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Blood is Thicker Than Lots of Stuff: A Comedic Urban Fantasy (The Many Travails of John Smith Book 2) Kindle Edition
Emotional stability of the involved parties? Questionable.
Possibility of bloodshed? High.
Yep... it was definitely starting to sound like one of my cases."
In addition to being San Diego's supernatural mediator, John Smith is the city's least successful private investigator. Those two careers collide when what was supposed to be a simple infidelity case draws the attention of the local werewolf pack. John soon finds himself pressed into service mediating a separation between the pack's married leaders.
Even under normal circumstances, divorce is hell. But when werewolves are involved? It's murder.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 27, 2021
- File size1.5 MB
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About the Author
Joel Richards was the kid who did crazy things just to have a good story to tell afterward. On deciding to make his affection his profession, he received a BFA in acting and a BA in English from the University of Utah, and later an MA in oral storytelling from East Tennessee State University. He has narrated over 150 audiobooks (fiction and nonfiction) and continues to tell his original stories to live audiences.
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- ASIN : B08ZL8B6Y4
- Publisher : Ghost Falls Press
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : April 27, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 1.5 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 363 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1733482493
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 2 of 6 : The Many Travails of John Smith
- Best Sellers Rank: #113,946 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #701 in Contemporary Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #1,381 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books)
- #1,481 in Urban Fantasy (Books)
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Chris began as a gleam in someone’s eye, but birth and childhood were quick to follow. He’s been fortunate enough to live in Spain, Germany, and all over the USA, and is busy planning a tour of the distilleries of Scotland.
He currently lives in Nevada with his angelic wife and ever-expanding whisky collection and occasionally ventures outside to peer upwards, mutter to himself about ‘day stars’, and then scurry back into the house.
Chris is the author of multiple fantasy series: The Murder of Crows, The Many Travails of John Smith, The Storm Who Rides, The (Second) Life of Brian, and Stories From a Post-Break World. He regularly shares status updates on his author website..
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Customers find the book fantastically fun and enjoy its story, with one review noting it's a fast-paced adventure with enough supernatural elements to maintain interest. They appreciate the wonderful character progression and the nice blend of humor throughout the narrative.
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Customers find the book fantastically fun, with one describing it as a lighthearted urban fantasy.
"...This series has been fun, surprising, adventurous and so very enjoyable! Highly recommend." Read more
"...Blood is Thicker than Lots of Stuff was a great romp, and John did not disappoint...." Read more
"I like these books. They’re light-hearted but with enough supernatural adventure to keep my interest...." Read more
"...The story is amusing with various plot twists and keeps things interesting. Well worth the price of admission! On to the next!!" Read more
Customers enjoy the story of the book, with one mentioning its fast-paced adventure and another noting the author's good grounding in history.
"Fast paced adventure with tons of mind bending concepts and characters. Humans are at the bottom of the food chain and don't even know it...." Read more
"...This series has been fun, surprising, adventurous and so very enjoyable! Highly recommend." Read more
"...They’re light-hearted but with enough supernatural adventure to keep my interest...." Read more
"...The story is amusing with various plot twists and keeps things interesting. Well worth the price of admission! On to the next!!" Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book.
"Fast paced adventure with tons of mind bending concepts and characters. Humans are at the bottom of the food chain and don't even know it...." Read more
"...not care for the flash forwards though this one had better interactions between characters I enjoy the dynamic between John and Lucia and John and..." Read more
"...the John Smith series lives up to the first and the characters continue to evolve in dimension...." Read more
"Action on almost every page, boundless characters, in depth would cleansing revelations...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's humor, with one mentioning its excellent dialogue.
"...(in tone and style as well as content) it still has his glorious sense of humor and sarcasm, but this series has even more of it!..." Read more
"...Overall, a nice blend of humor, danger, mysteries and occasional growth in a magical San Diego setting...." Read more
"...Excellent dialogue and you have the sense the author has a good grounding in history, literature and people." Read more
"Very funny series. Love the characters. Couldn't stop reading. Looking forward to number 3! Come on, go for it. Buy the book!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025Fast paced adventure with tons of mind bending concepts and characters.
Humans are at the bottom of the food chain and don't even know it.
John Smith is a mediator for ... Well you'll see.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021For some odd reason I find myself looking forward to The adventures of John he's not like other UF characters staff in hand smiting his foes with the forces of nature. And thank goodness this is not a vamp love story I won't touch those. I like how how a person who is not imposing surrounded by allies and enemies who can beat him any day of the week survives by wit, spunk and lots of luck. I enjoyed book one a little bit better only because I did not care for the flash forwards though this one had better interactions between characters I enjoy the dynamic between John and Lucia and John and Juliette. Another point I liked is seeing John may have deeper depths and strengh/abilities then most suspect. I really liked when the author said the next book should be out by summer so I would recommend this series and also the other series he writes.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022I've been reading superhero novels for the last few years. That is not at all what this book (or series) is about, but his Murder of Crows series is easily one of the best of its kind I've had the privilege to consume (and I do mean consume; I tore my way through them and then and the novelettes in a matter of days, and nights...I literally could not put them down). There's just something about his tone and style, and while this series is altogether different (in tone and style as well as content) it still has his glorious sense of humor and sarcasm, but this series has even more of it! And while I normally enjoy connecting with heroes that are above average, John Smith's complete "averageness" is exactly what makes him so likeable! I'm very much looking forward to the rest of this series!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2024For some reason, there is nothing as satisfying and delightful as stumbling upon a word like gobbledygook in a book. This series has been fun, surprising, adventurous and so very enjoyable! Highly recommend.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022If the pack in question is niggle of mediators, John Smith is its leader. The fact that he's so not the leader of the werewolf pack he's taken on as his new client could potentially get him killed, which would be bad because I really like John.
