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Madison Avery #3
Something Deadly This Way Comes
I'M MADISON AVERY, IN CHARGE OF HEAVEN'S HIT SQUAD... AND FIGHTING IT ALL THE WAY.
When Madison died the night of her prom, she knew her life would never be the same. Now she has a powerful amulet, a team of rogue angels by her side, and the ability to flash forward into the future to see the shape of destiny. And of course, now she's finally with Josh - a perfect boyfriend who doesn't even mind that's dead.
But being dead has its disadvantages, too. Madison feels caught between the light and the dark, and between her real life and her timekeeper status. When Madison has the opportunity to get her body back - to be alive again - she faces her most difficult decision yet. If she claims it, she could return to being a normal girl - and have a chance at a real relationship with Josh. But would having the one thing she wants most in the world also mean giving up everything she's worked so hard for?
When Madison died the night of her prom, she knew her life would never be the same. Now she has a powerful amulet, a team of rogue angels by her side, and the ability to flash forward into the future to see the shape of destiny. And of course, now she's finally with Josh - a perfect boyfriend who doesn't even mind that's dead.
But being dead has its disadvantages, too. Madison feels caught between the light and the dark, and between her real life and her timekeeper status. When Madison has the opportunity to get her body back - to be alive again - she faces her most difficult decision yet. If she claims it, she could return to being a normal girl - and have a chance at a real relationship with Josh. But would having the one thing she wants most in the world also mean giving up everything she's worked so hard for?
245 pages, Hardcover
First published May 24, 2011
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Kim Harrison
86 books18.7k followersKim Harrison is best known as the author of the New York Times #1 best selling Hollows series, but she has written more than urban fantasy and has published over two-dozen books spanning the gamut from young adult, thriller, several anthologies, and has scripted two original graphic novels. She has also published traditional fantasy under the name Dawn Cook. Kim is currently working on a new Hollows book between other, non related, urban fantasy projects.
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September 7, 2018
[Trilogy Review - No Spoilers] If you can overlook a few flaws, the Madison Avery trilogy is a fun, light YA read.
However, I had a difficult time following my own advice. I have a lot of nitpicky things to talk about in this review and unfortunately, not a lot of positive takeaways.
Once Dead, Twice Shy, the first book, had a few glaring weaknesses – the most prominent being the main character’s propensity for making bad decisions. I don’t mind it when characters make mistakes – flaws and an occasional lax in judgement can go a long way in making a story feel authentic. However, I take exception when every single decision the character makes goes against common sense (and against advice from other characters actively stating it’s a bad idea). Thus the pattern would go: 1. Bad decision made 2. Fallout from the bad decision made 3. The character saying “I’m sorry” and then moving on to the next bad decision.
I lost count of the number of times the character said “I’m sorry” throughout the first book and got really tired of the same spiel over and over again. And what’s worse, those tendencies and attitudes were evident in all of the other characters as well… which I think equals out to a story cluster-you-know-what where perhaps if the characters weren’t getting in their own way, they could’ve focused on adding substance. I think had the book been longer (allowing me more time to get irritated), my rating would’ve dropped proportionately. As it was, the short length actually worked in its favor.
Here’s what bothered me most about that, though: the character never used those failures to grow. There was no reflection on what she could’ve done better (other than the self-blame and apologizing), and I see that as a missed opportunity for more depth. She did use those moments to solidify some convictions, so I guess that’s something, but overall I kept craving more introspection. Incidentally, my biggest negative takeaway from the entire series is that Madison Avery’s character was a flat-lined consistency through the whole thing (and not just because she was dead) and all the focus was on the external conflicts. I should lighten the blow a bit by saying I did actually like her character profile, I just wish she’d given me an opportunity to feel something for her.
The external conflict/focus of the series took a while to become clear. There were moments in the second book where it started budding into something really satisfying, but every time it gained momentum, the focus would shift and it would get ignored for a while. I wonder if part of that was to save the “big profound moment” for the end of the series, but for me, by the time it got there I found my enthusiasm in the pits because it danced around it for so long.
This is one of those cases where my initial rating was going to be a 3 stars (I liked it), but after writing my review and really analyzing how I felt about it, I downgraded to a 2 stars (it was just okay) rating. Does anyone else let their word vomit help solidify their opinions? It doesn’t happen often to me, but when it does, I run with it. Keep in mind that I’ve been unusually harsh on YA lately and had I read these when they first came out, I likely would not have been so critical.
Recommendations: this YA paranormal story is definitely more suited towards younger readers. It doesn’t have a very strong romance angle, which might be perfect for a few readers tired of the same old tropes.
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However, I had a difficult time following my own advice. I have a lot of nitpicky things to talk about in this review and unfortunately, not a lot of positive takeaways.
Once Dead, Twice Shy, the first book, had a few glaring weaknesses – the most prominent being the main character’s propensity for making bad decisions. I don’t mind it when characters make mistakes – flaws and an occasional lax in judgement can go a long way in making a story feel authentic. However, I take exception when every single decision the character makes goes against common sense (and against advice from other characters actively stating it’s a bad idea). Thus the pattern would go: 1. Bad decision made 2. Fallout from the bad decision made 3. The character saying “I’m sorry” and then moving on to the next bad decision.
I lost count of the number of times the character said “I’m sorry” throughout the first book and got really tired of the same spiel over and over again. And what’s worse, those tendencies and attitudes were evident in all of the other characters as well… which I think equals out to a story cluster-you-know-what where perhaps if the characters weren’t getting in their own way, they could’ve focused on adding substance. I think had the book been longer (allowing me more time to get irritated), my rating would’ve dropped proportionately. As it was, the short length actually worked in its favor.
Here’s what bothered me most about that, though: the character never used those failures to grow. There was no reflection on what she could’ve done better (other than the self-blame and apologizing), and I see that as a missed opportunity for more depth. She did use those moments to solidify some convictions, so I guess that’s something, but overall I kept craving more introspection. Incidentally, my biggest negative takeaway from the entire series is that Madison Avery’s character was a flat-lined consistency through the whole thing (and not just because she was dead) and all the focus was on the external conflicts. I should lighten the blow a bit by saying I did actually like her character profile, I just wish she’d given me an opportunity to feel something for her.
The external conflict/focus of the series took a while to become clear. There were moments in the second book where it started budding into something really satisfying, but every time it gained momentum, the focus would shift and it would get ignored for a while. I wonder if part of that was to save the “big profound moment” for the end of the series, but for me, by the time it got there I found my enthusiasm in the pits because it danced around it for so long.
