Infinity is a singer, a super star, rich and influential –
and burned out. After getting hooked badly on the cure-all-pills Rejuvenators
and a very public break down, she’s pulling herself back into the limelight
with grand concert – a concert that is
aimed at bringing down the predatory Collective Corporation that exploits
people with its pills
A collective run by vampires, who are not happy. But that
is the tip of the iceberg. Unknown to Infinity, she is the keystone in the
master plans of many supernatural factions and she’s suddenly very much on
their radar;
This book comes with a lot of potential.
We have a world with vampires controlling a vast
pharmaceutical empire with deeply nefarious goals. We have complicated issues
of class and exploitation. We have a hyper-rich, powerful singer both enjoying
vast wealth but also being discounted for her attempts of philanthrophy. We
have not just numerous supernatural beings, but each of these groups is split
into factions with a myriad of goals – all of which with crafty cover stories
for the greater human society. Underneath it all we have strong hints of dark
powers and a central protagonist pulling herself out of addiction and with
great big powers and secrets to be revealed
It has immense potential. Immortals and gods and vampires
and wereanimals and Valkyries and ravens and big corporations and magic and so
much more. Immense potential indeed
People who have read a lot of my reviews will realise
that when I start a review talking about potential, I’m going to now say how it
completely failed to deliver that potential
And oh, yes did this book fail to reach that
First of all, there’s our introduction to the
supernatural elements of the show. Or lack thereof, because the main character
we follow, Infinity, is rather indifferent about the whole thing. She has scary
prophetic dreams with being that call themselves various wonderful things and
she doesn’t do anything about them. Her mother tells her that werewolves and
vampires exist…. And she has no follow up questions. Really, it’s like “VAMPIRES
ARE REAL!” “Really?! Hey, it’s really cold, let’s go inside.”
I am less than impressed with her reaction to the
supernatural – and the fact we’re following a protagonist who shows little
interest in and has little involvement with the supernatural factions driving
this world we never really delve into much of anything. Worse, her indifference
doesn’t man everyone is indifferent to her – she is involved in all of this
plotting as an object to be obtained
Because we do get some viewpoints from the various supernatural elements in the world – wereanimals, vampires et al and it’s clear they’re involved in some very heavy politics and competition with multiple factions on every side plotting to do various nefarious things – all of which tends to involve one element. Infinity
