A Glimmer of Death
Laurell K. Hamilton
A Glimmer of Death, the latest in the Merry Gentry series, was like catching up with an old friend. The last entry in this spicy urban fantasy series came out all the way back in 2014 so I was eagerly awaiting seeing what Hamilton had in store for her readers. In the previous novel, Meredith nicknamed Merry, a half human fairy princess employed as a detective, had given birth to triplets who were fathered by her fairy lovers (each child has multiple biological dads). The triplets are now toddlers and Merry is settling into happy family life when she gets the request to solve a series of attacks against actresses that seems magic related. Another personal mystery also emerges when a close friend of Merry may have returned but looking very different. Hamilton does a good job at working in recaps about who the various characters are and their relationships earlier on in the novel so if it has been awhile since you read the other books in the series or you are new to it, you won’t be struggling. The storyline deals with instance of violence and sexual assault that may be triggering for some readers, but these are handled as deplorable behaviors and this is not a dark romance, but strongly champions issues of consent. This is the penultimate novel in the series; A Ghost of Daylight, the final novel, is scheduled to come out in Spring of 2027. If you enjoy spice heavy romances and fairy tales with an Urban Fantasy twist then check out this thrilling series.
Magic Bites
by Ilona Andrews
Magic Bites is the first in Ilona Andrews’s Kate Daniels series about an Atlanta mercenary who handles magical problems in a world where technology and magic are at odds and necromancers and shape shifters form factions. Kate must try and solve a series of unusual murders and disappearances, which may lead to the solution to a mystery of Kate’s own. I enjoyed listening to the dramatized audiobook which brings the story to life with a full cast of actors. If you enjoy Magic Bites you can also check out several more novels and novellas in the series. This series should delight urban fantasy fans of Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and Kim Harrison’s Hollow series. It also might be triggering for readers who are sensitive to violence against women so please be advised. You can also read my blog about Andrews latest This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me.
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