This is one of those cases where my initial rating was going to be a 3 stars (I liked it), but after writing my review and really analyzing how I felt about it, I downgraded to a 2 stars (it was just okay) rating. Does anyone else let their word vomit help solidify their opinions? It doesn’t happen often to me, but when it does, I run with it. Keep in mind that I’ve been unusually harsh on YA lately and had I read these when they first came out, I likely would not have been so critical.
Recommendations: this YA paranormal story is definitely more suited towards younger readers. It doesn’t have a very strong romance angle, which might be perfect for a few readers tired of the same old tropes.
Via The Obsessive Bookseller at www.nikihawkes.com
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January 14, 2017
busy so much past ten days, can't read, my mood is peevish. and unfortunately when I got a chance to read, choose the wrong series, at least I don't curious anymore.
for you who want to taste this author works, never try this one. go for the hollow series instead. this one is really horrible. and yeay, glad I can finished it.
the characters didn't leave a deep impression, can't bonding with them.
the storyline... weird and bewildered. the adventures okay, the romance blah, the plot not that good and lastly very DULL.
for you who want to taste this author works, never try this one. go for the hollow series instead. this one is really horrible. and yeay, glad I can finished it.
the characters didn't leave a deep impression, can't bonding with them.
the storyline... weird and bewildered. the adventures okay, the romance blah, the plot not that good and lastly very DULL.
February 10, 2013
Flat out, this is isn't my favorite series. I have a really hard time wrapping my head around how the light reapers are willing to let their charges get EATEN INTO NOTHING on the very slim chance that they'll change and become a better person before they die. I guess I could get behind it a little more if their charges were allowed to keep their memories of meeting a reaper so that they could make a conscious decision to change or... or.... something. I don't know. I'm bothered by it. I get why Madison was trying to make changes and the things she was saying made sense and everyone was all "This is the way it's always been done. This is the way it will be done. Get over it." I just ... *pulls hair out*
That said, we did get some resolution on that front in this book. Madison is making changes. They're not going to come about overnight or anything but change is in the air. On top of that, she finally sees WHY the dark reapers are willing to cut short a life to preserve the soul. On the opposite end of the spectrum, she knows that there are some who can turn their lives around and make something of themselves.
Honestly, I can't really say I like this series as a whole. While the idea was intriguing, it never grabbed me the way I like to be grabbed. I liked the characters enough but... it just didn't work for me.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
That said, we did get some resolution on that front in this book. Madison is making changes. They're not going to come about overnight or anything but change is in the air. On top of that, she finally sees WHY the dark reapers are willing to cut short a life to preserve the soul. On the opposite end of the spectrum, she knows that there are some who can turn their lives around and make something of themselves.
Honestly, I can't really say I like this series as a whole. While the idea was intriguing, it never grabbed me the way I like to be grabbed. I liked the characters enough but... it just didn't work for me.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
September 1, 2012
2.5 I tried, I wanted to like it, I wanted to support one of my favorite authors. But the main character Madison, was too immature, too selfish, got my ;last nerve twitching. I just couldn't get past my dislike of her to enjoy the story. It is a shame , I liked the side characters and the plot was interesting.
It just didn't work for me.
It just didn't work for me.
May 3, 2019
I’m actually a little sad the series ended at book 3, it seemed to be getting a little better as it went on.
The 2 things I really didn’t like were Madison’s wishy washy decisions about remaining The Dark Time Keeper and her interaction with Ron, it was very juvenile.
I really liked Nakita’s character she really started to grow on me since book one and I began to understand why she was on the dark reapers side.
This particular book had Madison and crew trying to help Tammy a high schooler with some issues who runs away from home and her soul dies.
I really didn’t like Tammy at first and was like who cares if her soul dies she an asswipe anyways. But Madison sees her future when she is dying and The Black Feathers come to eat her memories and it was the saddest most emotional thing. Maybe because I read it first thing in the morning so I was a little half asleep still but it got me teary eyed. So then I was on Team Save Tammy.
I really started to get into Madison trying to save people’s souls and lives not one or the other and how she was trying to change a “misguided” system. It’s kind of sad it ended so soon.
I have heard good things about Kim Harrison’s Hallow Series so I will have to pick that up.
The 2 things I really didn’t like were Madison’s wishy washy decisions about remaining The Dark Time Keeper and her interaction with Ron, it was very juvenile.
I really liked Nakita’s character she really started to grow on me since book one and I began to understand why she was on the dark reapers side.
This particular book had Madison and crew trying to help Tammy a high schooler with some issues who runs away from home and her soul dies.
I really didn’t like Tammy at first and was like who cares if her soul dies she an asswipe anyways. But Madison sees her future when she is dying and The Black Feathers come to eat her memories and it was the saddest most emotional thing. Maybe because I read it first thing in the morning so I was a little half asleep still but it got me teary eyed. So then I was on Team Save Tammy.
I really started to get into Madison trying to save people’s souls and lives not one or the other and how she was trying to change a “misguided” system. It’s kind of sad it ended so soon.
I have heard good things about Kim Harrison’s Hallow Series so I will have to pick that up.
January 1, 2022
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1.5/5 Stars
The third and final book in the Madison Avery trilogy.
This was just a repetition of the first two books... I did enjoy it a bit more than the first two... but it still wasn't very good. Which is disappointing, because I still think the idea of the whole series could have been really cool and unique. Alas, I'm glad its finally over.
Still over here wishing that the story was about Nikita rather than Madison though.
1.5/5 Stars
The third and final book in the Madison Avery trilogy.
This was just a repetition of the first two books... I did enjoy it a bit more than the first two... but it still wasn't very good. Which is disappointing, because I still think the idea of the whole series could have been really cool and unique. Alas, I'm glad its finally over.
Still over here wishing that the story was about Nikita rather than Madison though.
December 26, 2017
Another great finale for another very good trilogy!
Madison is still struggling with her job; however, she has more faith in her plans working out, since she was already able to change the destiny of a person once. She discovers more abilities and her powers awaken bit by bit and she even finds her body. Her taking her body back should be a good thing, since she wished to be alive again all along; however, it only makes things more complicated instead.
In this book Josh is back again, experiencing “adventures” or rather witnessing how Madison creates a big chaos again.
Nakita grew really attached to Madison which is probably caused by her owning a piece of Madison’s soul. When she confesses this to Madison she is really cute. I love how she reacts and how insecure she is when saying sorry for having it. And I found it so adorable how happy she is when she was allowed to keep it.
