Genre: Urban Fantasy/Novelette
Description:
“Carrie, Khet,
Cassia, Cama, Cain. She’s had hundreds of names through the centuries. Now
she’s Chloe, an ordinary college student---at least as ordinary as a
mind-reader can be when she has an angel for a boyfriend and a best friend who
often forgets he’s not still a demon.
When Chloe
discovers a fellow student has been murdered, she’s determined to stay out of
it. Much as she wants to help, interfering has gotten her nothing but trouble
in the past, and she needs to stick it out at the university for at least four
years if she wants her degree. But when she inadvertently gives away her power
at the funeral, she finds she has no choice but to use her unique gifts to
track down the killer.”
Author:
“Elizabeth
Corrigan has degrees in English and psychology and has spent several years
working as a data analyst in various branches of the healthcare industry. When
she’s not hard at work on her next novel, Elizabeth enjoys singing, reading
teen vampire novels, and making Sims of her characters. She drinks more Diet
Coke than is probably optimal for the human body and is pathologically afraid
of bees. She lives in Maryland with two cats and a purple Smart Car.”
To learn more about Ms. Corrigan check out her website or follow her on Facebook.
Appraisal:
Carrie feels she
is in a good place right now. Gabriel and she are an item. She has started
taking college classes to get a degree. So the next four years are planned out.
You have to stay busy when you are immortal. However, Bedlam stays close at
hand. He is living with Carrie, who is now Chloe the college student. Bedlam
calls Carrie/Chloe, Khet. He always has and probably always will. I love
Bedlam, he considers himself Khet’s protector and sometimes he forgets he’s not
a demon any longer.
When a fellow
student is found murdered and one is missing, Chloe has to look into it. Bedlam
warns Chloe not to get involved because bad things happen to her when she does.
But when Chloe comes across Adelaide, the missing college student, she has to
do what she can to protect her.
The storyline is
unsettling. There is a small group of medical students secretly conducting
experiments in a surgical theater around midnight a couple nights a week. When
the group suspects someone is spying on them they catch Chloe. That’s when
things get really interesting. Now, I’ve read stories with the arch-demon
Mephistopheles before, but I don’t recall him being physically described the
way he is in this novelette. I liked the way he argued with the other lesser
demons to stress the point he wanted Cama/Carrie/Chloe left alone and safe. He
knows Lucifer has a vested interest in her, and Meph makes her comfortable
while she is recovering in Hell. To know the whys and wherefores about Carrie
you must read the Oracle of Philadelphia.
That novel is Carrie’s story and the first book in the Earthbound Angels Series.
I love the twist
at the end, which is orchestrated by Mephistopheles on behalf of Cama/Carrie/Chloe.
He knew she would never condone his actions. I found Mephistopheles mesmerizing
in this novelette. This is a captivating episode to add to the series.
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FYI:
Hellbound Humans is book 3.5 in Ms. Corrigan’s, Earthbound
Angels Series. (That’s book 3 1/2 because it takes place between the full
novels Archangel Errant - book 3 - and Angel in the Details –
book 4.) It’s important to read the books in order.
Format/Typo Issues:
No issues with
formatting or proofing.
Rating: ***** Five Stars
Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate word count: 14-15,000 words
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