Lana Harvey, Reapers, Inc Series

Author: Angela Roquet

I adore this series. Each book is a fun read that is over too quickly. Lana Harvey is a reaper. She has two close friends: Josie, a reaper, and Gabriel (THE Gabriel), an angel. Josie and Lana live in Limbo and work for Grim, harvesting souls. Maalik, an Islamic archangel, gifts Lana with puppies -- two hell hounds. What isn't there to love about this?

What I like best about these stories is their ability to draw me in and let me lose myself. These stories are fantastic escape mechanism. But they are also well crafted. They present a universe that includes the Abraham religions as well as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Greek, Celtic, and Norse paganism. The stories touch on topics we can all identify with: love, friendship, loss, war, bribery, and fear. But all those issues seem separate because of the universe that Angela Roquet has created for us.

I may be biased though. I just love to see new takes on old, established concepts. And Roquet does just that. She takes what we think we know about Gabriel, the Holy Spirit, Charon, Beelzebub, Lucifer, Seth, Horus, and countless other deities and presents them to us as "real" beings with hopes, fears and goals. Beings who make mistakes and feel regret. They are beings who know each other and work together, most of the time, to manage the various needs of the people of Limbo. I like Queen of the Damned and Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice for the same reasons.

Today, there are four books available in the Reapers, Inc series. The fifth is due October 6. I cannot wait. I pre-ordered! I recommend this book to urban fantasy reader. Especially those who has read and enjoyed: the Charlie Davidson books by Darynda Jones, Alex Jones books by Kalayna Price, or the Black Wings series by Christina Price.  

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