Nakita, Barnabas and Madison really grew close, became a team and good friends. Madison is special to them, not only because she is their boss, but also because she has big plans, wants to change things and treats them as being equal (probably not like Kairos and Ron had done). One can see the loyalty that Nakita and Barnabas have towards Madison.
She turns everything inside out and instead of fighting against the new light reaper she teams up with Paul and they work things out together. She starts thinking that she wants to continue her job and she wants to stay together with the others. At the same time she thinks back to what she said to the seraphim before and is afraid that she will only be allowed to have one thing: either her body or her job.
I love how in the end the seraphim gives her the amulet back and says that this decision that she made was destiny all along. He tells her how her future will look like: that the angels will come to her to ask for advice and that she will team up light and dark angels to ensure peoples’ lives and souls will be saved. In the very end there is this scene where Demus is waiting to talk to her. He is waiting to receive answers from her and this is exactly how the seraphim foretold.
I would love to read more about Madison and Paul working together in the future and how the system is changed by their collaboration, but even if there won’t be any more stories (which is more likely) I think that this is a great finale. It leaves room for your own interpretation and imagination.
Madison is still struggling with her job; however, she has more faith in her plans working out, since she was already able to change the destiny of a person once. She discovers more abilities and her powers awaken bit by bit and she even finds her body. Her taking her body back should be a good thing, since she wished to be alive again all along; however, it only makes things more complicated instead.
In this book Josh is back again, experiencing “adventures” or rather witnessing how Madison creates a big chaos again.
Nakita grew really attached to Madison which is probably caused by her owning a piece of Madison’s soul. When she confesses this to Madison she is really cute. I love how she reacts and how insecure she is when saying sorry for having it. And I found it so adorable how happy she is when she was allowed to keep it.
Nakita, Barnabas and Madison really grew close, became a team and good friends. Madison is special to them, not only because she is their boss, but also because she has big plans, wants to change things and treats them as being equal (probably not like Kairos and Ron had done). One can see the loyalty that Nakita and Barnabas have towards Madison.
She turns everything inside out and instead of fighting against the new light reaper she teams up with Paul and they work things out together. She starts thinking that she wants to continue her job and she wants to stay together with the others. At the same time she thinks back to what she said to the seraphim before and is afraid that she will only be allowed to have one thing: either her body or her job.
I love how in the end the seraphim gives her the amulet back and says that this decision that she made was destiny all along. He tells her how her future will look like: that the angels will come to her to ask for advice and that she will team up light and dark angels to ensure peoples’ lives and souls will be saved. In the very end there is this scene where Demus is waiting to talk to her. He is waiting to receive answers from her and this is exactly how the seraphim foretold.
I would love to read more about Madison and Paul working together in the future and how the system is changed by their collaboration, but even if there won’t be any more stories (which is more likely) I think that this is a great finale. It leaves room for your own interpretation and imagination.
February 22, 2015
I just don't care enough to continue to waste my time.
February 6, 2023
At the halfway mark, I was concerned that the storyline couldn’t possibly be wrapped up properly with so few pages remaining. But I’m quite happy to say that everything is actually tied up fairly neatly, into an ending that is quite satisfactory. I’m left feeling like this series probably didn’t garner the attention it needed in order to continue beyond a trilogy. Which is a shame, because I enjoyed it enough that I definitely would have kept reading it.
July 1, 2024
This was more a 3.5 but rounded up to 4. It started out either way a lot of the same issues as the first two books. About middle way through it did bring in some different / new stuff happening.
June 13, 2011
Upon reading the blurb to this book, I had been instantly intrigued and very curious to know what this story would be like. I did not, however, pay attention to the fact that Something Deadly This Way Comes is the third installment in Kim Harrison’s Madison Avery series so when I received the advance copy of the novel I had wondered if I would actually even enjoy the book because I hadn’t read the first two. Not only did I ABSOLUTELY love this book, I had trouble putting it down!
The cast of characters were terrific! Madison Avery is one of the best female characters I have read in a long time. She is determined and courageous. Even when she’s afraid she still marches on, knowing she has to listen to her heart, even if it means taking on some of the most powerful beings in Heaven. She is also wonderfully funny and cute. Madison ends up feeling like your best friend. Nakita is totally awesome! She is spunky, loyal, and heartwarming. She had once believed, like Barnabas, in the way the angels of Heaven did things: kill a human and save their soul instead of placing a guardian angel on them and hope the human manages to learn to live again to revitalize the soul. Nakita had only ever believed in fate, not in free will but when she met Madison and had ended up saving Madison from the black wings--they eat away people’s memories until there’s nothing left of them--she had been imprinted with a piece of Madison and now know what it’s like to feel fear. She feels like she is growing a soul and her perspective has changed.
Barnabas, the rogue light time keeper angel, was deliciously marvelous! He is a mix of terrifying power and tragic beauty. Choosing to fall from Heaven in order to protect a human girl he had been sent to kill, Barnabas went rogue not knowing what to believe anymore. He had wanted to change Heaven’s rules but did not know how. When he met Madison all of that changed. Barnabas is gorgeous and brooding but is never obvious or arrogant about it. He is an angel so his hotness can’t be helped *hehe*. Paul, who is the light time keeper in training, (they stop dark time keeper angels from getting human souls and place a guardian angel on the human--only if the human doesn’t manage to learn to overcome their depression and learn to live again, the black wings can eat away the human’s memories), wasn’t in the book very much but from what I gathered he was in the other two before. He is just as beautiful as Barnabas but also has a nerd like quality to him. Josh is probably the one character that I didn’t get a very good feel for. He’s your typical hot jock but is very sweet and charming. I just couldn’t connect to well to his relationship with Madison because I hadn’t read the first two books.
I also didn’t understand how Madison could have a body but not be alive or how she could be dating Josh who is alive *scratches head confused* Seems vampireish to me minus all the blood sucking nonsense. Madison could still faintly feel certain emotions but she didn’t have a heartbeat or need to eat or sleep so I didn’t get how she could just be living with her dad and going to school without anyone noticing she was dead.
I also didn’t understand fully the stories with Barnabas and Nakita since I hadn’t read the first two yet. In the third novel Madison and crew talk a few times of events that took place in the first two novels so I felt out of the loop sometimes.
