Michael Barnes
Book 3 of Courtney Smyth's The Undetectables Series The Unfathomable Curse (and with the investigation involving diving into a lake I wonder if the 'fathomable' is a subconscious clue or foreshadowed word play - you decide).
Everything I have come to welcome from these novels is here, complex mysteries, hidden histories involving magic, the supernatural and lore, and a refreshingly respectful take on queer relationships and navigating disabilities. As the last two books focus were Mallory and Diana this novel revolved around Cornelia. Another detailed and richly drawn character who I loved discovering more about, her family awful and I am impressed Cornelia turned out as functional as she did.
At one point I did want to just get the metaphorical dolls of Mallory and Cornelia and smoosh their heads together and say 'now kiss' but I digress. The sting in the tail after all their hard work and sacrifice their cat eared ghost friend Theodore … (go read it)
The conclusion is a Sword of Damocles to which I await Book 4 and final book in the series according to one blog entry by the author, although I would be happy to read more, for the resolution.
Book 3 of Courtney Smyth's The Undetectables Series The Unfathomable Curse (and with the investigation involving diving into a lake I wonder if the 'fathomable' is a subconscious clue or foreshadowed word play - you decide).
Everything I have come to welcome from these novels is here, complex mysteries, hidden histories involving magic, the supernatural and lore, and a refreshingly respectful take on queer relationships and navigating disabilities. As the last two books focus were Mallory and Diana this novel revolved around Cornelia. Another detailed and richly drawn character who I loved discovering more about, her family awful and I am impressed Cornelia turned out as functional as she did.
At one point I did want to just get the metaphorical dolls of Mallory and Cornelia and smoosh their heads together and say 'now kiss' but I digress. The sting in the tail after all their hard work and sacrifice their cat eared ghost friend Theodore … (go read it)
The conclusion is a Sword of Damocles to which I await Book 4 and final book in the series according to one blog entry by the author, although I would be happy to read more, for the resolution.