folks if you haven't read any of Marcus's books then you're missing out, The first is Blood Blade, then Howling Legion, . . this is therd and he didn't disappoint, : Very different take on vampires called Nymar, werewolves and the like, Well written and awesome characters, . . what more can you ask for!
Looking forward to!! Pretty good, like this series, . . something little different½ There are spoilers for previous books in this review
Paige and Cole are back and theres a new mystery in town.
Something called Pestilence is killing the Nymar while another disease, called Mud Flu, though not as deadly as Pestilence, is affecting humans, Pestilence seems to be related to Henry, the crazy full blood formerly infected with the Nymar spore who we met in the first Skinners book, Blood Blade.
We learn more about him and what he went through at the hands of Dr, Lamont and the Skinners centuries before,
We also meet a couple of other Skinners when Paige and Cole have to travel to St, Louis, Missouri to investigate Pestilence after an infected Nymar turns up at the restaurant looking for the pair, Going with them is another Nymar named Daniels, a secondary character I actually really like, as he tries to figure out whats going on with the disease while still trying to find
a cure for Paiges arm.
Additionally, there are also more Mongrels, Nymphs and a possible tie in with some strip clubs of course, the guys have no problem investigating that,
Theres quite a bit of action and a little more of a mystery, or maybe I should say twist, in this book than in the previous two.
As Paige, Cole and the other Skinners try and find out whos behind Pestilence, we find out more about the history of the Skinners and the secondary characters I mentioned before have bigger roles, which is part of what made this my favorite Skinners book so far.
Now, I dont need mushy romance in my books, in fact, I prefer them without a lot of schmaltz and flowery crap, though I do like it when the main character finds a love interest.
In this series I thought Paige and Cole would hook up, then I started thinking she was just a tease, which annoyed me because I really like Cole and hes a good guy to boot.
So, I really like Pelegrimas writing style and Cole has quickly become one of my favorite characters, Considering what he now does, hes very normal and I love his observations and his more than occasional snarky remarks, If youve liked the other two books, I think youll like Teeth of Beasts, Three and a half,
Teeth of beasts is the third in a series, and while it's not necessary to have read the prior books to understand the plot, it undoubtedly helps with some of the intricacies of the antagonist and magical mechanics.
Overall, typical of Pelegrimas' work to date, with some improvements in plotting and character relationships, I found it more enjoyable than previous books, with perhaps less emphasis on gritty minor skirmishes and a greater focus on the final faceoff, Definitely a fast read.
I've always felt his main character, Cole, is believable, just not particularly sympathetic, The story begins with him driving to Seattle, meeting with his old boss, a conversation the obliquely helps people new to the series establish setting and prior events.
It really comes as a surprise to no one but Cole when he is fired, He then drives to Minnesota to meet Abby, a close contact from MEG and a potential love interest who talks him into joining her on a Chupacabra hunt.
Talking with her gives the reader even more background and opens up one of the most potentially interesting aspects of the series, the morality of the Skinners' work.
Cole returns to Chicago, meets up with Paige at their squat, They are soon surprised by a Nymar at their door, and end up shooting him when he won't comply with their directions to stand still, They realize he's diseased, call Q Daniels, their Nymar chemistofalltypes, and decide to head to St, Louis to investigate. Within a day of arrival, they find themselves fighting the local Mongrels, who let important information about Kansas City drop, From there, they team with two other Skinners Paige familiar with Paige, and try to work out the details of the contagion, I'll save the rest to avoid spoilers, but we know from the prologue that Henry will play a role in the confrontation,
I've never felt a great deal of attraction or sympathy for Peter, and its hard to identify why, He originally starts out such a normally, geeky guy who loves his games, it should be someone I could identify with, He rises to the challenge of taking a role in fighting against the monsters, but maybe because he is slow at questioning the moral compass of the role, and allows Paige to dictate terms and actions, I find him less appealing.
The setting is modern Chicago and St, Louis, without too many details that would date it, For the most part, action is in more seedy nondescript locations, I found the "purple temple" device odd most strip clubs in midwestern cities seem to go for a low profile, or are far outside the city, It would seem to draw undue attention, but what do I know about strip clubs More importantly, the disease mechanism seemed excessively clunky and a struggle to understand biologically.
There are more hints at the moral struggle and compromise of the Skinners do they engage in allout war with all altered beings, or do they make compromises Given that Pelegrimas shows us Henry's thoughts in the prologue, Mongrels as thinking beings, as well as snippets of Full Blood interactions in other books, it seems he might be ambivalent about the ethics of Mongrel/Nymar/Full Blood genocide as well.
Overall, a good, action oriented read that lacks sophistication in character or wording that would push it into greatness, There is one sex scene, which came as a surprise I'm not sure who the intended audience was, It seemed incongruent with the rest of the book, Worthy of reading, but I won't be adding to my personal library,
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I always hesitate at writing reviews because I am an avid reader not writer, That said, Marcus Pelegrimas is an
excellent story teller, There is always something going on but not so much that you cannot keep
the story in check and his words flow so you look forward to reading more.
pages!!! Yeah! This can be a stand alone story but I do recommend reading the other Skinners novels to make you feel like you know the characters better.
Teeth of Beasts is the third novel in Mr Pelegrimas Skinners series,
Skinners are an ancient small group of people all over the world, They have special abilities gained by studies of ancient magic and present day studies using parts and blood of creatures culled, Paige and Cole are the skinner/investigators, they have friends too, The Skinners are protectors in our world from beasts we do not know exist, Creatures like Full bloods, Halfbreeds, Nymphs, mind altering beauties, mongrels, shape shifters and Vampires, In Teeth of Beasts we have a pestilence that is effecting the human population turning them into Zombies with a viscus mud slimming out of them and it may be deadly, and who is kidnapping and murdering the Nymphs Nymphs which have an essence that can be used in very powerful magic for those who practice it.
If you are a Simon Green or Jim Butcher fan you will be hooked with Marcus Pelegrimas Skinners series, Enjoy
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