A Ghost of a Chance
Debbie Cassidy
Urban Fantasy
They say the dead don’t speak. That’s a lie. They speak to Kat Justice, but most of the time, she chooses not to hear them.
I’m a Nightwatch agent, a nightblood charged with enforcing the supernatural laws. Humans can’t know the shit that goes bump in the night is real. It’s sweaty, tough work, with crappy pay, but I love it.
Things would be perfect if not for my secret.
Pureblood Nightbloods can’t see or hear the dead. The fact that I can exposes my mixed breeding. I’m not meant to exist, and if the council find out about my secret it’s the executioners block for me.
Keeping a lid on my ghost whisperer ability is a must.
So, when my gramps orders me to head to the arse end of nowhere, a nowhere that just happens to be the most haunted place on the bloody map, I’m a little confused.
This transfer doesn’t jive with trying to keep the ghost chat to a minimum.
But with my golem partner and gargoyle companion in tow, I’m sure I can figure out why I’ve been sent to this weird coastal town. I mean, they even have a ghost bar.
You’d think the local souls would be eager to chew my ear off, right? Wrong.
For the first time in forever, the dead aren’t talking.
Now I need to know why…
Uncaged Review: A great start to a four book series, this one got my attention and kept it. In this world, the supernaturals are kept secret from the human population, and are enforced by the Nightwatch, groups of different supernaturals that enforce the laws, spread out across the world. Kat is a Nightblood, but also is not a pureblood, so she has to keep that part of her secret as it could get her killed if it gets out. She is sent by her Gramps to a town called Scorchwood, to work with the team there, and she travels with a golem construct named Henri and a gargoyle, Tris. But one of the quirks to Kat’s heritage, is she can see and communicate with ghosts, and not all is what it seems in this town and her and the team at Scorchwood will have their hands full.
This book is layered in suspense and a couple of subplots running in the background that will be flushed out in the coming books. The supporting cast of characters were great additions and the author keeps the action level going strong, and even though I’m not usually a huge fan of first person narratives, it works for this one. There is a small cliffhanger at the end, but it’s not a huge one, but it definitely sets up for book two. These are not standalones, you should read from the beginning to make sure you are not lost.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4.5 Stars
