Today's review is on Night Shift by Lilith Saintcrow. It is 227 pages long and is published by orbit. The cover is purple with the main character in the center looking tough. It is the first in the Jill Kismet series. there's foul language, very mild sexuality, and in this volume. The intended reader is someone who likes gritty Urban fantasies, strong female leads and creative worlds. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Jill, the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Jill Kismet. Dealer in Dark Things. Spiritual Exterminator. Demon Slayer.
Not everyone can take on the things that go bump in the night.
Not everyone tries.
But Jill Kismet is not just anyone.
She's a Hunter, trained by the best - and in over her head.
Welcome to the night shift…
Review- A wonderful first novel in a series by Saintcrow. Jill Kismet is the Hunter for the city of Santa Luz. And she has a very busy night life. Her night goes from stopping a Trader, someone who trades in human flesh to the underworld to the brutal slaying of five police officers and werewolves hunting one of their own. Kismet is an interesting character. She is flawed, difficult, but ultimately her heart and her mind are in the right place. She understands that her sacrifices may not earn her a place in heaven but they keep others out of hell. Saintcrow loves to write these kinds of characters, women who are difficult, women who are not easy to understand, or like. Ultimately her characters are more than their difficult characteristics; they are heroes who are just doing the best they can with what they have and the dark worlds they find themselves in. I will be interested to see where Kismet and her, probably new lover, Saul Dustcircle go in the next volume.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.
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