Saving the world, one tour stop at a time.
Eighteen-year-old Bitsy Butler has never quite fit in, not with the dragons who raised her, the druid who took her in, or even with the non-human members of the cirque noir punk band she thinks of as family. Her chance to prove she can make it on her own comes with her band's first big solo tour. It’s all going according to plan when an angel walks into a bar and demands help with his demon problem.
If she doesn't step up, a magical war will break out, threatening Arizona and all those who call it home. With the help of a human, a sexy dragon, and the members of her band, Bitsy must stop an angry mob of chaos demons before the band leaves for their next tour stop.
It’s nice to be needed, but Bitsy has no idea how to defeat the demons and she just might get herself killed trying. But then, at least one problem would be solved...
Fitting in doesn’t matter if you’re dead.
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
Warning: Spoilers due to rant. ;)
The blurb is very misleading. Bitsy was the support/comedy element who got upgraded to main band member when the someone got injured. The dragon's who 'raised' her were apparently a cult that should not be mentioned. And the druid was mentioned and featured in a phone call but that was all. The plot was basically Bitsy trying to get out of stopping demons because she has shows to play.
My biggest problem with this book was lack of information.
- WHAT is Bitsy? She gets some clues but generally even she doesn't know what she is or what she can do. Her powers are not consistent, some times she can do magic spells, some times she can 'call' her sword, etc, etc.
- The current plot is very rushed (whole thing takes place in a couple of days) and its filled with lots of throwbacks to previous events with no explanations. Example: The whole 'Jule's Demon' story. Constantly mentioned, never explained.
- The world rules are confusing. Do humans know about magic or not? Is it just some of them? How many different types of magic/magical beings are there? How do they work?
Finally my biggest issue? THE ENDING. There wasn't one. The book just stopped. I initially thought I might have a gotten a bad copy because it was so abrupt. It was as if the author didn't know what to do upon reaching the climax so she just gave up and finished it as "to be continued". So glad I didn't pay for it.
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