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OSI #5
Bleeding Out
From the author of Infernal Affairs comes a story of murder. mayhem, and demon relations. Is this really the vacation Tess was looking for?
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected. Plus, her unauthorized investigation into an addictive new vampire street drug is driving a stake between her and her undead boyfriend.
Then Vancouver’s premier necromancer turns up dead. Tess suspects that the cases are related. And her suspicions will lead her into a paranormal showdown that can—and will—change the course of her life forever.
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected. Plus, her unauthorized investigation into an addictive new vampire street drug is driving a stake between her and her undead boyfriend.
Then Vancouver’s premier necromancer turns up dead. Tess suspects that the cases are related. And her suspicions will lead her into a paranormal showdown that can—and will—change the course of her life forever.
233 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2012
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Jes Battis
22 books174 followersJes Battis (they/them) is the author of THE WINTER KNIGHT (April 2023), the OCCULT SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR series, and the PARALLEL PARKS series. Jes writes in the areas of urban fantasy, horror, and mystery/thriller. They also teach literature and creative writing in the Canadian prairies.
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June 29, 2012
Did I like this book? No. Did I like this series? Yes.
I don't regret reading OSI, even if the first book was too much a technical manual and the last a warped copy of a stream of consciousness novel.
This book had a beginning and an ending. All that was the middle was a confused mess inside Tess' mind. There was no way to distinguish reality from madness and honestly I could not bear to read it. I forced myself into it, but my mood went ballistic. This is not a reaction I appreciate. I really don't give a damn about a 30ish yo woman behaving as a 50+ one when her kits leave the nest. This is not what I want to read in a UF. What I might have appreciated as a touch of reality/humanity in the previous books became unbearable after a while (when it stopped being in a pinch and become the focus).
Reader Tori has a very good review:
Keep reading her Pov: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I don't regret reading OSI, even if the first book was too much a technical manual and the last a warped copy of a stream of consciousness novel.
This book had a beginning and an ending. All that was the middle was a confused mess inside Tess' mind. There was no way to distinguish reality from madness and honestly I could not bear to read it. I forced myself into it, but my mood went ballistic. This is not a reaction I appreciate. I really don't give a damn about a 30ish yo woman behaving as a 50+ one when her kits leave the nest. This is not what I want to read in a UF. What I might have appreciated as a touch of reality/humanity in the previous books became unbearable after a while (when it stopped being in a pinch and become the focus).
Reader Tori has a very good review:
Bleeding Out confused and disappointed me. The build up to it promised spectacular fireworks and all I got was a few uninspiring sparks. Told in the first person, which I normally enjoy, I found myself unable to keep up with the rapid changes between Tess’s dialogue, thoughts, and dreams. The previous books were an intriguing mixture of magic, romance, and crime fighting, but here I felt the storylines was undeveloped and rushed. Tess spends a majority of her time flirting between storylines without making a real commitment to any of them. Multiple subplots keep you on your toes but not because of the rich plot lines but because you have no idea where they are going. Scenes ended abruptly, characters are given incredible build up only to fall flat, and the mysteries are solved with unbelievable endings that I couldn’t help but wonder if Mr. Battis was just ready for it all to end.
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June 13, 2012
Originally posted at http://smexybooks.com/2012/06/review-...
Occult Special Investigator Tess Corday has taken a leave of absence from OSI. An absence only granted if she continues to see the company shrink. Tess has had a rough ride the last few books. She has learned about her father, sister, and the secrets her mother has been keeping from her. She feels her family is starting to drift apart and wants to make sure they know she will always be there for them if and when they leave. When an important public figure is found dead in his home and a dangerous drug is making its way on the streets, Tess begins to unofficially investigate her own. Tracking down a murderer and drug dealer will take Tess down a road of no return. A road that could spell the end of her world as she knows it.
Bleeding Out is the final book in Jes Battis’s OSI series. Mr. Battis has built an urban fantasy world whose twisted layers and complicated characters are finally explained in this finale. In here, Jes Battis takes us deep into the core of Tess Corday. Tess is still trying to come to terms with her demon half and the man who is her father. Her life is a mixture of contradictions and questions. Even with everything Tess has learned, she finds herself still without the crucial pieces that could tie it all together. Tess is also having to deal with her family growing up. Tess has invested so much in keeping them all safe, she now feels the loss of them as they all get ready to leave the nest to pursue their own lives.
