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Eris
In Eris, Draven Aurora twists a narrative of humor, horror, and heart to bring to life a world where ghosts are less haunting than the death of one’s humanity.
Ami Antolik wants what most 24-year olds want: a sense of purpose, a better career, and to stop reliving the deaths of the ghosts around her. Twelve years after the ghosts appeared, Ami is working at a coffee shop and avoiding the entities who mistake her for one of their own.
When a cult’s botched attempt to sacrifice Ami leads her back to her childhood best friend and first love, Kaleb, she discovers a dark secret about herself that may be the world's undoing.
And, when the ghosts shift from being a nuisance to becoming a danger to society, Ami must decide if she wants to uncover her forgotten past or if she's willing to let the whole world go to hell to escape it.
Ami Antolik wants what most 24-year olds want: a sense of purpose, a better career, and to stop reliving the deaths of the ghosts around her. Twelve years after the ghosts appeared, Ami is working at a coffee shop and avoiding the entities who mistake her for one of their own.
When a cult’s botched attempt to sacrifice Ami leads her back to her childhood best friend and first love, Kaleb, she discovers a dark secret about herself that may be the world's undoing.
And, when the ghosts shift from being a nuisance to becoming a danger to society, Ami must decide if she wants to uncover her forgotten past or if she's willing to let the whole world go to hell to escape it.
- GenresFantasyContemporary
291 pages, Paperback
Published May 3, 2024
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About the author
Draven Aurora
3 books47 followersDraven's early life was a hot mess, but during her childhood in West Texas she learned to solder, grew a deep and unwavering hatred for roosters, and participated in everything from one act play to the school's science team. She graduated Valedictorian from her high school, which is made less impressive by only having twelve in her graduating class.
She attended the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in rhetoric and writing and minoring in business. She had every intention to go to law school, which she would have hated, until she was diagnosed with cancer at 20. After beating cancer and graduating, she took a nice, quiet office job in Austin and began writing her first book.
Draven enjoys writing dark, contemporary fantasy/paranormal novels with strong, complicated female leads. Although she loves a happy ending in the romance novels she reads (ironically her favorite genre), she makes no promises for those she writes.
She currently lives in Austin with her fiance, cat, and an overwhelming number of books and video game systems. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, drinking fancy lemonades, watching rugby, and exploring renaissance festivals.
She attended the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in rhetoric and writing and minoring in business. She had every intention to go to law school, which she would have hated, until she was diagnosed with cancer at 20. After beating cancer and graduating, she took a nice, quiet office job in Austin and began writing her first book.
Draven enjoys writing dark, contemporary fantasy/paranormal novels with strong, complicated female leads. Although she loves a happy ending in the romance novels she reads (ironically her favorite genre), she makes no promises for those she writes.
She currently lives in Austin with her fiance, cat, and an overwhelming number of books and video game systems. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, drinking fancy lemonades, watching rugby, and exploring renaissance festivals.
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May 3, 2024
This book was beautifully written, it had a intense mysterious vibe throughout. When I read the first few chapters I fell in love. The story is complex, deep and despite its overall spooky vibe, heartfelt.
The multi character life span of the FMC was very different to what I am accustomed to with other fantasy novels, this one takes place more like a reincarnation vibe, but without the character actually dying. Dark and twisty. That's my go to book trope. This book nailed it on the head. Although I did get a little shook at the baby at breakfast diner scene.
If you are sensitive to violence, gore, cults, anything like that, this book is not for you. If you love strong badass female leads, with a journey to fulfil, fated romance-ish?, witty dialogue, modern day settings, ghosts, bodyjacking; then Eris is the book for you.
I found the story thought provoking due to the nature of the FMC situation. It really made me question, what it is to be human? In all that we face in our lives, the daily grind, we become more robotic and less human than ever before. What isolation and loneliness can do to a persons soul, who then in turn begins to become a ghost of them self, drifting this planet affecting others either positively or negatively in their wake.
Like I said, very deep and complex. Maybe that's just me though. I think to much.
Anyway, this is one I will recommend because it was charming and funny, I loved the world Draven has created, I would love to see more from the other characters POVs but that's a me thing.
