8 Jun 2024

Book Review / Masters of Death by Olivie Blake


From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Masters of Death, a story about vampires, ghosts, and death itself!


Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the house has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.

Fox D’Mora is a medium, and though is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn’t entirely without his uses—seeing as he’s actually the godson of Death.

When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with her ghost-infested mansion, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few high-functioning creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as they thought.

Published:  30th January 2018   
Publisher:  Tor
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Series or Stand-Alone:  Stand-Alone
Source:  Bought



MY REVIEW

What I liked about this story... The writing.  Definitely!  A lot of the books I've read are quick easy reads so its nice to pick up something I can get stuck into with a slower pace and the style of writing that you really do need to pay attention and absorb slowly to really enjoy.   Just as much as I like a fast faced thriller, I love a slow paced story too. 

What I didn't like about this story...  With this story I struggled a bit with the plot somewhere around the middle.  Honestly, I lost interest a bit but as the writing was so good I kept with it and it was worth it as it was a good story.  

Would I recommend?  If you like a slow paced story, one that you can sit and enjoy over a long period of hours and days, this is a good one to pick up.  I will certainly be picking up more books by this author.  






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