Debbie's Spurts
Just an avid reader. Mostly SF/Fantasy, some hobbies, paranormal, urban fantasy and lighter, fluffier things.
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Review of " Black Water: A Jane Yellowrock Collection" (Jane Yellowrock, #6.4, #0.3, and #7.5) by Faith Hunter
This is an anthology in the Jane Yellowrock series containing "Snafu," "Black Water," and "Off the Grid."
I'm not sure how anyone not familiar with the Jane Yellowrock series would fare with the stories (I'm almost finished with the series).
"Snafu" -- 4 stars. A good adventure, an episode within the series more than a standalone short story if reader unfamiliar with Jane and her peeps. But, I enjoyed it.
"Black Water" -- not rating. This was flash fiction, not short story. A couple of pages of Jane shows up, has a fight outside and meets first boss then story stops. Ugh. Waste of my time.
"Off the Grid" -- 4 stars. I jumped to this story because was the reason I'm reading this anthology. Reason being the introduction of Nell, the heroine of author's Soulwood books. What I wanted (the backstory to how Nell and Jane met) plus introduced the vampire character "Yummy." Necessary to the Jane Yellowrock or Soulwood series? Nope, pretty much the events are summarized elsewhere in series books. But a good story if you already know Jane.
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