Giveaway: Master & Apprentice by Sonya Bateman

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Title: The Master and Apprentice
Author: Sonya Bateman
Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy
Series: Gavyn Donatti, #2
Fantasy Element: Magic, Genies
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ISBN: 9781439160855
Price: $7.99/$9.99 CAN
On Sale: 3/29/11

A DEADLY CULT. AN UNBREAKABLE CURSE. THE RULES ARE SIMPLE: LEARN TO KILL . . . OR DIE. 

Luck has never been on Gavyn Donatti's side. Anyone else with magic abilities inherited from a distant genie relative would have it made, but not Donatti, descendant of a cranky, shape-shifting genie named Ian. The prince of a murdered kingdom, consumed with revenge and driven by an unbreakable curse, Ian is determined to hunt down and destroy every last one of his enemies in the power-hungry snake clan—at any cost, including his life. Or Donatti's. 

Obsessed by his own rage, Ian has never really taught Donatti how to use his abilities. So when a powerful cult of magic-users captures Ian's wife, the princess Akila, and then Ian himself, Donatti is left alone to take on dozens of half-djinn and their mysterious leader with designs on world domination. 

Facing an impossible mission, Donatti is forced to turn to an enemy for help—one who claims to know how to unlock his true potential. Trusting a snake might be the last mistake Donatti ever makes—but if he doesn't learn to wield the power inside him, everyone will pay the ultimate price.

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Master of None by Sonya Bateman Giveaway!

Today PJV spotlights, Master of None by Sonya Bateman and is hosting a giveaway to win a copy of this gritty Urban Fantasy novel.

Gavyn Donatti is the world’s unluckiest thief...
Just ask all the partners he’s lost over the years. And when
he loses an irreplaceable item that he was hired to steal for
his ruthless employer, Trevor—well, his latest bungle just
might be his last. But then his luck finally turns: right when
Trevor’s thugs have Donatti cornered, a djinn, otherwise
known as a genie, appears to save him.

Unfortunately, this genie—who goes by the very non-magical
name of “Ian”—is more Hellboy than dream girl. An
overgrown and extremely surly man who seems to hate
Donatti on the spot, he may call Donatti master, but he isn’t
interested in granting three wishes. He informs Donatti that
he is bound to help the thief fulfill his life’s purpose, and then
he will be free. The problem is that neither Donatti nor Ian
has any idea what exactly that purpose is.

At first Donatti’s too concerned with his own survival to look
a gift genie in the mouth, but when his ex-girlfriend Jazz and
her young son get drawn into the crossfire, the stakes
skyrocket. And when Ian reveals that he has an agenda of his
own—with both Donatti and the murderous Trevor at the
center of it—Donatti will have to become the man he never
knew he could be—or the entire world could pay the price...

Read my Review of this Novel...

 

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Master of None by Sonya Bateman

Master of None by Sonya Bateman
Review copy provided by Sonya Bateman

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PJVs QUICKIE POV: In the land that we call Urban Fantasy there seems to be a plethora of leather clad, Glock toting, tough chicks...smoking hot, a bit masochistic but always lovable. Ms. Bateman has proven that boys can hang in this estrogen infused roll, hang and stand-out.  Master of None is a super-sized, action-packed, ride that almost had my asthma kicking in because of the intensity. I believe the author just kept on saying..."What can we throw at them next" and wrote it. This novel is very hard-hitting, a little bit dirty, a lot of snark and a tad touching at times. I was sucked in after the first chapter...and was cursing my busy weekend because I couldn't sit down and read this novel like I wanted. 

REVIEW: Gavyn Donatti is a very unlucky thief, which is proven when he loses the item that he was commissioned to steal. To make matters worse the guy that commissioned the theft is a tad on the crazy side and doesn't want to hear that he lost it. Trevor's motto is kill first, ask questions later and maybe if you are lucky he won't torture you before the killing part.  When Gavyn discovers that he has lost the dagger he had just pilfered, there is no question what he has to do...RUN.

When Trevor's muscle show up and Gavyn knows that his luck just ran out something strange happens.  A overly tall, and very grumpy guy shows up and takes a few bullets in the chest for him...even though his attitude is showing that he hates Gavyn from the start.  When Gavyn realizes that this guy isn't dying and he just might have been that big dog/wolf that he saw early, Gavyn's world get turned upside down. He soon discovers that he now has a genie as a side-kick, intent on putting Gavyn on the "right path" and a homicidal maniac that will stop at nothing to track him down and kill him.  When Trevor (said maniac) starts sending his goons after anyone that is remotely involved with Gavyn, including his ex and her little boy, Gavyn realizes he has to stop Trevor.  The problem is Trevor seems to always be one step ahead of Gavyn and as things are revealed it might not just be Gavyn and his friends lives that are on the line, but the entire world.

A fast-paced, in-your-face read that had me cringing at some parts and laughing aloud at others. Bateman penned a really good debut Urban Fantasy novel, full of snarky one-liners, original plot, enjoyable characters and hateable bad guys. I only had a few critiques with this novel, one being that some of the threads were just too much, there was too much going on that it was hard to follow at some times. Second, the ending was a little drawn out to promote a series instead of a stand-alone. The final chapter could have been hinted at in a few lines, instead of the drawn out explanation that would morph this book into a series of books with hundreds of bad guys that need to be tracked down (does that mean 100s of books in this series?).  Its going to turn into something like Donatti the Djinn Slayer. That was my only critique, and besides that the novel was great. A must read for Urban Fantasy fans.

 RECOMMENDATIONS: The adult part of this novel came into play with graphic violence scenes, torture, maim, kill...not for the squeamish.  Other than that, very PG rated.  Fans of UF will really enjoy, if you enjoy books like Better Part of Darkness, Bitter Night, the Rachel Morgan Series, you should like this one.

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