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Member Since: Feb. 02, 2015

L.S. Schulz

Smashwords book reviews by L.S. Schulz

Nica of Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015

I received an e-copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Sue! Although I don't usually read books similar to Nica of Los Angeles, when I saw the synopsis, I was intrigued and decided to enter the giveaway for a copy. I didn't win, but was approached by the author and offered a copy, which I am glad I accepted, because I did enjoy reading it. There are many reviews already available that give some sort of synopsis of the story itself, so I am going to try not to repeat too much of that. I will start by saying that, when I first read about the Frames themselves, and how Nica was allowed to travel between Frames (some of them other realities of the Los Angeles Nica is from), I was reminded of the t.v. show "Sliders" - but only briefly. Nica is, herself, an unusual character. I found it interesting that her last name was a sort of acronym (but I won't spoil why for those who haven't read the story). She is earthy, and a bit flighty, with her own sense of humor. I enjoyed the use of sentient buildings, vehicles and other objects as some of the very unique characters in this book. The army of flying books also took the idiom "the pen is mightier than the sword" in another direction. And cats "have only their own side", along with the ability to shift Frames themselves. In all, this was a fun story once I worked my way into it and I would recommend it to anyone looking for an adventure with a bit of mystery and bad guys you just can't help but mistrust.