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5.0 AVERAGE
5.0 AVERAGE
This is the third book in this series, and I dived in with great expectations as the first two were so much fun. Sera is waiting to find a way into to the underworld to rescue someone dear to her, and she find out you have to immortal to take that trip. I love the action, the characters, and especially the unique worldbuilding of this series, and I probably loved this book best of all. I went into this thinking it was the last, but I found out there’s more to come and I’m so glad. All the plot threads were mostly dealt with in this one to leave the reader well-satisfied. If you love a well-crafted urban fantasy, then this series is for you. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.
This is book three of the Immortal Relics series and starts after Danae, a witch and an Eternal, and her Bacchae, those vampire like creatures, have destroyed lots of cities around the world as she tried to take over the world. Sera and Theo, the detective and Immortal merged with the God Xolotl, got to the library in Budapest, searching for information on Hungarian deities, just in time to see it burn and crashing down. They return to Paris to question Danae, who is now being held in La Sante prison, in conditions to lessen her abilities, on how to rescue Sera’s mother and the other witches who have been kept in the Underworld for the last twenty years, since Danae captured them whilst on a dig for the Bacchus amulet.
They find out, that to go to the Underworld to rescue her mother and the other witches, she would need to either sacrifice a soul or become Immortal, something she had already said she would never ever do! She would love to get back to a life as before, as a human again, back teaching archaeology and going on digs. But to save her mother’s life, she would do anything and that makes the decision so much easier. Instead of merging with Bacchus only when she is wearing his amulet, she will merged with him permanently, with a tattoo like Theo’s replacing the amulet, and become Immortal, to enable her to reach the Underworld. Once she does this, she will never be able to return to her previous life and will have to live forever, with all the issues that can bring, good and bad.
Another major sticking point, is that she and however goes with her will have to take Danae with them. Even though Danae is responsible for everything that has happened now and twenty years ago. Since Danae created the spell to enslave the witches to Ordog in the Underworld, she is the only one that can break it and release them! They will have to free Danae from the French prison, or on her way to the States for her trial, to be able to take her with them. Sera is joined by Theo and Lasirenn, the siren who she still hasn’t asked if the two have fulfilled their deal yet from requesting her help in the last book. They will be met by Nora, who is currently merged with the God Freyja, her Bacchae boyfriend Solomon, who Sera still doesn’t trust after he killed her boyfriend Hiro, and Renee, a witch who is being temporarily used by the God Eshu.
To reach the Underworld or Hell, they have to summon Hel and her horse again, from the cave location where Danae took all the witches, all those years ago. Hel gives them concise instructions to follow, but also a warning that if Ordog manages to escape his realm whilst they are in Helheim, then hell will rain down on Earth! Feelings of being watched or followed, should have been considered more urgently, as there are still followers of Danae who would be desperate to free her and get their just rewards. Their journey through the Underworld will not be an easy one and will have problems facing it from the very beginning. Each will have to face trials on their journey and will have to overcome them in order to return back to whence they came. Sacrifices will be made by some and not all of them will return alive.
Another great read in this series, as Sera pushes to save her mother and the others from the grips of Ordog, in Hell itself, after some twenty years of torture and agony. But to do so, she has to rely on the Eternal who caused al her problems, Danae. Nothing is every as easy as it seems it will be to begin with and more obstacles will get in the way of what they want. Old enemies will surface and one’s wish for a drastic change will leave everything in limbo and a cliff hanger. A huge battle against the ultimate evil being and the demon dogs of hell. Great witch power and some intriguing behaviour from the Gods and their mortal companions. I can’t wait for more! I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
They find out, that to go to the Underworld to rescue her mother and the other witches, she would need to either sacrifice a soul or become Immortal, something she had already said she would never ever do! She would love to get back to a life as before, as a human again, back teaching archaeology and going on digs. But to save her mother’s life, she would do anything and that makes the decision so much easier. Instead of merging with Bacchus only when she is wearing his amulet, she will merged with him permanently, with a tattoo like Theo’s replacing the amulet, and become Immortal, to enable her to reach the Underworld. Once she does this, she will never be able to return to her previous life and will have to live forever, with all the issues that can bring, good and bad.
Another major sticking point, is that she and however goes with her will have to take Danae with them. Even though Danae is responsible for everything that has happened now and twenty years ago. Since Danae created the spell to enslave the witches to Ordog in the Underworld, she is the only one that can break it and release them! They will have to free Danae from the French prison, or on her way to the States for her trial, to be able to take her with them. Sera is joined by Theo and Lasirenn, the siren who she still hasn’t asked if the two have fulfilled their deal yet from requesting her help in the last book. They will be met by Nora, who is currently merged with the God Freyja, her Bacchae boyfriend Solomon, who Sera still doesn’t trust after he killed her boyfriend Hiro, and Renee, a witch who is being temporarily used by the God Eshu.
To reach the Underworld or Hell, they have to summon Hel and her horse again, from the cave location where Danae took all the witches, all those years ago. Hel gives them concise instructions to follow, but also a warning that if Ordog manages to escape his realm whilst they are in Helheim, then hell will rain down on Earth! Feelings of being watched or followed, should have been considered more urgently, as there are still followers of Danae who would be desperate to free her and get their just rewards. Their journey through the Underworld will not be an easy one and will have problems facing it from the very beginning. Each will have to face trials on their journey and will have to overcome them in order to return back to whence they came. Sacrifices will be made by some and not all of them will return alive.
Another great read in this series, as Sera pushes to save her mother and the others from the grips of Ordog, in Hell itself, after some twenty years of torture and agony. But to do so, she has to rely on the Eternal who caused al her problems, Danae. Nothing is every as easy as it seems it will be to begin with and more obstacles will get in the way of what they want. Old enemies will surface and one’s wish for a drastic change will leave everything in limbo and a cliff hanger. A huge battle against the ultimate evil being and the demon dogs of hell. Great witch power and some intriguing behaviour from the Gods and their mortal companions. I can’t wait for more! I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.