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Masters of Death

Olivie Blake

416 pages

A wry, supernatural romp where vampires, mediums, and reapers stumble through reluctant alliances and mundane inconveniences.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like stepping into a delightfully chaotic supernatural sitcom where the afterlife is just another bureaucratic headache. The narrative moves at a brisk, entertaining clip, driven by a wry and irreverent tone that treats mythological beings—from demonic personal trainers to love-stricken reapers—as delightfully flawed individuals grappling with mundane modern struggles. The mood is eccentric and darkly comedic, wrapping a murder mystery inside a web of reluctant alliances and snarky banter. It is an experience defined by its sharp, witty prose and a sprawling, chaotic ensemble cast that slowly builds a bizarre but endearing camaraderie. This is the perfect read for anyone who devours urban fantasy that favors humor, absurdity, and the messy intersections of lost love and annoying ghosts.

Mood
  • chaotic
  • darkly comedic
  • eccentric
  • supernatural
Tone
  • wry
  • irreverent
  • quirky
  • humorous
Pace
brisk
Themes
supernatural mundanity · reluctant alliances · unlikely friendships · lingering attachments
The writing
Sharp and witty, leaning into the absurdity of mythological beings grappling with modern inconveniences.
The arc
The journey shifts from reluctant, self-serving transactions to a chaotic but genuine sense of supernatural camaraderie.
Who it's for
Readers who delight in snarky ensemble casts and urban fantasy that treats the afterlife as a bureaucratic annoyance.
Content notes
  • murder
  • death and dying
  • ghosts

About the book

Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the house has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.

Fox D’Mora is a medium, and though is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn’t entirely without his uses—seeing as he’s actually the godson of Death.

When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with her ghost-infested mansion, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few high-functioning creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as they thought.

Description from Open Library.

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