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Afterlife Inc. #2
Fury's Choice
Fury Tisera Graves needs a break. She wants a normal life, but she can’t see a way out of Afterlife. When the gods begin running marketing campaigns in an effort to woo followers, she steps in to keep them in line, although she really just wants to get away from it all.
Playgirl philanthropist Kera Espinosa made a nearly fatal mistake, and now she’s trying to make up for it by doing good work around the world. She’s got no time for the gods, who don’t do nearly enough. And she’s still searching for the people who nearly destroyed her. When she finds them, she’s prepared to sacrifice it all to make them pay.
When it comes time for both women to choose, will they find love or destruction?
Playgirl philanthropist Kera Espinosa made a nearly fatal mistake, and now she’s trying to make up for it by doing good work around the world. She’s got no time for the gods, who don’t do nearly enough. And she’s still searching for the people who nearly destroyed her. When she finds them, she’s prepared to sacrifice it all to make them pay.
When it comes time for both women to choose, will they find love or destruction?
307 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2017
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Brey Willows
19 books107 followersBrey Willows is a longtime editor and writer. Her passion is literature and the classics, and she has published a variety of short stories as well as more than ten novels, all sapphic speculative fiction romantasy of some design. She's a coffee fiend, loves long walks in the woods or on the beach, and is terribly clumsy. *She also writes sapphic romance under Ally McGuire*
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September 4, 2017
A really enjoyable read. This is book 2 in the Afterlife Inc series. While I enjoyed book 1, Fury's Bridge, I thought this book was even better. Do you need to read Fury's Bridge first? I would highly recommend it. While this book focuses on a different Fury sister, all the characters from the first book are still there. Plus it would be good to read Fury's Bridge to find out why there are a bunch of gods suddenly walking around earth.
This story focuses on the Fury sister Tis. Her job is to met out punishment to the worst of the worst. With snakes for hair and fangs, Tis is known for being the scariest of sisters. But she is getting lonely and tired of her job. When she meets Kera, a philanthropist who lives more in the gray, there is an instant attraction. But Kera is angry at religion, and all the gods that have appeared. Is there a way these two could ever be together?
What I noticed in Williows' debut book, she writes really well. And if anything, she is getting even better. She writes great characters all with their own unique personalities. Which can't be easy when these books contain such a large cast. Both Tis and Kera are very likable. At times Kera is brash and even bitchy, but I really like that she was not a perfect character. She absolutely has faults, and I like that Willows stayed true to her character throughout the whole story.
I also really enjoyed the romance. While there is an instant attraction, there was not insta love. Even by the end of the book, these two knew they still are going to have to work at a relationship. For a fantasy book, it seemed pretty realistic, which I like. They also had good chemistry, and could turn up the heat together.
This was good read that I can easily recommend to urban fantasy or paranormal fans. There is talk the next book will be about Dani. I am really excited about that, Dani (death) is the most intriguing character left. I can't wait to read book 3.
An ARC was given to me by BSB, for a honest review.
This story focuses on the Fury sister Tis. Her job is to met out punishment to the worst of the worst. With snakes for hair and fangs, Tis is known for being the scariest of sisters. But she is getting lonely and tired of her job. When she meets Kera, a philanthropist who lives more in the gray, there is an instant attraction. But Kera is angry at religion, and all the gods that have appeared. Is there a way these two could ever be together?
What I noticed in Williows' debut book, she writes really well. And if anything, she is getting even better. She writes great characters all with their own unique personalities. Which can't be easy when these books contain such a large cast. Both Tis and Kera are very likable. At times Kera is brash and even bitchy, but I really like that she was not a perfect character. She absolutely has faults, and I like that Willows stayed true to her character throughout the whole story.
I also really enjoyed the romance. While there is an instant attraction, there was not insta love. Even by the end of the book, these two knew they still are going to have to work at a relationship. For a fantasy book, it seemed pretty realistic, which I like. They also had good chemistry, and could turn up the heat together.
This was good read that I can easily recommend to urban fantasy or paranormal fans. There is talk the next book will be about Dani. I am really excited about that, Dani (death) is the most intriguing character left. I can't wait to read book 3.
An ARC was given to me by BSB, for a honest review.
August 24, 2017
Brey Willows' fantasy series has one of the most interesting premises I've ever read. And it isn't about the titular furies, those ancient Greek creatures of vengeance and unspeakable horrors.
The series is about the coming out of the gods--of all denominations-- to humans. The physical revelation of supernatural beings and venerated prophets to our world-all of them--from major and minor religions, and how it turns our logical, physical and scientific world upside down. Amidst the resulting chaos, a fury who's been assigned to restore order among the gods and a crusading human philanthropist fall in unlikely love.
The main appeal of the first book is the human's astonishing discovery of and gradual introduction into this otherworld, and her realization that her lover is an ancient, immortal creature. Seeing as we have another fury/human pairing in this sequel, what else does the author have up her sleeve to keep this book from being a rehash of the first? Let's see.
Fury #2 is Tisera, the white one. Complete with white snakes for hair accessories. She's the logical, level-headed one of the three sister furies and is well respected even among the gods themselves.
The human love interest is ex-scientist turned multimillionaire philanthropist cum non-profit aid agency CEO, Kelly Espinosa. (That was a mouthful. :)) She's the exact opposite of the pure and innocent Selene (the human from Book 1). Savvy, worldly wise and saddled with a dark past, she's literally been through hell and back. And she's seriously unimpressed with Tisera and her godly ilk. Even blaming them for being more trouble than they're worth. (When you think about it, she's got a point. I mean, seriously, how many wars have been started and how many people have been killed and brutalized, all in the name of religion? But I digress :)). So, Tisera meets her match. Well, at least in the intellectual department.
I'm not a big fan of Kelly like I am of Selene. There's something about her that rubs me the wrong way. She has this brash, judgmental, insensitive, know-it-all attitude that can be offensive when you're on the receiving end of it. Let's just say that I was in Tis' corner all throughout the book. Of course, Kelly is written that way so there's some drama in the relationship. And that kind of attitude is really par for the course for someone who's had as much success as she does. I like the pairing though, so there's that.
Compared to the first book, I had much more fun with the plot and developments this time. The whole idea about religion and other faith-based beliefs is that there is never any definitive way to prove it in this physical world. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could all just...make an appearance and settle things once and for all? Apparently, it sounds better in theory than in practice, lol. Actually knowing their respective gods exist does strange things to the human psyche. Who knew? I won't elaborate as that is the whole gist of the book. In a welcome way, and despite it's dominating much of the book, the relationship between Tis and Kelly is just a sideshow to the events that are happening all over the world. I liked how the author balanced the relationship drama and the worldwide crisis. I was equally invested in both so it was never boring at any time. And there's a perfect set up for the third book.
