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Anything that starts out "[thing] meets Anita Blake" is generally going to set warning bells going for me. But I think that the author got life as a law associate generally right, plus the bit about white fang law firms made me laugh. Expensive law firms in the real world are called white shoe law firms. There is a little too much telling-description here, but for me, the first time through; YMMV not enough to make it unreadable.
This book has day-walking vampires, but not in a way that I felt was overly twee. Feb 03, Debbie rated it it was ok Shelves: mystery , paranormal-stuff. I don't know - whenever it happened it dropped me out of the story. And, second, there were lots of hints that perhaps Linnet and her dad aren't quite what they seem to be Linnet herself, is in the dark as well and the author hints that more will be revealed in later books in the series..
If you want me invested in your world and characters give me the scoop now because I am not interested in slow dribbles book after book Now the publisher's stuff - it is noted in the novel that the character Linnet has black hair - more than once.
But if you look at the cover of the book there is a blond woman. WTF is that all about. This book is never going to appeal to men - so why put a blond woman on the cover? And second, when I read the 'praise blurbs' on the back cover- I have to wonder where they come from?
N Hanover ever read Grisham or watched Buffy? There is a law firm so maybe that makes it like Grisham? There are vampires Jaye Wells states that Linnet 'tackles the cutthroat world of vampire law' - except the story is about which family is entitled to inheret a multimillion dollar company - who has the valid will?
There is nothing about vampire law at all in the story.. Nov 06, Mara rated it really liked it Shelves: urban-fantasy. Ah, the joy of "lying" blurbs. I can't really find anything in common with AB. Linnet does nothing wrong, except finding herself between two partners in conflict.
She is immediately assigned one "lost-hope" case. You do wonder if the editor who wrote the blurb has actually read the book. If you don't really mind all of the above or do not care about don't have expectation, I would suggest you try This case is gonna kill me. The book is a blend of legal thriller and UF with a very nice world-building. Strangely enough, I had no problem with the heroine it seems to be a common theme among reviewers.
Yes, she is young, human and impulsive. But I liked her sense of justice and carelessness. I do not really think she did anything stupid. This is a UF, but I felt it so "real": the sexism in the workforce, the way women cave to some type of pressure.
The characters come out of the pages, whether they are Powers or human. The plot was nice, if not engaging but then we are talking of legal cases Would I recommend this book?
Yes, I do as long as you know what you are reading and you wait for the paperback. Unless you are a book buff and collect hard-covers. Linnet is a year recent graduate of Yale Law School, who has been given a chance to show that she's worth all the hype that comes with her. While the story does, in fact, center around a powerful law firm, Linnet isn't a slut who sleeps with every single male and female in sight due to some lust driven condition that she can't rid herself of.
Published September 4th by Tor Books Sep 16, Dr susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: re-read , read-again. Linnet is a wonderful 'accidental' heroine. Bornikova's world is uniquely her own, and it is nothing like Anita Blake's or Mercy Thompson's; if the book had been like The Firm, I would not have made it through the first chapter. This Case is an enjoyable urban fantasy that deserves its own place in the genre. I cannot wait to find out where the story takes Linnet.
After reading This Case again, I have decided to change my rating to 5 stars. I really like Linnet and her world. May 18, Theresa rated it it was ok. Thanks to John Grisham and Scott Turow legal thrillers have become a staple of popular fiction. In her first book, This Case Is Gonna Kill Me , Phillipa Bornikova attempts to add a new genre to the paranormal aisle by fusing urban fantasy with the legal-eagle mystery-- with middling results.
Linnet Ellery is fresh out of law school but, thanks to rich and influential parents, lands a job at a high powered "white fang" law firm run by vampires. She's assigned as an assistant to a low-ranking lawy Thanks to John Grisham and Scott Turow legal thrillers have become a staple of popular fiction.
She's assigned as an assistant to a low-ranking lawyer and expects to spend lots of time doing tons of pointless busywork and navigating some vicious office politics. But the case takes an alarming turn after a werewolf attack and kills one of her co-workers and Linnet realizes she might also be in danger as the case she's working on seems to have more intrigues than anyone knew.