I’ll be honest, Bleeding Out confused and disappointed me. The build up to it promised spectacular fireworks and all I got was a few uninspiring sparks. Told in the first person, which I normally enjoy, I found myself unable to keep up with the rapid changes between Tess’s dialogue, thoughts, and dreams. The previous books were an intriguing mixture of magic, romance, and crime fighting, but here I felt the storylines was undeveloped and rushed. Tess spends a majority of her time flirting between storylines without making a real commitment to any of them. Multiple subplots keep you on your toes but not because of the rich plot lines but because you have no idea where they are going. Scenes ended abruptly, characters are given incredible build up only to fall flat, and the mysteries are solved with unbelievable endings that I couldn’t help but wonder if Mr. Battis was just ready for it all to end.
Tess is a flawed heroine which has gone far in her acceptability, but in here she is a mere shell of her normal self. Merely a player rather then the star. The supporting characters make random appearances; their dialogues shocking in their inability to merge with the storyline. I was disappointed by how infrequently we see them. Derrick has always played a large role in the overall arc, yet in here he is barely seen and the one time he plays a major scene, his actions shock me. Lucian is much more of a viable presence yet he is as one dimensional as Tess in here. As the reader, I did not have the feeling their relationship had progressed in any significant way even though much lip service insinuates it has.
Battis had toned down the technical references and long winded descriptions that overwhelmed in his earlier books but it is back in full confusing force here. While I did enjoy the series, I found this last installment a complete deviation from what I have come to expect from Mr. Battis, and not in a good way.
Overall Rating: D
Occult Special Investigator Tess Corday has taken a leave of absence from OSI. An absence only granted if she continues to see the company shrink. Tess has had a rough ride the last few books. She has learned about her father, sister, and the secrets her mother has been keeping from her. She feels her family is starting to drift apart and wants to make sure they know she will always be there for them if and when they leave. When an important public figure is found dead in his home and a dangerous drug is making its way on the streets, Tess begins to unofficially investigate her own. Tracking down a murderer and drug dealer will take Tess down a road of no return. A road that could spell the end of her world as she knows it.
Bleeding Out is the final book in Jes Battis’s OSI series. Mr. Battis has built an urban fantasy world whose twisted layers and complicated characters are finally explained in this finale. In here, Jes Battis takes us deep into the core of Tess Corday. Tess is still trying to come to terms with her demon half and the man who is her father. Her life is a mixture of contradictions and questions. Even with everything Tess has learned, she finds herself still without the crucial pieces that could tie it all together. Tess is also having to deal with her family growing up. Tess has invested so much in keeping them all safe, she now feels the loss of them as they all get ready to leave the nest to pursue their own lives.
I’ll be honest, Bleeding Out confused and disappointed me. The build up to it promised spectacular fireworks and all I got was a few uninspiring sparks. Told in the first person, which I normally enjoy, I found myself unable to keep up with the rapid changes between Tess’s dialogue, thoughts, and dreams. The previous books were an intriguing mixture of magic, romance, and crime fighting, but here I felt the storylines was undeveloped and rushed. Tess spends a majority of her time flirting between storylines without making a real commitment to any of them. Multiple subplots keep you on your toes but not because of the rich plot lines but because you have no idea where they are going. Scenes ended abruptly, characters are given incredible build up only to fall flat, and the mysteries are solved with unbelievable endings that I couldn’t help but wonder if Mr. Battis was just ready for it all to end.
Tess is a flawed heroine which has gone far in her acceptability, but in here she is a mere shell of her normal self. Merely a player rather then the star. The supporting characters make random appearances; their dialogues shocking in their inability to merge with the storyline. I was disappointed by how infrequently we see them. Derrick has always played a large role in the overall arc, yet in here he is barely seen and the one time he plays a major scene, his actions shock me. Lucian is much more of a viable presence yet he is as one dimensional as Tess in here. As the reader, I did not have the feeling their relationship had progressed in any significant way even though much lip service insinuates it has.
Battis had toned down the technical references and long winded descriptions that overwhelmed in his earlier books but it is back in full confusing force here. While I did enjoy the series, I found this last installment a complete deviation from what I have come to expect from Mr. Battis, and not in a good way.
