If you’re looking for interesting urban fantasy that is peopled by creatures originating from the myths of peoples who did not originate in Europe then Monkey Around by Jadie Jang is just what you’re looking for. Maya McQueen is a shape shifter. An unusually powerful one and she does not know her origins. She was a foundling. She knows she can take any shape and that her default one is a monkey. There have been a string of shape shifter murders and as someone who is driven to involve herself in everything (blame monkey curiosity) as well as someone who works in a shape shifter sanctuary she gets involved in trying to find the killer. At the same time she’s looking to help the recently entangled with gangs younger sister of a long time crush. The two cases connect unexpectedly and Maya must make some tough decisions.
The book is particularly fascinating because the shape shifters peopling its pages find their origins in Aztec, Indonesia, and Asian mythology. I would recommend it to anyone with a taste for fantasy.
