New Hopeland City may be the birthplace of Tech Shifter gear, but it isn’t the only place that likes to blend technology with folklore. Now, a new nightmare is stalking the streets… that’s literally out for blood. But past actions have consequences, and doing so may be the only way she can get a clean slate from the city’s law makers.
If only that didn’t mean having to face down a wannabe vampire.
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I am thoroughly impressed with the 3rd book in the Cassie Tam Files. LV48 was gripping, fast-paced and just as entertaining as the first two. This might be my favorite of the three.
I’m a huge fan of Matt Doyle’s writing. He has a really great talent in writing mystery in a Sci-Fi story. I was invested and surprised in the end.
There are a lot of characters, which could get confusing at times, but every one was very well developed. I love the characters that have shown up in each story, because they have all grown every book.
I highly recommend this one. It’s a fast-paced, sci-fi thriller with cool technology and interesting characters.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.*
Even though I’m starting the series with this novel the book was easy to get engaged with. I didn’t feel lost or confused. The characters were interesting and different enough so that each one stood out in my head with ease. I liked the idea of a strong female lead and I loved that her being a lesbian was a non issue (as it should be). I found the backdrop for the story interesting and I really wanted more of that (this is my only criticism of the story I would have loved more information on the world of this book), but I loved what I got. The author was able to craft a good mystery but didn’t bog us down in details that made the story lag. Overall it was a fun read and I enjoyed it.
I would definitely be interested in picking up the other books in the series.
I have enjoyed reading Matt Doyle’s Cassie Tam series and hope that he continues to write them. A great mix of mystery, sci-fi/cyberpunk and detective story makes them an enjoyable read.
That being said, I still find Mr. Doyle’s style of endless description in LONGGGGG paragraphs a little hard to read. I think that this book in particular would benefit from more action and less description at times.
I enjoy the cyberpunk aspects of this series and Mr. Doyle’s imagination is wonderful. I have always wondered what it would be like to be a big cat or wolf and the idea of that being a possibility some day is great. The descriptions of the Tech Shifters is a great addition to the books.
There is a little bit of romance, but it is not graphic. The emerging relationship between Caz and Lori was a very minor part of this book. As another reviewer stated, I also missed Bert’s presence throughout this book. Who wouldn’t love to have a robotic gargoyle as pet/protector?
I like how Mr. Doyle adds a new aspect to each of the books in this series and the vampires in this one were especially interesting. However, I once again wish there was more action and explanation of motivation and less lengthy descriptions of walking through buildings, etc.
I was given the opportunity to read this book by the author through a review group and chose to review it.