Strange Practice

, #1

by

eBook, 360 pages

English language

Published July 25, 2017 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-316-43461-4
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4 stars (3 reviews)

The first book in a delightfully witty fantasy series in which Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, must defend London from both supernatural ailments and a bloodthirsty cult.

Greta Helsing inherited her family’s highly specialized and highly peculiar medical practice. In her consulting rooms, Dr. Helsing treats the undead for a host of ills: vocal strain in banshees, arthritis in barrow-wights, and entropy in mummies. Although she barely makes ends meet, this is just the quiet, supernatural-adjacent life Greta’s been groomed for since childhood.

Until a sect of murderous monks emerges, killing human and undead Londoners alike. As terror takes hold of the city, Greta must use her unusual skills to stop the cult if she hopes to save her practice and her life.

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reviewed Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw (Dr. Greta Helsing, #1)

an enjoyable and easy read

4 stars

this was an enjoyable and easy read with a lot of good vocabulary. i think the author loves the word “prepossessing” a little too much though lol.

the worldbuilding fascinated me and i loved the relationships between the characters. i thought the plot was well-paced until it got to the ending; the resolution felt very abrupt and too convenient so i was a little disappointed by that.

despite its flaws, i still had plenty of fun so i will be checking out the sequel.

reviewed Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw (Dr. Greta Helsing, #1)

an enjoyable and easy read

4 stars

this was an enjoyable and easy read with a lot of good vocabulary. i think the author loves the word “prepossessing” a little too much though lol.

the world-building fascinated me and i loved the relationships between the characters. i thought the plot was well-paced until it got to the ending—the resolution felt very abrupt and too convenient so i was a little disappointed by that.

despite its flaws, i still had plenty of fun with so i will be checking out the sequel.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery