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Deadside Reapers #1-3
Deadside Reapers Box Set 1-3
Grab the first three books in the Deadside Reaper series now.
Includes: Reaper Unexpected, Reaper Uninvited and Reaper Untamed.
Your dead are our business.
Got a loved one who’s passed? Want to ask your dead aunt where she hid that elusive will? Head over to Necro city and look no further than Soul Savers Inc.
One day the world was normal, and the next, it was filled with ghosts. And then the reapers came. Blood-sucking hot dudes with wings and wicked scythes. They took control, and now we have a system.
Now we have Necro city, the hub of all things untethered.
As a soul relocation agent, it’s my job to rehouse the dead until the reapers come to collect, but with so few of those dudes about, the wait isn’t pretty. Thank goodness for decent coffee, frosted donuts, and a pending promotion.
Things are looking good until they’re not.
One bar fight and a dead reaper later, I’m left holding the scythe.
Not just any scythe, but a scythe belonging to one of Lilith’s four favored sons—the most powerful reapers in the world.
For some reason, it’s chosen me.
Now, three very large, very pissed off reapers are on my case.
It looks like that promotion is going to have to wait.
Includes: Reaper Unexpected, Reaper Uninvited and Reaper Untamed.
Your dead are our business.
Got a loved one who’s passed? Want to ask your dead aunt where she hid that elusive will? Head over to Necro city and look no further than Soul Savers Inc.
One day the world was normal, and the next, it was filled with ghosts. And then the reapers came. Blood-sucking hot dudes with wings and wicked scythes. They took control, and now we have a system.
Now we have Necro city, the hub of all things untethered.
As a soul relocation agent, it’s my job to rehouse the dead until the reapers come to collect, but with so few of those dudes about, the wait isn’t pretty. Thank goodness for decent coffee, frosted donuts, and a pending promotion.
Things are looking good until they’re not.
One bar fight and a dead reaper later, I’m left holding the scythe.
Not just any scythe, but a scythe belonging to one of Lilith’s four favored sons—the most powerful reapers in the world.
For some reason, it’s chosen me.
Now, three very large, very pissed off reapers are on my case.
It looks like that promotion is going to have to wait.
585 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 26, 2021
About the author
Debbie Cassidy
135 books3,056 followersDebbie Cassidy lives in England, Bedfordshire, with her three kids and very supportive husband. Coffee and chocolate biscuits are her writing fuels of choice, and she is still working on getting that perfect tower of solitude built in her back garden. Obsessed with building new worlds and reading about them, she spends her spare time daydreaming and conversing with the characters in her head. She writes Urban Fantasy, Romance, Fantasy and Reverse Harem Fantasy. All her books contain plenty of action, romance and twisty plots.
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January 6, 2023
Low 3 stars
This is going to be a long review. But I'm reviewing the whole series (all 7 books) in one review. So, it would kind of be unreasonable to expect brevity.
The reason I chose to write a single review, rather than one for each book, is that the story is paced over the series, not individual books. If you'd like a review of the individual books, I would consider the previous sentence to fulfill the request. The individual books do not stand alone. They are nothing more than slices of the larger whole. So, I'd suggest committing to the whole thing or not bothering. (I wish I'd known that before I started book one.)
When I say it's paced over the series, not the books, I mean that you reach the end of a "book" and have neither reached nor passed a climax of any sort, nor have you completed an arc of the story, etc. It's just the first, second, third, 100, 200, 300 pages of the 1600ish-page story. There is nothing else to signify the beginning, middle, or end of a book. Thus, I do not consider them books in their own right, in any manner beyond the reader being required to purchase each leg of the story individually.
As an example of this pacing, in book one, the heroine spends 80% (literally 80%) with one of the men. (Keep in mind that this is a Why Choose Romance that ends with 6 or 7 men, depending on how you count one of them.) She's met one other, but he is only a side character. At 80%, he has a bit of a personality shift and becomes relevant, and the third man appears for the first time. At 80% into the book, she meets one of her romantic partners. She doesn't even meet all of the men until far later in the series.
The author calls the series a slow burn, but slow burn refers to a type of romance, not to a type of story. I sincerely think I kept reading just because I wanted to reach a point at which I had read something, anything in its completion. And I kept coming to the end of "books" and not feeling like I'd found it.
Now I will say that I love Fee's backbone. Cora is marvelous and even more badass, in my opinion. I liked most of the romantic partners individually. I appreciate how the worldbuilding was conscience. The author gives us a good understanding of it all without info dumping. And the writing is mechanically sound. So, I'm not claiming the series is without merit.
But I also admit that I kept reading just to experience the absolute train wreck of it all. It 100% felt like the author didn't have a plan, just dropped whatever occurred to her on the page and ran with it. As such, the thin thread that tied the series together was frequently forgotten in favor of whatever randomness popped up. Similarly, entire important characters (romantic partner level important) just dropped away, forgotten for a while, and then re-emerged, which made it hard to maintain any care for them.
Every important male character who isn't related to her wants and pursues her. But there is no sex until 98% through the 3rd book. That's a long way to ride on hints and suggestions. What's more, when there is finally a sex scene, it's miserable sex. It actually contains the words, "there can be no foreplay," and no one involved wants it. I might not feel so cheated if all of the sex scenes weren't bad...just bad. Nothing about them is particularly enticing.
I'm not sure if I was supposed to be emotionally attached to Fee and her men or Fee and cock in general. Because the author treats them as if they are interchangeable. The men come and go, often disappearing for long periods of time to be replaced by other men. By the end, any attachment I might have started to feel died, and every aspect of every relationship with every man just felt flat...as did ALL OF THE SEX SCENES.
Fee is just too special for words. Every powerful man either wants to claim her or turns out to be related to her. EVERY ONE. (Though I'll note that every single powerful woman either wants to kill her, use her, or is absent entirely.) It's not unusual for a book or series to contain several tropes, but this series takes on way too many and then gives them ALL to the SINGLE main character.
She's the first female alpha wolf in 40 years, a witch, a demon, a dominus (when you really shouldn't be able to be all of them), a soulmate to one of the most powerful dominus, lover of another, the last and lost brood of one of the most powerful demon bloodlines, the lost daughter of one of the most powerful shifter alphas, daughter of the most powerful fallen angel and inheriter of his ultimate power, a fated mate to two alphas (which makes her a member of a trifecta and therefore extra powerful), the only one who can save the worlds (more than once). She goes into heat, can talk to animals, and is wanted by basically all the most powerful men in paranormal society. She's the kindest and the most compassionate, effortlessly and cluelessly sexy, etc. It's too much, and it's not enough, in the sense that there is so much crammed in that nothing is developed. There eventually came a point where I kept reading just to see what else the author might cram in there. And about the same time, everything just became painfully predictable.
And, honestly, some of the tropes weren't even utilized effectively. Going into heat, for example, would suggest fertility. But despite having unprotective sex during the heats (and other times), impregnation is never discussed. The heat seems to be devoid of any purpose.
There are also a number of questionable conveniences, where things just happen to fall into place at the right time. Or someone just happens to give important information just when it's needed (but never before). But there is no consistency in the importance of events. For example, the literal unraveling, end of the world apocalypse happens simultaneously with an underworld war, and an earth-side missing person's police investigation. All three are treated with the exact same gravitas. And when finished are just dropped with ease. I don't think I've ever seen saving the world treated with such disregard. Like, shrug, ok, done with that, on to the next thing.
I could go on. There were any number of elements over these 7 books that I'd like to vent about. But I'll just say that I kept reading in the same way you can't look away from some grotesque display. By the end of the series, I was definitely skimming and praying for it to end, but also intrigued by how else the author could make Fee special.
All in all, I'm just glad to actually be finished. But as a side note, I want to address the covers...or at least the first one. When the series begins, the character is curvey. The reader sits through more than one internal monologue about the state of her hips and thighs because of her love of baked sweets. Then she gets quite explicitly fat-shamed (it's done with an undertone of salaciousness, but fat-shamed all the same). To have a mid-sized to fat woman described in the book and then have, not only a thin woman but a thin, ripped woman with visible abs represent her on the cover is an insult. Sure, she trains as the series goes on. But she's called curvy even into the 3rd book. This sort of thing infuriates me. Why bother with any fat rep if you're going to rip it away on the cover?