Other than that though, Something Deadly This Way Comes was a delightful read! I have found new literary friends in Madison and her crew of rogue angels. I cannot wait to read the next one to find out what happens next since the ending was great and was left open for another book.
First thing first, definitely go read the first two: Once Dead, Twice Shy and Early to Death, Early to Rise BEFORE you read Something Deadly This Way Comes. That way you won’t wind up as confused as me about certain parts in the plot and character stories.
*scurries off to buy the first two books*
For more information on Madison and crew or on the author, Kim Harrison, check out the author’s site: http://www.kimharrison.net/index.html
The cast of characters were terrific! Madison Avery is one of the best female characters I have read in a long time. She is determined and courageous. Even when she’s afraid she still marches on, knowing she has to listen to her heart, even if it means taking on some of the most powerful beings in Heaven. She is also wonderfully funny and cute. Madison ends up feeling like your best friend. Nakita is totally awesome! She is spunky, loyal, and heartwarming. She had once believed, like Barnabas, in the way the angels of Heaven did things: kill a human and save their soul instead of placing a guardian angel on them and hope the human manages to learn to live again to revitalize the soul. Nakita had only ever believed in fate, not in free will but when she met Madison and had ended up saving Madison from the black wings--they eat away people’s memories until there’s nothing left of them--she had been imprinted with a piece of Madison and now know what it’s like to feel fear. She feels like she is growing a soul and her perspective has changed.
Barnabas, the rogue light time keeper angel, was deliciously marvelous! He is a mix of terrifying power and tragic beauty. Choosing to fall from Heaven in order to protect a human girl he had been sent to kill, Barnabas went rogue not knowing what to believe anymore. He had wanted to change Heaven’s rules but did not know how. When he met Madison all of that changed. Barnabas is gorgeous and brooding but is never obvious or arrogant about it. He is an angel so his hotness can’t be helped *hehe*. Paul, who is the light time keeper in training, (they stop dark time keeper angels from getting human souls and place a guardian angel on the human--only if the human doesn’t manage to learn to overcome their depression and learn to live again, the black wings can eat away the human’s memories), wasn’t in the book very much but from what I gathered he was in the other two before. He is just as beautiful as Barnabas but also has a nerd like quality to him. Josh is probably the one character that I didn’t get a very good feel for. He’s your typical hot jock but is very sweet and charming. I just couldn’t connect to well to his relationship with Madison because I hadn’t read the first two books.
I also didn’t understand how Madison could have a body but not be alive or how she could be dating Josh who is alive *scratches head confused* Seems vampireish to me minus all the blood sucking nonsense. Madison could still faintly feel certain emotions but she didn’t have a heartbeat or need to eat or sleep so I didn’t get how she could just be living with her dad and going to school without anyone noticing she was dead.
I also didn’t understand fully the stories with Barnabas and Nakita since I hadn’t read the first two yet. In the third novel Madison and crew talk a few times of events that took place in the first two novels so I felt out of the loop sometimes.
Other than that though, Something Deadly This Way Comes was a delightful read! I have found new literary friends in Madison and her crew of rogue angels. I cannot wait to read the next one to find out what happens next since the ending was great and was left open for another book.
First thing first, definitely go read the first two: Once Dead, Twice Shy and Early to Death, Early to Rise BEFORE you read Something Deadly This Way Comes. That way you won’t wind up as confused as me about certain parts in the plot and character stories.
*scurries off to buy the first two books*
For more information on Madison and crew or on the author, Kim Harrison, check out the author’s site: http://www.kimharrison.net/index.html
March 28, 2017
Third in the Madison Avery urban fantasy young adult series about Madison herself as the Dark Timekeeper aching to change the status quo — save the person whose soul is in danger instead of simply killing them.
My Take
OK, I was not impressed; mostly a lot of sturm und drang. The basic plot is interesting, but this particular installment in the series is very skippable. Oh, I can't really say that as it does advance the basic plot, and you'll want to know this for when #4 comes out…I do hope Harrison improves her writing though…
At one point, Madison is in the police station waiting for hours for rescue when she decides to go hunting for her real body (she's been told it's in stasis somewhere). She almost manages to slip into it when Barnabas shows up to rescue her, and she gets all pissy and holds up the rescue, whining about almost retrieving her body. Well…she knows where it is, she can go back and get it!! Instead she whines on and on…oh lord, save me!
Then she whines on…and on, about "oh dear, whatever will I do" about taking back her body and becoming alive again. Well, duh, she already knows that previous Timekeepers were alive. She also yammers on and on about how the angels told her she had a choice. I don't know if this is page filler or no one was paying attention, but it's all this idiotic whining that has reduced this to a "2" for me.
My big question? How ever does Madison have the time to spend on saving one person? What happens to all the others who are on the brink?
The Story
Being dead, Madison has no need for food or sleep, although she still attends high school, has a boyfriend, an after-school job, and, oh yeah, she reaps the souls of those who are at risk.
Not happy with killing someone without giving them the opportunity to change their direction, Madison is keen to effect a change for the individual as well as the Reapers and Something Deadly This Way Comes revolves around convincing Tammy, the current target for the Dark Reapers, that she has worth.
The Characters
Seventeen-year-old Madison Avery became the Dark Timekeeper when Kairos, the former Timekeeper, tried to kill her and was killed instead. Technically dead, Madison was given an amulet that provides her with an aura that keeps the black wings from feasting on her soul. Now she's in charge of all the Dark Reapers who collect those souls that Madison sees as being in danger of being lost.
This is the best explanation I've come across for the difference between Light and Dark Reapers…although it doesn't do much for explaining the names…
She does have help along the way from Josh, Nakita, Barnabas, and Grace. An odd mix of living, human boyfriend; Dark Reaper and falling-from Light Reaper both converted to Madison's idea, and her personal angel.
Ron is the Light Timekeeper and eager to do anything he can to discredit Madison. Poor Ron has no idea how Madison is subverting his assistant.
The Cover and Title
Well, it is a pretty white-blonde girl on the cover with her pointed chin, cherry lips, and kohl-rimmed eyes. I do like the faint tracery of angel wings at the bottom. As for the title, Something Deadly This Way Comes, um, er, ummm, well, it's a stretch…
My Take
OK, I was not impressed; mostly a lot of sturm und drang. The basic plot is interesting, but this particular installment in the series is very skippable. Oh, I can't really say that as it does advance the basic plot, and you'll want to know this for when #4 comes out…I do hope Harrison improves her writing though…
At one point, Madison is in the police station waiting for hours for rescue when she decides to go hunting for her real body (she's been told it's in stasis somewhere). She almost manages to slip into it when Barnabas shows up to rescue her, and she gets all pissy and holds up the rescue, whining about almost retrieving her body. Well…she knows where it is, she can go back and get it!! Instead she whines on and on…oh lord, save me!
