I thought that the Greta Helsing series was done, so color me pleasantly surprised when this popped up on my radar. I immediately requested to read it.
So, thanks to the author as well as Orbit for the review copy!
After narrowly avoiding the end of the world, the leaders of Heaven and Hell are struggling to collaborate according to the terms of their new treaty—especially because angels and demons are, quite literally, allergic to each other. Seeking a solution, the powers that be decide to see if the allergy persists on Earth by sending an angel and demon on a research trip, first stop: New York City. And what better chaperone than Dr. Greta Helsing, who happens to owe Hell a few favors of her own?
But there’s unrest in New York’s monster underworld and Greta and her team are about to land in the middle of it. Something is off in Heaven and on Earth, and Greta will have to figure out just what that is if she hopes to protect those she loves most.
This is the continuing story of Dr. Greta Helsing, London’s foremost doctor for the strange and unusual. In this volume, Greta agrees to go on a research trip to New York, because since the very near end of the world, and the treaty between Heaven and Hell that averted the end of the world, it seems that angels and demons can’t really work together, because as it turns out, they are… uhhhhhh literally allergic to each other.
Strange things are happening among the strange and unusual of New York City, and it might have something to do with the new treaty, and the old hostilities between Heaven and Hell.
I love the Greta Helsing books. They are always such a good time, and this one is no exception. I ended up getting the audiobook of this one, and giving it a listen as I loved the three previous audiobooks in the series. Catrin Walker-Booth narrates this one fantastically. I believe she is a different narrator from the first three books in the series, but honestly I didn’t really notice. She did a great job!
Greta is such a great character. She handles even the strangest things with ease. I also love her relationship with Varney. There’s little to no stress between them when Greta is getting calls from angels or demons, or suddenly needing to triage a whole bunch of nosferatu, or he’s needing to go out to take care of his very specific diet.
All told, I liked this one. I didn’t love it as much as the first three, however just having more of this world and these characters was exciting, so I give this one 4.5/5 stars!
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