A hugely well deserved 5* stars from me!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I look forward to reading any of Dravens other books I can get my grubby hands on!
BAMxo
The multi character life span of the FMC was very different to what I am accustomed to with other fantasy novels, this one takes place more like a reincarnation vibe, but without the character actually dying. Dark and twisty. That's my go to book trope. This book nailed it on the head. Although I did get a little shook at the baby at breakfast diner scene.
If you are sensitive to violence, gore, cults, anything like that, this book is not for you. If you love strong badass female leads, with a journey to fulfil, fated romance-ish?, witty dialogue, modern day settings, ghosts, bodyjacking; then Eris is the book for you.
I found the story thought provoking due to the nature of the FMC situation. It really made me question, what it is to be human? In all that we face in our lives, the daily grind, we become more robotic and less human than ever before. What isolation and loneliness can do to a persons soul, who then in turn begins to become a ghost of them self, drifting this planet affecting others either positively or negatively in their wake.
Like I said, very deep and complex. Maybe that's just me though. I think to much.
Anyway, this is one I will recommend because it was charming and funny, I loved the world Draven has created, I would love to see more from the other characters POVs but that's a me thing.
A hugely well deserved 5* stars from me!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I look forward to reading any of Dravens other books I can get my grubby hands on!
BAMxo
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May 3, 2024Eris is out now! Eris is a spookier version of a "ruler of the underworld come to Earth" trope (is that a trope? If not, it should be) complete with ghosts, a convenience store murder-attempt, a cult that uses Spy Kids toys, and a sprinkling of doomed romance.
March 15, 2024
First full disclosure, I won a free copy of this book via Goodreads give away but this did not alter my review of said book.
I freaking loved this book. I wasn't familiar with Eris and the lore prior to so I did have to do some googling but I love how I Eris was portrayed. There was great character development as well. The cutie ghosties in the chapters were adorable as well.
I freaking loved this book. I wasn't familiar with Eris and the lore prior to so I did have to do some googling but I love how I Eris was portrayed. There was great character development as well. The cutie ghosties in the chapters were adorable as well.
February 16, 2024
I would first like to mention that I was lucky enough to receive an ARC for this book.
Eris is an interesting take on the Ruler of the Underworld and what that entails. I think that there are tons of great emotional scenes as well as some action. I will say, there was a scene that I wasn't particularly keen on, but that was just due to the spine shivering nastiness of it. I found the blending of horror with some shards of comedy and action really helped bring this story along.
Definitely worth a read!!
Eris is an interesting take on the Ruler of the Underworld and what that entails. I think that there are tons of great emotional scenes as well as some action. I will say, there was a scene that I wasn't particularly keen on, but that was just due to the spine shivering nastiness of it. I found the blending of horror with some shards of comedy and action really helped bring this story along.
Definitely worth a read!!
April 15, 2024
ARC via NetGalley.
I definitely picked this one out for the cover, and I was not disappointed. There's A LOT going on within these pages and I am curious to see where things go in the next books.
Eris is the goddess of the Underworld who starts spending some time in the human world, and decides to stay. Years later, Ami is struggling with her life, her past, and then finds herself being called a false prophet and a cult tries to sacrifice her...and it ends up being led by her childhood best friend and crush Kaleb.
This was a wild ride. So much is happening in Ami's life, and Eris becomes clearer as we go as well. It's complicated, full of both personal and world building mythology, and way, way more bloody than I was expecting. It doesn't feel quite right to call this horror, its ultimately a supernatural story. I enjoyed the journey.
I definitely picked this one out for the cover, and I was not disappointed. There's A LOT going on within these pages and I am curious to see where things go in the next books.
Eris is the goddess of the Underworld who starts spending some time in the human world, and decides to stay. Years later, Ami is struggling with her life, her past, and then finds herself being called a false prophet and a cult tries to sacrifice her...and it ends up being led by her childhood best friend and crush Kaleb.
This was a wild ride. So much is happening in Ami's life, and Eris becomes clearer as we go as well. It's complicated, full of both personal and world building mythology, and way, way more bloody than I was expecting. It doesn't feel quite right to call this horror, its ultimately a supernatural story. I enjoyed the journey.
