However, the MC got on my nerves with how weak and jumpy she was every time you turned around. If you are strong enough to get into the elite THEN YOU SHOULD BE strong enough to bust balls and not be a ninny. I'm hoping she grows enough in the next book to not grate on my nerves. But as always I'll read alI her books because I love the author.
A Grave Magic: An Urban Fantasy Supernatural Thriller
by Bilinda Sheehan
Darkness can't always be beaten by the light. Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.
Amber Morgan is a rookie in The Elite, an organisation tasked with the elimination of rogue preternatural beings in King City. But she has a secret. She's a witch and only joined The Elite to settle a personal score.
Her first case is supposed to be the routine investigation of a rogue vampire but it soon becomes clear that dark forces are at work, darker than anything the team has dealt with in the past.
When an irritatingly sexy Hunter offers to help, Amber wants to say hell no! The last thing she needs is another distraction even if he is sin personified. But with the fate of a missing child at stake and a possible connection between the case and her past, how can she refuse?
Reviews
I love Sheehan...
Looking forward to the next book.
I have had this on my Kindle for a few years now, and I really wish I would have read it sooner. This book reminded me of the Hollows series by Kim Harrison, which is one of my favorite supernatural/fantasy series.
It is fairly typical of the witch/urban fantasy genre. Witch comes into her powers, witch realizes she must save the world from impending disaster, witch gets some sidekicks to help her, witch succeeds in the end…. Or does she?
Bilinda Sheehan takes a unique idea and runs with it. Her characters are starting to get developed in this book, and I’m sure as the series continues, we will also see the growth of the characters. Sheehan’s world building is pretty good too, not as in depth as other series, but, once again, I imagine it will continue to expand in the next books in the series.
As some other reviewers mentioned, this could have done with another round of edits, to just make sure the consistency of the story flowed. But when you’re self-publishing, sometimes you don’t have the money or other resources, that the big publishing houses do. Not so much an excuse, but I want the reader to be aware of this. And for me it would not stop me from reading the next book in the series, Blood Craft, in hopes that Sheehan’s skills get even more finely tuned.
Sheehan shows that she knows how to keep the reader wanting more, by the amazing cliff hanger she wrote. I know it made me excited to see what Amber Morgan has in store for her next!
New author
This it's the first time I've read her book. I wanted to see if I liked it,it's imaginative and i can follow along. There was no mystery it just made since. I might try it again.
A Great Series Starter!
This book is fast-paced and fun, a great start to a series. I love all things supernatural and occult, so this book hit the mark for me. I love the humor and the sassy heroine, but the cliffhanger at the end frustrated me a bit. Overall, a good read.
Ok
Not bad.
Enticing,
Great characters, original storyline.
However was left with a cliffhanger of sorts. Can't say more without spoiling the end.
Will definitely be reading the next book.
a character that you can't help falling in love with
I loved the book so much that I ended up buying the entire series and binge-reading it over the course of a weekend.
The books are CSI-meets-Supernatural-meets-the-snarky-dialogue-of-your-choice. For the price of FREE you can't go wrong, so try one book today. I promise you'll be hooked.
Five Stars
On 2nd book. Will read the rest very quickly
