Today is my stop on the blog tour for A Light of Little Radiance by Keith Anthony Baird and Beverley Lee.
Here’s the blurb
Selina Dragavei wanders the northern wastes in fear of persecution from the Holy Roman Church. In Europe’s Dark Age, witchfinders scour the lands and traveller folk such as she are put to flame and suffering. On the ruthless steppes, she evades them but something far sinister will lay claim to her soul.
Returning to the world of men, a dark, transformed Selina has a thirst for blood and only the drift down through the centuries will quench it. But she won’t make that journey alone, as she determines to bring others to her. As a troupe of entertainers, they attend pageants, festivals, and even royal galas, where a family bound to darkness feed on unsuspecting mortals. Such debauchery, however, does not go unnoticed. Famed witchfinder, Desider von Brandenburg, becomes obsessed with bringing this band of vampire-devils to a righteous cleansing, and so a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
Will the holy man bring God’s wrath down upon them, or will Selina and her nightwalkers battle the might of Heaven and emerge unscathed? Only instinct, cunning, and a little luck under the watch of a wolf moon will tell…
Review
Selina is alone, hunted and looking for safety but what she finds is much darker and will change her life forever. Selina stumbles upon a dark creature which transforms her into something new.. something stronger.. something thirsty for blood.
When Selina returns to the world she needs to find a way to survive and quickly decides it’s time to gather a family. Selina sets out to create her family of misfits, each chosen for s specific reason.
The family explore the world together, feed and thrive.. until it starts to unravel…
Now the hunter becomes the hunted as the family flee to safety… but is anywhere safe?
Those hot on their heels won’t be deterred even though the endeavour will be costly for both sides.
Vengeance soon becomes Selina’s only goal, but can she finish this once and for all before it’s too late for her.
Oh wow, what a super and thrilling read A Light of Little Radiance was! The story is brought to life seamlessly by two authors. I had wondered how well would it work, would it flow ok… well let me tell you the flow was immensely prefect. Its very much a plot driven tale but the authors did a wonderful job of making the characters come to life amongst the chaos of Selina’s life.
Its dark, and felt guttural in tone which suited the plot perfectly, the darkness of the setting mirroring the darkness within the characters as they struggle to survive. It’s strange but even though Selina and her family are the ones killing you actually want them to survive.. Selina’s beat the odds before but can she do it again?
Oh the last few chapters.. wow.. I had no idea how I wanted the book to end but I really don’t think there could have been a darker, more thrilling ending..its enough to make you tingle with excitement.
Outstanding story perfectly executed. The story felt fresh and thrilling.. and I loved every second!
5/5 stars
My thanks go to the authors, publisher and Zoé @ Zooloo’s Book Tours for having me on the tour!
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Book Links
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217420969-a-light-of-little-radiance
Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/littleradiance-zbt
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Keith’s Bio
Keith Anthony Baird has written a number of works, all of which can be found using your browser – get busy!
He lives in Cumbria, in the United Kingdom, on the edge of the Lake District National Park.
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Keith’s Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kabauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kabauthor/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kabauthor.bsky.social
Website: https://5f2dd297cf905.site123.me/
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Beverley’s Bio
Beverley Lee is a bestselling dark fiction author who lives close to the dreaming spires of Oxford, England. Her work specialises in atmospheric horror, creeping dread, and broken boys – sometimes altogether – but are always filled with heart and the tenuous threads of relationships pushed to the brink. All the Feels all the time. Vampires are her first love and occasionally they stop whispering long enough for her to write other books. When she’s not writing you’ll find her rambling through the countryside, dreaming about male vampires kissing, and exploring time-worn graveyards
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Beverley’s Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverleyleeauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconstantvoice/
Website: https://beverleylee.com/
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