Flight From Death by Yasmine Galenorn – Review & Giveaway

Flight From Death
Fly by Night #1
by Yasmine Galenorn
Genre: paranormal
Release Date: July 7, 2015

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Description:
I’m Shimmer, a blue dragon shifter. Thanks to a mistake, I was exiled from the Dragon Reaches and sentenced to work for Alex Radcliffe, a vampire who owns the Fly by Night Magical Investigations Agency. Now, not only do I have to adapt to Earthside culture, but every time I turn around, somebody’s trying to kill us. And worse, Alex is as gorgeous as he is exasperating. But you know what they say: All’s fair in love and bounty hunting…

When an old friend of Alex contacts him about a haunting at the High Tide Bed & Breakfast in Port Townsend, Washington, we think we’re on a simple ghost hunt. But our investigation quickly transforms into a deadly fight as we uncover an eighty-year-old murder, a cursed house, and a dark force trapping the spirits within. To stop impending disaster we must break the curse and lay the angry spirits to rest.

Review:

Flight From Death begins with Alex accepting a case from Patrick, an old friend, whose bed and breakfast opening has been delayed because of ghostly activities that need to stop in order for him to feel that his guests are safe. Alex informs Shimmer and Ralph that they will be heading out the next night, which surprises Shimmer, as this is the first case that she has been invited to tag along. After a few ferry debacles, they arrive in Port Townsend and the feeling of heaviness and dread is almost immediate. Once they arrive at Patrick’s, it doesn’t take long for things to go awry and leave everyone a bit on edge. As they delve into the history of the house and the land on which it sits, the level of paranormal activity increases.

It doesn’t take the team long to enlist the help of a local witch to help with freeing the ghosts trapped in house. However, once they start down that path, they realize that there is something dark that has trapped the ghosts. Add to that the discovery of an old murder and they know they’ve got their work cut out for them. Oh, and the house is cursed as well. So much for a simple ghost hunt……..

Once they try and exorcise the ghosts and the dark entity, things really get hopping. Not only does it not work, it has enraged the entity that has trapped the ghosts and he turns that rage on to all of them. They end up going to a spiritwalker to learn more about what exactly they are dealing with. When they devise a plan, things once again don’t go as planned. Then, they get down to business. What follows is an action packed and suspenseful series of events that will leave you wondering if they’ll ever be able to accomplish their mission. You’ll also be rooting for Alex and Shimmer as they start to explore their mutual attraction to one another.

Flight From Death is another very well written story by Yasmine Galenorn. If you’re a fan of her Otherworld series, you’ll definitely love this one as well. Galenorn does a very good job of building the world in which these characters’ stories will be told. Alex is their boss and leader who keeps things rolling. Shimmer is still trying to find her way Earthside and is starting to build a life for herself. There is still a lot to learn about her which I think will have a huge impact on the overall story. Ralph is the resident geek (and werewolf) who is always in the fray. That leaves Bette, the office manager who keeps it all tied together.   You will fall in love with her immediately, and out of all of the characters, hers is the story that I most want to read. We’re also introduced to a few friends of theirs along the way in this book that I think will end up having a big impact as well. Galenorn, more than any author I’ve ever read, has a cast of characters so diverse that you’d think that it would be overwhelming. But, the way she writes makes it easy to follow and you feel that you get to know about each species, for lack of a better word. Her world building in this was phenomenal.

If you’re looking for a fresh, new series that has a great cast of “otherworldly” characters that has suspense and a little romance, this one is definitely for you. I can’t wait to see whose book is next! Well done, Yasmine Galenorn! Very well done!

Review by Vickie

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