Blood & Ash by Deborah Wilde

Blood & Ash (The Jezebel Files, #1)

by Deborah Wilde

Cold-blooded kidnappers. Long-lost magic. When things get serious, she goes full Sherlock.

Ashira Cohen takes pride in being the only female private investigator in Vancouver. With her skills, her missing persons case should be a piece of cake.

She wasn’t counting on getting bashed in the skull, revealing a hidden tattoo and supernatural powers she shouldn’t possess.

Or the bitter icing on top: a spree of abductions and terrifying ghostly creatures on a deadly bender.

And don’t even get her started on the golems.

Reluctantly partnered with her long-time nemesis Levi, the infuriating leader of the magic community, Ash resolves to keep her focus on the clue trail and off their sexual tension because WTF is up with that?

But with a mastermind organization pulling strings from the shadows and Levi’s arrogance driving her to pick out his body bag, can Ash rescue the captives and uncover the truth or will the next blood spilled be her own?

Blood & Ash is the epic first novel in The Jezebel Files. If you like headstrong heroines, complex mysteries, and a dash of red-hot romance, you’ll love Deborah Wilde’s kickass urban fantasy.

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4 of 5 stars

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A really really strong start for a series. I am very intrigued! the world building is interesting, with a lot of jewish mythology/religion (I very much hope that most of it is accurate and respectful, but as someone who has little to no idea, it is fascinating and I love the for me, new aspect of fantasy). The characters are interesting, layered and kickass. Ashira is so much fun and she is so strong and she has a few issues, of course, but I like a flawed protagonist. Levi... is a nice, redeamable dick with a few very good qualities and I love their banter.

I had to get a bit used to the writing style, since it doesn't follow normal pacing I'd say with very critical and important scenes coming with seemingly no buildup, but I actually grew to like that, since it is in a sense more realistic.

Great start and I'm looking forward to enjoying more of the author.

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