Evil's Unlikely Assassin
Review by Amber Marr
Evil's Unlikely Assassin has solidified its place in
my top favorite urban fantasy novels. I devoured
this book in one day and want more! Alexis Black
has her entire life stripped from her by a sadistic
vampire. In one fell swoop he killed her family and
kidnapped her and her twin brother. She lost
contact with her brother so she doesn't know if
he's alive or dead. In an effort to get her human
soul restored, Alexis made a deal with....an angel.
The terms of her contract to obtain her soul back
include assassinating one supernatural creature
per night for 50 years.
Oh, and the angel also planted the spirit of a very strong vampire "helper" in
her mind she has affectionately named Eddie and saddled her with an uptight
vampire-hater named Reaper.
When danger comes to town and turns a bunch of newbies and lets them reek
havoc, Alexis, Reaper, and Eddie have to figure out what the ultimate goal is
before too many more people end up dead. Along the way Alexis picks up
additional reinforcements that include a ghost and shifter, rounding out her
motley crew team as they charge their way in to stop a madman.
Alexis is a kick-ass heroine that, despite her vampire nature, still has much of
her humanity. She cares about those around her including her brooding
partner that would rather poke himself in the eye than be friendly to her.
Reacher plays the troubled partner to Alexis. He's complicated and closed off.
He has a hard time trying to rectify his partnership with a vampire.