May 9, 2024
I was immediately drawn into this book from the prologue. Eris, the goddess of the underworld, visits Earth once a year to experience what it’s like to inhabit a human body. She chooses the same human every year, and never stays more than one day, until one year she has a bit of a different experience and decides that she doesn’t want to leave…
This was the perfect blend of horror, comedy, romance, and sci-fi. There were some parts where the dialogue honestly sounded like I was reading a different book, like it didn’t seem to match with what I knew about the characters, and some scenes kind of felt like they just came out of nowhere. There’s some time jumps that were a little bit confusing because I couldn’t remember what the time period was from the previous chapter, but I just went back and looked, so, not a huge deal.
Overall, I really enjoyed Eris, and I hope there is a sequel, because it ended on quite the cliffhanger, and I need to know what happens!
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for providing an ARC in exchange for my review!
This was the perfect blend of horror, comedy, romance, and sci-fi. There were some parts where the dialogue honestly sounded like I was reading a different book, like it didn’t seem to match with what I knew about the characters, and some scenes kind of felt like they just came out of nowhere. There’s some time jumps that were a little bit confusing because I couldn’t remember what the time period was from the previous chapter, but I just went back and looked, so, not a huge deal.
Overall, I really enjoyed Eris, and I hope there is a sequel, because it ended on quite the cliffhanger, and I need to know what happens!
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for providing an ARC in exchange for my review!
March 13, 2024
3.5 stars
TW: murder, cults, graphic descriptions of violence and death.
This was so interesting! I’ve not read anything with this premise before and the story of Ami & Kaleb/Eris & Adam was intriguing from the start. The description of ghosts and the underworld was also really cool, I liked how ghosts were embedded into everyday life and made to seem normal. A lot of the side characters lacked development, and some plot points were rushed, however it was still an incredibly intriguing read. Easy writing and a fun and thrilling plot.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for kindly providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. #Eris #NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
TW: murder, cults, graphic descriptions of violence and death.
This was so interesting! I’ve not read anything with this premise before and the story of Ami & Kaleb/Eris & Adam was intriguing from the start. The description of ghosts and the underworld was also really cool, I liked how ghosts were embedded into everyday life and made to seem normal. A lot of the side characters lacked development, and some plot points were rushed, however it was still an incredibly intriguing read. Easy writing and a fun and thrilling plot.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for kindly providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. #Eris #NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
March 23, 2024
To anyone who may be reading this (or "to whom it may concern," if you'd rather): if you are considering reading Eris, and based off the blurb, you are not sure if this book is for you, please be advised that I do not believe the description of this book does it justice. First, there is the confusing phrase about being sacrificed, which eventually makes sense in the novel, but still initially caused me to do the ‘ole eye squint and head tilt as I stared at the BookSiren’s page and then again on the Goodreads page grasping for the context clues from the cover to make connect to the past-tense phrase, “When 24-year-old barista Ami is sacrificed by a cult.” I thought that is how the book began, and it didn’t. Also, the blurb almost makes it seem like Eris is an action-packed thriller wherein Ami is on the run with Kaleb and his cult being her biggest adversary. While that is true-ish, that aspect of the novel didn’t feel as forefront as the blurb makes it seem. At its heart, Eris is about dealing loneliness, managing responsibility, and finding purpose. However, I say this just to negate everything I just said: I read this book based off the blurb (and the cover art, if I’m being honest), so there is that!
Here is what I loved:
👻I love Ami. Ami has problems the same way that other people have problems. She struggles with overcoming the judgment of her mother, managing unruly customers, and avoiding ghosts who manifest within her personal bubble. That last bit may not be as common. When Ami touches the spirits, she sees the worst part of their lives. But Ami is also a bada**, and the action scenes in this book literally had my heart racing.
👻I love Draven’s creativity with how the ghosts manifest in this novel. She has taken the stereotypical or traditional image and made it something so much more. It is creative in its simplicity, and I LOVED IT.
👻I do not usually enjoy books that unsettle me (I only struggled with this in the very beginning). Before this book, the last novel that caused the same level of uneasiness was Salem’s Lot. I stopped reading at 10:20 p.m. and had to watch Instagram videos until 11:00 p.m. to resettle my nerves. That is absolutely a compliment to Draven’s descriptive writing.
