When you get up in the morning, the last thing you expect to see is a murdered guy hanging outside your window. Things like that tend to draw the attention of the local police, and when you’re squatting in your parents’ old house until you can afford to buy it, another thing you can’t afford is the attention of the cops.Oh yeah. Hi. My name is Pet. It’s not my real name, but it’s the only one … only one you’re getting. Things like names are important these days.
And it’s not so much that I’m Pet. I am a pet. A human pet: I belong to the two Behindkind fae and the pouty vampire who just moved into my house. It’s not weird, I promise—well, it is weird, yeah. But it’s not weird weird, you know?
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Between Jobs is book one in The City Between series by W. R. Gingell and narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi.
I was so enamored by the audio narration. Zehra Jane Naqvi captured me from the first moment until the last. I couldn’t stop listening! I loved all the voices; especially JinYeoung, vampire, who will only speak Korean even though he knows English and understands it. This element added something more and special to the story.
Between Jobs is an interesting and unusual story. I liked the concept and characters introduced to us. Our lead, Pet (can’t remember if the author tells us her real name), is a 17-year-old-women living alone in a house that was her’s, but isn’t. She finds herself waking up one morning to a dead almost decapitated body outside her window and soon she’s immersed in the Fae world and a few different mysteries.
I really liked all the characters introduced. Each has a distinct personality and the interactions between Pet and her three psycho’s was a lot of fun to watch. It’s an odd relationship, but one that works for the supernaturals. It’s clear their is something different about Pet, but we don’t know what that is. Besides Jenyung who only speaks Korean, we are also introduced to Zero, a Fae, and Athelas another Fae. Zero is the leader of the psychos and we learn some tidbits about him. Athelas sits back and finds humor in the interactions of the others. The dynamics between all is great.
Between Jobs wrapped up well considering some threads and questions are left open. I enjoyed the story enough that I went out and borrowed the next book, Between Shifts, in the series from my library to listen too. I recommend the audio. I don’t think I would have liked this book as much had I not listened.
Rated: 3.5 Stars
A fast-paced fun read, starting with bloody murder and featuring two cold-blooded fae and one very pouty vampire. Our main character, Pet, has a fabulous voice, and is both fearless and pragmatic, a wonderful combination. Definitely recommend!
Between Jobs is the first book in The City Between series by Australian author W.R. Gingell. This story was unputdownable! It was so good that I’m waiting for Christmas or a KU deal to get at least a one-month subscription to KU just to read more in this series.
This is Urban Fantasy at its best set in Australia. The characters are awesome, the humor snarky, and the plot intriguing. There’s a supernatural murder mystery that brings three supernaturals together who are seeking the killer. Two are fae and one is a vampire. They take up residence in a home that already has an occupant, unknown to them. She’s a human and when they finally discover her, they decide to give her pet status and name her Pet.
I would have liked a glossary for the Korean. Instead, we are left (along with Pet) to guess what JinYeong, the vampire, is saying.
Book 1 has a few reveals, so you’re not completely in the dark the entire time. One mystery gets resolved, but not the main one that kicks off the story. I can’t wait to read further!
If you like Annette Marie’s The Guild Codex series, then you’ll enjoy The City Between series!
This is was the first book I read by Gingell and I loved it! When I first read the description I wasn’t sure what to think about the premise of the book but it sounded interesting so I gave it a shot. I am so glad I did!
Pet is young and lost but isn’t stupid or angsty. She is bright and witty and street smart and that makes her a fun protagonist. Her relationship with her Psychos is fun and never gets weird. Even though they look at her as something less she never lets that get her down and actually uses it to her advantage. She is always in control and takes advantage of the situation she finds herself in so she can get what she wants. It’s awesome!
My next favorite character is JinYeong. There is just something awesome about a vampire who only speaks in Korean just to piss people off. Honestly each character has a very distinct voice and it makes it very enjoyable to read.
The whole series is fantastic and this is a solid start to it. I highly recommend it!
Very clever. Well written and developed.
The main character draws you in, and we are brought into a hidden world trough her. Although it’s clear there’s a lot more to her than she knows.
the secondary characters are great. A pouty vampire who speaks only Korean, but has a developing sense of humor, an elegant, tea drinking fae, and a half-human fae whose complexities intrigue the MC and us.
Great plots, great characters, complex worlds, humor and mystery — what’s not to like?
I’m eager to finish the series.
Wow, just, wow! This book was utterly unique and so, so good. I don’t even know how to begin to describe my thoughts on it.
It’s a dark and gritty urban fantasy set in Australia. I loved the setting, the world building, the characters, the writing. I pretty much loved everything about it. Well, except that it ended. 😉
Pet was a great narrator. She’s likable, quirky, sassy, and is constantly getting into some kind of mischief. She tells the story as if she’s telling it to a close friend.
I was happily lost in this book. And, yeah, I was lost on numerous occasions, but that was part of the fun of this novel, I think. I was discovering things right alongside Pet. I’m anxious to get my hands on the sequel. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves urban fantasy.
I could not put this book down!
I love this author. Each book, series she writes is different, not the same character in a different dress. This book, about Pet and her three psychos, as she calls them, is fantastical. I highly recommend it.
Between Jobs gives us a great new heroine we know only as Pet. Two fey and a vampire buy her home but she is determined to outlast them, spying on them from her hidden room. When she is inevitably discovered, they let her stay, treating her as a house pet. The characters are well written with great dialogue. Exciting action and an intriguing world view made me want more and I can’t wait for the second book!
A human being being treated like a pet by a vampire and fae. Traveling between worlds, goblins, glamours and gory bits all make this an interesting story. I thought the pet was a guy until about the third chapter—that threw me a bit. The actual mystery part of the story goes very slowly, as far as getting actual information even though a lot of investigating is done, until you get to about 80% into the story. Until then there is fun banter, lots of different “looks” which Pet is very good at interpreting and she gathers information on the three psychos. In the beginning the term psychos is used too often, but then they become known as the three psychos and it works. Also Pet sticks her tongue out at Jin Y too much, but it doesn’t distract from the story. It was interesting and that goes a long way in my book. Bummer was there wasn’t a second book. I wanted more adventures with this group. Their relationship was just starting to get comfortable, sortof. I mean one is a vampire and the other fae…how comfortable can that be?