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BLACKBIRDS: Review (Fantasy Nibbles)

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Miriam Black knows when you will die. She’s foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, and suicides.

But when Miriam hitches a ride with Louis Darling and shakes his hand, she sees that in thirty days Louis will be murdered while he calls her name. Louis will die because he met her, and she will be the next victim.

No matter what she does she can’t save Louis. But if she wants to stay alive, she’ll have to try.

“I finished this one on my lunchbreak at work today, sat at my desk, Kindle in hand, feeling as if I was splattered from head to toe in blood, shaking, and wondering why no one in the office had noticed. This is one of the most intense books I’ve read in a very long time.  And definitely the most violent.

Blackbirds is a mix of Prophecy, Fantasy and Horror, with a truly unforgettable heroine driving the action. The writing is razor sharp throughout, and I’m genuinely concerned that I might be a little bit messed up for enjoying this one so much.

I didn’t expect to get on with Blackbirds at all. If you were to ask me, I’d say that Urban Fantasy isn’t really my thing, but this…just like Low Town, is something a bit special. I thought I’d have a quick look at the start of it, and BAM!..I was sucked in and dragged along and up most of the night glued to it. And completely taken aback by this.” 

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