Well, that was fun and a great way to spend a cold afternoon. It was too icy for the errands I wanted to do (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). I was so pleasantly surprised by this book! I've read most of Bishop's Dark Jewels series, which I find to be silly instead of dark. I was impressed by how different this series feels, at least in this first book.
Bishop has taken the usual urban fantasy creatures (shifters, vampires) and given them her own spin. These people are not just humans with different abilities. They are far more hostile to humans, not wanting much to do with them (beyond snacking, of course). Their derisive term for their neighbours is monkeys and the bad behaviour of humans seems to justify that attitude.
So when a half frozen Meg Corbyn shows up in the alpha-wolf's bookstore late one night asking permission to apply for the post of liaison between the humans and the Others, Simon Wolfgard wonders why he hired her on the spot. Especially since she seems far less experienced for her age than the usual young woman. Meg has led a protected life as the possession of an organization that sells her visions of the future to the highest bidder. In order to have the visions, her skin must be cut, throwing her into a trance of pain and ecstasy.
Meg needs shelter from her Controller, who wants her back asap. Because she knows so little of the outside world, she treats everyone she meets with politeness and kindness. She has no prejudices. As a result, she makes friends wherever she goes. And she doesn't cower in her Liaison office—she gets out to deliver parcels that can't be carried by the mail carriers, the ponies (who were won over with treats). Her willingness to work and to talk to anyone who engages her gains her status among the Others. She is The Meg and anyone who disturbs her will be dealt with, including Simon Wolfgard.
Needless to say, many humans seem to want to harm Meg which may start a war. Can it be avoided? Will she change the society of the Others? When will Simon realize that he's attached to this determined little woman? I can hardly wait to dig into the next volume!
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