GRAVE BEGINNINGS kicks off Lissa Kasey's Beyond the Veil Mysteries series. A supernatural adventure that will have you turning pages quickly to learn more about this new world, with two interesting and compelling main characters, navigating dangerous investigations while becoming a special bonded pair.
From the blurb:
The dead call to Jude. His heart calls to Angel. Both could be his undoing.
Former Homicide Detective Jude Holt’s gift for raising the dead is as dangerous as it is useful. His transfer from the human division to the supernatural means facing darker crimes, impossible cases—and one infuriatingly hot new partner.
Angel Mao has seen plenty of rookies burn out fast. But Jude is stubborn, reckless, quirky, and far too tempting for a human whose magic attracts shadow monsters at every turn. Together, they’re the only ones who can stop a murderer from ripping open the Veil and leaving bodies in their wake.
Jude isn't sure raising the dead can help him solve a murder—or stay alive long enough to try. But survival means trusting his partner with his life, and his heart.
Tags: They transferred me to the Supernatural Enforcement Division because I can see dead people. My new partner is a hot shifter whose idea of a welcome gift is a warning snarl. Between his resting murder-face and my sudden ability to attract every sup in the city, our "grumpy/sunshine" dynamic is less "cute romance" and more "impending disaster." Found family? More like found a bunch of cryptids who think I'm a supernatural juice box.
Molly Otto's review:
Well that is one way to kick off a series. Jude is having a month but hey it's all for the good in the end, maybe. Jude is a ball of snarky energy, lover of all cats, who just happens to now have powers no one can wrap their head around. After being ousted for being a variant is sent to the the Supernatural Enforcement Division, SED, without his say to be put with a team that doesn't trust him. Angel having been with SED for years is paired with Jude and doesn't trust the transfer yet is drawn to protect him. They don't have an easy start but its fun to see how it plays out to see Jude learning his new life along with Angel slowly introducing the bad along with all the good.
Overall it was a fun take on the fated mates genre where they may have attraction immediately but that doesn't mean they don't take their time getting to understand each other. Looking forward to see how their bond strengthens over the books. As well as seeing the rest of SED and how they handle the new changes being sent their way.
SNik's review:
First in series (A Beyond the Veil Mystery). Paranormal. Coworkers. Fated mates. Found family. POC representation. Slow burn. Single POV. Mild cliffhanger. Heed content warnings.
Homicide detective Jude has been designated with a variant power, and now that he can see and speak with the dead he has been assigned to the Supernatural Enforcement Division and is totally unprepared. His hot, shifter partner Angel doesn’t seem too happy about Jude’s assignment, but they are immediately thrown deep into an investigation where Jude might have some answers.
An amazing and thrilling start to a new series, this story is full of an interesting world build and intriguing characters, humans, human variants and supernatural beings all forced to live and work together. Usually I’m not a fan of piece-meal information being given throughout a book, but Jude’s fish out of water adventure was so entertaining, he is overwhelmed with family problems, past history trauma, a new job where he is out of his depth, and a potential love interest that is protective and unexpectedly thoroughly committed to Jude. Absolutely invested in Angel and Jude, every interaction between them was compelling and swoony, they both are loyal, intelligent and capable, and I can’t wait to read more about their supernatural investigations.
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