*** We’re being hunted by the government, the law, at least one infernal court, a team of satanic special forces operatives, a psycho pyromaniac, and the director of the FBI.[…]On the bright side? Things can’t possibly get any worse.” ***
*Insert Maniacal Laugh Here*
My largest complaint in the last books of this series is that Harmony, the character the series is named for, didn’t really seem like the star of her own series. Jessie Temple stole the spotlight at every turn and Harmony was too Joe Friday to ever outshine her. Well, how the tides have shifted on that score.
Harmony isn’t as squeaky clean as she used to be. She has a few new issues in her life that are rounding out her character quite well. First, is a brand new semi addiction to a succubus. Hell doesn’t play fair and they use all their tools when necessary Harmony is living with the after affects of Nadine’s kiss and it is making her hormones pubescent and her magic skittish. Second is the luke warm romance is gone for at least this book. Cody is almost completely MIA from this book and that actually made it better. Their semi-relationship didn’t seem like it was going anywhere anyway and Harmony never seemed really into him but maybe just the thought of him. Plus Cody is all wrong for her. I’m holding out for a Harmony/Fontaine coupling. Last, she is learning how to bend the rules a little. I don’t think she will ever break them completely but she appears to be getting a little limbo flexible with her interpretations of the rules.
Just because Harmony has come out of her shell a little doesn’t mean that Jessie isn’t still a star because she totally is. I love that lady and all of her snarky attitude. I’m just dying to find out who would be the perfect match for her since I think she deserves a little lovin.
*** “It’s a sex thing,” I whispered. “Isn’t it?”
“C’mon.” She nodded ahead. “Y’know, normally I might check this out . . .”
“There are things I don’t need to know about you, Jessie.”
“My safe word is Oklahoma.” She winked and kept walking. ***
The plot and pacing for this was so much better than the last book. I had some suspicions of who Harmony and Co were really working for. I was right and wrong on this point but I loved this development in the grand scheme of things. What do you do when you think you are team good but it might be team evil pulling all the strings.
There are some awesome world building add-ins. My favorite was a bar called Dashwood Abbey. This was a place I’d love to visit.
*** “Drinks at Dashwood Abbey don’t work that way. You order by flavor or feel, whatever your palate is craving, and I mix something to suit. Perhaps you’d like something fruity and cold, something tangy and hot? Maybe something recklessly erotic, but with an aftertaste of next-morning regret. Something mournful, perhaps.” ***
Also I was extremely happy to see Caitlyn from the Daniel Faust series make her way into some page time for this book. That Hound is the best and really added to the story. She works for hell but does that really make her a bad person? Nope I don’t think so in the slightest.
While I really enjoy these books and the action is pretty non-stop throughout sometimes the follow through or resolution. Still overall it was greatly entertaining, full of some great twists and I loved how Harmony and the team are really working well together to fight the good fight.
We will just have to see where the next book takes us, but with the epilogue that happened in this one I think it is going to be a great ride.
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