Then she whines on…and on, about "oh dear, whatever will I do" about taking back her body and becoming alive again. Well, duh, she already knows that previous Timekeepers were alive. She also yammers on and on about how the angels told her she had a choice. I don't know if this is page filler or no one was paying attention, but it's all this idiotic whining that has reduced this to a "2" for me.
My big question? How ever does Madison have the time to spend on saving one person? What happens to all the others who are on the brink?
The Story
Being dead, Madison has no need for food or sleep, although she still attends high school, has a boyfriend, an after-school job, and, oh yeah, she reaps the souls of those who are at risk.
Not happy with killing someone without giving them the opportunity to change their direction, Madison is keen to effect a change for the individual as well as the Reapers and Something Deadly This Way Comes revolves around convincing Tammy, the current target for the Dark Reapers, that she has worth.
The Characters
Seventeen-year-old Madison Avery became the Dark Timekeeper when Kairos, the former Timekeeper, tried to kill her and was killed instead. Technically dead, Madison was given an amulet that provides her with an aura that keeps the black wings from feasting on her soul. Now she's in charge of all the Dark Reapers who collect those souls that Madison sees as being in danger of being lost.
This is the best explanation I've come across for the difference between Light and Dark Reapers…although it doesn't do much for explaining the names…
I finally understand the role of Timekeeper. The position must be filled by a human as s/he understands Time while the angels don't grasp "what was now, what was then, and what was to be".
The Dark Reapers scythe immediately to save a soul; life is not important, the soul is.
The Light Reapers (the bad guys!??; then why name them the Light??) save the lives of those targeted by the Dark Reapers at the expense of the person's soul.
She does have help along the way from Josh, Nakita, Barnabas, and Grace. An odd mix of living, human boyfriend; Dark Reaper and falling-from Light Reaper both converted to Madison's idea, and her personal angel.
Ron is the Light Timekeeper and eager to do anything he can to discredit Madison. Poor Ron has no idea how Madison is subverting his assistant.
The Cover and Title
Well, it is a pretty white-blonde girl on the cover with her pointed chin, cherry lips, and kohl-rimmed eyes. I do like the faint tracery of angel wings at the bottom. As for the title, Something Deadly This Way Comes, um, er, ummm, well, it's a stretch…
May 25, 2011
Ever since Madison was killed and thrust into leading the Dark Reapers as their Timekeeper on the side of Fate, her life has been one big chaotic mess. She would give almost anything to to change her fate and be just a normal girl again. However, she also realizes that the system must change, and she is just the girl for job. Well, the only girl that is. Everyone else seems content with the way things have been for a Milena or more. It's an uphill battle but one that she firmly believes in. Things get a little complicated when she finds her body and has the chance to step aside. Will she take that temptation to be normal again or will she step up and fight for what she believes in?
From the start of this series there has always been the looming conflict between fate and choice. Madison of course blurs those lines despite her fated role as the Dark Timekeeper placing her firmly on the dark side according to the Seraphs. She has a way of changing other people's (or reaper's) outlook on things. While she may think she is "ruining" them, I actually think in the long run she is helping them. By opening their eyes to new possibilities they are able to experience so much more than they ever did before. Of course the road is still very bumpy with plenty of obstacles in the way, but Madison just seems to be able to give them the "push" they need to get started. Heck, even her supposed exact opposite, Paul the rising Light Timekeeper, has been influenced by her. This fact, as well as many other things is what makes Madison a really fantastic character.
I really love the dynamic between the characters in this series. There is a whole lot of conflict between them, both external and internal. All of that comes to head in this book. I especially enjoyed seeing both Nakita and Barnabas start to accept their inner turmoils and turn those confused feelings into action and acceptance. Of course with Madison being the game changing influence that she is, they were bound to feel her influence. What does it mean when the Dark starts acting like the Light and the Light starts acting like the Dark? That is just one of the conflict the characters are dealing with. The important thing is not the actual changes, but the reasoning behind those new choices that will make all the difference.
As far as I understand, Something Deadly This Way Comes is the last installment in the Madison Avery Series. I feel it ending things rather well with a sense of completion. And yet... I also feel like there could be so much more as things ended not really with a resolution, but more of a clear path for the future instead. Personally I would love to see some of that future, so I'm crossing my fingers that in one format or another we will get more. This book took everything great from the series and combined it all together, ending in a very unexpected way. If you enjoyed the first two books, then this one won't disappoint.
From the start of this series there has always been the looming conflict between fate and choice. Madison of course blurs those lines despite her fated role as the Dark Timekeeper placing her firmly on the dark side according to the Seraphs. She has a way of changing other people's (or reaper's) outlook on things. While she may think she is "ruining" them, I actually think in the long run she is helping them. By opening their eyes to new possibilities they are able to experience so much more than they ever did before. Of course the road is still very bumpy with plenty of obstacles in the way, but Madison just seems to be able to give them the "push" they need to get started. Heck, even her supposed exact opposite, Paul the rising Light Timekeeper, has been influenced by her. This fact, as well as many other things is what makes Madison a really fantastic character.
I really love the dynamic between the characters in this series. There is a whole lot of conflict between them, both external and internal. All of that comes to head in this book. I especially enjoyed seeing both Nakita and Barnabas start to accept their inner turmoils and turn those confused feelings into action and acceptance. Of course with Madison being the game changing influence that she is, they were bound to feel her influence. What does it mean when the Dark starts acting like the Light and the Light starts acting like the Dark? That is just one of the conflict the characters are dealing with. The important thing is not the actual changes, but the reasoning behind those new choices that will make all the difference.
As far as I understand, Something Deadly This Way Comes is the last installment in the Madison Avery Series. I feel it ending things rather well with a sense of completion. And yet... I also feel like there could be so much more as things ended not really with a resolution, but more of a clear path for the future instead. Personally I would love to see some of that future, so I'm crossing my fingers that in one format or another we will get more. This book took everything great from the series and combined it all together, ending in a very unexpected way. If you enjoyed the first two books, then this one won't disappoint.
August 9, 2011
I'm sad that this is the last book in the Madison Avery series. I first read Kim Harrison's short story in Prom Nights From Hell, and I was really excited when she turned Madison's story into an actual book/series.