This is going to be a long review. But I'm reviewing the whole series (all 7 books) in one review. So, it would kind of be unreasonable to expect brevity.
The reason I chose to write a single review, rather than one for each book, is that the story is paced over the series, not individual books. If you'd like a review of the individual books, I would consider the previous sentence to fulfill the request. The individual books do not stand alone. They are nothing more than slices of the larger whole. So, I'd suggest committing to the whole thing or not bothering. (I wish I'd known that before I started book one.)
When I say it's paced over the series, not the books, I mean that you reach the end of a "book" and have neither reached nor passed a climax of any sort, nor have you completed an arc of the story, etc. It's just the first, second, third, 100, 200, 300 pages of the 1600ish-page story. There is nothing else to signify the beginning, middle, or end of a book. Thus, I do not consider them books in their own right, in any manner beyond the reader being required to purchase each leg of the story individually.
As an example of this pacing, in book one, the heroine spends 80% (literally 80%) with one of the men. (Keep in mind that this is a Why Choose Romance that ends with 6 or 7 men, depending on how you count one of them.) She's met one other, but he is only a side character. At 80%, he has a bit of a personality shift and becomes relevant, and the third man appears for the first time. At 80% into the book, she meets one of her romantic partners. She doesn't even meet all of the men until far later in the series.
The author calls the series a slow burn, but slow burn refers to a type of romance, not to a type of story. I sincerely think I kept reading just because I wanted to reach a point at which I had read something, anything in its completion. And I kept coming to the end of "books" and not feeling like I'd found it.
Now I will say that I love Fee's backbone. Cora is marvelous and even more badass, in my opinion. I liked most of the romantic partners individually. I appreciate how the worldbuilding was conscience. The author gives us a good understanding of it all without info dumping. And the writing is mechanically sound. So, I'm not claiming the series is without merit.
But I also admit that I kept reading just to experience the absolute train wreck of it all. It 100% felt like the author didn't have a plan, just dropped whatever occurred to her on the page and ran with it. As such, the thin thread that tied the series together was frequently forgotten in favor of whatever randomness popped up. Similarly, entire important characters (romantic partner level important) just dropped away, forgotten for a while, and then re-emerged, which made it hard to maintain any care for them.
Every important male character who isn't related to her wants and pursues her. But there is no sex until 98% through the 3rd book. That's a long way to ride on hints and suggestions. What's more, when there is finally a sex scene, it's miserable sex. It actually contains the words, "there can be no foreplay," and no one involved wants it. I might not feel so cheated if all of the sex scenes weren't bad...just bad. Nothing about them is particularly enticing.
I'm not sure if I was supposed to be emotionally attached to Fee and her men or Fee and cock in general. Because the author treats them as if they are interchangeable. The men come and go, often disappearing for long periods of time to be replaced by other men. By the end, any attachment I might have started to feel died, and every aspect of every relationship with every man just felt flat...as did ALL OF THE SEX SCENES.
Fee is just too special for words. Every powerful man either wants to claim her or turns out to be related to her. EVERY ONE. (Though I'll note that every single powerful woman either wants to kill her, use her, or is absent entirely.) It's not unusual for a book or series to contain several tropes, but this series takes on way too many and then gives them ALL to the SINGLE main character.
She's the first female alpha wolf in 40 years, a witch, a demon, a dominus (when you really shouldn't be able to be all of them), a soulmate to one of the most powerful dominus, lover of another, the last and lost brood of one of the most powerful demon bloodlines, the lost daughter of one of the most powerful shifter alphas, daughter of the most powerful fallen angel and inheriter of his ultimate power, a fated mate to two alphas (which makes her a member of a trifecta and therefore extra powerful), the only one who can save the worlds (more than once). She goes into heat, can talk to animals, and is wanted by basically all the most powerful men in paranormal society. She's the kindest and the most compassionate, effortlessly and cluelessly sexy, etc. It's too much, and it's not enough, in the sense that there is so much crammed in that nothing is developed. There eventually came a point where I kept reading just to see what else the author might cram in there. And about the same time, everything just became painfully predictable.
