Title:  Discount Armaggedon
Author:  Seanan Mcquire
Publisher:  DAW
Source:  Purchased
Genre:  Urban fantasy
Available:  Now

Rating:  4 stars

Synopsis:
Ghoulies. Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night... The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity—and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right? It would be, if it weren't for the talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels, and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family's old enemies, the Covenant of St. George. When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost guaranteed. To complicate matters further, local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone's spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city... 

Review:

I love the snarky...love the banter, great start to a series.  Seanan never ceases to amaze me at what she can put into a book. The wit, the fantasical parts, the characters, etc.  all come together to make a great story!  She also includes creatures not usually found in books, especially fun who done it kind of books.  Again, a great start to a series, can't wait to read the rest!