In some respects it's a very readable book in the typical action-oriented way of most paranormal fiction. I kept turning the pages hoping that hints dropped regarding certain potential plot point would turn into something, only to be disappointed when I turned the last page without any clarity on a number of things. The big difference in here is that neither supernatural entity is allowed to turn a woman into their particular form of monster- but we're never told why.
It's speculated upon by a couple of characters but there's no attempt to move the story along in that way and the way it's dropped doesn't give me enough confidence that I should pick up the second book in hopes of solving that mystery.
But the most baffling aspect of "This Case is Going to Kill Me" has to be the legal aspects of the story. Linnet is presented as something of a legal wunderkind who, if I'm being honest, comes across as something of a Mary Sue-ish kind of character. She's the plucky, fresh out of school kind of girl who breezes into her new job and quickly demonstrates that she's more insightful and courageous than all the cutthroat lawyers at her firm. She cleaves her way through all the sexual politics of her firm including a weird, out-of-sync sexual encounter with one of the vampire partners and soon has the previously aloof women of the firm rallying around her.
Only in a fantasy book could things play out so neatly. Additionally she's given a lot of leeway to investigate the case that may have precipitated the werewolf attack with little input from her superiors and virtually no interference or interest by the police.
But if I had to pick one thing I think my biggest gripe about "This Case is Going to Kill Me" is that the book really seems to follow a rote pattern for paranormal fiction without really developing the characters in a way that feels natural. There are moments when Linnet's history is touched upon, like the fact that she was raised by vampires, but those elements of the story are addressed in a hit-and-run fashion that never offers enough clarity to satisfy the reader.
The would-be romance in the story is handled in the same way and there is absolutely no chemistry or common ground between the two main characters. The story can be engaging at times but the writing and storytelling is generally choppy and abrupt and sometimes had me flipping back and forth trying to keep track of characters that jump in and out of the plot. Minor character quirks, like Linnet's love of horse riding, are also shoehorned in but don't make a lot of sense in the overall scheme of things and the author's assumption that the reader would know the peculiarities of horsemanship without explanation I had no idea what a piaffe is and couldn't intuit what kind of horse maneuver it was from the dialoge or description in the book don't serve the narrative very well either.
There is a glimmer of an idea here that could work very well as a sub-genre of paranormal fiction but "This Case is Gonna Kill Me" feels off in its execution and the narrative never flows smoothly. I wanted to like this book but honestly found it to be mostly frustrating and unsatisfying. Oct 26, Dark Faerie Tales rated it it was ok Shelves: reviewed-by-kristie.
She is given the worst job as a lawyer, working on a case that has been in and out of court for over seventeen years. The Abercrombie case is a dispute over who legally inherits a multi-million dollar company. Linnet takes it upon herself to solve the mystery of why Chip was killed. She begins to investigate the cases that Chip was working on at the time of his death, although she is pretty sure that the Abercrombie case is behind his untimely demise.
There are a few instances of action scenes that break up all the legal jargon and slow case work. There were parts of the novel that completely engrossed me but then there were other scenes that I felt should have been trimmed down.
The world that is built up is richly detailed but also quite sexist. Vampires, werewolves, and elves are known to the world. The first two are all men, women are not allowed to be changed and if a woman is bitten that is an automatic death sentence. But the question as to why females cannot be changed is left to the imagination and never quite answered just yet. Linnet is a smart and sassy woman but she makes some really questionable choices throughout the book even though all she wants to do is the right thing.
I had a hard time connecting with her character. I wanted to feel sorry for her and the events she was put through but it was some of those stupid decisions she would make that would put me off. Thankfully, Linnet is one lucky woman and manages to survive without much skill.
This Case is Gonna Kill Me is definitely for fans of legal dramas and horses. Read this novel for the exceptional worldbuilding. Hopefully the next book in the series, Box Office Poison, will fill in all the little questions I had with this world. Notable Scene: The elongated snout wrinkled, the lips drawing back even more, and saliva dripped from the fangs.