And, honestly, some of the tropes weren't even utilized effectively. Going into heat, for example, would suggest fertility. But despite having unprotective sex during the heats (and other times), impregnation is never discussed. The heat seems to be devoid of any purpose.
There are also a number of questionable conveniences, where things just happen to fall into place at the right time. Or someone just happens to give important information just when it's needed (but never before). But there is no consistency in the importance of events. For example, the literal unraveling, end of the world apocalypse happens simultaneously with an underworld war, and an earth-side missing person's police investigation. All three are treated with the exact same gravitas. And when finished are just dropped with ease. I don't think I've ever seen saving the world treated with such disregard. Like, shrug, ok, done with that, on to the next thing.
I could go on. There were any number of elements over these 7 books that I'd like to vent about. But I'll just say that I kept reading in the same way you can't look away from some grotesque display. By the end of the series, I was definitely skimming and praying for it to end, but also intrigued by how else the author could make Fee special.
All in all, I'm just glad to actually be finished. But as a side note, I want to address the covers...or at least the first one. When the series begins, the character is curvey. The reader sits through more than one internal monologue about the state of her hips and thighs because of her love of baked sweets. Then she gets quite explicitly fat-shamed (it's done with an undertone of salaciousness, but fat-shamed all the same). To have a mid-sized to fat woman described in the book and then have, not only a thin woman but a thin, ripped woman with visible abs represent her on the cover is an insult. Sure, she trains as the series goes on. But she's called curvy even into the 3rd book. This sort of thing infuriates me. Why bother with any fat rep if you're going to rip it away on the cover?
May 28, 2021
REAPERS BOOKS 1-3
REAPER UNEXPECTED
Absolutely Loved this new world and the start to this new adventure with Debbie Cassidy. Each time she starts a new series you are looking forward to it but thinking it cant better the last one and once again she has proved us wrong. This book is AMAZEBALLS!!!!!!!
Slower start than normal but that’s needed as she has done an amazing job with the world building, Really original idea, Great Female MC Fee with a wonderful best friend and 3 scrumptious Dominus Reapers and a shifter pack leader who could be another love interest.
Debbie has created Complex characters that bounce off each other so well with banter that works so well.
There are also little additions such as the house imps that make you smile
This storey instantly pulls you in and immerses you in this wonderful new world, the storey is so good that you need to give your self time otherwise you will definitely lose sleep as you wont be able to put it down and when you have finished you are instantly disappointed as book 2 isn’t here yet and you really do need it like NOW!!!!!!
REAPER UNINVITED
Book one in this series was great but it was just an appetizer as book 2 is where the storey really starts to build and take shape.
The character development and world building in this series is amazing added to the complex but very enjoyable well told storey this is probably going to be the best series yet by Debbie Cassidy.
In this book Fee starts to find her new place in the world whist coming to terms with and developing her different relationships with the other 3 Domini.
Conah obviously is drawn to Fee and they fight their attraction as he is engaged and i don’t think that this relationship will go anywhere other than perhaps hopefully fizzle towards a brotherly influence. Mal - well he is an asshat but a lovable one with a soft centre and i think is widely misunderstood. Broody Azazel is just as you would expect him to be a total Alpha all about protecting Fee
Fee meanwhile has so much compassion and dept its really wonderful when added to her grit, determination to do the right thing and stubbornness.
In the background you have other potential interest in Grayson and Uri
The storey is complex and has many twists and turns as you would expect from Debbie Cassidy and yes does end on a big cliff-hanger but it is such a good ending and well if you don’t like cliff-hangers then you really wouldn’t be a fan of this author, me on the other hand, I love the way that she always has you reaching, needing and wanting the next book desperately as there are so many series out there where you finish one book and read the next because you feel you ought to rather than desperately needing to know what happens next.
LOVE THUS SERIES SO MUCH!! I cant wait to see what happens next
REAPER UNTAMED
This series just keeps getting better and better.
