War Song by B.R. KingsolverMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Urban Fantasy At It’s Best
This series just gets better and better. I loved the first book and this one follows on seamlessly. Danica is expected, by her grandmother, to leave the police force and come back into the family fold, but Dani isn’t too keen on that idea. She likes her independence too much, not to mention the idea of sitting in a cubicle every day rather than shooting villains doesn’t fill her with joy.
It’s time to a make a few compromises and see how things can develop. Of course if one of the Ten Families decides to ally with demons in order to skew power to their favour, Dani might have more to worry about than the cubicle.
This book is fast paced and filled with action and adventure. I love that though Dani doesn’t want to go back to the family she still loves her Grandmother and doesn’t want to rebel for the sake of rebelling. She wants her family safe, sound and strong, but she doesn’t want to sacrifice her happiness to do so. One of the reasons her grandmother wants her back is because she is an incredibly creative magitek. This trait shows in her police work. Her mind is quick and logical, even if she takes a few liberties with procedure in order to get things done.
One of the things I like about this series is that it isn’t obvious. What I mean is that Dani doesn’t fall in love with her new partner, nor does she hate him. Her own love life isn’t the main driving force of her motivations. Her primary concerns are always keeping people safe. Her work comes first so though there is romance in this book it isn’t front and centre to the story line, more an adjunct.
I also like how she is a team player in this book. She knows she needs help and gets it from people she trusts. She knows her power isn’t the most useful in offensive action so she gathers other people who compliment her skill set. Her creative thinking comes in handy when working with a team.
Danica definitely matures during the course of this series and this book shows a few key moments along that journey, and they didn’t have to be heart-breaking to move her forward. So often in books the main character has to ‘learn a hard lesson’ in order to have emotional growth. This isn’t really what happens in life, it does, just not all the time. Sometimes we grow in maturity through watching other people, or learning from an accumulation of small things. The passage of time teaches an awful lot, you don’t always need pain to grow. This book seems to acknowledge this fact.
Once again this is an enjoyable and engaging story with an over abundance of captivating characters and huge amounts of plot. The world building is fascinating and I loved learning more about how the power structure of this world works. This was another book by this author that got devoured in one chunk. I simply couldn’t stop! I can’t wait for the next book.
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