Title: Bone Driven Author: Hailey Edwards Publish Day: May 31, 2018 Rating: 5/5
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group UK/Piatkus From: Netgalley!
Book is available as an eBook & hard copy. I'm sure this is available at other people's libraries. But none of her books are available at Tulsa Library and I don't know how to suggest they get there.
I'm late i'm late for a very important date.. but here is the review.
Description
'Edwards creates amazing fantasy worlds that the reader becomes completely engrossed in' (Goodreads)
The bayou is burning, the battle is just beginning - and Luce Boudreau is smack in the middle of no-man's land . . .
Life as a cop in Canton Town, Mississippi, is never dull - particularly when hiding deep within you is a demon bent on the apocalypse. Luce is doing her best to pretend her two worlds aren't crashing into each other, but what should be a routine arson investigation takes a shocking turn when Luce discovers a link between the suspects and her own dark secrets. There's no turning back, even though her search for the truth threatens to burn her old life down around her.
Lines are being drawn in a war Luce barely understands, and she just might be on the wrong side of them. Now she must embrace her powerful destiny, or the ones she loves most will pay the ultimate price.
Always Possible
Spoilers In My Reviews.
Review:
Picked
this one up the moment I completed Bayou
Born. In most reading experiences I need a day before diving into
another book. For this series so far that wasn't the case. This
series so far is very character driven that is the focus while the
plot is helping us learn more of the characters.
It's
a paranormal set in Canton, Mississippi so it's a small town
atmosphere. A place where odd things get to happen in swamps or the
woods. What I love so far is the consistency of the main character as
she's growing into who she is or whatever she decides she is. I
struggle with reading paranormal / urban fantasy because female
protagonists often have unnecessary short fuses.
This
book is a segue for Luce from her human life to her demon life. She
struggles with guilt and balancing her two worlds. It's noted of her
guilt when leaving her dad, and aunt/uncle when she's off with the
group. Then, the guilt when she is with the group and not with her
dad and uncle/aunt. While she struggles with this worlds collide in a
tearful and horrible way.
She's
lovey-dovey with her male coterie folk but isn't so much with Portia.
I can't remember specifically but I believe portia and her have a
different relationship. Then, she's now possessing Luce's bestie I
feel this is not only a story builder but possibly away to keep her
love-dovey way only with the men?
This
one is more focused on Luce
on
being an active character. It felt like she was more present, not
just a damsel in distress. I understand that she was under the
impression that she was human..and violent things happening around
her. Whereas in this one she's warming up to her new reality and
present.
Since
I read this right after reading the first one I cannot tell if you
can read this one alone. Unlike the first one thought I do believe
it'd be hard to read alone without the first in the series.
The
romance is present but it's still not the major aspect of things
going on. She wants to be with him when she's 100% certain it's not
her being the person who captured him. There is more interaction with
Rixton and Sherry (Love them!!), her dad and her uncle/aunt (love
them!). We don't get a lot of interaction with her father due to the
problems that happened in the first book. This goes for Portia and
Maggie, too.
Once
more it's hinted at that Miller is a terrible demon? Looks ugly?
Can't control himself in his original form? But we do not see him in
this way this book. That's something later on in the story or just
something that will get touched on once in awhile.
Overall
there is a fun story to be had while reading this. If you're wary
about paranormal/ urban fantasy think this one is a good starting
place. It's how you'd imagine the genre to be..but don't see it much.
Recommend? Yes
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