Book 2 ended on a cliff-hanger and this book starts immediately after where Fee is accused of killing an innocent as a wolf Shifter.
This book has some heart-breaking moments along with being able to show Fee's determination and Grit as she comes into he own more and more through out this storey.
We learn more of Grayson and his pack in this book along with the other packs - I don't want to say too much as it will give some of the plot away and there are a fair few shockers along with the normal - you didn't see that coming - twists and turns.
This book will tug at your heart strings as you root for everything to come good for Fee and her men along with adding another potential Harem member
Cora also gets a love interest which i love plus i am already theorising where Debbie Cassidy will have a potential spin off series later down the line.
This series is truly addictive and i really cant wait for book 4 to arrive as i need to know where this storey goes and there are only a very few series that have me feeling this way at the moment so that's the highest compliment i can give for this series..
REAPER UNEXPECTED
Absolutely Loved this new world and the start to this new adventure with Debbie Cassidy. Each time she starts a new series you are looking forward to it but thinking it cant better the last one and once again she has proved us wrong. This book is AMAZEBALLS!!!!!!!
Slower start than normal but that’s needed as she has done an amazing job with the world building, Really original idea, Great Female MC Fee with a wonderful best friend and 3 scrumptious Dominus Reapers and a shifter pack leader who could be another love interest.
Debbie has created Complex characters that bounce off each other so well with banter that works so well.
There are also little additions such as the house imps that make you smile
This storey instantly pulls you in and immerses you in this wonderful new world, the storey is so good that you need to give your self time otherwise you will definitely lose sleep as you wont be able to put it down and when you have finished you are instantly disappointed as book 2 isn’t here yet and you really do need it like NOW!!!!!!
REAPER UNINVITED
Book one in this series was great but it was just an appetizer as book 2 is where the storey really starts to build and take shape.
The character development and world building in this series is amazing added to the complex but very enjoyable well told storey this is probably going to be the best series yet by Debbie Cassidy.
In this book Fee starts to find her new place in the world whist coming to terms with and developing her different relationships with the other 3 Domini.
Conah obviously is drawn to Fee and they fight their attraction as he is engaged and i don’t think that this relationship will go anywhere other than perhaps hopefully fizzle towards a brotherly influence. Mal - well he is an asshat but a lovable one with a soft centre and i think is widely misunderstood. Broody Azazel is just as you would expect him to be a total Alpha all about protecting Fee
Fee meanwhile has so much compassion and dept its really wonderful when added to her grit, determination to do the right thing and stubbornness.
In the background you have other potential interest in Grayson and Uri
The storey is complex and has many twists and turns as you would expect from Debbie Cassidy and yes does end on a big cliff-hanger but it is such a good ending and well if you don’t like cliff-hangers then you really wouldn’t be a fan of this author, me on the other hand, I love the way that she always has you reaching, needing and wanting the next book desperately as there are so many series out there where you finish one book and read the next because you feel you ought to rather than desperately needing to know what happens next.
LOVE THUS SERIES SO MUCH!! I cant wait to see what happens next
REAPER UNTAMED
This series just keeps getting better and better.
Book 2 ended on a cliff-hanger and this book starts immediately after where Fee is accused of killing an innocent as a wolf Shifter.
This book has some heart-breaking moments along with being able to show Fee's determination and Grit as she comes into he own more and more through out this storey.
We learn more of Grayson and his pack in this book along with the other packs - I don't want to say too much as it will give some of the plot away and there are a fair few shockers along with the normal - you didn't see that coming - twists and turns.
This book will tug at your heart strings as you root for everything to come good for Fee and her men along with adding another potential Harem member
Cora also gets a love interest which i love plus i am already theorising where Debbie Cassidy will have a potential spin off series later down the line.
This series is truly addictive and i really cant wait for book 4 to arrive as i need to know where this storey goes and there are only a very few series that have me feeling this way at the moment so that's the highest compliment i can give for this series..
