Poison Fruit
Ratings11
Average rating3.1
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Ratings11
Average rating3.1
The Pemkowet Visitors Bureau has always promoted paranormal tourism—even if it has downplayed the risks (hobgoblins are unpredictable). It helps that the town is presided over by Daisy Johanssen, who as Hel’s liaison is authorized by the Norse goddess of the dead to keep Pemkowet under control. Normally, that’s easier to do in the winter, when bracing temperatures keep folks indoors.
But a new predator is on the prowl, and this one thrives on nightmares. Daisy is on her trail and working intimately with her partner and sometime lover from the Pemkowet PD, sexy yet unavailable werewolf Cody Fairfax. But even as the creature is racking up innocent victims, a greater danger looms on Pewkowet’s horizon.
As a result of a recent ghost uprising, an unknown adversary—represented by a hell-spawn lawyer with fiery powers of persuasion—has instigated a lawsuit against the town. If Pemkowet loses, Hel’s sovereignty will be jeopardized, and the fate of the eldritch community will be at stake. The only one who can prevent it is Daisy—but she’s going to have to confront her own worst nightmare to do it.
Series
1 primary bookAgent of Hel is a 1-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Jacqueline Carey.
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This one just made me mad.
Yes, there was some very good character development. Some of the backup stories that we've been waiting 3 books to get resolved, gets resolved. There's even a great, epic climactic battle. Daisy gets to be kick-ass on more than one occasion.
But...but...but. It started with her being terrible, careless and incompetent.
And even then, I'm getting ahead of myself. Things start off with Daisy and her closeted werewolf partner, Cody, investigating what seems like a pretty run of the mill case (from the point of view of the reader, not the people being terrorized by the supernatural person). While they're moving on that, there's some follow-up on the events of the last book – namely a class action lawsuit against the local governments due to the pain and suffering that the bystanders and spectators weren't protected from.
...at this point, I just go into a spoiler-y rant, go check it out at my Irresponsible Reader blog if you want.
I was initially disappointed to find out that this would be the end of this series, but now I'm absolutely okay with that.
oh wow. again with the odd pacing, with a smaller-scale subplot resolved early before moving on to the BIG PLOT. But what an amazing BIG PLOT! If you didn't have tears in your eyes at some point in the last 100 pages, I'd question your humanity. Excellent!
