Thursday, March 28, 2024

Audio Tour, Excerpt, and Giveaway: Something Wicked by Lily Morton

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Audio Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway:
Something Wicked
By Lily Morton

Narrated by Joel Leslie

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Black and Blue Series Book 3

After powerful psychic Blue Billings fell in love with Levi Black, he believed their biggest challenges would arise from Blue’s ability to see and speak to the dead. So it’s rather alarming when he and Levi are confronted with a spate of new—and frightening—problems that have to do with the realm of the living.

A sadistic serial killer is stalking their beloved York, and Blue himself is in the killer’s crosshairs. Blue and Levi must race against time to catch the murderer as the deaths increase in ferocity. But when they’re forced from their home, and close acquaintances seemingly disappear like mist over the Minster’s spires, Blue finds that he is completely and terrifyingly on his own, and for the first time in his life, he’s without his powers.

This is the third book in the bestselling Black and Blue series. The books are meant to be read in order.

Please see the disclaimer at the beginning of the book for content some readers may find triggering.

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I'm going to preface my review by saying, when I signed up for this book, I did not pay attention and therefore did not realize that this is a book 3. LOL. I quickly downloaded book 1&2 and read them. I did initially start the audio book without reading the first two, and while it might be possible, to fully immerse yourself in this world and to understand the small intricacies, you really do need to start from the beginning. I loved all three books, so you will definitely want to pick this one up for yourself. 

STORY: 4.5 stars
Magic, mayhem, bad omens...this series has it all, and this book is probably the best out of all of them. It continues the story of Blue and Levi, but it is so much more. There is a killer, action, love, things that will twist you completely around, and it all leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat from the first sentence to the last. I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were a couple of times that I felt the story dragging, but it quickly picked up and pulled me in once again. The characters and world building are remarkable, and I fell in love with them all. You need to read this one for yourself. The whole series. 

NARRATION: 4.5 stars
All of you know how much I love Joel Leslie, and while he did a brilliant job bringing this book to life, I felt like it wasn't his best. There were a couple of times when I struggled to figure out who was speaking. However, those times were very few and very far between. It didn't distract too much and he does a remarkable job of giving personality and breathing air into the characters. 

OVERALL: 4.5 stars
Wonderful book, amazing series, and great narration. You can't go wrong with this one, and I highly recommend everyone pick it up immediately whether it be audiobook or ebook/paperback.

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I relax as I see my Crow—or Bernard, as I’ve christened him. He’s dressed in the black funeral clothes that make him look like a Victorian undertaker. He stands glumly staring up at the house, his body language clearly screaming that if he were wearing a sandwich board, it would state that the end of the world is nigh.

“Evening, Bernard,” I say cheerfully, and he turns to look at me. After a year of seeing him, his empty eye sockets no longer freak me out, but his utter stillness still does. It isn’t normal to be so still. Well, not in this world.

“Any message?” I ask, twirling my house keys around my finger. “Speak now or forever hold your peace, because Levi’s waiting for me.”

He hesitates, and for a wild second, I think he’s going to actually say something.

I hold my breath, as his mouth opens and closes.

My breath leaves me in a shocked grunt as black blood suddenly begins to ooze from his eye sockets. It drips down his wrinkled cheeks in gruesome streams as his mouth opens in a silent scream.

“What the fuck?” I gasp, stumbling back. My ankle turns awkwardly, and I narrowly avoid jettisoning into the wall. I right myself, taking in great gulps of air.

I glance at Bernard and discover he’s himself again, staring silently up at the house.

“Bernard, that’s naughty. Warn a bloke, will you?” My words are light, but I’d bit down hard on my tongue when I’d stumbled, and there’s a lingering grittiness in my mouth that tastes like fear. He’s never shown me that side of himself before. “I really wish you could talk,” I add. “You’re like the world’s creepiest non-singing telegram.”

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About Lily:

Lily is a bestselling gay romance author. She writes love stories filled with heat and humour.

She lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven't had a proper conversation with her since she got her Kindle.

Lily has spent her life with her head full of daydreams, and decided one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else would she get to spend her time with hot and funny men?

She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations - Chocolate Baileys.

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