The Last Smile in Sunder City

ARC provided by the publisher—Orbit—in exchange for an honest review. A well-written urban fantasy with a wonderful take on the premise of “what happens when magic runs out?” The Last Smile in Sunder City is Luke Arnold’s debut, it’s the first book in an urban fantasy series titled Fetch Phillips Arch......more

Bienvenidos a Sunder City. La magia ha desaparecido, pero los monstruos permanecen. Soy Fetch Phillips, tal como lo dice la puerta. Existen algunas cosas que deberías saber sobre mí antes de contratarme: 1. La sobriedad cuesta extra. 2. Mis servicios son confidenciales. 3. No trabajo para humanos. No es......more

This Review ✍️ Blog 📖 Twitter 🐦 Instagram 📷 Actual Rating: 3.75 stars “Sometimes, the one who looks like a monster turns out to be a monster.” Thanks for the publisher for providing me with an E-ARC of the book through Netgalley. That does not affect my review of the book. I know some reade......more

Excelente novela, mezcla de fantasía y género policial. Acá conocemos a Fetch Phillips, un personaje bastante patetico, que trabaja como detective privado para agonicas criaturas mágicas en un mundo donde la magia ya se ha extinguido. En ésta, la primera novela de una trilogía, iremos averiguando det......more

A great start to a promising series. I listened to the audiobook for this, which I think is the perfect medium for it, since the author himself narrates the story--and does so really, really well. Being a 'noir detective' tale, there's an huge number of analogies (my cup of tea) and most of them are......more