I was really excited to start reading this and for the most part it didn't disappoint. The beginning had me hooked straight away and I really liked that the main character was an older man, it was different from a lot of other books I’ve read recently. I also enjoyed how real locations in London and real history were worked into the story.It was a little slow in places and I felt that Rabbit and Blackbird's relationship moved too fast, especially considering this is part of a series so it could have slowly grown. There could have been more characters that were based off of folklore for my liking but hopefully more are in the second book. Overall a great start to the series! I read somewhere that this is a young adult book. It is most definitely not, but I can understand why some people may think so: the writing is at that level (slightly unrefined and simplistic).I'm getting ahead of myself.This book is an urban fantasy tale, very similar in feel to Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (which is probably another reason this may get tagged as YA). This is very obviously the author's first book -- the writing is unpolished, a bit erratic, and just doesn't have good sense of itself. As I read the book, it was interesting to see how the author's style evolved -- and that's just over the course of this one book. I find it a little off-putting to read books like that, but the trend was for improvement, so it wasn't too bad. That said, the story itself is very well thought out and entertaining. In fact, I thought it was a much better *adult* story than Neverwhere.The only real reason this isn't for the YA crowd is probably the (rather mild) sex scene.Bottom line, a very fun and engaging read. The ending was satisfying, but left open just enough to allow for the series to develop.
What do You think about Sixty-One Nails (2009)?
marvellous urban fantasy this one rally sucks you in looking forward to the next three
—desy
Could not put this down, fantastic read from start to finish.
—irit222
Couldn't finish. Got bored. Just being honest.
—inaama