January 29, 2025
what can I say except I was up until 6 am reading this
I got this for free and let me tell you, it’s worth the $10 if I had to go back and spend the ten dollars I would. I spent that ten on the next box set. This is so good. I had a feeling it’d suck me in as soon as I read the synopsis and boy was I right lmao
Despite having to read “alphahole” which I hate with a passion, this series is fantastic! I was laughing out loud, I was having a blast and the fact that everything keeps happening to poor Fee and she can’t catch a break is entertaining as hell
I’m writing this review specifically because I’m about to start the second box set and I’m sure it’s gonna be just as fun as this one!
Is this the pinnacle of writing? No, is it fun as hell and a fantastic read? YES! It’s hot and sexy and hilarious and honestly so worth it!
I got this for free and let me tell you, it’s worth the $10 if I had to go back and spend the ten dollars I would. I spent that ten on the next box set. This is so good. I had a feeling it’d suck me in as soon as I read the synopsis and boy was I right lmao
Despite having to read “alphahole” which I hate with a passion, this series is fantastic! I was laughing out loud, I was having a blast and the fact that everything keeps happening to poor Fee and she can’t catch a break is entertaining as hell
I’m writing this review specifically because I’m about to start the second box set and I’m sure it’s gonna be just as fun as this one!
Is this the pinnacle of writing? No, is it fun as hell and a fantastic read? YES! It’s hot and sexy and hilarious and honestly so worth it!
May 29, 2021
Must read! Go read it now!! Stop reading the review and go grab the book! You will not regret picking up this book, just regret that it has to end. Amazing read! A cure for book funks! Oh my holy what the what! This book was ah-mazing!! Not only does it keep you so invested in the storyline, but it hooks you so hard you’ll be in the reader group begging for just one more page. This author definitely knows how to spin a story and make you cry because the book ends! I love these books so much. The characters are amazing, the story takes some unexpected and fantastic twists, and lands you right smack dab in an oh holy moly moment.
January 30, 2025
Daring and refreshing in the supernatural genre for me, deadside reapers had a lot of excitement and surprises.
Fee is immensely likable as the main character, with a brilliantly colorful cast of wild characters, some vanilla,some middle road and villains are as despicable as they come (just what we all want in our bad guys) and some eye popping WHOPPER humdinger shocker surprises I never imagined for a second that reallllly make the plot sizzzzle.
First 3 books have the pizazz , crackle and pop that could make a dynamite film dynasty for sure and an absolutely worthwhile read
Fee is immensely likable as the main character, with a brilliantly colorful cast of wild characters, some vanilla,some middle road and villains are as despicable as they come (just what we all want in our bad guys) and some eye popping WHOPPER humdinger shocker surprises I never imagined for a second that reallllly make the plot sizzzzle.
First 3 books have the pizazz , crackle and pop that could make a dynamite film dynasty for sure and an absolutely worthwhile read
November 19, 2021
Loved this series. Fee was totally kick***, brave and Loyal. With so many twists and turns this series keeps you (and Fee) on your toes. With great pacing and storytelling, and a fascinating world full of colourful characters, I would recommend this series to anyone looking for an action packed paranormal adventure that also happens to have several hot loyal and supportive guys that complement our heroine perfectly.
December 14, 2022
Read all the books in this series when they first come out, and it took you on one hell of a rollercoster ride, all the twists and turns, ups and downs, not knowing and leaving you hanging with the cliffhangers, but with the box set you can read, they all at once and you are not going to want to put it down, wonderful charctors, and very well written, you will just love it.
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December 14, 2024DNR: I've never experienced a book with the FMC as the OW, but I'm not a fan. One of the men was betrothed to another woman who is his soul mate, but I guess soul mate are different than life mates or whatever he and the FMC are together. This is icky, because he basically cheats on his woman with the FMC...
February 2, 2025
Excellent!
Really wonderful to have been able to buy this on a promo day but it introduced me to this wonderful world!
I really really loved them all! Great start in book 1, and I absolutely love all the men! It's wonderful! I have bought the final 3 books too.
Really wonderful to have been able to buy this on a promo day but it introduced me to this wonderful world!
I really really loved them all! Great start in book 1, and I absolutely love all the men! It's wonderful! I have bought the final 3 books too.
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