Overall Rating: D
December 25, 2020
Tess is an OSI agent on leave to figure out her life. She lives with Vampires and a deaf head shrinker she is dating a vampire her father is an energy/spirit demon her mother is semi human, she learned smoke magic from a Phoenix and this is just some of the fun of this book Jes Battis is a new author for me and I love her work.
October 13, 2012
What a hot mess, and a disappointing end to a series I really enjoyed. Definitely picked up in the last quarter of the book... but wow, far too much rambling and meandering on Tess' part. I get that there's supposed to be character development - but IMHO far too much of this one (if it really and truly is the end of this series, I still am sorry to see it go) was Tess "soul-searching." I don't know what else to call it. Rambling dreams? Labyrinthine visions? The internal soliloquy definitely ran on waaaaaay too long. In the end, the series got neatly wrapped up... I could have done with more expository on that, rather than the tortuous self-examination on Tess' part. Just saying.
June 11, 2012
I have mixed feelings about this book, I enjoyed this series, but this last book was strange. It had a trippy, disjointed quality that was different from the rest o the series. I didn't feel as connected to the charactors as in the past, it was hard to follow where the story was heading or how it was all going to end. Still I am sorry that this is the last book, I hope he author has a new story to tell.
July 4, 2012
I ended up skipping chunks of this book because it was just so awful. There wasn't much plot and at times the author just went off into these long stream of consciousness ramblings.
April 14, 2022
rushed
I have loved this series. Tess has grown. All the supporting characters remain intriguing Derrick, Miles, Mia and Patrick. This story is very different to the rest of the series - Tess is have a crisis of self. The case isn’t central. The final chapter was so rushed and confusing. I feel they all deserves more.
I have loved this series. Tess has grown. All the supporting characters remain intriguing Derrick, Miles, Mia and Patrick. This story is very different to the rest of the series - Tess is have a crisis of self. The case isn’t central. The final chapter was so rushed and confusing. I feel they all deserves more.
May 19, 2017
A four star book spoiled by weird, confusing and inconsistent tone for Tess.
June 21, 2017
It's like this book was written by a completely different person to the other 4...
January 13, 2019
This was such a disjointed finish to the series. The whole book was just a stream of consciousness that made little to no sense.
May 24, 2012
Bleeding Out is the fifth book in the OSI series by Jes Battis and an ACE Urban Fantasy.
Blurb:
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected - especially since her mother isn’t talking.
Plus, Tess’s unauthorized investigation into an addictive new street drug that’s irresistible to vampires is driving a stake between her and her undead boyfriend, Lucian Agrado.
Then Vancouver’s premier necromancer turns up dead. Tess suspects that the cases are related. And her suspicions will lead her into a paranormal showdown that can - and will - change the course of her life forever.
My thoughts:
Tess Corday has a great deal on her plate. Her father is death, her sister is a demonic entity that could rip her apart with a thought - and her mother is hiding something from her.
If that weren’t enough, she’s on leave from work in order to get herself together after surviving a nasty demon attack - and the vampire’s in Vancouver are acting funny.
Top all that off with the death of the necromancer that was responsible for brokering peace with the vampires in the first place.
Tess is following leads that take her down a path she’s not ready to travel - but travel she must - and she may never be the same again.
Bleeding Out is an enjoyable read. Tess is one independent lady - more than capable of taking care of herself.
I give Bleeding Out 3 out of 5 stars.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Ace (May 29, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937007634
ISBN-13: 978-1937007638
Blurb:
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected - especially since her mother isn’t talking.
Plus, Tess’s unauthorized investigation into an addictive new street drug that’s irresistible to vampires is driving a stake between her and her undead boyfriend, Lucian Agrado.
Then Vancouver’s premier necromancer turns up dead. Tess suspects that the cases are related. And her suspicions will lead her into a paranormal showdown that can - and will - change the course of her life forever.
My thoughts:
Tess Corday has a great deal on her plate. Her father is death, her sister is a demonic entity that could rip her apart with a thought - and her mother is hiding something from her.
If that weren’t enough, she’s on leave from work in order to get herself together after surviving a nasty demon attack - and the vampire’s in Vancouver are acting funny.