It's worth noting that the author's view of gods and religion is heavily skewed towards the Greek version. For literary purposes, this is simply the easiest to work with and lends the most creative freedom in storytelling (and is less likely to offend too, lol). But the book doesn't exclude the other religions. Of course, the whole concept of Afterlife Inc. is antithetical to today's dominant monotheistic religions, which by their definition, wouldn't allow for such a thing to happen. But the whole conceit behind the series is that so it's all perfectly logical in the end. Or so it seems. I haven't gotten my head around the ending yet though. It was starting to give me a headache. Thank god it was the end of the book. :)
4.5 stars (loved it as much as the first book, though the human MC isn't as likable as Selene)
ARC from Netgalley / BSB
The series is about the coming out of the gods--of all denominations-- to humans. The physical revelation of supernatural beings and venerated prophets to our world-all of them--from major and minor religions, and how it turns our logical, physical and scientific world upside down. Amidst the resulting chaos, a fury who's been assigned to restore order among the gods and a crusading human philanthropist fall in unlikely love.
The main appeal of the first book is the human's astonishing discovery of and gradual introduction into this otherworld, and her realization that her lover is an ancient, immortal creature. Seeing as we have another fury/human pairing in this sequel, what else does the author have up her sleeve to keep this book from being a rehash of the first? Let's see.
Fury #2 is Tisera, the white one. Complete with white snakes for hair accessories. She's the logical, level-headed one of the three sister furies and is well respected even among the gods themselves.
The human love interest is ex-scientist turned multimillionaire philanthropist cum non-profit aid agency CEO, Kelly Espinosa. (That was a mouthful. :)) She's the exact opposite of the pure and innocent Selene (the human from Book 1). Savvy, worldly wise and saddled with a dark past, she's literally been through hell and back. And she's seriously unimpressed with Tisera and her godly ilk. Even blaming them for being more trouble than they're worth. (When you think about it, she's got a point. I mean, seriously, how many wars have been started and how many people have been killed and brutalized, all in the name of religion? But I digress :)). So, Tisera meets her match. Well, at least in the intellectual department.
I'm not a big fan of Kelly like I am of Selene. There's something about her that rubs me the wrong way. She has this brash, judgmental, insensitive, know-it-all attitude that can be offensive when you're on the receiving end of it. Let's just say that I was in Tis' corner all throughout the book. Of course, Kelly is written that way so there's some drama in the relationship. And that kind of attitude is really par for the course for someone who's had as much success as she does. I like the pairing though, so there's that.
Compared to the first book, I had much more fun with the plot and developments this time. The whole idea about religion and other faith-based beliefs is that there is never any definitive way to prove it in this physical world. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could all just...make an appearance and settle things once and for all? Apparently, it sounds better in theory than in practice, lol. Actually knowing their respective gods exist does strange things to the human psyche. Who knew? I won't elaborate as that is the whole gist of the book. In a welcome way, and despite it's dominating much of the book, the relationship between Tis and Kelly is just a sideshow to the events that are happening all over the world. I liked how the author balanced the relationship drama and the worldwide crisis. I was equally invested in both so it was never boring at any time. And there's a perfect set up for the third book.
It's worth noting that the author's view of gods and religion is heavily skewed towards the Greek version. For literary purposes, this is simply the easiest to work with and lends the most creative freedom in storytelling (and is less likely to offend too, lol). But the book doesn't exclude the other religions. Of course, the whole concept of Afterlife Inc. is antithetical to today's dominant monotheistic religions, which by their definition, wouldn't allow for such a thing to happen. But the whole conceit behind the series is that so it's all perfectly logical in the end. Or so it seems. I haven't gotten my head around the ending yet though. It was starting to give me a headache. Thank god it was the end of the book. :)
4.5 stars (loved it as much as the first book, though the human MC isn't as likable as Selene)
ARC from Netgalley / BSB
March 2, 2018
Remember the song, "What if God was one of us?"" Well,. Brey Willows does a pretty good job of answering what if all the gods walked among us. Turns out it'd be pretty darn interesting. The world building is outstanding. The characters are flawed and east to relate to. The romance is hot and not always perfect. There's conflict, action, sex, and lots of other cool stuff to keep paranormal and fiction fans in general happily entertained. Can't wait for the next in the series. This is book 2 of ?
Netgalley ARC received for an unbiased review.
Netgalley ARC received for an unbiased review.
September 2, 2017
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books in exchange for an honest review.
I liked the first book in this series so much that when I saw the second book pop up on Goodreads, I immediately added it to my 'to read' shelf. Then when I saw it on Netgalley, I immediately requested. Then immediately started reading when my request was approved. I mention all of this because - at no point did I actually pause to look at the book's description. Oopsie. This book is not, in fact, a continuation of the Selene and Alec story, but instead a new story in the same universe (though both Selene and Alec make appearances, with Selene's appearances more like cameos).
No, this specific book stars one 'Tisera 'Tis' Graves' and one Kera Espinosa. Tis is the sister of Alec and one of the three Greek Furies sisters. She did appear in the first book, but if I recall correctly, more on a cameo like level. Kera did not appear in the first book.
The book opens with a prologue - a woman is being brutally tortured and abused. At that exact moment I realized this book was going to be somewhat different than the first. That woman? Kera.
The book then moves into the main part, several years after the prologue (5?). Tis is experiencing something of a crisis. She's been around for a really long time, and mostly interacted with the bad types of humans - since that's her job. Hunt down the people that need to be punished, and severally punish them. And yet . . . humans keep doing bad, keep needing to be punished. An endless cycle. Tis is getting burned out. And she's seriously contemplating 'retiring'.
Before she can actually think too hard on the subject, she's given a brand new task, one that Zed (Zeus) believes she'd be perfect for. Herd cats. Right, no, sorry, get Gods to agree to a constitution type thingie for the new world order (see previous book as to what happened and why they suddenly need a 'constitution', no spoilers here!). She reluctantly agrees but immediately tells the Gods to get to a base understanding of what they want then call for her. Meanwhile she's taking a vacation. In France.
I'm purposefully going down this path because it's not exactly 'correct'. Well, it's what happened, but there were a lot more POV changes, and 'stuff' that happened before the vacation could occur. I just wanted things to not be 'spoiled' so . . right, hmms.
Meanwhile, a woman named Kera is bouncing around the world helping those less fortunate. Her first appearance (post prologue) sees her helping women and children flee a bombing in Nigeria. While doing so she happens to catch sight of a monstrous type figure of womanhood who started to attack the bombers right in front of Kera's eyes. It's the same woman Kera's seen before in similar situations. Needing to continue to protect the kids and mothers, Kera continues her fleeing.
After that harrowing adventure in Africa, Kera tells her people to take break. And she takes one herself. In France. Whereupon she stumbles across . . . the same woman she saw in Africa. The two start up a conversation, begin flirting, and, eventually, circle around the idea of 'hooking up'.
The book continues in this fashion - Kera helping people; Tis alternating punishing people, herding Gods (except for Freya, most seem to be Gods instead of Gods and Goddesses), and trying to relax and think about her future. Oh, and Kera and Tis continue their circling of each other.
On the sex front - there's a mixture of some graphic depictions of 'stuff' while at the same time there were a few occasional 'they rolled into bed together . . . the next morning Kera head her head' without sex being described in between.
