Review of Uncanny Vows by Laura Anne Gilman
Uncanny Vows is the second Huntsmen novel featuring siblings Rosemary and Aaron Harker and their hound Botheration. A fascinating twist on urban fantasy, it is set in a 1913 where Huntsmen hunt uncanny creatures when they pose a danger to humans. With characterizations as sharp as razors and an excellent balance of enough historical details to be immersed without slowing the story’s forward motion, the siblings pull you in one step at a time. They are flawed, stubborn, and sometimes wrong, which makes you root for them more. Twists and turns abound from beginning to end as the investigation continues.
Unfortunately, even Huntsmen have bosses and internal politics, and blending in versus being practical isn’t an easy choice in the suffragette era. Pants are often on Rosemary’s mind. (It did make me wish we still had convenient trolleys.)
Bother is a charmer when he wishes and my favorite character. And when I say the dog is my favorite character, it is high praise because 1) I’m mostly a cat person and 2) I thoroughly enjoyed all of the characters down to the most minor.
5 stars Great book! Start hunt for more books by this author.
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In the interests of full disclosure, I was sent an ARC of this book by the author for the possibility of a review. All my reviews, good, bad, or indifferent, are based on my own opinion and from my personal viewpoint. They are also spoiler free.
