Grave Witch ~ Kalayna Price

As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead-she's even on good terms with Death himself. As a consultant for the police, she's seen a lot of dark magic, but nothing has prepared her for her latest case. When she's raising a "shade" involved in a high profile murder, it attacks her, and then someone makes an attempt on her life. Someone really doesn't want her to know what the dead have to say, and she'll have to work with mysterious homicide detective Falin Andrews to figure out why...
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Grave Witch is the first book of what could seriously be my new favorite urban fantasy series. Alex is a self-employed grave witch who raises shades, remnants of a person’s soul, to answer questions from those left. One of her best friends is a soul collector Alex just calls “Death”. He also happens to be “smoking hot”. Hey, who knew Death could be sexy? Then there is Falin, an aggressive, headstrong and gorgeous detective determined to keep Alex off his case and out of his way…at first. We also have a full cast of fae, witches and even a gargoyle.

I really like that this is a plot driven novel. There is real depth and direction to the story; it’s not just used as an excuse for the main characters to have lots of sex. Now, Grave Witch does have some romance and a bit of sex in it, but not so much that I had to skip 5 or 6 pages to get back to the actual story. There is action, relationship building and growth of characters. The main character, Alex, is well fleshed out and likeable. The supporting “cast” is just as well done and I found myself genuinely liking many of them. Ms. Price draws you in to her tale and makes you want (need) to know what will happen next. She did such a good job that I bought the second book in the series the very next day and am impatiently waiting for more.

Ms. Price’s website states she is contracted for three books in the Alex Craft series but could write many more. I’m hoping she gets the opportunity!

*originally posted at lifeandloveofliterature.com