A simple but forgotten truth: Where harbingers of death appear, the morgues will
soon be full.
Angie Dovage can tell there’s more to Reece Fernandez than just the tall, brooding athlete who has her classmates swooning, but she can’t imagine his presence signals a tragedy that will devastate her small town. When something supernatural tries to attack her, Angie is thrown into a battle between good and evil she never saw coming. Right in the center of it is Reece—and he’s not human.
What’s more, she knows something most don’t. That the secrets her town holds could kill them all. But that’s only half as dangerous as falling in love with a harbinger of death.
I bought this book several months ago during a Bookbub special. The cover is stunning, and the original paranormal premise grabbed me.
It was refreshing to read a paranormal novel that didn’t involve the usual werewolves or vampires (although I’ve read vampires are making a comeback, and I can’t wait). The Harbingers, who signal death is coming and feed off the energy, and Bee Keepers, who house poisonous bees that cause mental instability, are morbid and add a nice degree of creepiness to the story. The Harbingers turning into black birds are just icing on the cake.
The brief description on the Bookbub email didn’t imply this novel was so heavy on romance, so I was a bit disappointed, but that’s my fault for not checking the expanded description on Amazon before buying it. The relationship between Reece and Angie falls into standard paranormal trope – sweet, but insta-love and pretty predictable.
I thought the relationship between Angie and her father was done exceptionally well. She’d been raised by a drug addicted mother who was estranged from Angie’s father, and he’d been searching for Angie for years, only reuniting with her upon the death of her mother.
Although more romance than I usually prefer, this was an intriguing read that held my interest, and one I’d recommend to fans of paranormal romance.
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The blurb sounds pretty awesome and that cover is just—WOW!
Sounds like the story was pretty good too if a bit overdone with the romantic angle.
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The cover was what first caught my attention – it’s stunning, isn’t it? It was a unique premise – I just prefer less romance in my reading, and there was a bigger emphasis that I’d expected.
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I’m glad to see other people reading this! I found it to be an interesting concept and story and not talked about enough.
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You’re right – I’ve only seen it on a few other blogs. I didn’t realize there was even a second book, but I know it involves different characters from this one.
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Yes it is a Companion Novel. It also had some interesting creatures that were touched on in the first book
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That cover is stunning!
Are vampires really making a comeback? They just left. It’s because of The Passage, isn’t it? (Did you see the finale?)
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I’ve watched half of the finale, and plan on finishing it later today – so good!
Vampires are on the rise again (pun may or may not be intended)! I’m really excited for The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh releasing in September – and it’s set in New Orleans, the best vampire setting, if you ask me. Jay Kristoff also has a new vampire series releasing in 2020.
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Well, I won’t spoil the finale for you. I’ll keep my comments to myself.
I do love New Orleans. I’m kind of tired of vampires, but I agree with you — NOLA is a fabulous setting for vampire stories. Or any story, maybe…
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I’m hoping what happened in the book doesn’t happen in the finale – but the more I watch it, the more I’m thinking it varies from the novel. I need to go back and skim some things.
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Eh…I could do without the romance but am loving the BeeKeepers and Harbingers. Also, yeah, that cover is gorgeous. On my TBR list.
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Don’t you love how I keep adding to your list?
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No. *sigh* Yes…
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As I love romance it was one I really enjoyed Teri 😉
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Yep – I’m usually in the minority, Sophie. But I really liked the original premise.
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I like the creepiness factor,Teri, but the romance… It does sound like a great book for paranormal romance readers.
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I agree, Diana – it’s definitely leans more in that direction. The Bookbub description didn’t really spell that out as well – my fault for not investigating further.
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This book does sound very unusual, Teri. Great recommendation.
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Thanks, Robbie!
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