The law of three is everything: three vampires for a coterie, three demons for a pack, and three wizards for a coven. Those alone or in pairs are vulnerable to the rest. Luc, Anders, and Curtis—vampire, demon, and wizard—sidestepped tradition by binding themselves together.
When something starts brutally killing demons in Ottawa, the three find themselves once again moving among the powers who rule the city from the shadows—this time working with them to try to stop the killings before chaos and blood rule the streets.
Hunting a killer who seems to leave no trace behind, the triad are forced to work with allies they don’t dare trust, powers they barely understand, and for the good of those they already know to be corrupt.
They have the power of blood, soul, and magic. But they have to survive to keep it.
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
This book left me feeling confused and overwhelmed, though I think it was more due to the constant influx of information and changing scenes, characters, magic rules, etc than anything because everything seemed generally well explained.
I really wanted more romance between the MC's or at least an idea of what the relationship was, and it seems like I wasn't the only one, with Curtis (wizard) bringing it up himself at the end of the book. I hope that book 3 spends a lot more time addressing this, and the house! It was such a big thing at the end of book 1, that they were going to build the perfect house for the three of them, with it being spelled for protection every step of the way, and then in this book I think there was one throw away line about nothing being done because they were all too busy. That's life, especially in a book, shit's gonna happen, build the damn house!
As for the actual mystery/killer, I will say that they got away with that one. I really didn't have any idea until the reveal at the end even though there was clues when you looked back. The death of the bad guy was slightly anti-climatic but also really clever and fitting in a way.
I'll keep my eye out for the third book, but I think the author needs to decide whether or not this is a m/m/m paranormal romance, or urban fantasy. Stop insinuating and teasing us with romance and sex if your not going to give us any/tiny scraps.
Over the last few years I've begun mumbling a phrase to myself (a sentence, really) when I'm reading something new by 'Nathan Burgoine. I'll shake my head and say it. I'll laugh out loud and say it. I'll feel my heart tug a little (sometimes a lot) and say it. And when I'm really lucky, I get to immerse myself in a new novel of his and say it over and over again.
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