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Undercover by Tamsyn Muir
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it was amazing
bookshelves: bodyguard, cops-feds-pi, lgbtq, novella-or-short, prime, audio-book

4.50 Stars. Loved it! Dark, bloody, and the perfectly gripping 2-hour Audible nugget. I have never read anything by Tamsyn Muir. If you follow my reviews, you might find that surprising as Muir normally writes about dark paranormal lesbians so that could not be more up my alley. Not to mention if you asked me what my favorite book-ish things are, the geek in me would immediately say either Dragons or Necromancers and considering Muir has a whole series about the often-overlooked necromancer, it would seem like a match made in heaven. Truth is I’m waiting. I’ve purchased her books but am waiting to binge them since the cliffys sound too painful, so I have been missing out on Muir’s writing all this time. I’m happy to say that is not the case any longer, and in just 2 hours Muir has won me over and now I really can’t wait to read her Locked Tomb series.

Just a reminder that this novella and audio is free if you are an Amazon Prime member. This is the 3rd book I have read in the Into Shadow Amazon series and it is my favorite. I have also read The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow, which comes in a close second. It was a tough choice as both are so good, but Muir won me over by a quarter star. And finally, I also enjoyed What the Dead Know by Nghi Vo. It wasn’t quite on the scale of the other two stories, but it was entertaining and a fun read. I got to listen to all three on Audible, since they were free for Prime members, and it just took the experience of these stories to another level that reading them didn’t feel quite the same. I highly recommend listening to the audio if you can.
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December 15, 2022 – Started Reading
December 16, 2022 – Shelved
December 16, 2022 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Julie (new)

Julie This sounds great, Lex😁


message 2: by Lex (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent Julie wrote: "This sounds great, Lex😁"

Yeah, it is. I couldn't talk about the story much for fear of ruining anything and everything:)


Cherie Lex - great review and I think I’d like this book so adding it.


message 4: by Lex (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent Cherie wrote: "Lex - great review and I think I’d like this book so adding it."

Thanks Cherie! And def do the free audio if you have Prime. It is only 2hrs long and so worth it:)


Anja I'm utterly devoted to this story! I loved Harrow's story a little more, but man, Muir manages to pack so much worldbuilding, emotion and character depth in this short story, it's almost insane! Glad you also had a great time :) (and if you liked this, you will really love TLT-series, trust me :) )


Franka Loved this story as well! Big fan of Muir's work, I'll definitely be reading her novels for as long as she'll be writing them.


message 7: by Lex (last edited Dec 17, 2022 05:27AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent Anja wrote: "I'm utterly devoted to this story! I loved Harrow's story a little more, but man, Muir manages to pack so much worldbuilding, emotion and character depth in this short story, it's almost insane! Gl..."

It's such a hard choice right! The two stories represented my two fav loves, paranormal vs fantasy, but the subject Muir wrote about (the type of being the dancer was) is not often written about so it made the story number one for me. I love badass women knight characters (Harrow) but I have read a lot of books about them, the supernatural creature Muir picked, like necromancers, are pretty rare nowadays so it was a real treat to read. But both stories are wonderful and I hope people get to read both:)


message 8: by Lex (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent Franka wrote: "Loved this story as well! Big fan of Muir's work, I'll definitely be reading her novels for as long as she'll be writing them."

I just hope I can still make waiting until her final TLT book comes out. All I can think of is reading Gideon now:)


message 9: by Bhanu (new)

Bhanu I love dark books


message 10: by ashes (new)

ashes ➷ OMG! you must read TLT... tho you're right-- esp for romance fans the first books are CRUSHING. the #1 thing people always try to stress is not to expect a romance or you'll be at least briefly horribly disappointed... but i lived :)


Anastacia Great review, Lex! I’m in!


message 12: by Lex (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent Bhanu- Then check this novella out it was really good:)

Anastacia- Great! I hope you enjoy as much as I did:)


message 13: by Lex (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent ashes wrote: "OMG! you must read TLT... tho you're right-- esp for romance fans the first books are CRUSHING. the #1 thing people always try to stress is not to expect a romance or you'll be at least briefly hor..."

Ah! Good to know. As long as there are kick ass sapphics, necromancers, and eventually some romance, I will be happy:)


message 14: by Guerunche (new)

Guerunche LEX! I can’t wait for guy to experience the Locked Tomb series. OMG. Narrator Moira Quirk is unbelievable! I’ll definitely be listening to this one as well. 🙂


message 15: by Helen (new)

Helen West Cannot wait your review of The Locked Tomb series when you get there. The second book is hands down the best written book (stylistically speaking) I've ever read. Strap in ;)


Melissa (Vacation Mode) Glad you found a new to you author that you like, it's always fun to go through their backlist.


message 17: by Lex (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lex Kent G- I bought the books already but I'm falling in love with audiobooks again that I don't know how I can't at least listen to one of them:)

Helen- That is huge! Not only is that a big statement on its own, but I know that is coming from a paranormal fan:) That will be my first 2023 reading goal, binge TLT series:)

Melissa- That is so true and thank you!!


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