Kelley Armstrong’s Living With the Dead
I have to be honest and say that I discovered Kelley
Armstrong by accident, but it was a happy one. She was the introduction to a
new genre that had caught my eye and am thrilled to explore now. Kelley has
become one of my favorite authors, one of whom has not disappointed her readers
so far.
Living with the Dead is book number 9 in the
Women of the Otherworld series. It’s a paranormal story that involves a demon,
a werewolf, a necromancer and an assortment of other supernatural beings. Just
another gripping tale of those who live amongst us that we are totally unaware
of.
A dead celebutante, a PR Consultant, a half demon.
An odd mixture of characters brings this story to life. Robyn moves to L.A. in
an effort to hide from the grief of losing her husband. She soon becomes the
number 1 suspect in the murder investigation of her celebutante client. Hope
has come to L.A. on an assignment from her job as weird news journalist, and to
see how her longtime friend Robyn is doing. Her concern grows when she
discovers that her friend has become L.A.’s most sought out fugitive. Through
misguided good intentions, a deep desire to keep secrets well hidden, this
friendship goes on a journey of discovery; one of themselves and of each other.
A cop that can see the ghost of dead people, a werewolf
that feeds chaos to his girlfriend, and a father trying to right a wrong he
stumbled onto over ten years ago. These
are the people that come to the aid of Robyn and Hope. Not knowing who to trust
and whom to fear twists the paths of each person together, away from each and
back again.
I was not disappointed with the book. From the beginning
where the action takes off, through all of the twists and turns that was
intriguing as well as satisfying, on to the end that leaves you wanting more.
Though I met Hope and Karl in Personal Demon, it was nice to see their
story continued. It’s also nice that despite being book number nine in the
Women of the Otherworld series, this story was complete and strong enough to
stand on its own.
I am looking forward to continuing this series and
learning more about the women that lead these adventures. If you want to know
more about Kelley Armstrong, check out her website at kelleyarmstrong.com. It
is a great website and very user friendly. Kelley has another adult series that
follows Nadia Stratford a female assassin, and a young adult series (the
Darkest Powers Series) that follows Chloe Sauders, a young teen who is able to
see dead people. Waking the Witch just
came out and the series continues with Spellbound,
which is due out July 2011. Both of these are a part of the Women of the
Otherworld Series. The Darkest Powers
series continues with The Gathering, which
is due out in April 2011.
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