Top all that off with the death of the necromancer that was responsible for brokering peace with the vampires in the first place.
Tess is following leads that take her down a path she’s not ready to travel - but travel she must - and she may never be the same again.
Bleeding Out is an enjoyable read. Tess is one independent lady - more than capable of taking care of herself.
I give Bleeding Out 3 out of 5 stars.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Ace (May 29, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937007634
ISBN-13: 978-1937007638
August 22, 2013
This was not the book that I thought it would be. Bleeding Out begins with a murder, but the mystery is really centered around Tess. Who is Tess Corday outside of what she does for CORE and who she is in relation to the people she loves? As she ruminates on how all the people she loves will be moving on to start their own lives, this question comes to the forefront because she cannot make anymore decisions until she knows who she is. When a piece of forgotten information is extracted from her mind, forgotten memories and relationships begin tumbling out. The book becomes very Alice In Wonderland-ish at this point. Tess begins to see the magic in everything and the connectedness of everything. Battis knows how to turn a phrase beautifully, but I felt that the moment was drawn out to well past it's prime. The non sequiturs became annoying for me because they didn't seem to have any relevance until the end of the book. I would have liked to have had a bit of grounding to current reality here and there just to give it context.
However, Battis uses the same descriptive device when he describes Tess's love for her family and that piece is stunning. This is not an action packed book. Rather it is a work of world building within world building. As one character describes it, it is no longer a forensic thriller, but a science fantasy. The sibling dynamics were fun, the composure cleaning was hilarious, and the ultimate reveal of Tess's father was surprising. Not your typical urban fantasy (or forensic thriller), but if you are open to different genres and styles, it is worth the effort.
However, Battis uses the same descriptive device when he describes Tess's love for her family and that piece is stunning. This is not an action packed book. Rather it is a work of world building within world building. As one character describes it, it is no longer a forensic thriller, but a science fantasy. The sibling dynamics were fun, the composure cleaning was hilarious, and the ultimate reveal of Tess's father was surprising. Not your typical urban fantasy (or forensic thriller), but if you are open to different genres and styles, it is worth the effort.
December 3, 2012
This book was an odd mix, and for me some parts were 5-star, some were barely 3, and the combination was fascinating but not quite workable... the rating is a compromise.
The things I liked best about this series were still there although only in parts of this book. Tess Corday is a more-than-half demon but still very human magic-wielder with a self-made family consisting of her telepathic gay best friend, his deaf boyfriend, her adopted/fostered two teenage vampires, and a dead necromancer boyfriend. The family parts of these stories really worked for me - maternal angst, teen snark, BFF and romance insecurities.
The magic parts were more problematic while at the same time engendering some truly wonderful language and images that I reread just for the flow of words. However in the end I found it hard to pay attention to or care about the details. There were several events relating to the deaths and world-building in this book, and I'm still not sure the resolution worked for me. So this is an interesting, at times gorgeous (in the I-hate-inner-angsting-for-pages-but-this-is-kind-of-amazing sense,) sometimes fun, ending to a series I've enjoyed.
The things I liked best about this series were still there although only in parts of this book. Tess Corday is a more-than-half demon but still very human magic-wielder with a self-made family consisting of her telepathic gay best friend, his deaf boyfriend, her adopted/fostered two teenage vampires, and a dead necromancer boyfriend. The family parts of these stories really worked for me - maternal angst, teen snark, BFF and romance insecurities.
The magic parts were more problematic while at the same time engendering some truly wonderful language and images that I reread just for the flow of words. However in the end I found it hard to pay attention to or care about the details. There were several events relating to the deaths and world-building in this book, and I'm still not sure the resolution worked for me. So this is an interesting, at times gorgeous (in the I-hate-inner-angsting-for-pages-but-this-is-kind-of-amazing sense,) sometimes fun, ending to a series I've enjoyed.
December 4, 2012
Overall I really enjoyed this series (hence the four stars for each of the previous books) but this one had too much stream of consciousness from Tess going on...and on and on...for pages at a time. I grew confused and bored during these ramblings and I didn't think it added a whole lot to the story. Ok, she's questioning her place in the world and her job and her relationships...but I didn't care of the wordvomitonyourlivejournalat3am feel to several parts of this book.
