Disappearing Nightly (Esther Diamond, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Apr 05, 2012 A book away from an episode of hoarders rated it really liked it

Shelves: pnr-uf-fantasy, first-in-series, judged-by-its-cover, read-in-2015

This was a bit of a madcap jaunt through a paranormal mystery. Esther Diamond is a chorus girl, and understudy to Golly Gee, the main “star” of a production of Sorcerer! when havoc erupts (as it does). Golly Gee disappears as she’s supposed to during the magic musical live performance but doesn’t reappear. Getting a cryptic note about EVIL afoot, Esther is nervous about the role she’s now cast in. Not to mention the fact that Golly Gee, a charicature of female b celebrities, is not the first per ...more

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Apr 20, 2021 Midu Hadi rated it liked it

Shelves: series, first-in-the-series, humor, reviewed, series-completion-in-progress, person-on-cover, magick, urban-fantasy, sacrifices, read-for-src

I'll keep it short and sweet. Why I liked this book is because it featured a good-natured female protagonist who was struggling professionally but still took the time to help others. She's also stubborn in the right way and doesn't take crap from anyone. The colorful and quirky crowd she hangs out with only made me like her more.

The same goes for the male interest. A cop who realizes that the woman he likes may turn out to be a criminal and tries to help and not hamper her.

What was not as fun w ...more

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Feb 27, 2023 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: what-modern-fantasy

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Was three stars until the ending.

The book is funny but sometimes kind of forced and/or slapstick. There is a lot of talking and explaination. I’m not sure how much of it could be shown rather than told but it could have been broken up better so there was more action to keep the narrative going. It was also unnecessarily long. I’m not an idiot; I understood without all the extra explanation. I was getting bored.

I like how th ...more

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