It’s midsummer. Months after Emma vanquished the Blackstone curse, she still hasn’t decided where her future lies …
… or whether she wants Westen to be part of it.
And what about the earth tremor that came from Seely Tor?
Something is not right in the under-Flammark, something that’s about to arrive which is far deadlier than the spirit she and her friends battled last year.
And one of them has changed …
What did I think?
I simply could not wait to visit Flammark again after reading When Angels Fear so I was delighted to get my hands on a copy of the sequel, Animus. As it says on the cover, this is a supernatural thriller so prepare yourself for a stupendous battle of good versus evil. Just reading the opening lines gave me chills and it gets darker and chillier after that!
You do need to have read the first book in the series to fully enjoy Animus as I think any new readers could be completely lost. Luckily for me, the characters had remained firmly in my head and I welcomed them like old friends. Which is why my heart went out to them as it becomes apparent that events in When Angels Fear irrevocably changed them. If they thought that was bad, they are about to experience something so much worse.
Chilling doesn't even come close to describing Animus, it's so dark and disturbing but I couldn't tear my eyes away from the page. I love reading the product of Polly J. Mordant's vivid imagination and thank god it is fiction! It really does remind me of the TV show Supernatural but it goes the extra mile by giving the characters real life issues whilst they are fighting evil.
Brilliantly written, hugely imaginative and very entertaining, Animus is a superbly dark and chilling supernatural thriller. It's a wonderful continuation of the Flammark series and highly recommend, as long as you've read book one.
I chose to read a digital ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
My rating:
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