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May Day by Josie Jaffrey
4.0

Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: May Day

Author: Josie Jaffrey

Book Series: Seekers Book 1

Rating: 4/5

Recommended For...: murder mystery, paranormal, vampires

Publication Date: July 9, 2020

Genre: Paranormal Mystery

Recommended Age: 17+ (gore, suicide TW, violence, death, drug usage and mention, sexual assault TW, sexual abuse TW, sexism, miscarriage TW)

Publisher: Silver Sun Books

Pages: 312

Synopsis: If the murderer you’re tracking is a vampire, then you want a vampire detective. Just maybe not this one.

It’s not that Jack Valentine is bad at her job. The youngest member of Oxford’s Seekers has an impressive track record, but she also has an impressive grudge against the local baron, Killian Drake.
When a human turns up dead on May Morning, she’s determined to pin the murder on Drake. The problem is that none of the evidence points to him. Instead, it leads Jack into a web of conspiracy involving the most powerful people in the country, people to whom Jack has no access. But she knows someone who does.
To get to the truth, Jack will have to partner up with her worst enemy. As long as she can keep her cool, Drake will point her to the ringleaders, she’ll find the murderer and no one else will have to die.
Body bags on standby.

Review: Overall, I thought this was a well done novel. The book was interesting and it involved vampires! I thought the murder case was well written and the characters were well developed. I also thought the author did well with the world building.

However, I did think that the pacing was a bit weird in spots. It was very slow leading into some of the chapters.

Verdict: Really well done!