Jericho Lott - A Dark Urban Fantasy Adventure

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Jericho Lott was raised as a supernatural troubleshooter by the enigmatic Gran and trained by the legendary William Brace. Jericho has never questioned his loyalties to these towering figures in his life. After a traumatizing experience with the Raven's Court and the revelation of an ancient power on the rise, though, Jericho must decide whether those loyalties were earned and if he's willing to stand against the tide of a rising darkness.

Current posting schedule: New chapters Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Edontigney

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Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 68
Views: 57,518

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Community Reviews(2)

Han SolipsistRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have no idea why someone rated this 2 stars- it's like we read completely different stories. I don't find the characters to be one-dimensional or stuck in their ways at all, and their motives are logical given history and context. To me, this is a fantastic example of the urban fantasy genre- story and characters are both compelling enough that I'm legitimately bummed it's been on hiatus for like 2 years. It's probably my favorite of the author's works.
TimSRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
By genre, this is story magical loner with a heart of gold working to save the world, a la Kate Daniels or Mercedes Thompson. Like all such works, the loner is actually deeply embedded in an unofficial support network that can be drawn on to deal with crisis, but ultimately the talent and will of the hero is needed to save the day. As such stories go, this particular one is enjoyable, with nice banter, interesting people, and some (hidden) worldbuilding to justify them doing things.
My problem is with the characters. At the surface, it's that we are told, not shown what their personalities are like. But more fundamentally, what we are told isn't true, from observers and the characters themselves who should know better.
For example, a personality conflict is being set up between a cynical good aligned thug for hire (Wlliam) and a pacifist healer. But he's not a sociopathic killer willing to do anything he sees as necessary, and she's not a passive fool unaware of the usefulness of violence to protect things that are more important. It's frustrating because neither they nor anyone else seem to have noticed the disconnect, even when being actively challenged about their ideals. This isn't anyone's first rodeo, but characters act like they've never heard of or even thought of basic objections to their perspective that an actual person would have actual responses to.
The main character is possibly worst of all on this score. He deeply trusts his mentor, knows she keeps important secrets from him, and willingly takes on the tasks she gives without questions about how the world works.
He's also shocked she keeps important secrets from him and frustrated that she hasn't looped him in on how the world works, either mechanically or politically. He's had ample opportunity in his life to develop outside perspective, including going to college, yet he's never previously even thought about possible blank spots in his understanding.
In short, it's like the world turned on during t