These two characters made me want to throw things, which was perversely fantastic. I also appreciated that the author spent a significant amount of time on the psychology of Will and Kim’s situation, be it the effects of war and/or captivity, familial responsibility and guilt, or even owning up to a most inconvenient attraction.
I found Will to be a wonderful protagonist, at once jaded and hopeful and endearingly fed up by the end of the story. After that, this story really begins to get interesting (as if it wasn’t already).Īs a mystery, Slippery Creatures was a lot of fun to read, with shady characters, plenty of room for second-guessing, a doomsday plot, and a secret worth killing for.
Filled with concern for Will’s plight, and armed with both the time and means to help with the mystery that’s landed in his lap, he insinuates himself into Will’s life as well as his bed in short order, turning the entire situation upside down even more than it was. Though not a bibliophile by nature, he’s happy enough to have a paying profession and a roof over his head, and would have adapted to that life without much fuss if a secret society (followed by his government’s own War Office) hadn’t made him a pawn in a deadly game he has no interest in playing.įortunately for Will, an new ally turns up just when he needs one most in the person of “Kim” Secretan, Lord Arthur. Will Darling went to war at 18 years of age, where he was active as a trench raider in the British army for nearly five years before being wounded, returning home to face empty gratitude and unemployment, and finally inheriting his uncle’s second-hand bookshop in London. And, as has happened often in the past, KJ Charles delivered beautifully.
Anytime I’m inclined to mark multiple highlights at six pages into a story, I know I’m likely to thoroughly enjoy what I’m reading. I’d been looking forward to Slippery Creatures for a while, and can happily say that it is among the best books I’ve read so far this year.
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