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What Remains of Heaven by C.S. Harris

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seriouslybookish's review against another edition

4.0

I’m on break so I’ve just been flying thorough these book.

This book was nothing short of great. I really enjoyed the plot and especially the dialogue. I cannot wait for Hero and Sebastian to finally get together.

Can you imagine Hero, Sebastian, Lord Jarvis and Hendon at the dinner table? I think they’d be very entertaining.

This was so much interesting. I hope Sebastian will begin to our Kat begins him and move on.

Also I can’t wait for Tom to grow older. Sebastian will have his hands full no doubt.

laurenjodi's review

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4.0

What Remains of Heaven
4.5 Stars

When the body of a Bishop is discovered in an ancient crypt, the Archbishop of Canterbury seeks the help of Sebastian St. Cyr to solve the mystery of his death as well as that of the other, decades old corpse whose identity is unknown. As Sebastian gathers clues and suspects, he is also forced to confront the ghosts of his own past and stumbles across a devastating family secret.

While the mystery is well-crafted with smoothly interwoven historical detail and several exciting actions scenes, it is Sebastian’s character and his relationships with the people in his life that transform the story from merely enjoyable to truly fantastic.

The twists and turns of the plot are evident both in Sebastian’s investigation, which leads him to a slew of likely and unlikely suspects, as well as in his personal life where he must come to terms with the truth of his paternity and the possibility of impending fatherhood.

The real strength of the book lies in Sebastian and Hero’s interactions and their growing attraction. She is a wonderful heroine who lights up the pages with her unique mix of intelligence, independence and vulnerability, and observing her attempts at thwarting Sebastian’s curiosity and driving him toward infinite exasperation is particularly entertaining.

All in all, What Remains of Heaven is an excellent historical mystery and I will be reading the next book immediately, which is almost unheard of for me.