Enjoyed it, but not blind to its flaws

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	• Wraith (Zoe Martinique, Book 1) Phaedra Weldon Ace Trade, 2007 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 37 reviews view larger image
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A cool fast read!

This is definitly not your average chick "romance" book. It is fun, exciting, suspensful, and a super fast read! Great to take on vacation!

Enjoyed it, but not blind to its flaws

I had a ton of fun reading this book, but I can see where others have noticed that it's somewhat uneven. Personality-wise, main character Zoe is your everyday, run-of-the mill cool-but-a-little impulsive paranormal heroine. But her ability - to leave her body at will, and travel on the "astral plane" - leads to a very interesting, and very original story.

The author's worldbuilding is very thorough and very spectacular. However it's also quite involved. It's clearly meant to unfold over several books, and can be confusing when Zoe has to rely on less-than-reliable sources for her information (which she often does). That said, it's still a very promising setup, and one that's fun to learn along with Zoe. You've just got to be prepared for some pretty big 'gotchas,' and surprises.

Zoe is a fun character in her own right, but does very little to distinguish herself from other paranormal heroines. Her supporting cast is endearing though, and I though her relationship with her eccentric mother was a particular bright spot. She's also less romantic and more openly hormonal that your average female in literature; and on the one hand she's brash and impulsive, but on the other she tends to own up to her mistakes, and certainly places blame squarely (but not obnoxiously) on herself when she fails to learn from them. Her mistakes tend to stem more from her impulsive nature than any outright stupidity.

The plot is intriguing, and tests Zoe's mettle in situations heroines in other books usually manage to luck out of. But it does get more complicated as things go on, and at the end I felt sad the book was over, but also like I kind of needed a flow chart and maybe a diagram to fully understand the setup for the next book. Or at least a reread with notes.

Which I might go ahead and do. I'm definitely interested enough to pick up the next book. Weldon does a lot of things right, and there's just plain enough fun to keep me interested. Your Mileage May Vary.

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Wraith a fun and entertaining read

"I really enjoyed this book and its sequel! Phaedra Weldon has a dry wit that is not seen in an author often and she wove a very interesting and intricate tale that kept me reading. I read each of the books in 3 sittings. I look forward to any other work she produces

A unique approach

Wraith is an enjoyable, creative approach to the science fiction genre. Who ever heard of gay ghosts or different degrees of contact with the other world? If I have one criticism it is that at times there are too many ideas. It is hard to follow WHAT exactly is occuring and the ending leaves one confused until the second book, which continues the story.

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First in an excitingly different and new paranormal series. Zo? Martinique has turned her unusual ability into a career. When she's traveling, she can't be seen which makes her an ideal professional snoop. Industrial espionage, surveillance, whatever. But one night things get out of hand while she's outof- body. She witnesses a murder and a soul stealing, and discovers she has unwelcome company: Trench- Coat, a ghostly killer who can see and hurt her. Teaming up with a blue-eyed police detective, she tries to solve the case and improve her love life. She also enlists the support of her psychic mother and the ghostly couple who haunt her house. And with murderers, kidnappers, and a desperate ex-porn star involved, Zo? needs all the help she can get.

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