Blackbirds Audiobook

" Mix Neil Gaiman's Death with a bit of Tank Girl and a pinch of Deadpool, and you get the foul-mouthed yet lovable heroine, Miriam. There's not a dull moment in this morbid tale. "

" I initially grabbed this book, expecting just another book in the urban supernatural genre...wrong! Ultra violent without being gratuitous, complex and interesting characters, and a great flow. Cannot wait to read the next one "

" worth finishing though I found it a very slow start "

" c2012: FWFTB: twenties, forseen, deaths, gruesomely, save. Quite a few of the book bloggers that I cyber stalk from time to time had many good things to say about this book. Based on those comments and on the fact that Angry Robot rarely lets me down, I patiently waited for the library to get hold of a copy. Boy was I disappointed. To me, it felt like a string of short stories glued lightly together. I did not enjoy the tone or atmosphere of the book and it certainly did not leave me smiling. Fantasty Faction says on the back of the book that a reader is "pulled forward with a momentum that is paralysing and a force that is unstoppable.." - um, not so much. The cover by Joey HiFi has also garnered a great deal of praise being one of the pictures where the parts make up the whole sort of thing. Meh..IMHO. The book clearly has its fans but sadly I am not one of them and am unable to recommend to the normal crew. FCN: Miriam Black, Louis Darling, Frankie, Harriet, Ingersoll. "He puts his hand on her shoulder. She thinks seriously about biting it, but she doesn't know where those hands have been over the last week." "

" I really enjoyed this one and have immediately picked up the sequel Mockingbird. :) "

" Great idea, decent story, good writing. It's very funny at parts, and other parts made me mad (like when the main character does dumb things), so it's got good character. A fun read. "

" 4 stars for Miriam, a great character and I look forward to the second and last book. "

" Interesting book, not your standard thriller or horror novel, but has elements of both. Good sense of humor in it and the characters are mostly well done. End seemed a little hurried, but still good. Will be getting the second one. "

" Miriam Black is Chuck Wendig with a vagina. And I mean that in 100% the best possible way. Foul-mouthed, violent, sarcastic and disturbing, I literally cannot wait for Mockingbird. :D "

" Had a lot going for it, ended up a little flat near the end. Will see where this goes in the future. "

" Tough, gritty, foul-mouthed, kick a$$ heroine! Loved it! Miriam Black can see with just a touch the who, what, where, when of when you are going to die. That's all I'm saying, as I don't want to spoil this book. Going to buy the next one as soon as I find it! It is a series that I hope never ends. "

" Excellent book with well-written characters. I can't wait to read the second one now! "

" Well-written and vividly fatalistic, just way too dark for me. I need something light and frothy now. "

" Relentlessly grim, with whipsmart dialogue and a unique style. Excited for the follow-up. "