There wasn't a whole lot of involvement from her fellow characters...Derrick and Miles were pretty much non-existent, Lucian was really only around for flashes of time except for work stuff. It was VERY Tess-centered. Which, again, I realize the book is about her questioning things, but wow...I need more story!!!
Thankfully there WERE chunks of actual the-plot-advances/evolves bits. Overall though, I didn't enjoy this book like I could have. I certainly would not have read any other books in the series if this had been the first one!
There wasn't a whole lot of involvement from her fellow characters...Derrick and Miles were pretty much non-existent, Lucian was really only around for flashes of time except for work stuff. It was VERY Tess-centered. Which, again, I realize the book is about her questioning things, but wow...I need more story!!!
Thankfully there WERE chunks of actual the-plot-advances/evolves bits. Overall though, I didn't enjoy this book like I could have. I certainly would not have read any other books in the series if this had been the first one!
August 22, 2012
This last book in the OSI series was a beautifully written novel, and in the end, provided everything I've come to expect from Mr. Battis. My only issue - and one over which I debated even stealing a star - was that in the middle, it was almost as if the author fell in love with the beauty of his own words and lost track of the storyline. Perhaps that isn't even worth a whole star, or if it is, a different star should be added for the way Jes used the language to create such beauty. I even understood why he did what he did - showing just how lost Tess was in her life - but I lost the storyline along the way and ended up flipping past several pages (that I'll go back and read later) just to get back to the plot.
Thank you for this, Mr. Battis. May your next series be as fulfilling as this one.
Update: Okay, I did end up giving him 5 stars, but it ended up being 5 - 1 + 1 = 5. He took a little something away, but he gave a whole lot of something back.
Thank you for this, Mr. Battis. May your next series be as fulfilling as this one.
Update: Okay, I did end up giving him 5 stars, but it ended up being 5 - 1 + 1 = 5. He took a little something away, but he gave a whole lot of something back.
November 8, 2013
SPOILER ALERT
I am SOOOOOO mad!!! The first thing I read were the acknowledgments and it said (to paraphrase) "the hardest thing to do is to close out a series." WHAT?? You mean this is it? I don't get any more after this one?? That is just mean. How am I supposed to start a novel knowing that after 4 other books, getting to know and love (mostly) these characters (I can't exactly call all of them people now, can I?) I have fewer than 300 pages to say goodbye? Not fair, Jes!
Thatsaidranted, I did enjoy reading every bit of it. I wanted more, of course, but what was there, I liked. I still want to know what happens ten or twenty years down the road, but maybe that's the point. Everything is tied up, while not exactly neatly, at least somewhat satisfactorily. I can live with the results and I'm happy I was along for the ride.
I am SOOOOOO mad!!! The first thing I read were the acknowledgments and it said (to paraphrase) "the hardest thing to do is to close out a series." WHAT?? You mean this is it? I don't get any more after this one?? That is just mean. How am I supposed to start a novel knowing that after 4 other books, getting to know and love (mostly) these characters (I can't exactly call all of them people now, can I?) I have fewer than 300 pages to say goodbye? Not fair, Jes!
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June 24, 2015
Wow, I absolutely love this series. I blissed out on it and read all 5 in succession. Jes Battis is an English PhD who specializes in teen LGBT literature. It shows, in the best way possible. I think it satisfies all my paranormal series loves: strong female heroine, love stories that are tangential but interesting, characters who aren't ridiculous stereotypes, vampires, demons, magic-wielders and necromancers. It also has characters of color and LGBT chars front and center. I am an unabashed fan of cheesy paranormal romance, and will read just about anything with vampires. It is nice to come across a series so well written. When Tess and the gang have their picnic and she thinks about each one of them, I cried. Like, literally cried, over how beautiful her thoughts were. Read it if you are a smarty who likes paranormal mystery and/or forensic thrillers.
September 29, 2012
Woof, I made it. I wasn't sure that I would, as this novel started out normally and devolved into a stream-of-consciousness mess. I was seriously motivated to keep going, though, because I read the rest of the series and this is the last book in it.
So I pushed on through, got to a bit of light in the tunnel, and then there was more muck. Really, Mr. Battis - this is a popular work! Or did you just feel like, "Hey, this is the end of my contract, I can do whatever I want..." That's the feeling I got, honestly. It doesn't motivate me to pick up whatever Battis publishes in the future.