This was a quite enjoyable and entertaining book. I look forward to more adventures in this world/universe (of which, I assume, there will be - otherwise the epilogue makes no sense). Since there are three Furies, and the first two books involved two of the furies, I assume book three will focus on Meg. Alec's the take charge, serious type. Tis is the depressing type. Meg? Party-girl, happy, bouncy type - the kind who, when she sees a very dangerous person who, if she blinked at the dangerous person wrong, she'd be torn apart and . . . wonder what they'd be as a bed-mate. The few times Meg's shown, she kind of reminds me of Harley Quinn. *shrugs* I'm probably reading too much into that.
ETA: Forgot to include certain things: Age: Tis is really old. I do not recall if Kera's age is mentioned, though, based on the amount of schooling she would have needed, the time working pre-prologue, the five years after prologue, I'd say that it is safe to say that Kera is at least in her 30s. Possibly 40s. Tis is Greek in a certain sense and not in a certain sense - she did 'grow up' in Greece but 1) she ain't human; 2) she didn't live as a human with the Greeks (I believe, though there was mention that she was conscious of how she 'looked' for the first 500 years or so to others, but then didn't care, then now she cares again, so ... is that a clue she pretended to be human in the beginning? No, probably not). Kera . . . not sure, mother is Haitian, father is Mexican, and it is possible that Kera was born and raised in the US since mother and father lived there making their fortune before returning to Haiti, but then there was mention that Kera's second in command is also from Kera's general area . . . in Haiti, so . . . from Haiti not US? Probably from Haiti.
Rating: 4.35
Book Publication: September 1 2017 (well, it says the 1st on Goodreads, and the 12th on Netgalley . . . one or the other will be when the book appears)
August 9 2017
I liked the first book in this series so much that when I saw the second book pop up on Goodreads, I immediately added it to my 'to read' shelf. Then when I saw it on Netgalley, I immediately requested. Then immediately started reading when my request was approved. I mention all of this because - at no point did I actually pause to look at the book's description. Oopsie. This book is not, in fact, a continuation of the Selene and Alec story, but instead a new story in the same universe (though both Selene and Alec make appearances, with Selene's appearances more like cameos).
No, this specific book stars one 'Tisera 'Tis' Graves' and one Kera Espinosa. Tis is the sister of Alec and one of the three Greek Furies sisters. She did appear in the first book, but if I recall correctly, more on a cameo like level. Kera did not appear in the first book.
The book opens with a prologue - a woman is being brutally tortured and abused. At that exact moment I realized this book was going to be somewhat different than the first. That woman? Kera.
The book then moves into the main part, several years after the prologue (5?). Tis is experiencing something of a crisis. She's been around for a really long time, and mostly interacted with the bad types of humans - since that's her job. Hunt down the people that need to be punished, and severally punish them. And yet . . . humans keep doing bad, keep needing to be punished. An endless cycle. Tis is getting burned out. And she's seriously contemplating 'retiring'.
Before she can actually think too hard on the subject, she's given a brand new task, one that Zed (Zeus) believes she'd be perfect for. Herd cats. Right, no, sorry, get Gods to agree to a constitution type thingie for the new world order (see previous book as to what happened and why they suddenly need a 'constitution', no spoilers here!). She reluctantly agrees but immediately tells the Gods to get to a base understanding of what they want then call for her. Meanwhile she's taking a vacation. In France.
I'm purposefully going down this path because it's not exactly 'correct'. Well, it's what happened, but there were a lot more POV changes, and 'stuff' that happened before the vacation could occur. I just wanted things to not be 'spoiled' so . . right, hmms.
Meanwhile, a woman named Kera is bouncing around the world helping those less fortunate. Her first appearance (post prologue) sees her helping women and children flee a bombing in Nigeria. While doing so she happens to catch sight of a monstrous type figure of womanhood who started to attack the bombers right in front of Kera's eyes. It's the same woman Kera's seen before in similar situations. Needing to continue to protect the kids and mothers, Kera continues her fleeing.
After that harrowing adventure in Africa, Kera tells her people to take break. And she takes one herself. In France. Whereupon she stumbles across . . . the same woman she saw in Africa. The two start up a conversation, begin flirting, and, eventually, circle around the idea of 'hooking up'.
The book continues in this fashion - Kera helping people; Tis alternating punishing people, herding Gods (except for Freya, most seem to be Gods instead of Gods and Goddesses), and trying to relax and think about her future. Oh, and Kera and Tis continue their circling of each other.
On the sex front - there's a mixture of some graphic depictions of 'stuff' while at the same time there were a few occasional 'they rolled into bed together . . . the next morning Kera head her head' without sex being described in between.
This was a quite enjoyable and entertaining book. I look forward to more adventures in this world/universe (of which, I assume, there will be - otherwise the epilogue makes no sense). Since there are three Furies, and the first two books involved two of the furies, I assume book three will focus on Meg. Alec's the take charge, serious type. Tis is the depressing type. Meg? Party-girl, happy, bouncy type - the kind who, when she sees a very dangerous person who, if she blinked at the dangerous person wrong, she'd be torn apart and . . . wonder what they'd be as a bed-mate. The few times Meg's shown, she kind of reminds me of Harley Quinn. *shrugs* I'm probably reading too much into that.
ETA: Forgot to include certain things: Age: Tis is really old. I do not recall if Kera's age is mentioned, though, based on the amount of schooling she would have needed, the time working pre-prologue, the five years after prologue, I'd say that it is safe to say that Kera is at least in her 30s. Possibly 40s. Tis is Greek in a certain sense and not in a certain sense - she did 'grow up' in Greece but 1) she ain't human; 2) she didn't live as a human with the Greeks (I believe, though there was mention that she was conscious of how she 'looked' for the first 500 years or so to others, but then didn't care, then now she cares again, so ... is that a clue she pretended to be human in the beginning? No, probably not). Kera . . . not sure, mother is Haitian, father is Mexican, and it is possible that Kera was born and raised in the US since mother and father lived there making their fortune before returning to Haiti, but then there was mention that Kera's second in command is also from Kera's general area . . . in Haiti, so . . . from Haiti not US? Probably from Haiti.
Rating: 4.35
Book Publication: September 1 2017 (well, it says the 1st on Goodreads, and the 12th on Netgalley . . . one or the other will be when the book appears)
August 9 2017
August 20, 2017
genre: urban paranormal fantasy romance
length: 87,000 words, 31 chapters + epilogue
main characters:
Tisera Graves, one of the three ancient avenging furies of Greece
Kera Espinosa, doctor, owner of GRADE (Global Relief and Development Experts)
setting: Los Angeles, Haiti, premises in Michigan USA
my opinion:
- book two in the Afterlife Inc. series
- another great urban paranormal fantasy with a nice romance and very interesting story
- I found this sequel equally engaging and successful just as the first novel in the series
- I'm totally looking forward to the next book
- highly recommended
cover: nice, well related to the plot
book rating: 5 stars
eARC by Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley
length: 87,000 words, 31 chapters + epilogue
main characters:
Tisera Graves, one of the three ancient avenging furies of Greece
Kera Espinosa, doctor, owner of GRADE (Global Relief and Development Experts)
setting: Los Angeles, Haiti, premises in Michigan USA
my opinion:
- book two in the Afterlife Inc. series
- another great urban paranormal fantasy with a nice romance and very interesting story
- I found this sequel equally engaging and successful just as the first novel in the series
- I'm totally looking forward to the next book
- highly recommended
cover: nice, well related to the plot
book rating: 5 stars
eARC by Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley
September 15, 2017
This is the second book in the fabulous Afterlife series. While I recommend reading the first book simply because it is amazing, and does introduce you to the world created in these books, you don't need to read it to understand and appreciate the story on it’s own. I have to say that I liked the first book a little better than this one but this one was still an incredible read.
