For The Birds, Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc., Book 3
by Angela Roquet
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite series to follow. In this episode, as in the previous two, Roquet continues to put her heroine, Lana Harvey, into an amazing array of situations -- some dangerous, some frustrating, some absolutely sexy -- and to do so with a well-honed sense of humor and well-oiled writing mechanics.
Flow is wonderful. There is near perfect proofing/editing. I did find two errors -- one I think may have occurred when some of the text was reworked (4231 on Kindle: "...his hissed at me.") and, the other, I believe to be a relatively common misunderstanding of a phrase (2051 on Kindle: (deep-seeded terror rather than deep-seated terror. I even looked it up to be sure; deep-seated is correct). Plotting is impeccable, characterizations stay true from novel to novel.
The skeptic in me loves Roquet's all-inclusive take on the afterlife.
I'm also a fan of the start-of-the-chapter quotes. My favorite in this novel was from the start of Chapter 12: "Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die and somebody else is going to get it." Sonny Bono.
So, Lana is back in this episode, her first as the head of the Posey Unit. All her friends are there, as are all her enemies. The rebels are taking the direct confrontation route this time out and Lana has to keep one eye on her future and the other firmly on her back. All of the secret deals she is dealing with lay heavy on her mind as she attempts to navigate her abrupt and unwanted promotion. She's dealing with unit members resentful of her promotion, promises made to Meng and Winston, as well as dealing with Horus's blackmail. She has less time for the people and things she loves -- her friends Josie, Kevin, Jenni and Gabriel, and for her love interest, Beelzebub. Demons and gods alike are out to get her, and Grimm is, as usual, unhappy about everything. She survives two attacks during a routine soul retrievals, discovers a possible replacement for Winston, and then, after being discovered doing a little snooping when she accompanies Meng to a meeting with The Fates, she is accused of stealing the shears of Atropos. She continues to be scrutinized by demons, angels, gods and other reapers alike for her current relationship with The Lord of the Flies. She is captured and questioned by Loki about the location of Winston, being saved in the nick of time by Beelzebub, who tracks her when she isn't where she should be on time. She also discovers that Loki is impersonating Jenni and that Jenni has been missing for several days. Grim puts together a team to work with Lana to retrieve Jenni and find the rebel stronghold. That team includes Josie and Kevin, the hellhounds Saul and Coreen, Beezelbub and Maalik. They travel to hell to confront the rebels and save Jenni, even though they are outnumbered by about 3000 to 7. And, once again, Meng and her teas are called into service to heal the battered crew.
Along the way, debts are paid and taken on, relationships are made, some improved, some mended, and afterlife begins to settle down, but not without threats looming on the horizon, especially for Lana should some of her secrets become public knowledge.
A quick, exciting and fun read. I'm looking forward to digging into the next in the series.
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