Heaven's Spite

Today’s post is on Heaven's Spite by Lilith Saintcrow. It is 320 pages long and is published by Orbit Books. It is the fifth in the Jill Kismet series and you need to have read the first four volumes to understand the story. The intended reader is someone who likes dark urban fantasy. There is foul language, no sex, and lots of violence. The story is told from third person close of the main character, Jill. There Be Spoilers Ahead. 

From the back of the book- When a new hellbreed comes calling, playing nice isn't an option. Jill Kismet has no choice but to seek treacherous allies -- Perry, the devil she knows, and Melisande Belisa, the cunning Sorrows temptress whose true loyalties are unknown.

Kismet knows Perry and Belisa are likely playing for the same thing -- her soul. It's just too bad, because she expects to beat them at their own game. Except their game is vengeance.

Nobody plays vengeance like Kismet. But if the revenge she seeks damns her, her enemies might get her soul after all. . .

Review- A fantastic novel in a great urban fantasy series. Jill has some big trouble in this volume with Belisa and the Sorrow is powerless. Jill has to fight herself to not kill the helpless Sorrow and she has to discover what Perry is really going for now. This volume is non-stop action from one scene to the next with Jill mostly chasing her own tail but it was a good volume and the ending was just incredible. While I did guess what Jill was going to do to stop Perry but reading was still shocking. The writing, per usual, is just wonderful with Jill continuing being the center of the story and pulling the reader along with her. Jill is not an easy character but I really like spending time with her and seeing how she saves herself and her city. I am looking forward to seeing how Saintcrow is going to finish this series out. 

I give this volume Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.