It was a really good book, and I think she ended the story on a good note. Although I was confused at some points throughout the book, I'm still glad I read it and got my closure with Madison.
Well now I that all three books have been released, I may have to go back and reread them to catch things I missed in the first two!
It was a really good book, and I think she ended the story on a good note. Although I was confused at some points throughout the book, I'm still glad I read it and got my closure with Madison.
Well now I that all three books have been released, I may have to go back and reread them to catch things I missed in the first two!
July 13, 2011
I wasn't even going to read this book because as much as I love this author's Rachel Morgan series, this one is sub par. But once I heard that this was the last book in the series, I thought why not...I knew the book was going to be a quick fast read like the others and it was.
The antics of Madison and her crew were mildly interesting. I did like how she wanted to save people's souls, that they didn't need to be reaped. I also liked how she got those around her to help her, but she needed more of them if she was going to be successful. So after seeing just the person that she could help she enlisted the others to change fate. It was only with everyone working toward the same goal that Madison could both accomplish this and her own personal mission. The ending was a good one as most everyone got what they wanted.
The antics of Madison and her crew were mildly interesting. I did like how she wanted to save people's souls, that they didn't need to be reaped. I also liked how she got those around her to help her, but she needed more of them if she was going to be successful. So after seeing just the person that she could help she enlisted the others to change fate. It was only with everyone working toward the same goal that Madison could both accomplish this and her own personal mission. The ending was a good one as most everyone got what they wanted.
October 20, 2016
It was a nice reading. It's not a perfect series, it's a YA and it shows: the idea is really good but it's not well developed (or not as well developed as it could have been), the division between light and dark is really interesting and the story was good but Harrison is a good writer with a lot of potential and I think that YA is not her best genre.
But it was a good reading. We see more of Josh, yay! And I loved all the development . I liked also the new dark reaper and I loved how Paul has grown and changed.
And I liked the funny curse, as always.
But it was a good reading. We see more of Josh, yay! And I loved all the development . I liked also the new dark reaper and I loved how Paul has grown and changed.
And I liked the funny curse, as always.
July 4, 2012
Really am enjoying this series! It's different and really... Cool. I didnt enjoy this book as much as the first two but the first ones are always better.
Can't wait to see how everything evolves in book 4:)
Can't wait to see how everything evolves in book 4:)
June 23, 2017
I liked this better than the last two audiobooks, but it still wasn't 5 star material to me. It has a nice conclusive ending. Not sure I'd really recommend these books to people though. I wasn't that impressed with the trilogy.
December 31, 2018
I have the books a go, the plots were always good as were the side characters (loved barnabus) but Madison Jesus i couldnt. When the main character is worse than Bella swan, it hurts the story. 2.5 overall series.
June 4, 2020
Gdy przeczytałam „Umarli czasu nie liczą” – pierwszą książkę z tego cyklu znalazłam tylko jeden jasny punkt i byłam rozczarowana jakością poleconej mi książki. Jedna Nikita mająca olbrzymi potencjał, jako postać, to jednak za mało, aby powieść zyskała moją sympatię.
Drugi tom „Strażniczka Aniołów Mroku” była już o klasę wyżej od nieudanego początku jednak nadal daleko było tej powieści do panteonu dobrej fantastyki. Widać było duży progres w stosunku do poprzedniej książki, wobec czego miałam nadzieję, że w trzecim tomie dostanę łupnia.
Znokautowana nie zostałam. „Nadejście Aniołów Mroku” jest najlepszą częścią z trylogii. Temu nie mogę zaprzeczyć. Jednak nadal Kim Harrison nie uwolniła drzemiącego w niej talentu. Widać tu dobry pomysł, zalążki dobrych postaci (niestety nie wykiełkowały), jednak brakuje powagi. I wiem o tym, że ten cykl nie jest na poważnie i należy go traktować z przymrużeniem oka, lecz boli mnie, jako czytelnika, gdy widzę, że cykl o Madison Avery mógł być genialny. Wiem, bowiem, że omija mnie prawdziwa uczta.
W tej części Madison ma okazję, aby odzyskać swoje ciało, co ma wpływ na jej relację z nadal najlepiej napisaną postacią w cyklu – Nikitą. Relacje z chłopakiem zaczynają szwankować na pewnym etapie. Madison nadal próbuje przekonać Serafinów do swoich metod pracy i przy okazji zostaje oskarżona o podpalenie. Brzmi ciekawie? Według mnie tak. Jednak bliżej tu do komedii niż czegoś robiącego wrażenie. Ale nie mogę uznać tego za wadę. Napisanie komedii wcale nie jest takie proste. A miałam nie jedną okazję do śmiechu czytając „Nadejście Aniołów Mroku”. Jednak z drugiej strony ocieramy się o dość poważne pytania natury etycznej. Co każe się nad tym śmiechem zastanowić.
Czy warto przeczytać cykl o Madison Avery? Nie jestem przekonana czy dla jednej bohaterki warto poświęcać czas. Chyba, że tak jak ja potrzebujecie ogłupiacza pomiędzy jedną cięższą emocjonalnie książką, a drugą. Wtedy „Nadejście Aniołów Mroku” oraz dwie poprzednie części sprawdzą się znakomicie,. O ile nie będziecie im stawiać wymagań…
PS: Po przeczytaniu trylogii Kim Harrison zastanawiam się czy autorka powinna w końcu napisać „poważną” fantastykę czy zmienić gatunek i napisać komedię pomyłek. Żal marnować talent na średniaki, gdy można podbić serce czytelników czymś dobrym.
Drugi tom „Strażniczka Aniołów Mroku” była już o klasę wyżej od nieudanego początku jednak nadal daleko było tej powieści do panteonu dobrej fantastyki. Widać było duży progres w stosunku do poprzedniej książki, wobec czego miałam nadzieję, że w trzecim tomie dostanę łupnia.
Znokautowana nie zostałam. „Nadejście Aniołów Mroku” jest najlepszą częścią z trylogii. Temu nie mogę zaprzeczyć. Jednak nadal Kim Harrison nie uwolniła drzemiącego w niej talentu. Widać tu dobry pomysł, zalążki dobrych postaci (niestety nie wykiełkowały), jednak brakuje powagi. I wiem o tym, że ten cykl nie jest na poważnie i należy go traktować z przymrużeniem oka, lecz boli mnie, jako czytelnika, gdy widzę, że cykl o Madison Avery mógł być genialny. Wiem, bowiem, że omija mnie prawdziwa uczta.