What I had conflicting emotions about:
👻There are a few scenes that were triggering to me as a mother of a one-year-old and three-year-old.
👻Eris’s story is tragic in the way that Romeo and Juliet is tragic. I understand that when suffering becomes standard, it must be difficult to see it as anything other than the experience of someone else. That being said, I couldn’t always reconcile my sympathy for her situation with my dislike of her rationale. Side note though, I love the homophone-al* aspect of Eris’s name.
*I know that is not a word, but I needed that noun to be an adjective.
What I did not totally love:
👻 I struggled with Kaleb’s motivations and the resolution. Even when he explained his actions, I was still left confused. I don’t want to spoil anything, but how did he go from being who he was to who he became? And then, how did everything just be okay? IYKYK
Overall, I really enjoyed Eris, and I am grateful to BookSirens for providing me with an eARC. I would recommend this novel for anyone who is a fan of Lucifer or Lockwood & Co.
Here is what I loved:
👻I love Ami. Ami has problems the same way that other people have problems. She struggles with overcoming the judgment of her mother, managing unruly customers, and avoiding ghosts who manifest within her personal bubble. That last bit may not be as common. When Ami touches the spirits, she sees the worst part of their lives. But Ami is also a bada**, and the action scenes in this book literally had my heart racing.
👻I love Draven’s creativity with how the ghosts manifest in this novel. She has taken the stereotypical or traditional image and made it something so much more. It is creative in its simplicity, and I LOVED IT.
👻I do not usually enjoy books that unsettle me (I only struggled with this in the very beginning). Before this book, the last novel that caused the same level of uneasiness was Salem’s Lot. I stopped reading at 10:20 p.m. and had to watch Instagram videos until 11:00 p.m. to resettle my nerves. That is absolutely a compliment to Draven’s descriptive writing.
What I had conflicting emotions about:
👻There are a few scenes that were triggering to me as a mother of a one-year-old and three-year-old.
👻Eris’s story is tragic in the way that Romeo and Juliet is tragic. I understand that when suffering becomes standard, it must be difficult to see it as anything other than the experience of someone else. That being said, I couldn’t always reconcile my sympathy for her situation with my dislike of her rationale. Side note though, I love the homophone-al* aspect of Eris’s name.
*I know that is not a word, but I needed that noun to be an adjective.
What I did not totally love:
👻 I struggled with Kaleb’s motivations and the resolution. Even when he explained his actions, I was still left confused. I don’t want to spoil anything, but how did he go from being who he was to who he became? And then, how did everything just be okay? IYKYK
Overall, I really enjoyed Eris, and I am grateful to BookSirens for providing me with an eARC. I would recommend this novel for anyone who is a fan of Lucifer or Lockwood & Co.
March 23, 2024
To anyone who may be reading this (or "to whom it may concern," if you'd rather): if you are considering reading Eris, and based off the blurb, you are not sure if this book is for you, please be advised that I do not believe the description of this book does it justice. First, there is the confusing phrase about being sacrificed, which eventually makes sense in the novel, but still initially caused me to do the ‘ole eye squint and head tilt as I stared at the BookSiren’s page and then again on the Goodreads page grasping for the context clues from the cover to make connect to the past-tense phrase, “When 24-year-old barista Ami is sacrificed by a cult.” I thought that is how the book began, and it didn’t. Also, the blurb almost makes it seem like Eris is an action-packed thriller wherein Ami is on the run with Kaleb and his cult being her biggest adversary. While that is true-ish, that aspect of the novel didn’t feel as forefront as the blurb makes it seem. At its heart, Eris is about dealing loneliness, managing responsibility, and finding purpose. However, I say this just to negate everything I just said: I read this book based off the blurb (and the cover art, if I’m being honest), so there is that!
Here is what I loved:
👻I love Ami. Ami has problems the same way that other people have problems. She struggles with overcoming the judgment of her mother, managing unruly customers, and avoiding ghosts who manifest within her personal bubble. That last bit may not be as common. When Ami touches the spirits, she sees the worst part of their lives. But Ami is also a bada**, and the action scenes in this book literally had my heart racing.
