Charlie Madigan, Book 4
Synopsis: Between life and death lies a chasm of pain beyond imagining. . . .
Elysia may be a heavenly off-world destination, but beyond it, in the siren city of Fiallan, the Circe have punished Charlie Madigan’s partner, Hank, into a tortuous state between life and death. With all the proper legal channels cleared, Charlie heads to Elysia, not knowing what she’ll find, or if she’ll ever see the siren again . . . while at home, jinn crime boss Grigori Tennin has begun an all-out hunt for the divine being Ahkneri. Tennin’s tactics set off a chain reaction that puts Charlie in the crosshairs of the shadowy creature known as Death, and stirs Ahkneri from her long sleep—and if Vengeance wakes, Atlanta will never be the same.
Review: I waited impatiently for this volume since the end of last one. I must say that we had a terrible cliffhanger and I couldn’t wait to hear the rest of the story. Indeed, with the departure of Hank, I wondered what Charlie was going to do to save him. Well who wouldn’t be curious to know more about the sirens city? Yes, I know, I’m too curious!
This volume follows perfectly the third one. Charlie is determined to get Hank back from Fiallan whatever it may cost, although everyone tells her he is already dead. Thing she can not believe and therefore chooses to go there to be sure of that fact. Accompanied by Sandra, the Oracle, she may enter the city as her bodyguard and then tries to browse around to learn more about her friend. However, it is with surprise that she befriends with the young woman, who tries to help her in her own way. We will discover soon enough that Hank is the prisoner of three crazy women who torture him until he dies to start each time, making him a little crazier with time. But our heroine is determined to find him and does not lose hope for his recovery.
I loved how the book was written. We follow the Charlie’s adventures throughout the chapters but we also occasionally have the perspective of Hank. It really broke my heart to read his passages, to see what he was enduring. We can only sympathize with him and hope that Charlie or death can release him. He showed a lot of courage, and even if he lost his head, he got to stay lucid enough to understand what was wrong.
This volume was really good and full of surprises. As in the previous one, a lot of things happen and some of them have a big impact on the lives of our heroine. The story passes in one moment from joy to pain in a fairly amazing way. I struggled to release the book before the end and I hope with all my heart that we will have the opportunity to see more. Kelly Gay has an undeniable talent and her writing captures us from the beginning of the story. Another very good series to discover.
blodeuedd
i just wish there were more :/
Melliane
me too maybe one day. I did read it 2 years ago but I keep hope.
Carmel @ Rabid Reads
I just looked up the publication date of this title on GoodReads; it’s been over two years since the last installment? Boo! There’s no mention of it being the last one in the blurb, so I don’t blame you for holding out hope, but waiting still sucks.
Carmel @ Rabid Reads
Melliane
yes I did read it a while ago. She said that she would auto-published but for now I don’t think there is any news. And we don’t have an end. But the publisher stopped with the series.
Jenny @ Supernatural Snark
I really need to read this series Melliane! Though I’m sort of glad I’m a little late to the party since you mentioned an epic cliffhanger in the book before this one. Now I can just binge read and get caught up without having to wait. Love those books that are nearly impossible to put down:)
Melliane
yes, it’s a really great series but I hope one day we will have more…
kindlemom1
I love it when a sequel is every bit as good as the last book and meets your expectations! It really does make your whole day.
Wonderful review!
Melliane
yes I agree!
Mark Murata
Great review!
Braine
What a fancy looking sword! I have to look this series up, it sounds so badass!
Melliane
I loved this series.
Silvia
I’m very happy to hear you LOVED this instalment so much, Melliane! I admit the series sounds really great, I should definitely have a look at it… Fingers crossed there’s going to be more!
Melliane
yeah… me too
Heidi
I love seeing that five star review. I have been considering this series, and now you have me excited to start it.
Melissa (Books and Things)
LOVE this series so hard!! I was so ticked when the publisher said they were going to discontinue the series. I do hope she self publishes. It’s probably harder to do since she has to rely on other sources to publish.
Melliane
yes me too…
LilyElement
I’ve always seen this series and wondered but never really looked into it besides staring at the covers. Glad to see you love it! I’ll have to add it to my TBR đŸ™‚
Melliane
I hope you’ll enjoy it if you try it.
Jennifer Bielman @ Bad Bird Reads
Those cliffhangers can be brutal, but they work! Can’t stop from grabbing the next book as soon as possible.
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
A five star from you must be very special, but I rarely see you give them out to urban fantasy. It’s nice to see a series at book four and still going strong, I love books that you can’t put down.
Melliane
lol you neither.
Kirsty-Marie
Glad there were a few surprises in there and that you loved how it was written (I always love ones that can grip you from the get go!)
Melliane
yes it was good!
anna (herding cats & burning soup)
Oh I have a couple of these and have just not made it to them. She’s one of our state authors đŸ™‚
Melliane
I hope you’ll like them