Title: Grave Humor
Author: R.J. Blain
Series: A Magical romantic Comedy (with a Body Count) #14
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Humour, Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2020
It was only halfway through this novel that I pieced together Anwen’s role in the greater magical world. I guessed that she wasn’t quite what one would expect (herself included) but didn’t get very far beyond that. Which meant, that when the pieces started to fall into place, I was somewhat surprised. And incredibly happy at Blain’s beautiful crafting of a story.
Like Anwen, Eoghan wasn’t quite what I expected. When you first meet him, he seems a lot rougher and more arrogant. Also, a little on the evil side. Then, you realise it was all an act and he’s far more docile than anticipated. I particularly love that he is one of the three aspects of death and plays a fairly crucial role in the world as we know it.
Grave Humour is a fun and very, very slow burn romance. It is possibly one of the slower burn romances that I’ve read. To the point that there was actually no physical intimacy throughout the whole story. Normally I enjoy that moment of the first kiss, but this change of pace and expectations was kind of brilliant. It gave a sweetness to a story that involved a lot of conversations about death.
I really enjoy that, as the series is unfolding, more and more lore and history is revealed. Of particular interest within that idea is the whole End of Days saga. Death is just another aspect of this construction. Its a nice reminder that in every ending there is a new beginning. Plus, there’s also a ridiculously wonderful amount of grave / dark humour throughout.
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