Long Shadows by Jodi TaylorMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Where on earth to start?
First off, DO NOT start the series with this book, it is complicated enough for those of us who have read the preceding books for a new reader I think it would be almost impossible.
Elizabeth Cage was a very boring, ordinary, housewife, married to the head of security for a local research facility. But she has a secret, she can see people's auras (or colours as she describes it) and that can give her insights into people's emotions and whether they are lying. After her husband's death, Elizabeth is pursued by the sinister head of research, Sorenson.
Elizabeth thinks she has found some form of equilibrium/mutually assured destruction with Sorenson so she and Michael Jones (a shadowy MI5-type character) take a long-overdue holiday in Scotland. Unfortunately, despite their best plans, Elizabeth's 'gift' leads them into conflict almost immediately.
Someone else has said they couldn't describe the plot because plot because 'spoilers'. Suffice it to say this book contains: a hunky secret agent type with witty repartee, a huge sword, a smelly dog, Christmas, several ghosts, ancient gods, demons, murders, kidnapping, and a date. And of course, long dark shadows.
It was mad, gripping, funny, scary, and sweet all at once. Loved it.
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