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Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself. With it, she has turned enemies into allies, found her place with her demon kin, and stepped up as the subrosa of Cincinnati—responsible for keeping the paranormal community at peace and in line.
Life is . . . good? Even better, her best friend, Ivy Tamwood, is returning home. Nothing’s simple, though, and Ivy’s not coming alone. The vampires’ ruling council insists she escort one of the long undead, hell-bent on proving that Rachel killed Cincy’s master vampire to take over the city. Which, of course, Rachel totally did not do. She only transformed her a little.
With Rachel’s friends distracted by their own lives and problems, she reaches out to a new ally for help—the demon Hodin. But this trickster has his own agenda. In the end, the only way for Rachel to save herself and the city may be to forge a new understanding with her estranged demon teacher, Al. There’s just one problem: Al would sell his own soul to be rid of her.
Dovie Stroman @monte61_627
August 10, 2022
4
This book and the previous one where rachel is focused on achieving and maintaining her position as subrosa of Cincinnati have been really satisfying! Sometimes the world-breaking stakes of powerful characters is just trite and overdone and Kim Harrison has found a beautiful balance where the stakes are high for Rachel but the rest of the world will go on if she fails. The stories are still gripping and exciting because the long history the reader develops with these characters over the course of the series makes her fate deeply personal.