I am always on the lookout for new authors to try out, and when you combine magic, supernatural, and detectives together, you get Selene Shade.
This book is about Selene Shade, a resurrectionist who visits morgues, hospitals, and other places and resurrect humans who signed up to be brought back. Life is simple for her. She doesn’t have a boyfriend or much of a social life, but she has her work. However, her longtime mentor and best friend, Dot, dies and makes it clear she doesn’t want to be resurrected. Then, a brutal serial killer comes to town, and her life is thrown into chaos when Detective Marlow asks her to consult on the case by bringing back one of the victims to find out about the killer.
After this, Selene’s life is thrown into a life of rituals, magic, witchcraft, and much more. Her life is suddenly turned upside down, but it’s not completely bad.
Thanks to @netgalley for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book was such a fun ride. I love magic and witchcraft and supernatural, so they had me hooked from the start. It is very much a hybrid novel of dystopian, fantasy, and detective thriller, and I was all for the mash up.
Selene Shade is an introvert by nature she doesn’t like socialising and can often come across as grumpy and in a bad mood. But nonetheless, the more you find out about her, the more you grow to love her.
Then you have Detective Marlow, the handsome Detective placed in charge of this case who has a few secrets of his own, starting with the fact he isn’t human (I will let you find out his true identity in the book) but his hard work and determination to take down the killer shines through and soon enough Selene and Marlow make a wonderful crime fighting duo, working to stop this brutal killer from attacking again.
If you have read my previous reviews, you will know I love multiple POVs, and this book used this tool throughout. However, I did feel that switching POVs in the middle of the chapter was sometimes off-putting and confusing. I personally prefer having the change of POV take place in a new chapter, which could have been done here as the chapters were very long.
But, this didn’t detract from the fact it was a really fun rollercoaster of a ride. The best news is that this ride is not over as this is only the start of the fantasy series.
Some of my favourite scenes were those between Selene and Marlow as the duo are working towards the same outcome.
This book has so much that I could write an essay but I will say is that it has so many different elements and facets to the story that you are bound to find one or two you particularly enjoy, especially if you are a fantasy fan.
From witchcraft to dark magic, from crime thriller to romance and even elements of horror, this book has it all, and I never found myself getting bored as the pacing was perfect and it was a thrilling adventure.
At times, it reminded me of the likes of Ben Aaronovitch as you have that hybrid of magic and detectives, and then they underlying current of supernatural, which made it all the more intriguing and engaging.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 – a whirlwind of a ride from start to finish, highly recommended. Especially for fans of fantasy, and magic in the real world style stories.
Selene Shade: Resurrectionist for hire is out now!!
Do you like hybrid genres? What’s your favorite mix, let me know in the comments below.
Much love ❤️
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