Good supernatural romp and intro to world

Dina Demille is an inn keeper. To the outside world she looks like the normal keeper of a B&B. In reality she is the keeper of a magical inn the serves as sanctuary for supernatural beings. Inns are living things that have their own powers and needs. She, with the help of a vampire and a werewolf, the inn and some others has to save her neighborhood and her inn from an otherworldly assassin.

Overall I liked the story, it moved quickly. Although this is a bit of a romance novel it isn't full of steamy sex scenes. The book introduces you to the world of the innkeepers. You meet Vampire and Werewolves and, without introducing a spoiler, it has a non-supernatural explanation for their existence. It does rely heavily on Clark's first law "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". So while some of the things are explained as technology and some as magic the underlying theme is at some level it is all technology, just some of it looks like magic and we don't understand it.

The story is short, moves quickly, has few characters but fleshes them out well as well as setting up some (like the cop) for future books.

What I had a problem with what the narrator Renee Raudman. She usually is a great performer but she affects a southern accent that sounds both fake and makes the character sound older than she is supposed to be in the book. In the book the Innkeeper is 28 but the affected accent gives her the sound of somebody that grew up pre-WWII. It took me out of the story and I never really got used to it.

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Excellent

Great book with a different take on some of the usual “magical beings”. Well written. The only detractor was the slow drawl of the MC as delivered by the narrator. It took about 3/4 of the book to get used to it.
Looking forward to more in the series.

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Can't wait for the next one!

I love the way the author paints with words!!!!! I'm SO engaged and invested in this story!!! Loving it! Strong, young, female lead.

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I can recommend the whole Series

You can always count on Ilona Andrews for a good read. This series is new and fun and tense and creative. Her characters come alive through the genius of Renee Raudman (I look for her narrating when looking for a new read). Renee brings creatures, personalities and humour to her narrations. I chuckled and laughed out loud (had to explain why to my family as I was using earbuds) many times in these books. With the inventive talents of Ilona Andrews and the versatile voices of Renee Raudman these books are even better than when I could still read them.

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A hidden gem

And now even the monsters know not to mess with the Mistress of the Inn.

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Different and clever.

After listening to several series read with a clipped British accent, it took me some time to adapt to the slower southern-belle accent. Somehow, it lends a totally different atmosphere to the story. Really cool.

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Great new take on classic myths.

All of the Andrew's works have fantastic world building and the innkeeper series is no exception!
Don't let the romance tag fool you! there is a little bit of romance thrown in to spice up the story but is more about aliens and an epic battle. I would even suggest this book for guys who balk at romance. The writers poke fun at the whole vampire vs werewolf lover trope and it's hilarious.
In the innkeeper series we meet Dina, a 'regular' human who runs an intergalactic inn in mythical Red Deer Texas. We also meet Sean, an Alpha-strain werewolf and Arland, a vampire. I adore this story because even though the two men are mythical creatures, they are explained as aliens, instead of the over used virus or magical malady. Sean is a genetically modified super soldier from a dead planet, a refugee on earth. Arland is military leader who has come to earth following an assassin. although totally alien, vampire's humanoid appearance and alien customs has lead to the the mythical vampire in the retelling of encounters over time. the book goes into a bit more depth.
This story is a fantastic introduction into a new world hidden just beyond our own. Instead of being limited to the natural world we know, the innkeeper series is a doorway into the whole universe. we meet so many interesting characters from other worlds and even get to glimpse a few new planets. Later books we even meet a couple characters from the Andrews's Edge series. I love the tie into the other world and that we get to see the boys all grown up.
if you're a fan of any of the Andrew's other works or just a fan of a fun fantasy story I highly recommend this series!

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Awesome story and great idea

Great story with a different idea. I loved the idea of a human who helps others from the galaxy and the narrator does a great job. To me she sounds a bit like Dolly Parton, so if that’s not your jam you will most likely not enjoy this book.

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It was a deal of the day!

I got this book after listening to one other book by the authors.
I loved this story! The protagonist is a woman who actually knows all about the world instead of the love interest!
They don’t get it on at all in the book so if you’re looking for that there’s a bit of sexual tension but not the lusty scenes other Ilona books have

I enjoyed the narrators relaxed southern drawl and her masculine voices were easily discernible from on another

Great listen all the way round!

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excellent series

have read the ebook and now also love the audiobook. I really hope Ilona Andrews (dream team writers) comes out with more books in this series.

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