

Stop reminding me of it every two paragraphs already!

It's like reading Terry Pratchett's parodies but of the urban fantasy genre, yet knowing full well that no, these aren't actually parodies.

It irritates me, but I want to read more. And that contradicts with the irritation which just leads to infuriation every time I read the sentence 'I am John Taylor' or 'Everything goes in the Nightside' or one of those others that repeat themselves often enough to irritate.

Don't get me wrong, I LIKE the stories. I LOVE the setting. I just severely dislike the repetitive narrative. Because John Taylor, he's supposed to be this tough guy who's got a reputation. He's supposed to be ruthless and smart and wicked and... well, I don't know, not a nag?