4.5Like the first in the series, this is a big cut above the usual urban fantasy. And it's set in Brisbane! Warning, though: it ends in the middle of a story arc - not precisely a cliffhanger, but it's definitely unfinished and you'll want the third book soon (as I do).

Read in beta. Already great and will probably be even better in the final version!

4.75!!This was delightfully sarcastic, intriguing, mysterious and funny. I'll have a review up for the blog tour on July 27 so I'll link it here when I post it! :)

I dove into the reread ready for the third book to come out, and I still heart this book so much. There is something so very strange about reading a book set in places that you actually visit 😲And I LOVE it! The MC visits places that I’ve visited. She’s walking through the Jacaranda on Southbank mentioning the first restaurant that I took my mother too after a long hospitalisation, mentioning a cinema that I’ve been too, streets that I’ve walked down. Part of me gets so super excited imagining t...

Corpse Light (Verity Fassbinder Book 2)Author: Angela SlatterPublisher: Jo Fletcher BooksPage count: 400ppRelease date: 13th July 2017Online: @AngelaSlatter, @MeadOlivia, @JoFletcherBooks, Reviewer: Theresa Derwinhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Corpselight-...This long anticipated sequel to Angela Slatter's sole debut novel Vigil, starts answering those lingering questions from the first book, from the off.The primary one being; is Verity pregnant?Serious kudos for Slatter for introducing the plethora

Verity Fassbinder's adventures in the Weyrd and human world of Brisbane continue in Corpselight, the follow-up to 'Vigil'. I loved the first book: the blend of murder mystery, dark urban fantasy, and a wild, Weyrd mix of mythological and fairytale creatures - all done with a sense of humour and superbly crafted prose. Corpselight is even better: Verity is pulled deep into a strange and dangerous mystery, and the connections to her own life and family (past and present) are tied into the plot as

“Now, do you know what happened to me today? I was almost drowned on dry land. Do you know what happened to me last week? I was attacked by assassins while I was not quite nine months’ pregnant. And last year? I got beaten up by an angel, sucker-punched by an old witch who tried to roast me and almost eaten by a golem made of garbage. The year before that, I got nearly eaten by a berserker. So maybe you might want to do your research before you start accusing me of – well, whatever it is you thi...

Verity Fassbinder is back in Corpselight and ready to protect the ones she loves no matter the cost.I came away from Vigil (book one in the Verity Fassbinder series) feeling content but a little bit disappointed that the book didn't punch me emotional as I expected it to. Well I can say full heartedly that not only did Angela Slatter comes back with a kick arse book to match her hard as nails heroine Verity Fassbinder, but she completely delivered on the emotional smack down and the fast paced a...

Book 2 of the Verity Fassbinder urban fantasy series set in modern-day Brisbane. Verity becomes a mum! But as she regains her Weyrd strength, her investigation of what begins as an insurance job when foul mud fills a lawyer's home, turns into something more sinister and random people drown on dry-land. Her worries are divided between fox-girl assassins and an elusive female warrior who seems to be protecting her (but is she really and why?), and expressing enough milk for her newborn. While she

Straight up 5* no messing. Brilliant. Read the entire thing in a huge gulp. SO addictive, beautifully done, Vigil was great but this was greater. Erm better? Whatever. Superb. Witty, dark, increasingly fascinating characters and a GORGEOUS set up ending to make you desperate for the next one.Full review nearer to e-book publication in July. Thanks to Jo Fletcher books and Angela Slatter for the early bound proof. Made my Saturday.

… great fun urban fantasy with a kick-ass female lead …Verity Fassbinder is half Weyrd and half norm – a status which makes her well placed to police the blurred lines between the normal and the shadowy in the city of Brisbane. When an insurance company gets troubled by an “Unusual Happenstance, Verity is called in and the threads of the situation unfurl to coil around her friends and her family, and ultimately Verity herself.Angela writes with great style and economy. The story line is fast and...

As I've mentioned before, I love a good urban fantasy and Angela Slatter's Verity Fassbinder series is turning out to be one of my favourites. Corpselight does some unusual things with the genre.For a start, it's refreshing to see a pregnant protagonist. And I don't mean just pregnant, I mean almost-ready-to-drop pregnant. This raises the stakes in some interesting ways. Verity has scaled back her activities as an investigator for the Council, but events conspire to draw her in. She's forced to

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'Corpselight' is the second book in the Verity Fassbinder trilogy, and the sequel to 'Vigil.' The first thing I want to know about sequels is 'Should I read the first book before I start this?'. In this case, the answer is 'Yes, definitely'. Whilst there is some recapping of our hero's history, it's not in depth. There is so much character development and continuation of previous plot lines that it would be a pity to have not read 'Vigil' before starting 'Corpselight'. Fassbinder is one of a sel...

Such a brilliant urban fantasy set in the heart of Brisbane! Corpselight has a heavy theme of family and motherhood, of recognising the evil that people are capable of but also understanding that not everyone is perfect. I loved all the secrets and the reveals between Verity and her friends, but also how she learns to put her pride aside. This series is so entertaining and dry, sarcastic and dark and I loved it. Full review to come!

Good follow up to the 1st book Vigil. Verity is pregnant at the beginning and must invetsigate a series of mud floods in a ladys house. The story all unravels from here, with familiar characters from book 1 as well as interesting new characters. At times the plot had a little too much going on. It definitely has an old school urban fantasy feel with contemporary elements. Bridges the 2 types together very well. Just enough humour which all good urban fantasy contains. Didnt enjoy it as much as t...

Corpselight is the 2nd in Angela Slatter's urban fantasy trilogy and carries on neatly from Vigil. I enjoyed the deepening relationships and reveal of backstory for a couple of the secondary characters and am looking forward to reading more of them in the third book. Ziggi is definitely my favourite. Again, this book combines witty dialogue and sharp humour with beautifully-realised urban settings and character development. Slatter has a lovely gift for intertwining three or more subplots and vi...

I read Vigil last year and really enjoyed it. I thought it was an awesome urban fantasy book set in Australia. So I was looking forward to reading the next book.Verity deals with a lot of otherwordly stuff every single day, but she's now dealing with a new challenge: pregnancy. She's expecting her first child and because she's temporarily lost her strength, can't really perform her usual PI duties.She's doing odd, less dangerous jobs. But when she starts looking into what first appears to be a v...

I had forgotten she was preggo! Oh my poor brain, I mean they must have found out at the end. But yes she is pregnant and she does have a really dangerous job. Not all is well is Brisneyland.Let us first start with the fact that it takes place in Brisbane, that does feel refreshing since I read so many US based UF books. And it does have this other feel to it too, I just can't put my finger on it.This one has a few twists in it and the ending...well yes it is a sort of cliffhanger. All is well,

Jumped in straight after reading Vigil, the first book of the series. It‘s good, although I liked the first book better. It was fresher somehow, lighter, funnier. Livelier. This one here is more plotted, structured, but also a little less fun. I liked the plot, though.Brisbane is not quite as center stage and we do not meet as many new Weyrd. I liked the addition of Olivia. Are the characterizations a little flat? I am not sure. The snark is good though and I laughed quite a bit.The last chapter...