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No Humans Involved
528 pages
A glitzy, ghost-hunting reality show gives way to a chilling supernatural mystery and a fiercely protective slow-burn romance.
What it feels like
This installment of the Otherworld series delivers a deliciously brisk blend of Hollywood glamour and gritty supernatural suspense. The narrative drops you into the superficial world of reality television, only to peel back the glitter and reveal a shadowy, dread-soaked mystery involving trapped spirits and dark magic. The prose is snappy and conversational, anchored by a wry, deeply compassionate heroine who hides her true power behind a carefully curated celebrity persona. As the eerie atmosphere thickens, the emotional core of the book shines through a deeply satisfying, slow-burn romance built on mutual respect and quiet strength. It is a perfect read for urban fantasy fans who love watching an underestimated woman finally unleash her darkest, most formidable self to protect the vulnerable.
- Mood
- eerie
- glitzy
- tense
- shadowy
- Tone
- wry
- suspenseful
- compassionate
- cynical
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- embracing hidden power · the facade of celebrity · protecting the vulnerable · slow-burn romance
- The writing
- Snappy and conversational, seamlessly blending the superficial gloss of reality television with visceral, chilling supernatural horror.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from hiding her true self behind a glamorous facade to fiercely embracing her darkest powers to protect the innocent.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic urban fantasy featuring witty, underestimated heroines, dark mysteries, and a deeply satisfying slow-burn romance.
Content notes
- child death
- ritual sacrifice
- supernatural violence
- gore
About the book
In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, bestselling author Kelley Armstrong creates a present day in which humans unwittingly coexist with werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. Now, in this spellbinding new novel, a beautiful necromancer who can see ghosts must come to terms with her power--and with an evil she never thought possible.It's the most anticipated reality television event of the season: three spiritualists gathered together in one house to raise the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. For celebrity medium Jaime Vegas, it is to be her swan song--one last publicity blast for a celebrity on the wrong side of forty. But unlike her colleagues, who are more show than substance, Jaime is the real thing. Reluctant to upstage her fellow spiritualists, Jaime tries to suppress her talents, as she has done her entire life. But there is something lurking in the maze of gardens behind the house: a spirit without a voice. And it won't let go until somehow Jaime hears its terrible story. For the first time in her life, Jaime Vegas understands what humans mean when they say they are haunted. Distraught, Jaime looks to fellow supernatural Jeremy Danvers for help.As the touches and whispers from the garden grow more frantic, Jaime and Jeremy embark on an investigation into a Los Angeles underworld of black magic and ritual sacrifice. When events culminate in a psychic showdown, Jaime must use the darkest power she has to defeat a shocking enemy--one whose malicious force comes from the last realm she expected....In a world whose surface resembles our own, Kelley Armstrong delivers a stunning alternate reality, one where beings of the imagination live, love, and fight a never-ending battle between good and evil.From the Hardcover edition.
Description from Open Library.
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