So I pushed on through, got to a bit of light in the tunnel, and then there was more muck. Really, Mr. Battis - this is a popular work! Or did you just feel like, "Hey, this is the end of my contract, I can do whatever I want..." That's the feeling I got, honestly. It doesn't motivate me to pick up whatever Battis publishes in the future.
June 20, 2012
It was not the best story of the series written but I guess all series come to an end. Tess gets to talk with her father and learn more about herself and bf Lucian. The story line for the plot or mystery was not as exciting/giving clues and allowing you to follow. It was a lot of interlog or discussion/thoughts that Tess felt the need to express which for me was kinda confusing/did not make sense. I would still recommend the series overall it was good.
July 17, 2012
The final book in the series, I think it ended on just the right note. The ends were tied up, but not too neatly, leaving room for the reader's imagination to fill in any blanks. There was a lot of Tess's disjointed stream-of-consciousness and soul searching in the middle of the book which I found rather confusing, but overall I enjoyed the story. I look forward to the next offering from Jes Battis.
June 2, 2012
Good book seemed kinda final I hope this is not the last book of this series. Overall these books have been very entertaining. I enjoy that while it is a sci-fi book the rules of this world are different then many of the other books I have read. I am looking forward to seeing how Tess and Lucian's story plays out.There are so many intriguing characters that have great depth and secrets to them. You never really know how the story is going to end.
July 5, 2012
I knew something weird was going on when, unlike the other four books in the series, this one was written in the present tense.
There's some vague semblance of a plot, and some loose ends do get tied up, but most of this book just winds up being a bad trip. I mean that; most of the book reads like the narrator is on psychoactive drugs.
I suppose this is something of a necessary read if you've read the other books, but all things considered, I wish I'd skipped this series altogether.
There's some vague semblance of a plot, and some loose ends do get tied up, but most of this book just winds up being a bad trip. I mean that; most of the book reads like the narrator is on psychoactive drugs.
I suppose this is something of a necessary read if you've read the other books, but all things considered, I wish I'd skipped this series altogether.
February 12, 2014
I remember being very unhappy that the OSI series ended. I love Tess and her very diversified, extended family.
Bleeding Out is true to its title. Tess is the narrator, and much of the book deals with Tess's fears. The prose is beautiful, but often abstract, and the tone of much of Bleeding Out is very different than the four previous books. That does not make Bleeding Out a bad book, just different.
Bleeding Out is true to its title. Tess is the narrator, and much of the book deals with Tess's fears. The prose is beautiful, but often abstract, and the tone of much of Bleeding Out is very different than the four previous books. That does not make Bleeding Out a bad book, just different.
November 13, 2014
Was a decent book worth the read, I had very mixed feelings about the story and the character development. It wasn't a bad read, I was going to give the book two stars but I gave it three because I think I should go back and read the first books to get an overall impression of the series as a whole and make an impression from that. Bleeding out had its moments and a good plot hook despite the fact the story itself really isn't about the plot at all haha.
June 3, 2013
Smart, reality bending, great characters and dialog. Sometimes very funny. I will read this author constantly in the future. If you like magic, fantasy and a world behind our own... where NCIS and complete multi-verse fantasy are mashed up... then this is a great book for you.
August 9, 2014
Poor way to finish a halfway decent series - writing style in particular seemed to be a case of, "plod along, get facts out, finish story." Disappointing in light of how well the previous books were written.
June 19, 2016
Nice continuation of the series!
I really enjoyed this book, we see Tess making decisions about what happens next and tying up all the loose ends. There was not as much conflict in this book, more reflection about how everyone goes forward.
I really enjoyed this book, we see Tess making decisions about what happens next and tying up all the loose ends. There was not as much conflict in this book, more reflection about how everyone goes forward.
June 3, 2012
While I loved the series and the story line it felt unfinished. A tad rushed
September 5, 2012
There were quite large passages of this book that I skipped which is a shame because, up until now, I've really enjoyed this series.
June 2, 2012
Awww, I didn't realise that this was the last book till I read the acknowledgements page. I'm sad that it's the end of the series but I really enjoyed this last part of the story!
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