Fun story about establishing the first paranormal investigation unit in a world where magic is much like current, and the Talents able to use it are either Council or Lonejacks - but all part of the secret cosa nostre.
Bonita just finished university, and her first, and only, job offer is as part of a new organisation inventing and providing magical forensics.
Good worldbuilding, and the way New York itself is almost a character of its own makes me wish for something more - like [rivers of london] or the Matthew Swift books. Bonitas continuous focus on her sexual desires for a lot of the people she meets becomes a little boring, but then again, it is refreshing with an openly bisexual protagonist. Good thing the author didn’t include any actual sexscenes in the book, I would have found them excerdingly tedius.
Very entertaining, and kept me reading. Popcorn style. ( )

Interesting world. Complex characters - they keep acting out quirks and then showing considerably greater depth. Though why did they do a housewarming on her place and not on any of theirs? Does Bonita know any of their homes? The idea of...sort of inventing private investigators from scratch, and inventing all the (magical) tools they'll need to do the job, is an interesting one. Some of the consequences - from Will to the boy - are clearly going to have long-term effects. Bonnie's obsession with sex is kind of boring - this and that and the other guy are "hot" and it distracts her. But it got woven into the story, which made it less of a side matter. I didn't love the story, or any of the characters, but I am interested and want to read the next - and also the Retrievers series which is in the same universe. ( )

Cute, quick read. Perfect for those who loved Angel and CSI and Kim Harrison's books. Quirky somewhat snarky lead character makes for some fun dialogue. Will need to read the next one to see if the series can sustain itself. ( )

No true romance, but lots of her thoughts on possible connections. She's been hired by a new organization to investigate magical crimes. There acronym is PUPI, which I found frivolous and silly but the author made it work.
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Fun, in the same way the Kim Harrison books are fun - good character development, makes me want to know more about introduced folks.... a bit of a lead-on as far as attractions go, but it IS the start of a series, why show all your cards up front?
Will read more. ( )