W tej części Madison ma okazję, aby odzyskać swoje ciało, co ma wpływ na jej relację z nadal najlepiej napisaną postacią w cyklu – Nikitą. Relacje z chłopakiem zaczynają szwankować na pewnym etapie. Madison nadal próbuje przekonać Serafinów do swoich metod pracy i przy okazji zostaje oskarżona o podpalenie. Brzmi ciekawie? Według mnie tak. Jednak bliżej tu do komedii niż czegoś robiącego wrażenie. Ale nie mogę uznać tego za wadę. Napisanie komedii wcale nie jest takie proste. A miałam nie jedną okazję do śmiechu czytając „Nadejście Aniołów Mroku”. Jednak z drugiej strony ocieramy się o dość poważne pytania natury etycznej. Co każe się nad tym śmiechem zastanowić.
Czy warto przeczytać cykl o Madison Avery? Nie jestem przekonana czy dla jednej bohaterki warto poświęcać czas. Chyba, że tak jak ja potrzebujecie ogłupiacza pomiędzy jedną cięższą emocjonalnie książką, a drugą. Wtedy „Nadejście Aniołów Mroku” oraz dwie poprzednie części sprawdzą się znakomicie,. O ile nie będziecie im stawiać wymagań…
PS: Po przeczytaniu trylogii Kim Harrison zastanawiam się czy autorka powinna w końcu napisać „poważną” fantastykę czy zmienić gatunek i napisać komedię pomyłek. Żal marnować talent na średniaki, gdy można podbić serce czytelników czymś dobrym.
February 24, 2022
I wanted to wait to finish with the short series here before giving a rating.
These are YA books and not to be judged by the same standard as adult books. By this I mean, it’s okay if the characters aren’t as complex, the world not as dark, the characters mostly chaste, etc. What I do like to see in my YA books, though, are broader, overarching lessons about what the world does or should look like. This is the reason for the loss of the star.
The broader theme in this book was a sort of fate versus choice framework, which I thought was good, and then a coming-of-age story about a young woman finding out who she really is and what she’s capable of. I liked all that. What I didn’t like was the sort of final monologue by the seraph at the end of the final book that pulled the rug out from under the characters. That one monologue lost the series two stars and here’s why (spoilers in #2):
1.) The seraph basically laid out the authors notes for where the plot was going to go from there. I really loved the way Kim Harrison was able to lay out a multi-book plot in her Hollows series, doing some incredible world building and character building across the series, with her heroine right at the center of it. In this final monologue, the seraph is basically like, “you did all this important development, but we know where this is headed so we’ll just tell you” even though Madison was SO CLOSE to coming up with it herself. It felt like it took the wind out of her sails.
2.) The light reaper, Paul, is made out to be the hero. Here we have a WHOLE series about Madison, and then the seraph is like, “we looked at all these different timelines and waited so long to find someone like Paul.” I was like WTF? Madison did ALL the heavy lifting and Paul just got on board in the end. It felt VERY strange and VERY unnecessary. How about they waited that long to find a leader like Madison who could lead the light timekeeper to following her (which is what happened). Very weird and very unpleasant for someone who has regularly had men sweep in and claim credit for my ideas/work. Big thumbs down for that, loss of a whole star.
Overall not my favorite Kim Harrison series, even account for the fact that it is YA.
These are YA books and not to be judged by the same standard as adult books. By this I mean, it’s okay if the characters aren’t as complex, the world not as dark, the characters mostly chaste, etc. What I do like to see in my YA books, though, are broader, overarching lessons about what the world does or should look like. This is the reason for the loss of the star.
The broader theme in this book was a sort of fate versus choice framework, which I thought was good, and then a coming-of-age story about a young woman finding out who she really is and what she’s capable of. I liked all that. What I didn’t like was the sort of final monologue by the seraph at the end of the final book that pulled the rug out from under the characters. That one monologue lost the series two stars and here’s why (spoilers in #2):
1.) The seraph basically laid out the authors notes for where the plot was going to go from there. I really loved the way Kim Harrison was able to lay out a multi-book plot in her Hollows series, doing some incredible world building and character building across the series, with her heroine right at the center of it. In this final monologue, the seraph is basically like, “you did all this important development, but we know where this is headed so we’ll just tell you” even though Madison was SO CLOSE to coming up with it herself. It felt like it took the wind out of her sails.
2.) The light reaper, Paul, is made out to be the hero. Here we have a WHOLE series about Madison, and then the seraph is like, “we looked at all these different timelines and waited so long to find someone like Paul.” I was like WTF? Madison did ALL the heavy lifting and Paul just got on board in the end. It felt VERY strange and VERY unnecessary. How about they waited that long to find a leader like Madison who could lead the light timekeeper to following her (which is what happened). Very weird and very unpleasant for someone who has regularly had men sweep in and claim credit for my ideas/work. Big thumbs down for that, loss of a whole star.
Overall not my favorite Kim Harrison series, even account for the fact that it is YA.
May 26, 2024
4.5 stars for the fast paced entertainment.
The twist on the grim reaper fantasy was very entertaining. It was a great plot, very fast paced, that came to a satisfying conclusion. That is where all my star ratings came from. On another note, as a character, Madison started to grow on me as she tried to figure out what being a Timekeeper means to her. However, what disappointed me in this series was the lack of exploration of coming of age themes.
In the series’s short story prequel, Kim Harrison set up the story with Madison having friction with her parents. In her backstory, she’s constantly breaking curfew and rules and this leads her mom to ship her to live with her dad. So my question is why? What propelled Madison to continuously do so to the point that her mother felt she could only give up? This was never explored. Madison had legitimate supernatural reasons to lie to her parents during this series, but she had none of those in her backstory. What had motivated her? Why wasn’t the underlying friction ever explored? Why make this a YA story if the parent-child conflict isn’t to be explored? Her feeling guilt for lying to her dad for sneaking around to do her Timekeeper duties isn’t really enough. It’s too superficial. That’s not what started her conflict.
It’s a very entertaining series, to be sure, but it lacks the signature character exploration that Kim Harrison’s adult series have. I wonder if this series would have found a better mark had Harrison been working in constraints she was more familiar with. Adult characters with their own independence, and family relationships explored from a distance.
