Mini-Review of Master of None by Sonya Bateman

I am currently reading this great Urban Fantasy debut from author Sonya Bateman. It has an unlucky thief, a genie that isn't sweet and gives three wishes and action adventure that leaves you eager to see what happens next. 

I heard a lot of good things on this book on the 'net and just had to check it out. Once I cracked it open, I was sucked into this wonderful world of genies, thieves and more. It was funny, edgy and definitely one I will read again.

The blurb had me hooked with this line: ".....Unfortunately, this genie—who goes by the very non-magical name of “Ian”—is more Hellboy than dream girl." I loved it. *grins* I love, love, love Hellboy movies and I just had to read this one after reading that line.

Now I highly recommend this new author to you if your looking for a fast paced story to tickle your urban fantasy bones.

I look forward to this author's next book in the series, Master & Apprentice, coming March 29th, 2011 or so Amazon says. I can not hardly wait!

Master of None Blurb:

ONE UNLUCKY THIEF. ONE UNLIKELY GENIE. ONE VERY ODD COUPLE.

Gavyn Donatti is the world’s unluckiest thief. Just ask all the partners he’s lost over the years. And when he misplaces an irreplaceable item 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 him 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. . . . 

*This review was done with no payment from author and was from my personal copy of the book I have bought.