I am always down for a timey wimey time. And The Last Hour Between Worlds delivers spies, intrigue, and mystery. It delivers it all with a special time bending magic with a queer romance to boot! Keep reading this book review of The Last Hour Between Worlds for my full thoughts.
Summary
Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she’s determined to enjoy the party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She’s a member of the Guild of Hounds, after all, and she can’t help picking up the scent of trouble.
She’s not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what’s causing the mayhem: a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual.
As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they’ll need to rely on their wits – and each other – to unravel the secret of the clock and save their city.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Let me just say that I love the world building in The Last Hour Between Worlds. I love the parallel worlds to our time, the magical time spy agency, and these mystical and dangerous Echo beings. There’s so much more I love that I can’t even say! If you love the idea of The Umbrella Academy meets an almost Inception like feel, this is for you! Besides the world, I also adore the characters in The Last Hour Between Worlds. For Kem, not only is she dealing with the potential demolition of the world, but also what her job means to her after coming back from maternity leave. Now that she is a mother, how does she make sense of the world, the stakes, and her own actions.
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Should Kem risk her life? As she falls deeper into this world, she realizes she may not have a choice. In The Last Hour Between Worlds there are time loops, echoes, and reality drifting further and further away. There are rivals, secrets about our past, and bloodshed. The only thing that might allow Kem to escape is teaming up with an old enemy, or an old friend? If you love the idea of enemies starting off as friends, but who wounded us so deeply, this is for you! The Last Hour Between Worlds is fun, action packed, and tender all at once.
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