Craven Street by E.J. Stevens

In this spellbinding novella, E.J. Stevens weaves a tale of murder, necromancy, and demonic possession.

Title:  Craven Street 
Author:  E.J. Stevens
Series:  The Whitechapel Paranormal Society #.5
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Source:  Purchased by reviewer

Publisher’s Description: In this spellbinding novella, E.J. Stevens weaves a tale of murder, necromancy, and demonic possession that brings together characters from her Whitechapel Paranormal Society Victorian horror series and award-winning Ivy Granger Psychic Detective urban fantasy series on the fog-shrouded cobblestones of Craven Street.

The discovery of bricked up skeletal remains at 36 Craven Street point to something more diabolical than an illegal anatomy school. The tool marks on the bones, arcane sigils of great power, indicate more than mere butchery, more than enlightened experimentation. The signs, omens, and portents support the crown’s greatest fears. A great evil is being unleashed upon the gaslit streets of London, a blood-drenched shadow reaching skeletal fingers beyond the slums of Whitechapel.

Nervous Nellie’s nervousness necessitates knowledge of the novel. In other words …SPOILERS. *BEWARE*

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Nervous Nellie says…

This story takes place in Victorian London.  The “Society” as they affectionately call themselves, are women that investigate the paranormal happenings of the city.  They have male counterparts, but those counterparts make light of their contribution to the point of butts of jokes.  The concept of this book is awesome, the story itself, was just a teaser.

This book is a novella that introduces the horrifying elements that are terrorizing London.  Each woman has a special gift to bring to the table, and while Cora (who can see the dead) and Flan (is a wiz with a knife) are starting their own romance, they have to figure out who is killing all the women they are dragging from the river.  Then there is a demon that is involved.  It is first and foremost a Demon Lord, but a Demon Lord with a conscience.  It doesn’t like how the bad guy is treating the demon “puppies” of the realm, so it helps Cora, Flan, Edith, and Anna find and lock up the human power seeker.  But that is just the beginning.

While this book doesn’t have a cliffhanger, it is definitely a lead into the series.  There is no sex, but there is a F/F hot kiss.  The story isn’t graphic in it’s description of the deceased and lets your mind do the work there.  The one thing that detracted from the story (for me) was the use of $500,000 words that I had to look up in the dictionary to find the meaning.  However, to be fair, that’s how those that lived in the Victorian era spoke, so it was my fault for not having the knowledge, not the book.

I’m not positive I will keep on with this series, but who knows?  The first book releases in October 2022.

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