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Breaking the Lore by Andy Redsmith

6/23/2020

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Breaking the Lore
Breaking the Lore is a snarky urban fantasy novel. It starts with one dead fairy and before you know it, you are up to your eyeballs in magical creatures. One quirky and clever detective, an elf, a troll, a witch, at least seven dwarfs, centaurs, and the rest. All introduced with a tone of hilariously disbelieving sarcasm.

The characters are thrown together when a war in the magical world spills over into the gardens of Manchester. Let’s just say, the gardens of Manchester are ill-prepared to handle a magical skirmish. Luckily, the quirky and clever detective, Nick Paris, is on the case!

While the plot of this book is entertaining and the characters are fun, what I really love is the writing! This book is packed full of that dry British humor that tickles your brain. I laughed the whole way through this book. 
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These are just two examples of the snark you’re in for when you read Breaking the Lore:

“It’s hard to do good cop, bad cop when you’re the only one there.”

“He felt like he’d been on the proverbial emotional roller coaster. Plus the emotional big wheel, waltzers, helter-skelter and bouncy castle.”

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This is a great choice for fans of Fantasy or anyone looking for a goofy humorous read. The writing and plot of this book remind me of the movie Men in Black. If you enjoyed the first movie and are cool with subbing out aliens for fairies, you would like this book.

You may also like this No Spoiler Book Review of Carry On.

This is not an affiliate link (I don’t earn a commission). If you would like to support the author, follow this link to purchase Breaking the Lore. 
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Amazon Summary

A magical, mischievous mystery perfect for fans of Douglas Adams and Ben Aaronovitch.
 
How do you stop a demon invasion... when you don’t believe in magic?
 
Inspector Nick Paris is a man of logic and whisky. So staring down at the crucified form of a murder victim who is fifteen centimetres tall leaves the seasoned detective at a loss… and the dead fairy is only the beginning.

Suddenly the inspector is offering political asylum to dwarves, consulting with witches, getting tactical advice from elves and taking orders from a chain-smoking talking crow who, technically, outranks him.

With the fate of both the human and magic worlds in his hands Nick will have to leave logic behind and embrace his inner mystic to solve the crime and stop an army of demons from invading Manchester!

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10 Comments
Fadima Mooneira link
6/24/2020 06:22:45 am

Sounds like a cool book to read. Reading your review makes me interested to read this book.

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Alison Kelly
6/25/2020 12:59:32 pm

It was a fun read! Great for when you are looking for something different and quirky!

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Eleanor link
6/24/2020 06:55:43 am

Great post! I like to keep to non-spoiler reviews too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

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Alison Kelly
6/25/2020 01:00:19 pm

Yes! It's important not to give too much away!

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Jen link
6/24/2020 07:49:39 am

Oh man this sounds hilarious! I'm adding it to my tbr!

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Alison Kelly
6/25/2020 01:00:52 pm

I hope you love it!

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Beth link
6/24/2020 10:03:36 am

This sounds so funny. I love when magic meets realism!! Xxx

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Alison Kelly
6/25/2020 01:01:32 pm

It's my favorite fantasy genre.

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Theeuphoriczat link
6/25/2020 06:19:16 am

I have been looking for a good fantasy to read. Sounds great, always love a hilarious character. Great review

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Alison Kelly
6/25/2020 01:02:16 pm

It was a fun fantasy! Let me know if you end up reading it!

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