Kera, once a top scientist who made it big, she now channels her money and her energy into making the world a better place. She’s brilliant, she’s strong willed, her pockets are overflowing with millions upon millions of dollars, and she’s never without a gorgeous woman in her bed. But her brilliant mind nearly created a disease that could have wiped the human species off the planet, and although she’s destroyed any evidence of the research, there's a group that want’s her to recreate her findings so that they can use her weapon.
Tis is a Fury like her sister Alec, she brings justice into this world and finds herself in babysitting and policing and politicking the Gods on top of her day job. She’s tired, she’s fed up, and she’s lonely. She’s ready to leave her job behind when she meets Kera who makes her feel unlike anything she’s felt in thousands of years. But are the fundamental differences between Tis and Kera too great? Will Kera tear free from her past mistakes and will she make it out alive? Will Tis chose the only life she’s known or can she walk away from her job?
These books are so unique and truly wonderful. The romance is perfect. I love the build up of the relationship. I love the chemistry. I love the emotional and physical surrender, It’s almost too special to read because you feel like you’re intruding on these character's special moments. I love all of the mentions of different gods and goddesses and spiritual creatures from every religion and every corner of the world…and underworld. They bring about a million philosophical and existential questions. I love it. There are so many loveable and fascinating characters. This is more than your average romance novel. These books are masterpieces.
I did have a good chuckle to myself that both Kera and her Mum made gobs of money in science. As a struggling grad student in science, and with our governments putting science on a back burner, its a crazy concept to me but a great dream!
I know I’ll be counting down the days until the 3rd book in this series is released. They’re something else.
I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Kera, once a top scientist who made it big, she now channels her money and her energy into making the world a better place. She’s brilliant, she’s strong willed, her pockets are overflowing with millions upon millions of dollars, and she’s never without a gorgeous woman in her bed. But her brilliant mind nearly created a disease that could have wiped the human species off the planet, and although she’s destroyed any evidence of the research, there's a group that want’s her to recreate her findings so that they can use her weapon.
Tis is a Fury like her sister Alec, she brings justice into this world and finds herself in babysitting and policing and politicking the Gods on top of her day job. She’s tired, she’s fed up, and she’s lonely. She’s ready to leave her job behind when she meets Kera who makes her feel unlike anything she’s felt in thousands of years. But are the fundamental differences between Tis and Kera too great? Will Kera tear free from her past mistakes and will she make it out alive? Will Tis chose the only life she’s known or can she walk away from her job?
These books are so unique and truly wonderful. The romance is perfect. I love the build up of the relationship. I love the chemistry. I love the emotional and physical surrender, It’s almost too special to read because you feel like you’re intruding on these character's special moments. I love all of the mentions of different gods and goddesses and spiritual creatures from every religion and every corner of the world…and underworld. They bring about a million philosophical and existential questions. I love it. There are so many loveable and fascinating characters. This is more than your average romance novel. These books are masterpieces.
I did have a good chuckle to myself that both Kera and her Mum made gobs of money in science. As a struggling grad student in science, and with our governments putting science on a back burner, its a crazy concept to me but a great dream!
I know I’ll be counting down the days until the 3rd book in this series is released. They’re something else.
I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
October 12, 2017
My advice..... READ BOOK 1 FIRST. I made that mistake and there were a lot of unanswered questions like why are there gods walking around earth and how did this happen. I haven't read book one yet but I'm betting a few questions would be answered.
However, I did enjoy this book. Tis seems really scary, and I do not say that lightly. Fangs and snakes for hair did it for me. (snake phobia here!!!) Anyway her job is to punish the worst of the worst. I'm still on the snakes as hair. How is that not the worst. Kind of screws with first date. Which brings me too Kera a human philanthropist and millionaire. Kera is disillusioned by religion and of all these suddenly appearing gods. Tis meets Kira and yes the attraction is there, but a god and a human? Tragedy waiting to happen?
This is my first ever book by Willows and I am definitely going to read book one. I really liked her writing style and her story telling is excellent. I am hoping for a book three. Why? Because I really want to know if Kira and Tis make it. It is a good fantasy novel and one I am sure many will love. Enjoy!
*ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley*
However, I did enjoy this book. Tis seems really scary, and I do not say that lightly. Fangs and snakes for hair did it for me. (snake phobia here!!!) Anyway her job is to punish the worst of the worst. I'm still on the snakes as hair. How is that not the worst. Kind of screws with first date. Which brings me too Kera a human philanthropist and millionaire. Kera is disillusioned by religion and of all these suddenly appearing gods. Tis meets Kira and yes the attraction is there, but a god and a human? Tragedy waiting to happen?
This is my first ever book by Willows and I am definitely going to read book one. I really liked her writing style and her story telling is excellent. I am hoping for a book three. Why? Because I really want to know if Kira and Tis make it. It is a good fantasy novel and one I am sure many will love. Enjoy!
*ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley*
August 31, 2017
Kera and Tisera are quite the pair, I enjoyed all their interactions even the angry bits. Kera is fierce, sarcastic and has a loving heart. Tisera seems shy at times for a Fury, but she's honest, loyal and very likeable. Their relationship is stressful at times but the new Love is evident. I really like Megs character and would love to read her story, she is funny and a bit childlike in some ways, but as a Fury she is as scary as her sisters. Dani as Death is just too sweet and needs a story of her own as well. The Gods were hilarious in their little predicament, not so tough. All in all, I really enjoyed the story and can't wait for more.
October 24, 2021
I think the first book in the series was such an intro to the whole supernatural concept that I found it weird albeit entertaining. But this second book was so familiar and thus, far more appreciated.
Reading this beyond the romantic and suspense like theme, I appreciated the philosophical and theological ponderings it elicited and applaud the author for delivering such ponderings in a way so entertaining that one could also easily not bother with the ponder and just embrace the romanticism of the tale alone.
Great work by the author...just love the way this was written, the absurdness still made me laugh and the additional joy on my part to find out more about some of the mentioned supernaturals.
Reading this beyond the romantic and suspense like theme, I appreciated the philosophical and theological ponderings it elicited and applaud the author for delivering such ponderings in a way so entertaining that one could also easily not bother with the ponder and just embrace the romanticism of the tale alone.
Great work by the author...just love the way this was written, the absurdness still made me laugh and the additional joy on my part to find out more about some of the mentioned supernaturals.
July 10, 2019
When I read the first book in the Afterlife Inc. Trilogy I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed by the others, and I wasn’t!
