I’ve been looking for a good urban fantasy and The Reaper scratches the itch! I love this combination of the London streets we might walk on, and everything that happens below. Keep reading this book review of The Reaper for my full thoughts.
Summary
Amy is an empath, able to sense the auras of the supernatural creatures that stalk London at night. But sorely lacking in knowledge, she spends night after night searching for answers.
Gerald is a Reaper – a weapon for hire – on the verge of his Awakening. Of coming into his power and becoming the man his family need him to be. The man they demand he be.
When Amy stumbles onto Gerald one night, she notices his strange aura, unlike anything she has seen before. And so, against her better judgement she helps him. In thanks he makes her an offer she can’t refuse: become his partner and he will introduce her to a world she has only ever felt the shallow surface of: the secret underground city.
And their first mission together: find the girl who murdered her parents.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Urban Adult Fantasy let’s go! In The Reaper we are quickly introduced into a world of mystery, supernatural creatures, and electric chemistry. From the beginning, I was entranced by the mystery and wondering not only about the supernatural elements, but about what Amy will discover. There are plenty of feelings towards humans and the supernatural, but what else will she uncover? If you love stories about detectives and about a character who makes people reconsider, The Reaper is for you! I love what Brown has done with the reaper character and how lonely it is to be the Grim Reaper. To witness all this death, separated from contact, and treated differently.
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In many ways, Brown asks us whether we can change what we think of as our nature. How much can we blame, in our personalities, on our ‘nature’? While the world issues and larger world feels a bit of a slow burn, I enjoyed the crime aspect of The Reaper. It’s been a while since I’ve read an adult urban fantasy and so I loved being back in this sub-genre. Find The Reaper on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon(UK), & Blackwells.