Rosie’s #Bookreview of #UrbanFantasy GRAVE DANCE by Kalayna Price @kalayna #TuesdayBookBlog

Grave Dance by Kalayna Price

4 stars

Grave Dance is book two of the Alex Craft series of urban fantasy novels. Alex is a grave witch who can raise ‘shades’ (images and memories of the dead) to help with investigations. Called in to help with a case where only feet are left, Alex is frustrated by her inability to aid the police as much as she would like.

In a separate incident Alex and some friends are attacked on the street and a rift between magical planes is left at the scene. Someone is also collecting souls before the victims are due to die. But when her close friends are taken, Alex must cross to the fae world―and there may not be a way to return.

I downloaded book two as soon as I’d finished book one, as I wanted to know where the author would take us in the development of Alex and her fae skills. I was not disappointed; more mythical creatures and visits to the fae world added to the mystery storyline. This could easily become a binge-read series for me.

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Whoever said dead men tell no tales obviously never met Alex Craft.

After a month spent recovering from a vicious fight with a sorcerer, grave witch Alex Craft is ready to get back to solving murders by raising the dead. With her love life in turmoil thanks to the disappearance of Fae Investigation Bureau agent Falin Andrews and a shocking “L” word confession from Death himself, Alex is eager for the distractions of work. But her new case turns out to be a deadly challenge.

The police hire Alex to consult on a particularly strange investigation in the nature preserve south of Nekros City. The strange part: There are no corpses, only fragments of them. A serial killer is potentially on the loose, and Alex has no way to raise a shade without a body, so she’ll have to rely on the magic of others to find leads. But as she begins investigating, a creature born of the darkest magic comes after her. Someone very powerful wants to make sure the only thing she finds is a dead end—her own.

Catch up with my review of book #1 in the series (Grave Witch) here.

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Rosie’s #Bookreview of #UrbanFantasy GRAVE WITCH by Kalayna Price @kalayna #fridayreads

Grave Witch by Kalayna Price

4 stars

Grave Witch is book one of an urban fantasy series. Alex Craft is a private investigator who can raise ‘shades’, which are images and memories of the dead. She’s also on first name terms with ‘Death’, a collector of souls. After a magical awakening, the human and paranormal worlds partially co-habit, and this story takes place in the newly formed city of Nekros.

A serial killer is invoking dark magical rituals for empowerment. It becomes personal after a shade attacks Alex and a police officer takes a magical bullet meant for her. The case appears to straddle both the non-magical and the paranormal worlds. With a target on her back, Alex must work with homicide detective Falin Andrews to untangle the mystery. But is Falin all that he seems?

I discovered this series from a recommendation by a book blogger. The mix of modern and paranormal worlds appealed to me, if you like witches, fae, gargoyles, ghosts and mythical creatures then you might enjoy this. There’s crime and a touch of romance to add to the mix; I liked Alex and am interested in seeing how her character develops as the series unfolds.

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Grave witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, but that doesn’t mean she likes what they have to say.

As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she’s on good terms with Death himself—who happens to look fantastic in a pair of jeans—nothing has prepared her for her latest case. Alex is investigating a high profile murder when she’s attacked by the ‘shade’ she’s raising, which should be impossible. To top off her day, someone makes a serious attempt on her life, but Death saves her. Guess he likes having her around…

To solve this case Alex will have to team up with tough homicide detective Falin Andrews. Falin seems to be hiding something—though it’s certainly not his dislike of Alex—but Alex knows she needs his help to navigate the tangled webs of mortal and paranormal politics, and to track down a killer wielding a magic so malevolent, it may cost Alex her life…and her soul.

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