The rank scent of werewolf filled my nose. I cringed back, preparing to die. In my peripheral vision, I caught a glimpse of something falling.
It was more instinct then conscious thought—I threw out my hand, hoping to ward it off, and ended up catching it. There werewolf, jaws snapping, leaped at me. I threw one arm across my face and thrust out my hand as if I could fend him off. The creature landed on me, but almost immediately went limp.
Sticky, warm wetness flowed over my hand and arm, and a new smell joined the rank animal scent. It was cloying, coppery, and almost sweet. The werewolf lay on top of me.
Gagging, I pushed him aside. A dagger protruded from his chest. I would never have had the strength to drive home the dull replica weapon. The werewolf had done it himself with inertia and his own weight. I stared down at the blood coating my hand and arm. I killed somebody! Oh, holy fuck, I killed somebody!
Aug 24, Nafiza rated it liked it Shelves: source-net-galley , read , series-currently-reading. Whoever named this novel must have been on crack because honestly, along with book covers, no, more than book covers, it is the titles of books that lure me in and This Case is Gonna Kill Me does not, in any way, attract me as a reader. The book could have been called so many other things that would have aptly, more attractively, reflected the story within but alas. Moving on, the novel has a very interesting set up.
Vampires, werewolves and fairies all inhabiting the world of law. Lawyering and Whoever named this novel must have been on crack because honestly, along with book covers, no, more than book covers, it is the titles of books that lure me in and This Case is Gonna Kill Me does not, in any way, attract me as a reader.
Lawyering and law are hardly the stuff made for excitement — unless it is criminal law of course. But Bornikova succeeds in creating a fresh new world where vampire lawyers exist and female vampires do not.
Where werewolves are violent and faeries are fae. Linnet is a human lawyer who is also a vampire fosterling and following her acceptance at one of the most lauded law firms, gets inexplicably embroiled in hair raising situations.
She has an uncanny knack for survival and this tells me that there is more to Linnet than meets the eye. Where law, lawyering and the business are concerned, the writing is crisp and on point. The plot, while predictable, is exciting and keeps you turnings the pages.
What I had problems with is the romance. Bornikova needs to work on her characterizations. I do not understand why he drops everything to help her out — to the point that he even got out of bed with another woman to come rescue her.
The mush factor is huge and feels very improbable. The love interest is created more as an ideal partner than a person in his own right, with his own foibles and flaws. Linnet has, not very originally, gay best friends.
She also is not very secure about her looks. I would have thought that someone with the smarts to be a lawyer would have more esteem and confidence that she shows. Despite my quibbling, however, I did enjoy the novel. I just hope that the sequel tones down the romance and fleshes out the characters.
Oct 02, Runningrabbit rated it it was amazing Shelves: werewolves , private-investigator , vampires , contemporary , supernatural , mystery , fae-sidhe , romance , police-detectives. I found this an incredibly well put together story. The writing was succinct and erudite, definitely being one of the better works I've read in contemporary literature in terms of vocabulary and articulation.
I liked the characters and considered the actions within the plot passing for pretty realistic and raging with commonsense and objective hindsight. The suspense I found this an incredibly well put together story. The suspense and action packed sections kept up a good pace and the book didn't sag but kept your interest levels going strong. Since reading a few other reviews in this section I have noted that this novel has been compared with Laurel K Hamilton's character Anita Blake.
Where's their head at in the famous words of Fat Boy Slim. Sorry, to shove my own references at you, totally unnecessary! Truly, where did this comparison rear it's ugly head from? Neither the writing technique, nor the character have even the mildest parallel to Anita Blake. Finn pdf. Le crisi finanz z2dwvu6rol7naeyh. Les confessions du maillot jaune. Dimension mit Begleitbuch. Rowling pdf. Llengua catalana i literatura. Lokaal Bestuur ebook - Linze Schaap.
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