Reckoning: A Strange Angels Novel

Lili St. Crow

Nov 2011 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The electric finale in New York Times bestselling author Lili St. Crow's Strange Angels series!

Nobody expected Dru Anderson to survive this long. Not Graves. Not Christophe. Not even Dru. She's battled killer zombies, jealous djamphirs, and bloodthirsty suckers straight out of her worst nightmares. But now that Dru has bloomed into a full-fledged svetocha - rare, beautiful, and toxic to all vampires - the worst is yet to come.

Because getting out alive is going to cost more than she's ever imagined. And in the end, is survival really worth the sacrifice?

DRU ANDERSON'S NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK.
BUT SHE SHOULD BE.

Ratings and reviews

Fifth in the Strange Angels urban fantasy series for young adults. Although this seems rather unfair to toss this dreck at young adults...the formation of young minds and all that. My Take What is with this stupid girl!!???? I can understand not trusting people but even after she learns the truth, she still runs away. She's demonstrably incompetent in spite of her own opinions. Does she ever stop and think?? She is amazingly selfish. She always has to stop just before a battle or just before the bad guys show up to whine, whimper, and whinge about why. Why do I have to do this? Why do I have to get out of this room? Wh-y-i-n-e... There are times I want to help Sergej put her out of our misery. There's the moment when Christophe claims that "Milady Dru is startlingly mature". By what standards?? Newborn puppies? The scene in the restaurant was just another stupid moment for Dru. She's being chased for her life, the bad guys are close behind, and she keeps drinking something that tastes nasty. At the least, ask for a fresh glass of Diet Coke! She keeps leaving clothes and equipment behind as she runs and as soon as she gets to a stopping place, she buys more. `Cause otherwise she won't have anything to leave behind when she has to run again. Her stupid actions in town at the grocery store. She does do well at the motel in Biloxi; a move that will have far-reaching consequences. And it's her loyalty and care for Graves that makes it possible for Graves' surviving each time. What? She's just figuring it out that Gran had some idea of what/who Dru was?? Good thing Dru hasn't any plans to go to college--she'd be so depressed when they toss her for being stupid. I do enjoy the mental encouragements Dru receives from her memories of Dad and Gran. There's even a few from Mom. Dru has bloomed. So, she doesn't figure that...maybe...other things may have changed about her abilities?? At least she does come to realize that she's a follower. She needs/wants someone to give her orders. Now if only she'd stay still long enough for people to order her about. We do get some interesting truths from Graves and Ash has a nice revelation. The Story God forbid that Dru should stop running and, immediately after rescuing Graves from Sergej, she's off with Ash and Graves. Running for the first place anyone would think to look. Naturally, the vampires find her. Fortunately, Christophe finds her about the same time and the chase is on. [Well, fortunate for her, not so fortunate for us...'cause she's still alive...] As they run for their next safe haven, they learn of a change in alliances just before they're attacked again and again leaving Dru on her own to make her way. Luckily for us, she's captured by Sergej (oops, did I say that??) and we finally achieve our denouement even as St. Crow sets us up with a whole new set of problems that could actually turn out okay in spite of the blood influence from Milady. The Characters Dru Anderson is svetocha and she's running away...again. This time with the newly-rescued Graves from Sergej's prison and the now-half Broken Ash. Graves is a loup-garou Turned by Ash (when Ash was still under thrall to Sergej) and kidnapped and tortured by Sergej in Defiance. Ash is a wulfen whose thrall to Sergej was broken by Dru; he's incredibly attached to her and his favorite word is "Bang". We're led to believe that the djamphir Christophe Gogol Reynard is in love with Dru because he loved her mother and there is competition for her between Christophe and Graves. His father is Sergej. Part of the rescue team includes the djamphirs Bruce ibn Allas and Hiro, and the wulfen Dibs and Shanks. Sergej is the leader of the evil vampire faction who killed Dru's mother; he wants Dru for her blood and the ability that only the blood of a svetocha can provide. The Maharaj is a group of djinni who allies back and forth between Sergej and the djamphirs, depending upon which

Totally Loved this series, Read the last two books back to back because I had to know what Dru was going to face next. Good Story and wasn't even mad the way it ended. The ending left it open for more adventures. ;)

I don't think I've ever had a book hangover this intense. How could this end? I NEED MORE. I need this author, Lili St. Crow, to never stop writing. This series was mind blowing and is my new favorite. Now, I need to go back and start from the beginning because I am so not ready to leave this story.

About the author

Lili Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat, and fell in love with writing when she was ten years old. Lili lives in Vancouver, WA with her children, a houseful of cats, and assorted other strays.