{"id":936,"date":"2009-01-29T21:17:02","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T02:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=936"},"modified":"2021-05-31T07:40:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:40:46","slug":"unfalled-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/936","title":{"rendered":"Unfallen Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfallen Dead<\/em> (2009) Mark Del Franco<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Connor Grey is still helping Detective Murdock of the Boston PD solve cases in the Weird, still has a crush on Meryl, and is still fighting the Darkness that stole his abilities.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, things have gotten even more confusing after the events of Unquiet Dreams<\/em><\/a>. The Taint is wreaking havoc, and Queen Maeve fears the Taint might lead to her downfall.<\/p>\n

Connor Grey gets more interesting with each book. He’s still sorting out his life from before, and dealing with the fact he was pretty much an asshole to everyone, which makes his life now that he can no longer access his power that much more difficult. But he is coming to terms with it, and he is making amends where he can. That doesn’t mean he isn’t an idiot at times, but he’s getting better.<\/p>\n

As with the previous books, the secondary characters are very strong. Murdoc and Meryl and Joe are still around, but we get to meet another character from Connor’s past, and in doing so begin to learn more about the person Connor was before he lost his powers.<\/p>\n

Although each book in the series continues to raise as many questions as it answers, it doesn’t raise them in a way that irritates me. The story arc of the book is concluded, and although questions remain about Connor’s past, and we don’t know what’s going to happen with his future, they are questions that have remained throughout the series–not questions brought up at the end of the book to drag you into the next whether you want to or not.<\/p>\n

Which of course makes me want to read the next book even more.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy supernatural fantasy, then I highly recommend Mark Del Franco’s Connor Grey series. There is some boinking, but it’s part of the story, and doesn’t go into lurid detail. If you have not read the previous two books, you should be able to start here and read the series. But of course I always think starting at the beginning is best.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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