Fury’s Choice focuses on the life of Tisera ‘Tis’ and Kera, one Fury, one human, and between them one common goal; to help. Tis is one of three furies, and as her story unfolds we learn more about her after having briefly met her in the first book in the series. It is wonderful to learn about the furies, how they behave, and the difference between Tis and her sisters.
This was a story with a lot of emotional conflict, not only for the characters but for me as the reader, and it was thought-provoking. It left me very emotional, and with questions but I thoroughly loved every moment of it.
What I love about this story, and the series so far is the way Brey Willows takes a very realistic and sensitive subject, scenarios, and characters, and even though it’s all hard hitting and emotional, she still manages to make it utterly beautiful in the overall messages conveyed. I can’t get enough of these characters, this story, the connections, and wonderment created in the fantasy of a world where the gods are accessible to human kind.
Reading Tis’s story has me excited to read the third instalment of the Afterlife Inc. series, and has me wanting to urge everyone to read them! They are so brilliant, and although emotional, and a good tug on the heartstrings, you’ll be left wondering why you haven’t ever thought about what’s contained in this story before. I was and still am completely addicted, struggling to put the book down even once when I was reading Tis and Kera’s story. It really had me very emotional, and feeling all sorts of emotions. That fine balance between fantasy, romance, realism, and humour is really perfected here.
I love them and cannot recommend this second story enough! I really can’t. Afterlife Inc. is just pure genius in its humblest form, and I can think of no better person to tell us these stories that Brey. She’s amazing! The stories are amazing! And this is definitely one of my favourite series.
Fury’s Choice focuses on the life of Tisera ‘Tis’ and Kera, one Fury, one human, and between them one common goal; to help. Tis is one of three furies, and as her story unfolds we learn more about her after having briefly met her in the first book in the series. It is wonderful to learn about the furies, how they behave, and the difference between Tis and her sisters.
This was a story with a lot of emotional conflict, not only for the characters but for me as the reader, and it was thought-provoking. It left me very emotional, and with questions but I thoroughly loved every moment of it.
What I love about this story, and the series so far is the way Brey Willows takes a very realistic and sensitive subject, scenarios, and characters, and even though it’s all hard hitting and emotional, she still manages to make it utterly beautiful in the overall messages conveyed. I can’t get enough of these characters, this story, the connections, and wonderment created in the fantasy of a world where the gods are accessible to human kind.
Reading Tis’s story has me excited to read the third instalment of the Afterlife Inc. series, and has me wanting to urge everyone to read them! They are so brilliant, and although emotional, and a good tug on the heartstrings, you’ll be left wondering why you haven’t ever thought about what’s contained in this story before. I was and still am completely addicted, struggling to put the book down even once when I was reading Tis and Kera’s story. It really had me very emotional, and feeling all sorts of emotions. That fine balance between fantasy, romance, realism, and humour is really perfected here.
I love them and cannot recommend this second story enough! I really can’t. Afterlife Inc. is just pure genius in its humblest form, and I can think of no better person to tell us these stories that Brey. She’s amazing! The stories are amazing! And this is definitely one of my favourite series.
September 25, 2020
This was another solid showing for this smart, fun, and sexy series. Last time we focused on the brooding Nic in Fury's Bridge, and this time we are following the more reserved Tis. The themes are similar to the first book, but in more stark terms. Tis's love interest is a fun loving, smart, beautiful mercenary who has a real bone to pick with the gods. Especially since they've revealed themselves to be real and capable of walking among their followers.
I didn't like Kera as much as I liked Selene. I don't know if it was because Kera was very hard to move, and was almost casually cruel to Tis, who is a lovely soul. And I don't mean that Kera is abusive, in any sense, but she had a bad habit of saying that immortals shouldn't exist (forgetting that Tis is an immortal being), even if some of her argument can be valid. I empathized a lot with Tis, even more so that Nic, so it could be that I pretty much didn't want Tis to feel hurt.
The events of this book end with an introduction to a new force: Discord (who goes by Dis) so that should be fun. I loved Tis's sensitive nature, so it will be interesting to see Meg, the third and most fiery of the fury sisters, in action.
I am always here for a well put together urban fantasy series, and that this is super queered up is a lovely bonus. Highly recommended.
I didn't like Kera as much as I liked Selene. I don't know if it was because Kera was very hard to move, and was almost casually cruel to Tis, who is a lovely soul. And I don't mean that Kera is abusive, in any sense, but she had a bad habit of saying that immortals shouldn't exist (forgetting that Tis is an immortal being), even if some of her argument can be valid. I empathized a lot with Tis, even more so that Nic, so it could be that I pretty much didn't want Tis to feel hurt.
The events of this book end with an introduction to a new force: Discord (who goes by Dis) so that should be fun. I loved Tis's sensitive nature, so it will be interesting to see Meg, the third and most fiery of the fury sisters, in action.
I am always here for a well put together urban fantasy series, and that this is super queered up is a lovely bonus. Highly recommended.
April 2, 2018
An honest review thanks to NetGalley. I really liked the first in this series, so I had high hopes for this one. I loved Tis; I connected with her immediately, Kera though I just couldn't connect with. I felt as if this whole book was setting up the next and this one was just a filler. It was a good book it just wasn't as amazing as the first. I have high hopes for the next book, as was set up with the epilogue.
March 14, 2018
A trilogy I hadn’t come across until Fury’s Death hit my inbox, these three are an interesting mix of fantasy and realism with a romance on top.
In Fury’s Bridge Alectho (Alec), one of the three mythical Fury sisters, is given the job of saving the world by the Fates. She must convince Selene Perkton, an atheist philosophy professor in LA who think humanity would be better off without religion, that the gods exist and work at a company called Afterlife in LA. Together they must defeat the forces of darkness threatening to overwhelm the world, and along the way work out how to deal with their obvious attraction.
Fury’s Choice sees second Fury sister Tis having a breakdown, exhausted from the workload of punishing evil doers in a world where humans seem more crazy and cruel than ever, she is also tasked with writing a contract for the gods during their new phase among humanity. Taking a much-needed break she meets playgirl philanthropist Kera Espinosa whose medical research nearly led to a horrendous outcome. Kera now spends her time trying to do good in the most war torn and run-down places. Tis and Kera are drawn to each other, but both are unsure of the other and how it could possibly work.
The whole is an intriguing concept, light and playfully done but well researched and constructed, with enough ancient and mythological detail to make it work without ever becoming an theology lesson. If you believe in a higher being how would you react to God or Jesus, Jehovah or Mohammed, being available by email? If you don’t believe, how would you feel if the gods – all of them – materialised?
Brey Willows has created an amusing cast from Fates and Furies to the gods of old; led, managed and bullied along by Z, (Zeus). The gods are extremely well done, literally personifying the characteristics we associate with them, drawn with wit and humour, they are exactly who we would expect them to be. God (that’s the Christian God, he’s called God) is a bit stuffy and rather serious, Jesus has some level of resentment towards his father but does well with his sandal business, Azrael is really concerned with how people perceive Hell and wants to do a complete overhaul, Death is contemplating what happens to those who believe Death is a destination.