👻I love Draven’s creativity with how the ghosts manifest in this novel. She has taken the stereotypical or traditional image and made it something so much more. It is creative in its simplicity, and I LOVED IT.
👻I do not usually enjoy books that unsettle me (I only struggled with this in the very beginning). Before this book, the last novel that caused the same level of uneasiness was Salem’s Lot. I stopped reading at 10:20 p.m. and had to watch Instagram videos until 11:00 p.m. to resettle my nerves. That is absolutely a compliment to Draven’s descriptive writing.
What I had conflicting emotions about:
👻There are a few scenes that were triggering to me as a mother of a one-year-old and three-year-old.
👻Eris’s story is tragic in the way that Romeo and Juliet is tragic. I understand that when suffering becomes standard, it must be difficult to see it as anything other than the experience of someone else. That being said, I couldn’t always reconcile my sympathy for her situation with my dislike of her rationale. Side note though, I love the homophone-al* aspect of Eris’s name.
*I know that is not a word, but I needed that noun to be an adjective.
What I did not totally love:
👻 I struggled with Kaleb’s motivations and the resolution. Even when he explained his actions, I was still left confused. I don’t want to spoil anything, but how did he go from being who he was to who he became? And then, how did everything just be okay? IYKYK
Overall, I really enjoyed Eris, and I am grateful to BookSirens for providing me with an eARC. I would recommend this novel for anyone who is a fan of Lucifer or Lockwood & Co.
Here is what I loved:
👻I love Ami. Ami has problems the same way that other people have problems. She struggles with overcoming the judgment of her mother, managing unruly customers, and avoiding ghosts who manifest within her personal bubble. That last bit may not be as common. When Ami touches the spirits, she sees the worst part of their lives. But Ami is also a bada**, and the action scenes in this book literally had my heart racing.
👻I love Draven’s creativity with how the ghosts manifest in this novel. She has taken the stereotypical or traditional image and made it something so much more. It is creative in its simplicity, and I LOVED IT.
👻I do not usually enjoy books that unsettle me (I only struggled with this in the very beginning). Before this book, the last novel that caused the same level of uneasiness was Salem’s Lot. I stopped reading at 10:20 p.m. and had to watch Instagram videos until 11:00 p.m. to resettle my nerves. That is absolutely a compliment to Draven’s descriptive writing.
What I had conflicting emotions about:
👻There are a few scenes that were triggering to me as a mother of a one-year-old and three-year-old.
👻Eris’s story is tragic in the way that Romeo and Juliet is tragic. I understand that when suffering becomes standard, it must be difficult to see it as anything other than the experience of someone else. That being said, I couldn’t always reconcile my sympathy for her situation with my dislike of her rationale. Side note though, I love the homophone-al* aspect of Eris’s name.
*I know that is not a word, but I needed that noun to be an adjective.
What I did not totally love:
👻 I struggled with Kaleb’s motivations and the resolution. Even when he explained his actions, I was still left confused. I don’t want to spoil anything, but how did he go from being who he was to who he became? And then, how did everything just be okay? IYKYK
Overall, I really enjoyed Eris, and I am grateful to BookSirens for providing me with an eARC. I would recommend this novel for anyone who is a fan of Lucifer or Lockwood & Co.
May 7, 2024
A story about love and loneliness told through moments of heart break, laugh out loud humor, and woah where did that come from horror.
Eris follows Ami, who is your typical late blooming young adult in Austin. She works as a barista and is trying to apply for grad school. Very typical if you ignore that she can control ghosts, see their memories, and heal from any mortal wound. Very typical. Ami finds herself at the center of a conspiracy of maybe the most inept cult to every come from Central Texas. This cult thinks she is Eris, goddess of the Underworld and the reason the ghosts have been unleashed in the realm of the living. Ami has to come to terms with who she is, and who she isn't, in order to set the world right again.
This was such a fun read. The author was able to weave in these laugh out loud moments and then seamlessly cut scene to absolute blood baths of gore, murder, and mayhem. Ami felt so real and her struggle of figuring out what she wants and how much of herself she's willing to sacrifice for the greater good is something I think a lot of people will resonate with. Part of me wishes we got more Ami and Kaleb moments but I understand why we didn't. The last act of the book really ramped up the pacing and it felt like a sprint to the finish. I definitely recommend this book to horror fans or those looking to dip their toes into horror.
