G – Gabriel’s Ghost, Linnea Sinclair

Gabriel's GhostLoved: I was very skeptical of this book the first time I picked it up. A romance? Shelved in my fantasy section? Blasphemy! But Linnea Sinclair pulls it off nicely. I love the witty push-and-pull between Chaz and Sully, the two MCs. What really stood out to me though was Sinclair’s attention to the overall conflict, rather than only romance and sex. The book works because of the nuanced plots and subplots that Chaz and Sully are trapped within.

Learned: Sinclair keeps the pacing steady and tight without straying into the “stream-of-consciousness” sprint that many first person urban fantasies use. She also does a great job of weaving together several complex plot lines within a fairly short stand alone. A nice lesson for me, whose default setting is writing epics that take umpteen volumes to tell properly!

12 comments:

  1. Not so much a comment on this post, but I Was looking over your Good Reads and we have a lot of the same books. So I am going to come back around and read some more here!

    I am trying to read all the A to Z blogs, but coming back to the ones I really like.
    Looking forward to seeing what you do all month!

    Tim
    The Other Side
    The Freedom of Nonbelief

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    1. Sounds great, Tim! Thanks. Always nice to find a fellow reader. :)

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  2. I'm not a huge fan of romance, but I love plots full of nuance. Sounds awesome!

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  3. What a great AZ idea this is. *jealous*
    Oh - and I see you follow Sarah Rees Brennan. I'm interviewing her on our 'S' day on my blog. SQUEE!!
    New follower!

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    1. Yay! I love Sarah's stuff! I'll definitely stop by your blog and check it out. Are you talking with her about her new book?

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  4. Ooh, this sounds good. I'll have to check it out.

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  5. Oh, Ho! This looks good! Thanks for the tip. I'm always on the lookout for a good book.

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  6. wow, all the books you are posting sound so good :)

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  7. I'm not a big fantasy fan, but this is a good theme to help weed them out a bit. I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge Blogs this month.

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  8. I tend to slip into a "stream of consciousness" as well. Thanks for the reminder.

    J.C. Martin
    A to Z Blogger

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  9. Cool! I love finding a good new book. I'm not much into romance, but I do like the sound of this. I'm adding it to my TBR! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. I'm visiting from the challenge.
    Thanks for sharing this... though I'm not really a fan of fantasy novels.
    Enjoy the rest of the A to Z.

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