The romances are well done, unusual issues when eternal forces fall for mortal humans and mental concepts collide. But while the romances are central, the stories are far bigger, dealing, albeit lightly, with the constant battle between good and evil, forces of Chaos and destruction wanting humanity to destroy itself while the gods make a stand for peace, love and ecological sanity.
Thoroughly enjoyed these; romances with a difference, fantasy set in the here and now with an interesting twist. Highly recommended.
In Fury’s Bridge Alectho (Alec), one of the three mythical Fury sisters, is given the job of saving the world by the Fates. She must convince Selene Perkton, an atheist philosophy professor in LA who think humanity would be better off without religion, that the gods exist and work at a company called Afterlife in LA. Together they must defeat the forces of darkness threatening to overwhelm the world, and along the way work out how to deal with their obvious attraction.
Fury’s Choice sees second Fury sister Tis having a breakdown, exhausted from the workload of punishing evil doers in a world where humans seem more crazy and cruel than ever, she is also tasked with writing a contract for the gods during their new phase among humanity. Taking a much-needed break she meets playgirl philanthropist Kera Espinosa whose medical research nearly led to a horrendous outcome. Kera now spends her time trying to do good in the most war torn and run-down places. Tis and Kera are drawn to each other, but both are unsure of the other and how it could possibly work.
The whole is an intriguing concept, light and playfully done but well researched and constructed, with enough ancient and mythological detail to make it work without ever becoming an theology lesson. If you believe in a higher being how would you react to God or Jesus, Jehovah or Mohammed, being available by email? If you don’t believe, how would you feel if the gods – all of them – materialised?
Brey Willows has created an amusing cast from Fates and Furies to the gods of old; led, managed and bullied along by Z, (Zeus). The gods are extremely well done, literally personifying the characteristics we associate with them, drawn with wit and humour, they are exactly who we would expect them to be. God (that’s the Christian God, he’s called God) is a bit stuffy and rather serious, Jesus has some level of resentment towards his father but does well with his sandal business, Azrael is really concerned with how people perceive Hell and wants to do a complete overhaul, Death is contemplating what happens to those who believe Death is a destination.
The romances are well done, unusual issues when eternal forces fall for mortal humans and mental concepts collide. But while the romances are central, the stories are far bigger, dealing, albeit lightly, with the constant battle between good and evil, forces of Chaos and destruction wanting humanity to destroy itself while the gods make a stand for peace, love and ecological sanity.
Thoroughly enjoyed these; romances with a difference, fantasy set in the here and now with an interesting twist. Highly recommended.
September 10, 2017
*ARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher for an honest review*
After reading the first book in this series I was very intrigued so reading this book was a no brainer for me. This series on a whole is extremely well written and the storylines are all unique, fresh and a joy to read.
While I really enjoyed the first book, I have to say that something about Tis and Kera's relationship, but mostly Tis' character, and the surrounding storyline was really enticing and I can't wait for the next book. ( I sensed a budding relationship in this book which I really hope happens)
*4.4 stars
After reading the first book in this series I was very intrigued so reading this book was a no brainer for me. This series on a whole is extremely well written and the storylines are all unique, fresh and a joy to read.
While I really enjoyed the first book, I have to say that something about Tis and Kera's relationship, but mostly Tis' character, and the surrounding storyline was really enticing and I can't wait for the next book. ( I sensed a budding relationship in this book which I really hope happens)
*4.4 stars
September 7, 2017
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this story a lot and could hardly put it down and even though it was a longer book, it was still too short! I liked all the characters and the fantasy aspect of the story - however Kara's character was annoying at times (the reason for the 4 stars and not 5). She was too pushy and arrogant for my taste and I didn't really get why 'Tis would fall for her since she critized and put her whole live/ being down every time they had a longer conversation. I really liked Tis's character and heart sisters. It was nice that the main story was about the God's and how they live with humans now and the love story was fit in nicely. I thought the whole concept of the religions and how they work in the Author's viewpoint was very interesting and seemed realistic and plausible enough - definitely sparks conversations and discussions. I have not read the first book in the series but can't wait to catch up on it! I also hope that there will be a third book with maybe Meg's and Dani??
I definitely think that the book can be read as a stand alone and I would recommend reading it - not only for fantasy fans.
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I enjoyed this story a lot and could hardly put it down and even though it was a longer book, it was still too short! I liked all the characters and the fantasy aspect of the story - however Kara's character was annoying at times (the reason for the 4 stars and not 5). She was too pushy and arrogant for my taste and I didn't really get why 'Tis would fall for her since she critized and put her whole live/ being down every time they had a longer conversation. I really liked Tis's character and heart sisters. It was nice that the main story was about the God's and how they live with humans now and the love story was fit in nicely. I thought the whole concept of the religions and how they work in the Author's viewpoint was very interesting and seemed realistic and plausible enough - definitely sparks conversations and discussions. I have not read the first book in the series but can't wait to catch up on it! I also hope that there will be a third book with maybe Meg's and Dani??
I definitely think that the book can be read as a stand alone and I would recommend reading it - not only for fantasy fans.
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September 13, 2017
Bloody brilliant
Once again Brey willows you have blown my mind. I loved this book, so well written and wow just loved the characters.
Once again Brey willows you have blown my mind. I loved this book, so well written and wow just loved the characters.
June 16, 2019
he second in the Afterlife Incorporated series, Fury's Choice takes shortly after Fury's Bridge but Alec and Selene move into secondary roles and the book focuses on the a new couple as well as continuing to move the idea of the gods and goddesses "coming out of the closet" so to speak and re-integrating/re-connecting with modern humanity. Tisera (Tis) is the really scary Fury (and Furies are pretty scary as a general rule), but she's beginning to burn out from meting out punishment and vengeance for the worst of crimes and may be considering allowing herself to fade away. Concerned, Zed tries to keep her distracted by putting her serious, logical and legal mind to work in nailing down a new set of rules or contract for all the gods that will govern how and when they an interact with humanity. Between riding herd on all the different factions of gods, she continues with her main role as a Fury and comes across Kera, a jaded woman with a dark past and little use for gods, who is trying to set things right and seek her own kind of justice.
I think I liked Fury's Choice even more than Fury's Bridge - Tis and Kera are more complex than Alec and Selene with some pretty heavy backstories that make their characters a bit darker and intriguing. There's a great chemistry between the two and I really did enjoy the push and pull of their relationship. The story itself moves along at a good pace and Willows writing is excellent. Like the first book, there's a ton of secondary characters and I enjoyed the heck out doing more digging into more info on the different gods, goddesses, demigods, etc. The last bit of the book is a bit of a tease of what's next - and I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series which will be featuring Meg, the third Fury sister.
I think I liked Fury's Choice even more than Fury's Bridge - Tis and Kera are more complex than Alec and Selene with some pretty heavy backstories that make their characters a bit darker and intriguing. There's a great chemistry between the two and I really did enjoy the push and pull of their relationship. The story itself moves along at a good pace and Willows writing is excellent. Like the first book, there's a ton of secondary characters and I enjoyed the heck out doing more digging into more info on the different gods, goddesses, demigods, etc. The last bit of the book is a bit of a tease of what's next - and I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series which will be featuring Meg, the third Fury sister.