Eris follows Ami, who is your typical late blooming young adult in Austin. She works as a barista and is trying to apply for grad school. Very typical if you ignore that she can control ghosts, see their memories, and heal from any mortal wound. Very typical. Ami finds herself at the center of a conspiracy of maybe the most inept cult to every come from Central Texas. This cult thinks she is Eris, goddess of the Underworld and the reason the ghosts have been unleashed in the realm of the living. Ami has to come to terms with who she is, and who she isn't, in order to set the world right again.
This was such a fun read. The author was able to weave in these laugh out loud moments and then seamlessly cut scene to absolute blood baths of gore, murder, and mayhem. Ami felt so real and her struggle of figuring out what she wants and how much of herself she's willing to sacrifice for the greater good is something I think a lot of people will resonate with. Part of me wishes we got more Ami and Kaleb moments but I understand why we didn't. The last act of the book really ramped up the pacing and it felt like a sprint to the finish. I definitely recommend this book to horror fans or those looking to dip their toes into horror.
April 7, 2024
Thank you for the ARC.
I have mixed feelings about the book - there were parts I loved, but there were a few parts where I thought about giving up.
I loved the concept of the story and I really liked the last third of the book, but there were parts of the book where I was really confused. Sometimes a scene would just come from nowhere and change what I thought was going on and I would find myself flipping back a few pages in case I had missed something. It happened often enough for me to wonder if that was deliberate, so I was as confused as Ami about what was happening.
Overall I enjoyed this book. It looks like there will be a sequel and I am looking forward to finding out what will happen next.
I have mixed feelings about the book - there were parts I loved, but there were a few parts where I thought about giving up.
I loved the concept of the story and I really liked the last third of the book, but there were parts of the book where I was really confused. Sometimes a scene would just come from nowhere and change what I thought was going on and I would find myself flipping back a few pages in case I had missed something. It happened often enough for me to wonder if that was deliberate, so I was as confused as Ami about what was happening.
Overall I enjoyed this book. It looks like there will be a sequel and I am looking forward to finding out what will happen next.
April 7, 2024
"Eris" by Draven Aurora invites readers into a darkly compelling narrative where a sudden emergence of ghosts from the underworld thrust Earth into chaos. Aurora's strength lies in their adept characterisation, as she crafts a cast of protagonists that readers can't help but root for. "Eris" also delves into themes of loss and the complexity of humanity, adding layers to the gripping storyline. Aurora's storytelling captivates from beginning to end, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next instalment. Overall, "Eris" is a riveting fusion of humour, horror, and heart, showcasing Aurora's talent for crafting engaging and immersive tales in the paranormal genre.
June 11, 2024
3.5 rounded up.
I won an arc for this and I'm so glad I did. It's a really unique story, with a blend of action, supernatural, and humor.
I struggled with some of the romance plots, as they just weren't my thing, but I sped through all the supernatural elements, eating up all the interactions with the ghosts. There were quite a few surprises and twists I didn't expect (and a few I did). There are some definite horror moments and some moments of just relating to a character who doesn't know who she is in the world or her purpose in it.
I really enjoyed this and I'm excited to see more from this author!
I won an arc for this and I'm so glad I did. It's a really unique story, with a blend of action, supernatural, and humor.
I struggled with some of the romance plots, as they just weren't my thing, but I sped through all the supernatural elements, eating up all the interactions with the ghosts. There were quite a few surprises and twists I didn't expect (and a few I did). There are some definite horror moments and some moments of just relating to a character who doesn't know who she is in the world or her purpose in it.
I really enjoyed this and I'm excited to see more from this author!
September 8, 2024
interesting take
I won this book from Goodreads. It was confusing on timelines a little - I had to go back and look at dates a couple of times to sort through my confusion but that’s more of a me thing I think. Things I really liked: the description of the ghosts and how Ami could touch them and see their memories. I like how that was explained. I like the cult aspect brought into the book. I like how human they made the characters even when they weren’t necessarily. I give it a strong 3.5 but since Goodreads doesn’t let you do that, I will round up just because I found it a super easy and fun read. I need the levity in between my darker stuff.
