Title: Raven's Last Stand: Raven Tales Book 5 (The Raven Tales)
Author: J.B. Dane
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Book Blurb:
The worst is yet ahead for magic tossing PI Bram Farrell, and naturally a new assassin appears to up the ante!
While glad to be back in my preferred version of Detroit – the real one – there doesn’t seem to be much that stayed the same while I was gone. And, considering I thought I was away for a mere five hectic days and to Naomie and everyone else it clocked in at seven months, that’s saying something.
My last day in fictional Detroit had both friends and enemies vanishing before my eyes, but nearly the same thing had happened to my friends in real Detroit. Durkin and Dawes are no longer cops. Burt no longer drives cabs. City officials closed the Lunds' bar and grill. And worst, my pseudo cousin Delia told Naomie what I really was!
But when has anything involving me rated as normal? Calie is stockpiling books, her intent to erase me. There’s a mysterious new vampire in town and he’s brought nasty new weapons with him. Palermo is missing and no one’s seen Prisk, though ghouls are everywhere! Plus, there’s a computer virus corrupted with magic that is wiping out any accounts with one of three dangerous words attached to them: Bram, Farrell, and Raven.
I’ve really become a nowhere man now!
My Review:
Enemies abound for Bram with his back against the wall, but he’s not lying down. Can he defeat every attempt to erase his existence or will his last stand end in defeat?
Raven’s Last Stand is another exciting urban fantasy in the Raven series. There is a lot at stake for Bram/Raven which culminates into an epic ending. The world-building is all-encompassing and makes Raven’s Last Stand impossible to put down.
Let’s talk about these characters. Bram/Raven is one of the most imaginative heroes I’ve ever read. He’s written well and readers will connect with him. His emotions propel his actions, and the results are intoxicating to read.
The rest of the characters are vibrant, intriguing, and well-written. Each character brings something special to the story. Even the minor characters are delightful to read.
The descriptive narration and world-building work together to make this story come alive. Each scene is intricately detailed, so the reader is drawn in.
If you love urban fantasy that’s unlike anything you’ve read before, pick up Raven’s Last Stand. You can thank me later.
My Rating: 5+ stars
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Author Biography:
J.B. Dane is the author of the urban fantasy PI mystery comedy series, The Raven Tales, which includes novels published by Burns and Lea Books, and a series of Indie published novellas and short stories that are prequels and also "between the books" adventures of her MC, Bram Farrell. The 3rd novel in the series is RAVEN'S EDGE was honored with a spot in the Winner’s Circle for 2022 at N.N. Lights’ Book Heaven. The 4th novel, RAVEN CROSSES THE LINE, snagged a finalist spot in 2023. Quite a few 5* reviews have followed for the novels, in particular, singing praises that should make her blush though she’s too busy proudly polishing her nails against her lapel to do so. She also writes shorter fantasy fiction, many tales of which have appeared in anthologies, particularly her Nick Claus, North Pole Security stories. She writes historical and contemporary romantic mystery and speculative twisted 19th century fiction under two different names, just to confuse people. Or so they seem to think.
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Reviewed by: Nancy