October 2, 2017
I enjoyed the gods. Kera however, is an ass of epic proportions.
September 21, 2018
This commentary applies to all 3 books in the trilogy “Fury’s Bridge” (Book 1), “Fury’s Choice" (Book 2), and “Fury’s Death” (Book 3).
I recently had a blast reading Brey Willows‘ Fury Trilogy (Afterlife Inc. series)! Never had I encountered anything like this before! All the Gods, Demigods, Demons, Devils, Furies, Angels, even the Cosmos, the list goes on… from all types of religions, philosophies, mythologies that you can think of, gathering together, mingling with mere mortals?! Wow! Now THAT’s original!
Yup, the trilogy is told around 3 Fury sisters, featured in each Book – Black (Alec), White (Tis) and Red (Meg) romancing a philosopher, philanthropist and Death, respectively, and saving the world along with their cohorts! Think Greek mythology & philosophers, Egyptian and Asian mythologies, old and new religions, Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Medusa, Dante Aligheri’s works (Purgatory, Inferno, Paradiso), so on and so forth! Just so many references from so many different kinds of literature, philosophies, theologies, mythologies and science that I’ve read throughout the years!
Full commentary here... In Bugs' Own Words
I recently had a blast reading Brey Willows‘ Fury Trilogy (Afterlife Inc. series)! Never had I encountered anything like this before! All the Gods, Demigods, Demons, Devils, Furies, Angels, even the Cosmos, the list goes on… from all types of religions, philosophies, mythologies that you can think of, gathering together, mingling with mere mortals?! Wow! Now THAT’s original!
Yup, the trilogy is told around 3 Fury sisters, featured in each Book – Black (Alec), White (Tis) and Red (Meg) romancing a philosopher, philanthropist and Death, respectively, and saving the world along with their cohorts! Think Greek mythology & philosophers, Egyptian and Asian mythologies, old and new religions, Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Medusa, Dante Aligheri’s works (Purgatory, Inferno, Paradiso), so on and so forth! Just so many references from so many different kinds of literature, philosophies, theologies, mythologies and science that I’ve read throughout the years!
Full commentary here... In Bugs' Own Words
August 30, 2017
When the gods, from the first to the most recent, decide to come out of the ether, humans are not sure what to think of it or what to do. When people start complaining that the gods aren’t answering their prayers. Then there is an organized protest group focusing on the gods being unable to answer prayers. When it appears the world is moving toward revolution, Zed asks one of the three Furys, Tisera Graves, to get the gods organized. Tis isn’t happy about the assignment, she’s ready for a “normal” life, but what’s a Fury to do?
Humans aren’t supposed to be able to see Tis when she doing the work of Afterlife, Inc. But wildly successful businesswoman, Kera Espinosa can see Tis, and has seen her on numerous occasions as Kera goes to disaster areas to help those adversely by violence. Perhaps it’s because she is the daughter of Vodun priestess. Kera has no interested in any of the gods or their helpmates.
When they finally meet, the two women are incredibly attracted to one another. But there is the issue of the gods. Kera can’t understand how Tis can work for them, and Tis doesn’t understand why Kera can be more open minded.
This is an incredible read. The author has a fascinating imagination, and is able to introduce the gods without being preachy or judgmental. The main characters are well drawn and fascinating.
Willows’ writing is smooth and well done.
Regardless of your religious beliefs, read this book. Despite the topic, there are laugh-out-loud moments between Kera and Tis. It’s a rare book that can make a reader laugh out loud once, but to do it several times makes the book a treasure.
Kudos to Bold Strokes Books for publishing this non-traditional story by Brey Willows.
Humans aren’t supposed to be able to see Tis when she doing the work of Afterlife, Inc. But wildly successful businesswoman, Kera Espinosa can see Tis, and has seen her on numerous occasions as Kera goes to disaster areas to help those adversely by violence. Perhaps it’s because she is the daughter of Vodun priestess. Kera has no interested in any of the gods or their helpmates.
When they finally meet, the two women are incredibly attracted to one another. But there is the issue of the gods. Kera can’t understand how Tis can work for them, and Tis doesn’t understand why Kera can be more open minded.
This is an incredible read. The author has a fascinating imagination, and is able to introduce the gods without being preachy or judgmental. The main characters are well drawn and fascinating.
Willows’ writing is smooth and well done.
Regardless of your religious beliefs, read this book. Despite the topic, there are laugh-out-loud moments between Kera and Tis. It’s a rare book that can make a reader laugh out loud once, but to do it several times makes the book a treasure.
Kudos to Bold Strokes Books for publishing this non-traditional story by Brey Willows.
June 17, 2025
Selene's plan to have the God's go public has stopped them fading, but it's created new problems.
Tisera, one of the Furies, is busier than ever as the craziest come out of the woodwork. And she's burnt out. Finally, the God's want her to help figure out a constitution for the Gods, as she's one of the most level headed.
(Why not Athena? Just saying...)
Kiera Espinosa has seen Tis out in the field a few times, as she works for her charity. Kiera is sensitive, and could even see Tis while she was invisible. At a chance meeting she asks Tis out, and she says yes.
But nothing is ever easy for Furies...
4 out of 5 stars. Good characters, good storyline.
Tisera, one of the Furies, is busier than ever as the craziest come out of the woodwork. And she's burnt out. Finally, the God's want her to help figure out a constitution for the Gods, as she's one of the most level headed.
(Why not Athena? Just saying...)
Kiera Espinosa has seen Tis out in the field a few times, as she works for her charity. Kiera is sensitive, and could even see Tis while she was invisible. At a chance meeting she asks Tis out, and she says yes.
But nothing is ever easy for Furies...
4 out of 5 stars. Good characters, good storyline.
October 15, 2017
previously reviewed on The Good, The Bad, and The Unread:
The gods have revealed themselves to mortals, beginning some months after the events covered by the first book in this series; now they’re appearing on chat shows, and their joint headquarters, Afterlife Inc. is officially on the map. There are still administrative issues to be smoothed out and not all humans – whether atheist or believer – can be said to be happy with the new status quo. It’s hard to continue a religious war when it turns out that your deity and that of your greatest enemies are actually the best of friends. Likewise, those who didn’t follow a religion before are now determined not to let their lives be run, no matter how remotely, by any one or more of the immortal beings. Dark forces, outside the corporate body of Afterlife Inc., are as troublesome as ever, and plenty of humans are still determined to do wrong by their fellow men and women, no matter what the consequences might be. And in a world in which the Furies and other agents of vengeance operate, those consequences can be very severe indeed.
Tisera Graves is one of the three sister furies we met in the previous book. While she’d love to settle down to a normal life amongst humans, with an ordinary girlfriend, there’s still more work than her sisters can handle without her input. Helping out on one such job, Tis is worried by the discovery that the perpetrators of a serious crime appear to have been taken over by forces she can’t quite recognise. She doesn’t have much spare time to ponder this mystery, however, since the gods back at HQ need a level-headed insider to help them draw up a new set of rules as to how they go about recruiting new followers – gods fade away if their pool of worshippers diminishes below a certain level – when all their potential congregations have a much wider range of choices at their fingertips.
