Review: Graveyard Guardians Box Set: Books 1-3 Plus Prequel Novella by Jennifer Malone Wright 5 of 5 stars

Graveyard Guardians Box Set: Books 1-3 Plus Prequel Novella by Jennifer Malone Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

# 1 - Keeper vs Reaper - 5*

Lucy Mae Estmond inherited the family business when her father died - something she had known all her life. The business was actually to be a Keeper and watch over the souls of the recently passed, keeping them safe from the Reapers The soul eating Reapers have been a plague upon the Earth, stealing souls and leaving the Keepers as the only thing that stands between Heaven and Hell. The factions despise each other and have warred for generations. Then Lucy discovers an ancient legend predicting the arrival of the Chosen One, destined to bring forth an end to the Reapers. The surprises continue when she realizes she is that person. For Lucy, being the Chosen One doesn’t change much. Fighting Reapers is just another day in the life of a Keeper. When she meets Jack Walker, they both realize they have an insane, mutual attraction. Too bad that he’s been sent to prevent the prophecy from coming true. His only mission: to kill the Chosen One.

This was a dramatic supernatural story that had all of the required elements of a battle and love interrupting the plans of one side of the battle. It was an interesting concept that grew on me as I read more of the story. Well written and easy to understand, I'm looking forward to reading what happens next in the series.

#2 - Keeper of the Peace - 4*

This is the second in the Graveyard Guardians series. This one concentrates on Hannah and her first (and forever) love David Foster who broke her heart by leaving to join the police at the other side of the country and make something of himself over 10 years ago.

Hannah kills a Reaper and panics - the problem being the body is found, she is probably easy to link to the murder, and David is the detective investigating the murder. Will true love win, will Hannah be imprisoned for murder and will David find out what she is?

I nice story of love against all the circumstances that conspire to pull them apart. I enjoyed reading it but I did find some of the things happening a little far fetched. I also couldn't work out a few things that didn't make sense so maybe it was rushed. I could definitely see a next book involving Aiden and Liv, and we still need to know what happens to Hannah's job.

#3 - Reaper under Fire - 5*

Olivia Estmond has made a decision - she has had enough of waiting for the Keepers to attack her family, so she now wants to go on the offensive and attack them instead. This is especially important after the Keepers are told by their Empress to kill her entire family. Aiden was a high-ranking soldier in the Keeper army but has now changed sides to be with Jack his best friend. He has also developed an attraction to Olivia that just cannot be denied.

Wow - so many twists and turns in this dramatic story. It went from a fairly quiet period where Aiden was just a double agent to all-out war. Then as a backdrop was the developing relationship between Aiden and Liv which was definitely a will they/won't they situation. It was well written and very enjoyable. Now I just NEED to know how everything develops and what happens next.

#0 - Summer Hollow - 4*

Kat Davenport lives with her family in the Bay Area and guards souls by night, but during the day she goes to school. With the training she has received, she is good at what she does, so when she is reassigned to guard the graveyard in Summer Hollow, she is not impressed. Gregory Esmond has taken over the graveyard in Summer Hollow following the death of his parents, so it is not easy to share the graveyard with this new arrival. Kat to him is loud-mouthed, inappropriate at times and completely fearless - almost a complete opposite from himself. Can they sort things out in order to work together? After all, their lives depend on it.

I really liked this prequel to the series which was a nice introduction and explained a few things. I loved Kat and Gregory and their relationship which was very sweet. I did, however, not enjoy the switch to many years later in the later stages of the book. I found that a little strange. Well written, it was easy to read and understand.

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