The twist on the grim reaper fantasy was very entertaining. It was a great plot, very fast paced, that came to a satisfying conclusion. That is where all my star ratings came from. On another note, as a character, Madison started to grow on me as she tried to figure out what being a Timekeeper means to her. However, what disappointed me in this series was the lack of exploration of coming of age themes.
In the series’s short story prequel, Kim Harrison set up the story with Madison having friction with her parents. In her backstory, she’s constantly breaking curfew and rules and this leads her mom to ship her to live with her dad. So my question is why? What propelled Madison to continuously do so to the point that her mother felt she could only give up? This was never explored. Madison had legitimate supernatural reasons to lie to her parents during this series, but she had none of those in her backstory. What had motivated her? Why wasn’t the underlying friction ever explored? Why make this a YA story if the parent-child conflict isn’t to be explored? Her feeling guilt for lying to her dad for sneaking around to do her Timekeeper duties isn’t really enough. It’s too superficial. That’s not what started her conflict.
It’s a very entertaining series, to be sure, but it lacks the signature character exploration that Kim Harrison’s adult series have. I wonder if this series would have found a better mark had Harrison been working in constraints she was more familiar with. Adult characters with their own independence, and family relationships explored from a distance.
August 19, 2021
I like that Kim Harrison always progresses characters in their life journeys.
I continued to have a hard time really getting into this series. The doubts/anxieties of the characters are too telegraphed and belabored, but I guess in a way pretty common to young adult fiction. I do think this installment gave a better 'feel' for the light / dark reaper conflict, and I liked the ending.
I continued to have a hard time really getting into this series. The doubts/anxieties of the characters are too telegraphed and belabored, but I guess in a way pretty common to young adult fiction. I do think this installment gave a better 'feel' for the light / dark reaper conflict, and I liked the ending.
July 9, 2021
La verdad es que sí me gustó. Al momento en que Paul decide ayudar a Madison, supe que ella había cumplido con las expectativas de los serafines así que sabía que ella se quedaría como la cronometradora oscura. Me pareció bien que ella recuperara su cuerpo, así tiene algo de normalidad en su vida. También me agrado la parte en que Barnabas decide dejarla y volver con Ron (a quien por cierto me imaginé como Amenadiel, de la serie Lucifer, probablemente porque estoy viendo esa serie ahora), porque bueno, no todo puede ser perfecto al final. Siento que la historia de cambiar los destinos de las marcas, sonaba prometedor, algo así como resolver un crimen, cada libro pudo tratarse de un destino diferente a cambiar, pero de cierto modo me alegra que la saga haya terminado. Hubo un cierre, aceptable, y la historia no se alargó más de lo necesario. Ojalá todos los autores pensaran de esa forma.
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October 10, 2021
I’m definitely a fan of Kim Harrison’s Hollows series and tRachel Mariana Morgan along with her memorable cast of supporting characters. I decided to give this book a shot. I figured, if I liked it enough, I’d go back and read the other two books in the series to catch up and continue on. I got caught up on the main gist of the previous two books while reading this book as the main character kept updating the reader quite often of the events of the previous two books. And I honestly don’t care to read the other books in this series. I was kept mildly interested in the storyline just enough to want to finish this book, but definitely knew by the first quarter of the book that I wouldn’t be interested in anything else in this series. I felt that this territory has been covered better by other books including Sylvia Day’s books in the Marked series featuring her lead character Eve. I know this book is for the Young Adult market (and I’ve read and enjoyed other books in the YA market) but I couldn’t help but wonder what was so special about this character. She seemed so boring and one-dimensional. And the supporting characters were not all that entertaining. I will give Kim Harrison’s other series a read based on her string and entertaining Hollows series of books, but I won’t be reading this series anymore.
January 25, 2025
Deadly This Way Comes, el cierre de la trilogía de Madison Avery, siento que este último libro estuvo bien. Lo más destacado sigue siendo lo sobrenatural y los reapers, que hacen toda la trama interesante. El romance, la verdad, nunca fue el foco ni me pareció gran cosa, pero seguir a Madison en su camino final fue lo que me mantuvo leyendo. En este libro, vemos cómo finalmente acepta su muerte y entiende que debe dejar atrás a los vivos para cumplir con su papel en el equilibrio entre la luz y la oscuridad. Fue un final satisfactorio para sus aventuras.
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January 10, 2021"deeper went the ugly words her friends spoke about another girl, but it was the knowledge that if they said such lies about one person, they probably spoke that way about her too, which ruined any joy she might find with them."
"it wasn't that she had a harder life than others, but that she was blinding herself to the joy, that the little things were being brushed aside, forgotten. her perception of good and bad was off because she refused to put the good on the scale too."
"it wasn't that she had a harder life than others, but that she was blinding herself to the joy, that the little things were being brushed aside, forgotten. her perception of good and bad was off because she refused to put the good on the scale too."
August 15, 2025
dnf'd because of narrator (audiobook)
her voice is nice
her inflection and cadence were terrible. It's like she wasn't paying attention to what she was reading, and would pause in the wrong spots, emphasize the wrong words so it would sound off or strange. I couldn't stay focused on what she was reading.
I loved Harrison's Hollows series, so I was excited to try this one. oh well. I got through maybe a half hour before I was so frustrated and lost that I gave up.
her voice is nice
her inflection and cadence were terrible. It's like she wasn't paying attention to what she was reading, and would pause in the wrong spots, emphasize the wrong words so it would sound off or strange. I couldn't stay focused on what she was reading.
I loved Harrison's Hollows series, so I was excited to try this one. oh well. I got through maybe a half hour before I was so frustrated and lost that I gave up.
May 23, 2022
A good read!
She's in charge of heaven's hit squad...
And fighting it all the way...
A thrilling conclusion to this unique series. I was so very happy with the ending.
I like the way our heroine developed and became strong and brave.
Full of reapers, timekeepers, seraphs, friends, guardian angels, fate and choices.
Perfect for readers of paranormal romances.
She's in charge of heaven's hit squad...
And fighting it all the way...
A thrilling conclusion to this unique series. I was so very happy with the ending.
I like the way our heroine developed and became strong and brave.
Full of reapers, timekeepers, seraphs, friends, guardian angels, fate and choices.
Perfect for readers of paranormal romances.
August 26, 2023
I wish I could have brought myself to DNF this series but I can never not know what happens at the end. This dragged on forever for me, despite being under 250 pages. Madison didn't have a teacher yet somehow manages to surprise everyone with her ability to magically figure stuff out. She was whiny as all get out when things didn't go her way. Definitely a one and done series for me.
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