Fury's Choice

The second in the Afterlife Incorporated series, Fury's Choice takes shortly after Fury's Bridge but Alec and Selene move into secondary roles and the book focuses on the a new couple as well as continuing to move the idea of the gods and goddesses "coming out of the closet" so to speak and re-integrating/re-connecting with modern humanity. Tisera (Tis) is the really scary Fury (and Furies are pretty scary as a general rule), but she's beginning to burn out from meting out punishment and vengeance for the worst of crimes and may be considering allowing herself to fade away. Concerned, Zed tries to keep her distracted by putting her serious, logical and legal mind to work in nailing down a new set of rules or contract for all the gods that will govern how and when they an interact with humanity. Between riding herd on all the different factions of gods, she continues with her main role as a Fury and comes across Kera, a jaded woman with a dark past and little use for gods, who is trying to set things right and seek her own kind of justice.

I think I liked Fury's Choice even more than Fury's Bridge - Tis and Kera are more complex than Alec and Selene with some pretty heavy backstories that make their characters a bit darker and intriguing. There's a great chemistry between the two and I really did enjoy the push and pull of their relationship. The story itself moves along at a good pace and Willows writing is excellent. Like the first book, there's a ton of secondary characters and I enjoyed the heck out doing more digging into more info on the different gods, goddesses, demigods, etc. The last bit of the book is a bit of a tease of what's next - and I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series which will be featuring Meg, the third Fury sister.

Reviewed by Megan Cooper

I thought this second book in the Afterlife series was a really enjoyable read!

...I loved the story-line and its development a lot. It was interesting, fast-paced and enthralling. The characters are interesting and I loved reading about them and their development. They have their flaws, which I love, but are really lovable nonetheless. Those flaws make them even more likable I think.

The romance was great as well. I haven’t read a lot of lesbian fiction yet and was really surprised by how much I liked it. I always like instant attraction if it’s written well and I think the author did a great job on this and the romance development in general. Even though there’s instant attraction, there isn’t insta love so that makes this romance quite believable and lovable to me personally.

I love the added fantasy/paranormal elements. This made for such an interesting read. I loved the ‘Gods walk among us’ thing and couldn’t get enough of reading about that. The world building is really well done and overall this was just a really awesome follow up book. I love how each book focuses on different characters, as is often the case in paranormal/fantasy romance series. I’m really excited about the next book, which focuses on Dani, a character I’m really curious about. This is a book I’d definitely recommend to anyone who likes reading urban fantasy/paranormal books with some interesting romances woven into them!

Reviewed by Melissasfandomworld

Remember the song, "What if God was one of us?"" Well,. Brey Willows does a pretty good job of answering what if all the gods walked among us. Turns out it'd be pretty darn interesting. The world building is outstanding. The characters are flawed and east to relate to. The romance is hot and not always perfect. There's conflict, action, sex, and lots of other cool stuff to keep paranormal and fiction fans in general happily entertained. Can't wait for the next in the series...

Reviewed by Samantha Luce

I enjoyed this story a lot and could hardly put it down and even though it was a longer book, it was still too short! I liked all the characters and the fantasy aspect of the story...I really liked Tis's character and heart sisters. It was nice that the main story was about the God's and how they live with humans now and the love story was fit in nicely. I thought the whole concept of the religions and how they work in the Author's viewpoint was very interesting and seemed realistic and plausible enough - definitely sparks conversations and discussions. I have not read the first book in the series but can't wait to catch up on it! I also hope that there will be a third book with maybe Meg's and Dani??

I definitely think that the book can be read as a stand alone and I would recommend reading it - not only for fantasy fans.

Reviewed by Andrea Zupanc

An absolute joy to complete, that compelled me to re-read the first in the series and await the next entry with somewhat bated breath. I loved the explosive energy that arose between Tis and Kera (whose charm was suited to her darker past) as well as the entire premise of the plot. Further world building and action is inevitable, as the author continues to construct a reality in which myth and modern life blend well.

Reviewer Adrian Amador