I jumped right into this book after reading Book 1, Investigation, Mediation, Vindication, and I was not disappointed. Well, maybe except for the werewolves. I'm not a fan of werewolf fantasy. They don't even exist in my novel's supernatural taxonomy, but that's neither here nor there as it turns out that the litigating werewolves in this story, and the awful thing about their lives, struck a chord. I felt for them, and I wanted the young couple to solve their problems.
Blood is Thicker than Lots of Stuff was a great romp, and John did not disappoint. He's still feeling his way, clumsily, into both his new and perilous job and into adulthood—at the same time. It's a lot to handle all at once. And he does the best he can under the circumstances, from which any average investigator (I was one) would run screaming. Also, adulthood isn't always all it's cracked up to be.
If I have one complaint, it's that my favorite character, Bill, aka Lord Beel-Kasan, was mostly missing. But John's attempt to babysit the enigmatic if delightful Jee Sun mostly made up for it.
If you like funny urban fantasy, buy this book and read this series. You're welcome.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021I like these books. They’re light-hearted but with enough supernatural adventure to keep my interest. I hope that I’m guessing correctly and the main character is going to be getting tougher because, quite frankly, I’m getting a little tired of him getting knocked out or passed out every other chapter. But that is the only complaint I have and am already looking forward to the next installment of the series.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022This 2nd book in the John Smith series lives up to the first and the characters continue to evolve in dimension. The story is amusing with various plot twists and keeps things interesting. Well worth the price of admission! On to the next!!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2023Action on almost every page, boundless characters, in depth would cleansing revelations. This book has it all and a full bag of chips, if you can find the time to make a sandwich
Top reviews from other countries
- Misfit MaliceReviewed in Canada on May 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
First, the vampires weren't the usual cliché, then the werewolves aren't either. I really love how the author re-imagined the genre and bring a surprisingly fresh new take on something so overused!
- ToxReviewed in India on September 7, 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars similar to the first book
A good followup, if you enjoyed reading the first one then this one is a no brainer.
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LaolaReviewed in Germany on August 5, 2022
2.0 out of 5 stars Zu viele Erklärungen zum ersten Teil
Ich habe den ersten Teil nicht gelesen und bin in direkt in den zweiten Teil gestartet, da ich ein großer Fan vom Autor oder viel mehr von "see these bones" bin und lass, dass vor allem die letzten Bände dieser Serie gut sind. Dazu zählt der 2. von vier Bänden wohl noch nicht. In diesem Sequel wird nur wieder und wieder angeführt, was im ersten Band geschah ohne einen eigenen Plot oder Prämisse zu entwickeln. Die meisten übernatürlichen Wesen verhalten sich alle gleich und unterscheiden sich scheinbar nur darin, für wie attraktiv der Protagonist sie hält. Daher ist die Horde an Charakteren unnötig. Im ersten Teil scheint recht viel passiert zu sein, hier passiert viel zu wenig...
Kann man sich schenken.
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent good fun!
Lives up to the first book. I love the characters, especially the unheroic hero! Great plot, great supernatural stuff, with a wonderfully crazy asparagus demigod.
- Kerri DavidsonReviewed in Canada on April 27, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars MUST, MUST, MUST READ!
At last, the sequel to Investigation, Mediation, Vindication is here! I’ve been waiting for this book for an entire year and my life is now complete!
I kid, but only a little.
So, John Smith, private eye and mediator for the supernatural world in San Diego is back and he hasn’t changed a bit. He’s even kidnapped and naked again! He may not find it amusing, but I do.
This time, his finds himself mediating for werewolves instead of vampires. Werewolves and vampires aren’t your thing? Doesn’t matter! They play a role in the story (which is brilliantly plotted and executed, by the way) but it’s not about them…
It’s about John, whose mediating skills are actually quite brilliant (and highly entertaining), regardless of what he might think.
Sure, he’s a magnet for disaster and ALWAYS in the wrong place at the wrong time but he handles this with aplomb. He even manages to find time for a well-deserved shower and sandwich on occasion.
My favorite character Bill (aka Demigod of Nightmares, Terror, and Vindication) didn’t make much of an appearance in this book, but his ward Jee Sun more than made up for it by stealing the show. John’s attempts to “babysit” this “little girl” were hilarious, heartwarming, and a side story all on their own.
So, as usual with this author’s works, I recommend this book to all humans, vampires, werewolves, Demigods, etc.
And thank Lord Beel-Kasan, I will not have to wait long for the next installment, Ghost of a Chance, which is set to release this summer!