This is the third book in a urban fantasy coming of age of a
young wizard. It is set in post-Katrina
New Orleans
where boundaries have thinned between here and the beyond. The
immortal historic dead, vampires, wizards, elves, mers and zombies populate the pages of Johnson’s books. This is a romantic urban fantasy or a fantasy with romantic overtones, I’m not sure which.
DJ, Drusilla Jaco, is the newest and most experienced Sentinel
tasked to keep the paranormals in line in New
Orleans. Alex, and Jake his cousin are shape shifting
enforcers with pseudo FBI credentials enforcing the rules. This story finds a former mer enemy now an
ally in DJ’s fight with a historic undead serial killer.
There are fun characters as well, such as Jean Lafitte, the
pirate. Johnson has a great imagination
and has crafted a “believable” paranormal environment. This book deals with rifts between the
Beyond and New Orleans
and the political maneuvers between factions.
Oh and DJ finds herself wrapped up in Elfish funny business while trying
to learn how to use Charlie, her staff.
There are more politics in this book than the previous. It is an excellent series and as much as it
pains me to say, perhaps a little romance doesn’t hurt the story.
I recommend the book.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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