The Coven's Executioner

The Coven's Executioner - S.W. Millar
(I received an advance copy from the author. This is my honest review).

When a criminal witch needs to be brought to justice, Henry Stone is COVEN's best executioner.

Driven by a promise he made, that none would ever have to suffer or die at the hands of a rogue witch, like his parents did, Henry is uncompromising. After 3 years and numerous kills, he's also doing his damnedest to push his closest friends away.

In this second book in the series, we return to the secret world of COVEN, hidden from ordinary humans' knowledge. It's a secret world of witches, their police force and criminals.

The stakes are much higher now. Henry has graduated and while he is a supremely effective agent, his personal demons always seem to strike at the worst possible time.

We get to feel his anguish at his parents' death, and how he beats himself up over their loss every day. This provides much of his motivation as well as the friction between himself and his friends.

Any good book must have a ‘Big Bad' and this has a fantastic one. The twists and turns until the antagonist is revealed are superbly handled.

The introduction of a new set of characters is excellent, not only rounding out the ensemble, but giving us new perspectives with which to engage in this fascinating world.

The action, the dialogue and the characters all shine. The occasional shift of point of view helps to move the story along, while allowing us to empathise with others.

The author has again crafted a wholly believable world, and puts Henry through the wringer up to the revelation of who has been behind the scenes, and well beyond. The psychological tension is superb and doesn't let up. Even if you haven't read ‘The Witch's Revenge' you won't be lost picking this sequel up.

An excellent story, it's bristling with enough action, secrets, revelations, magic and tension to keep you turning the pages right till the end - and then demanding to know what happens next.

For a thrilling urban fantasy you won't be disappointed with “The Coven's Executioner.”

Merged review:

The Coven's Executioner - S.W. Millar
(I received an advance copy from the author. This is my honest review).

When a criminal witch needs to be brought to justice, Henry Stone is COVEN's best executioner.

Driven by a promise he made, that none would ever have to suffer or die at the hands of a rogue witch, like his parents did, Henry is uncompromising. After 3 years and numerous kills, he's also doing his damnedest to push his closest friends away.

In this second book in the series, we return to the secret world of COVEN, hidden from ordinary humans' knowledge. It's a secret world of witches, their police force and criminals.

The stakes are much higher now. Henry has graduated and while he is a supremely effective agent, his personal demons always seem to strike at the worst possible time.

We get to feel his anguish at his parents' death, and how he beats himself up over their loss every day. This provides much of his motivation as well as the friction between himself and his friends.

Any good book must have a ‘Big Bad' and this has a fantastic one. The twists and turns until the antagonist is revealed are superbly handled.

The introduction of a new set of characters is excellent, not only rounding out the ensemble, but giving us new perspectives with which to engage in this fascinating world.

The action, the dialogue and the characters all shine. The occasional shift of point of view helps to move the story along, while allowing us to empathise with others.

The author has again crafted a wholly believable world, and puts Henry through the wringer up to the revelation of who has been behind the scenes, and well beyond. The psychological tension is superb and doesn't let up. Even if you haven't read ‘The Witch's Revenge' you won't be lost picking this sequel up.

An excellent story, it's bristling with enough action, secrets, revelations, magic and tension to keep you turning the pages right till the end - and then demanding to know what happens next.

For a thrilling urban fantasy you won't be disappointed with “The Coven's Executioner.”