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My name is Alexis, though everyone calls me Lexie. I'm a necromancer. We're rare enough that I've never met another in my life, until Claire came home to tell me she found one. In New Orleans.  Â
Now, I am headed south with my best friends, staying in close quarters with five guys, four guys whom I have kissed, one who has been ignoring me for the last few weeks, one who keeps sneaking kisses, one who doesn't even remember it, and another...well, I don't know what he wants. Thank God for Miles. He's my one safe place in this disaster I've created. Â
Naturally, that's not my only problem. Things aren't good in New Orleans. Representatives from the Witch's Council are in town, the dead are everywhere, and the secrets are piling up. The whole situation is a powder keg just waiting for a match.Â
But why am I holding the matches?
Download PDF Secrets from the Grave The Veil Diaries Book 6 Audible Audio Edition BL Brunnemer Kris Koscheski Carla MercerMeyer Tantor Audio Books
"Claire comes to Lexie with news, there's another living Necromancer and he wants to meet with her. Only issue is he's not in state. Well, Montana, anyways. He's in New Orleans, an area legendary for magic revolving around death. The men in her life are not happy about this drive to go talk, neither her friends nor Rory. Unbelievably, her uncle allows her to make the trip, as young as she is, as long as she takes the guys with her. So, the 6 of them pile on a plane and head south the land of constant sweat and frizzy hair. What started out as a possible connection with another Necromancer turns darker. NO has some strange events going on. People getting sick with no bacterial or viral contagion, ghosts everywhere and none of them want to cross over, and then the disappearances start up. Forget about relationship issues, just what the hell did they all walk into?
Mild spoilers ahead-
There was so much going on in this book. Things have been building for a while now and all these little factors are getting pulled in. It's busy, it's chaotic, it's crazy. Rory allowing this trip? Oh hell no. I know she's been an acting adult for a long time now but letting her run headlong off as a minor is bonkers. This on again off again fighting with Tara is crazy, too. Why do we get Jessica's POV but not Tara's? If you're going to play up the jealousy over inherited abilities at least allow us to sympathize with Tara. All we see now is b**** mode and screaming. I had hope in previous books when she was learning self defense with Lexie. That hope is fading. Also, this headlong flight into an unknown situation. I get that she's finally getting some of herself back. I loved that she got to do some art tours. But there were some pretty epic TSTL moments going on here. And not just her, among the guys, too. After specifically stating that they needed to remain in pairs, at the very least, Zeke was constantly working out solo, the twins would argue and walk off in a huff, Asher would be alone on the balcony, and many other moments. I was a little disappointed that they didn't do something for Zeke's bday. Of all things, Miles and Lexie going dancing just seemed wrong. Why didn't they stay together and celebrate? Even if it was just burgers and video games? That seems like a slight to me especially as Zeke is obviously struggling over everyone's safety. The POV jumps, the oddness of the council, the other Supe groups, the little bits of info snuck in there about this and that, all the emotional upheaval and a million other things leave you feeling wrung out at the end of this book. I'm contemplating another read through after I've had a day to absorb it all lol. I almost feel like this should have been 2 books. I know it seemed like I complained a lot but it isn't really that. It was a good continuation of the series. I just felt oddly rushed in some places and that important info was skipped on others. A little fleshing out here and there and what was a rushed single book could become an epic 6&7. Brunnemer brings the energy, though, and doesn't disappoint on the action. Although, I feel Lexie is being nudged into depths she's not ready to handle yet. Yeah, gonna need to soak this in and reread and add to the review."
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Secrets from the Grave The Veil Diaries Book 6 Audible Audio Edition BL Brunnemer Kris Koscheski Carla MercerMeyer Tantor Audio Books Reviews
- I'm so bummed out about this book. I loved this series up until now, and I had been so excited for another installment.
The previous book in this series had a slightly different feel to me, and I wasn't sure how I felt about demons and gargoyles being thrown into the mix, but I was willing to keep on keeping on. I purposely never read this author's gargoyle book, because I wasn't into it. But, I loved the premise of a high school girl who was trying to deal with spirits of the dead, family drama, school drama, and this awesome group of guys. It filled a niche that is somewhat lacking in this genre. There are a ton of crazy, over-powered paranormal chicks with a harem in this genre. There are very few (well written) contemporary YA books in the RH genre. I loved the Veil Diaries because it straddled that line. It felt like contemporary YA, but had a horror vibe that drew me in. Ghosts! How awesome is that, am I right? And, not over-done to the point of eye-rolling. I really loved those books.
This book? Not so much. The things I loved about the other books (high-school dramz, family dramz, contemporary feel, etc) were completely missing from this book. I get that Lexie is on summer break, so there would be less HS stuff going on, but this book really jumped the shark for me.