I won this book from Goodreads. It was confusing on timelines a little - I had to go back and look at dates a couple of times to sort through my confusion but that’s more of a me thing I think. Things I really liked: the description of the ghosts and how Ami could touch them and see their memories. I like how that was explained. I like the cult aspect brought into the book. I like how human they made the characters even when they weren’t necessarily. I give it a strong 3.5 but since Goodreads doesn’t let you do that, I will round up just because I found it a super easy and fun read. I need the levity in between my darker stuff.
July 4, 2024
I received a copy of this book from Voracious Readers Only. Ghosts are freely roaming the surface of the earth but have no interaction with living beings. Ami finds them to be incredibly annoying and goes out of her way to avoid them. However, they shouldn’t even be visible and when they start interacting with Ami, she begins investigating why they even exist. You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens. Enjoyable read.
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May 1, 2024Good read with engaging characters and a compelling story line. Great read for anyone interested in paranormal fantasy.
A very interesting take on the underworld and a window into how it would feel to have to rule a place like that.
Looking forward to a part 2!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A very interesting take on the underworld and a window into how it would feel to have to rule a place like that.
Looking forward to a part 2!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 21, 2024
Unique
This was unlike any story I've read over the years. Thought provoking and intense. Perhaps prompting the realization that, though filled with trials and strife living this human life is a gift worth experiencing and fighting for. Be careful it can become twisted, warped and broken so easily.
This was unlike any story I've read over the years. Thought provoking and intense. Perhaps prompting the realization that, though filled with trials and strife living this human life is a gift worth experiencing and fighting for. Be careful it can become twisted, warped and broken so easily.
September 10, 2024
I won this book as a giveaway and I’d like to thank Draven for a chance to read something I may have not come across. I really enjoyed this book! There were a lot of gaps that weren’t filled in which made it kind of confusing and I was scrunching my forehead and questioning things, but they were all pretty much tied together at the end. I thought this was a very intriguing and creative story.
March 12, 2024
This was an interesting book that will cause you to bring the covers just a bit closer to you at night. It was a great mix of the paranormal mixed with everyday life with a side of horror. A good read.
March 29, 2024
This is a weird little book. I am so grateful I was chosen to read it. Thank you for the ARC. I love the concept and the setting. It really had me thinking.
I am not sure I loved the book but it was an okay strange book that got me thinking. That is enough for me.
I am not sure I loved the book but it was an okay strange book that got me thinking. That is enough for me.
May 14, 2024
I had won this book in the Goodreads giveaway. Thank you for the chance to read.
It was a refreshing spin on ghosts of which I found enjoyable to read.
It did take me a little to focus In on characters.
But Al in all a good read
It was a refreshing spin on ghosts of which I found enjoyable to read.
It did take me a little to focus In on characters.
But Al in all a good read
May 18, 2024
This is a dark enemies to lovers fantasy romance novel I liked. It was a great story with twists I did not expect.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 19, 2024
- DNFd it at 57%. The beginning was interesting and then I found myself skimming through instead of actually reading and wondering when the book was going to be finished. It skipped around a lot and sometimes confused me.
I won it on a Goodreads giveaway.
I won it on a Goodreads giveaway.
April 27, 2024
I enjoyed this read. It’s about a master of the underworld who can come to Earth one day a year but decides she doesn’t want to leave. I couldn’t put it down. I would recommend.
May 7, 2024
This is such a good book it could be made into a movie! It was hard to put down! It was left with the possibility for a sequel and I hope to see one!
July 1, 2024
Such a unique story and take on death and the underworld. Had some twists that I didn't see coming so it kept the story fresh. Definitely recommended read
October 8, 2024
Was hard to get into but then I did and then the ending ruined it... Now I need to know more...Will there be another??
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May 3, 2024
Eris was a very interesting, different plot. I liked that it was something I hadn't read before. There was a couple creepy moments, to me anyway. It was slow for the first half of the book, but was interesting enough to keep reading. The last chapters were exciting and made me not want to put it down.
April 28, 2024
Such a unique story and fun story. At first the timelines took a lot of patience to follow, but then it all comes together for a wild ride and a twist I didn't see coming.
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