A Web of Obsidian ⭐⭐⭐

A Web of Obsidian by Lydia M. Hawke


G👀dreads

At 69 years old and with two martial arts black belts to her name, Sister Monica Barrett has never been one to back down from a fight. But the one that just landed on the ragged front lawn of the women’s shelter she runs may be more than she’s equipped to handle.

At first glance, the assailant in pursuit of a young woman seems like an all-too-familiar story. But this attacker has powers—he moves with uncanny speed, strikes with brutal accuracy, and isn’t after the woman at all. Instead, he wants what she has: a flat, black stone with a spider’s web embedded in it.

Genre: Urban Fantasy. 🤷
A little outside the box for me but it 🎣 me right off the bat. Who doesn't like a book that starts with a 69 year old former nun saying "Well, fuck!"? Literally the first two words in the book.
My initial complaint (not a deal breaker, just a minor annoyance) is the narrator is too young for the part of a 69 year old woman. She has an engaging voice but still, they wouldn't pick a 30 something to play a 69 year old in a movie, why not use an older narrator or someone who is capable of sounding like an older woman like so many others do?
It's #1 in a series The Obsidian Sisterhood. So far there are two. Jury still out on whether or not I'll listen to the second one since I don't usually get sucked into series. Except that one time! 

⭐⭐⭐

Overall Enjoyment 🎉🎉🎉 
I had to give a full ⭐and 🎉deduction for the narrator. She was too one dimensional with no voice inflections bringing the story to life. All the characters sounded the same. Just say 👎to Senn Annis. SorryNotSorry.

Did it grab and keep my attention? 🎣🎣🎣🎏

Would I recommend it to anyone? 🤷 If you are into Urban Fantasy and understand that things don't have to make sense. Such as when evil appears in a different form and you are trapped and about to die... and all of a sudden you have a power to remove it and recover your injuries that you didn't know you had. This is what I *don't* enjoy about fantasy. I like my ducks in a row! I like to know my powers in advance! 

Would I want a sequel 🕮 No ➖ I won't listen to Book 2, The Tangle of Obsidian. If I had any desire to find out what kind of trouble she gets in and out of next, it was knocked out because it's the same narrator. I don't have enough desire to find out by reading the book instead. Cuz you know me and reading 📚.🐌
I think a spin off of the detective might be enjoyable though. I liked her. Obviously it would need to be read by someone else. 

Would I want to read more books by this author 📚  🤷 Maybe. The writing wasn't bad it just wasn't my favorite cup of soup from the caldron. 

Trigger Warnings 💣💥Only if you are offended by the overuse of F-Bombs.

Spice 🌶 None

Plot twist 🌪 None. Unless you consider finding out several nuns are "in" on the sisterhood. I don't consider that a plot twist as a reader since the book indicates "The Obsidian Sisterhood". It was a plot twist for the protagonist though. She had no idea and was flabbergasted.

Tidbits: I like a bad ass sassy swearing older lady capable of taking care of herself and others. However, the author never explained WHY the stone choose her, instead of someone else in the sisterhood. 

 🎧Senn Annis 👎

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