Meanwhile, Tis has another distraction, in the form of the mortal woman, Kera Espinosa, whose path she keeps crossing. Kera has made a considerable fortune from her scientific discoveries and a series of sound investments, but now devotes her life to helping others in disadvantaged and war-torn parts of the world. Raised in the voodoo religion, Kera is unfazed by Tis and her colleagues, but has little time for faith herself. The pair are thrown together by circumstances, when it becomes clear that an old enemy of Kera’s has resurfaced, and that Afterlife Inc. is facing threats from an unlikely alliance of disgruntled followers whose prayers have not been answered to their satisfaction and militant atheists who aren’t happy at being proven wrong. Not to mention that the mysterious force Tis encountered has been showing up around a number of mass murders and other atrocities, yet she and her allies still can’t figure it out.
I liked this book better than the first, although it is very much the middle one of a trilogy. The setup is more developed and we get to see wider aspects of the influence and limitations of the various deities and other immortals. I can even forgive the cliffhanger that we’re left at, although some readers may wish to wait until the third book comes out in order not to have too long a wait for its resolution. I’m really looking forward to seeing that, and learning more about the third of the furies too.
The gods have revealed themselves to mortals, beginning some months after the events covered by the first book in this series; now they’re appearing on chat shows, and their joint headquarters, Afterlife Inc. is officially on the map. There are still administrative issues to be smoothed out and not all humans – whether atheist or believer – can be said to be happy with the new status quo. It’s hard to continue a religious war when it turns out that your deity and that of your greatest enemies are actually the best of friends. Likewise, those who didn’t follow a religion before are now determined not to let their lives be run, no matter how remotely, by any one or more of the immortal beings. Dark forces, outside the corporate body of Afterlife Inc., are as troublesome as ever, and plenty of humans are still determined to do wrong by their fellow men and women, no matter what the consequences might be. And in a world in which the Furies and other agents of vengeance operate, those consequences can be very severe indeed.
Tisera Graves is one of the three sister furies we met in the previous book. While she’d love to settle down to a normal life amongst humans, with an ordinary girlfriend, there’s still more work than her sisters can handle without her input. Helping out on one such job, Tis is worried by the discovery that the perpetrators of a serious crime appear to have been taken over by forces she can’t quite recognise. She doesn’t have much spare time to ponder this mystery, however, since the gods back at HQ need a level-headed insider to help them draw up a new set of rules as to how they go about recruiting new followers – gods fade away if their pool of worshippers diminishes below a certain level – when all their potential congregations have a much wider range of choices at their fingertips.
Meanwhile, Tis has another distraction, in the form of the mortal woman, Kera Espinosa, whose path she keeps crossing. Kera has made a considerable fortune from her scientific discoveries and a series of sound investments, but now devotes her life to helping others in disadvantaged and war-torn parts of the world. Raised in the voodoo religion, Kera is unfazed by Tis and her colleagues, but has little time for faith herself. The pair are thrown together by circumstances, when it becomes clear that an old enemy of Kera’s has resurfaced, and that Afterlife Inc. is facing threats from an unlikely alliance of disgruntled followers whose prayers have not been answered to their satisfaction and militant atheists who aren’t happy at being proven wrong. Not to mention that the mysterious force Tis encountered has been showing up around a number of mass murders and other atrocities, yet she and her allies still can’t figure it out.
I liked this book better than the first, although it is very much the middle one of a trilogy. The setup is more developed and we get to see wider aspects of the influence and limitations of the various deities and other immortals. I can even forgive the cliffhanger that we’re left at, although some readers may wish to wait until the third book comes out in order not to have too long a wait for its resolution. I’m really looking forward to seeing that, and learning more about the third of the furies too.
January 11, 2018
I didn't do my homework with Brey's series, assuming that Fury's Choice would continue to follow Selene and Alec's journey. That being said, Alec made enough appearances in Choice for me to not miss her too much!
I actually really like that the focus shifts over to fury sister Tisera, and following her journey was an absolute treat.
Playgirl philanthropist Kera Espinosa was a welcome addition to the cast of characters, and I hugely enjoyed Kera and Tisera's back and forth banter.
If you're into urban fantasy and lesbians, you need to check this series out!
I actually really like that the focus shifts over to fury sister Tisera, and following her journey was an absolute treat.
Playgirl philanthropist Kera Espinosa was a welcome addition to the cast of characters, and I hugely enjoyed Kera and Tisera's back and forth banter.
If you're into urban fantasy and lesbians, you need to check this series out!
September 12, 2017
I rec'd an ARC from NetGalley/Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
Based on the synopsis, I went into this book opened-minded and was not disappointed. It is a definitely interesting angle for paranormal fantasy romance. Kera and Tisera are intriguing leads that compliment each other and with wonderful supporting characters keep the plot going. Now I have to read Ms. Willows first book (I know, backwards...but) since she has me hooked.
4 stars.
Based on the synopsis, I went into this book opened-minded and was not disappointed. It is a definitely interesting angle for paranormal fantasy romance. Kera and Tisera are intriguing leads that compliment each other and with wonderful supporting characters keep the plot going. Now I have to read Ms. Willows first book (I know, backwards...but) since she has me hooked.
4 stars.
January 15, 2018
Two stars= Ok.
It's still a nice read and if you liked the previous book, you most certainly should peek at this one.
I just was not as seduced by the main characters there.
And intolerance always makes me grumpy and there is plenty of characters sharing that human flaw in the book, includind inhuman oneS.
That said, it's still a nice story, with unexpected depths and reflexion, behind the love-action-world-in-disarray-plot
It's still a nice read and if you liked the previous book, you most certainly should peek at this one.
I just was not as seduced by the main characters there.
And intolerance always makes me grumpy and there is plenty of characters sharing that human flaw in the book, includind inhuman oneS.
That said, it's still a nice story, with unexpected depths and reflexion, behind the love-action-world-in-disarray-plot
December 27, 2017
I just finished Fury's Choice and it was AWESOME! As with Fury's Bridge, the characters are unbelievably believable; I could see each one vividly in my minds eye; which was possible because of your ability to describe the small nuances necessary to truly connect with them. I would laugh out loud each time your sarcastic humor came through; especially in Kera. You are amazing! I can't wait to read Fury's Death!
December 11, 2019
It never occurred to me that GODS can be confused and have issues with people. Never thought there would be a need for any reason for them to show themselves to people. Not all good intentions bring the results we are hoping for that’s for sure.
I loved this story. The connection between Tis ad Kera was amazing. Kera is my kind of girl, with her sense of humor.
I loved this story. The connection between Tis ad Kera was amazing. Kera is my kind of girl, with her sense of humor.
April 20, 2018
An interesting take on "the gods do exist". It has therefore the inherent suspense of logic when dealing with personified concepts. But if you are able to overlook this, it's entertaining and deals with the problems without deus-ex-machina hand waving.
January 21, 2022
I think I liked the first one a bit better, but this one was still an enjoyable, humorous, but also action-packed read.
September 1, 2017
Excellent writing, gods making marketing plans, witty dialogue, laugh-out-loud moments - what's not to love about this book?
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