Kat Beyer
Auteur van The Demon Catchers of Milan (Demon Catchers of Milan - Trilogy)
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 20th century
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Agent
- Caitlin Blasdell
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- 3
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- 90
- Populariteit
- #205,795
- Waardering
- 3.4
- Besprekingen
- 8
- ISBNs
- 8
I felt most enthralled in this book when Mia would go into lengthy descriptions or discussions about Milan and the history therein. Beyer's attention to detail whether discussing the everyday mannerisms of the Della Torre family or the horrors that Italian Jews faced during World War II had the same dedicated feeling. Beyer obviously felt deeply for her subject matter and that shines throughout her writing.
Of less interest to me was the actual demon hunting. When I hear 'demon hunting' I immediately think of either Buffy or the Winchester brothers--butt kicking heroes who attacked the vicious citizens of the Underworld with sword, fire and crossbow. I did not think bells. Or candles. The demon hunting part was anti-climatic and not quite as tense as I think Beyer wanted. Interesting at first, but anti-climatic.
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