The pacing in this book felt totally off. Each previous book Lexie took a step and gained a bit of insight into her "gifts", but also lived her normal life. Which is what I loved about those books. This book was a hot mess of vampires, werewolves, witches, necromancers, zombies, ghosts, and other unknown supernaturals - and, you know - a supernatural war. This wasn't a step further on the road of her journey - it was like she was thrown into a supernatural rave - lots of movement, confusion, and flashy lights. There was some forward movement, but it felt lost in the jumble to me. Lexie immediately compartmentalized everything that was thrown at her, and since she never processed it, I didn't get to process it as a reader, either. It left me feeling pretty disconnected to the feels in this book - which was something that I loved about the previous books. I had all the feels reading those books, but the pacing of this book didn't allow for that (for me).
In my opinion, the author could have taken a book per supernatural type, and had a slower, more meaningful transition into this paranormal war, and I wouldn't have been so peeved about the huge change in tone from the previous books to this one. And, THIS was the book to have all the guys decide to push for a relationship and bring the poly-idea to a head? No. Just, no. There was too much going on, and so I felt totally disconnected from what should have been a pivotal, dramatic/romantic point in the story-line. To me, it just felt rushed and forced, and I was really disappointed in the execution of that.
Lastly, each book before this was clearly a book in a series. There was an over-arching story-line of the veil, Lexie's journey, the relationships she was developing with the guys, and those things have never been resolved, because - series. Got it. However, each book (before this) had a story arc that was settled in each book so that I still felt satisfied with each ending. Learned how to manage ghosts without dying, defeated the stalker, cast out the demon, yadda yadda... but, this book did NOT have a resolution to its "story arc" - it just ended at a weird point (a half-arc?), and then had POV epilogues, at the end, that felt stuck on. I didn't feel like there was a satisfying ending for this book, and I'm not looking forward to the next book. I'm just.. bummed.
Clearly, a lot of people loved this book. There are a lot of reviews from happy readers. I'm just not one of them, and my opinion is just my opinion, but I have a right to it - like everyone else.
I felt like this was a departure from the tone of the previous books. I loved this series before because it wasn't like all the other PNR/RH books out right now, but this book took a huge leap (over the shark, complete with leather jacket) in that direction for me.
Bummer. -( - Claire comes to Lexie with news, there's another living Necromancer and he wants to meet with her. Only issue is he's not in state. Well, Montana, anyways. He's in New Orleans, an area legendary for magic revolving around death. The men in her life are not happy about this drive to go talk, neither her friends nor Rory. Unbelievably, her uncle allows her to make the trip, as young as she is, as long as she takes the guys with her. So, the 6 of them pile on a plane and head south the land of constant sweat and frizzy hair. What started out as a possible connection with another Necromancer turns darker. NO has some strange events going on. People getting sick with no bacterial or viral contagion, ghosts everywhere and none of them want to cross over, and then the disappearances start up. Forget about relationship issues, just what the hell did they all walk into?
Mild spoilers ahead-
There was so much going on in this book. Things have been building for a while now and all these little factors are getting pulled in. It's busy, it's chaotic, it's crazy. Rory allowing this trip? Oh hell no. I know she's been an acting adult for a long time now but letting her run headlong off as a minor is bonkers. This on again off again fighting with Tara is crazy, too. Why do we get Jessica's POV but not Tara's? If you're going to play up the jealousy over inherited abilities at least allow us to sympathize with Tara. All we see now is b**** mode and screaming. I had hope in previous books when she was learning self defense with Lexie. That hope is fading. Also, this headlong flight into an unknown situation. I get that she's finally getting some of herself back. I loved that she got to do some art tours. But there were some pretty epic TSTL moments going on here. And not just her, among the guys, too. After specifically stating that they needed to remain in pairs, at the very least, Zeke was constantly working out solo, the twins would argue and walk off in a huff, Asher would be alone on the balcony, and many other moments. I was a little disappointed that they didn't do something for Zeke's bday. Of all things, Miles and Lexie going dancing just seemed wrong. Why didn't they stay together and celebrate? Even if it was just burgers and video games? That seems like a slight to me especially as Zeke is obviously struggling over everyone's safety. The POV jumps, the oddness of the council, the other Supe groups, the little bits of info snuck in there about this and that, all the emotional upheaval and a million other things leave you feeling wrung out at the end of this book. I'm contemplating another read through after I've had a day to absorb it all lol. I almost feel like this should have been 2 books. I know it seemed like I complained a lot but it isn't really that. It was a good continuation of the series. I just felt oddly rushed in some places and that important info was skipped on others. A little fleshing out here and there and what was a rushed single book could become an epic 6&7. Brunnemer brings the energy, though, and doesn't disappoint on the action. Although, I feel Lexie is being nudged into depths she's not ready to handle yet. Yeah, gonna need to soak this in and reread and add to the review.
