Blood King by Amber K. BryantMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Sybille Esmond has inherited her family's business and summons the spirits of the undead and guides them to the afterlife. She never wanted to but it pays the bills although there are huge risks including becoming undead. Elis Tanner is undead and trying to be reformed although he does bring along a possessive ex-wife which increases the risks for Sybille as she helps him to confront his jealous ex-wife as well as try to investigate the Blood King who refuses to die by stake or poison. As part of this Sibille is harrowingly possessed which leaves her burned and bruised she finds herself drawing closer to Elis who may be the only one capable of helping her to kill the Blood King although more is in jeopardy as the minions and the King close in. Can Sibille survive this and will the Blood King be defeated?
I really wanted to like this story as the outline looked really interesting, however, I did find it hard to read and it was difficult to keep track of the plot as the author expanded the events that were happening. There was a lot of what I consider to be background information and a little bit too much detail on Elis and his ex-wife (and their unorthodox meeting). I did manage to get back into it so maybe it is like 2 books joined together - one about Elis and his life with his wife, and another about Elis working with Sibille to find out more about the Blood King and tackle the ex-wife. It was enjoyable just don't expect to be blown away.
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