Jai M {Cat Crazy Dragon }'s Reviews > Protector of Midnight

2.5⭐️

Didn’t work for me.
It felt very messy, all over the place plot wise, with the characters very immature, chaotic, and sharply edged.

The FMC is supposed to be a mature cop, but sounds and behaves like a bad trope for an urban fantasy badass, who works alone, swears, does whatever she wants-though highly moral, throws herself at danger-with no clue how-but can ‘take care of herself’, never gets fazed-too cool and tough, 4 out of 5 clichés..

I didn’t dislike anyone exactly, but I definitely didn’t like them either.

Full on contradictions, and continuity issues.
The FMC claims, and is said by others, to have strong morals, but is always spying, eavesdropping, snooping, and basically behaving like an entitled teenager.

Too many story threads were introduced, while only one was wrapped up, but only by introducing more with its conclusion. This on top off many others still remaining to be resolved.
It felt more like a B-grade 80’s TV action-fantasy.

Some will love this, others will be either bored, or completely put-off.

I prefer something more solid, evidence built, with complicated characters, and more resolution.
The world building alone was only halfway done, deliberately.
Moreover, despite the supposed age, experience, and their lifestyle, the MC’s felt like living with those encompassing frat house mentality’s , or the ‘cool-mean-kids’, who ‘underneath are all broken, but otherwise decent’, blah blah blah.

Think a more snarky 21 jump St, but way less resolution or real friendships, or feel good morality 😂🥸🍌 (if you understand, you’re too old for this, if not, feel free to give it a go 😬🫡)

Obviously, I think it’s better suited to a younger audience. 🍭