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Resurrection Road (The Echo Trail Book 1) Kindle Edition
For as long as she can remember, Eden has been on the run.
The open road is the only freedom she’s ever known, the only life she’s ever had. But when the road ends in a backwater town, a mysterious phone call sends her on a new journey.
Lazarus is no stranger to ghosts.
Shades and spirits are his constant companions, it’s the living that set him on edge. The decision to help a troubled mage will find him taking on more than he bargained for.
Becoming a hunter was never part of Zeke’s plan.
He finds himself stepping into all the dark places where horrors lurk and spirits roam free—until a job gone wrong shows him there’s more than one way to deal with a monster.
A missing friend.
A chance to prove himself.
A desire to keep the darkness inside at bay.
Together, the three set out on the long road east, each pulled by a secret.
But a powerful presence lurks in the shadows, eager to make a deal that will change their lives forever.
- Print length318 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 26, 2021
- File size3770 KB
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- ASIN : B096K1T21B
- Publisher : (July 26, 2021)
- Publication date : July 26, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 3770 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 318 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,527,423 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,470 in Urban Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #10,052 in Paranormal Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #49,815 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Books)
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About the author
Hannah Marae is a writer, artist, and hopeless multitasker. She resides in Alaska with her family, where she homeschools her young child and struggles to manage her unwieldy book collection. When not writing, Hannah enjoys curling up with a book or a video game—sometimes both at the same time!
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Marae really captures the essence of what made Supernatural one of my favorite shows, she understands that while ghost and monster hunting is important, and it does make up the core of who Lazarus and Zeke are, it’s not the heart of the story. Marae’s ghost and monster hunting scenes are insanely entertaining, don’t get me wrong (plus, I enjoyed the breadth of ghosts and monsters she had, where some were exciting because they were what I expected and wanted, and others completely blew me away with their creativity). The pacing with these little side missions is spaced out perfectly along the path of helping Eden find her friend, and while the characters make these detours, the plot never does. You never lose sight of what the ultimate goal is, of where these characters need to go, and what they have to accomplish, you never once feel lost or confused, or forget what’s happening. But it is the characters that make the book so unique and special.
Each character is so distinct from one another, and each has their own path of self-discovery and growth… They are all so well rounded and deep with their own goals and dreams, which don’t always line up with the other characters goals, making for some wonderful tension. Plus, some have tragic backstories which you can’t help but eat up. The relationships in this book were wonderful too, and who doesn’t like a found family trope? But, you know me, I am a sucker for the slow burn romances, and this book has that in spades!
Marae does a fabulous job weaving her mysteries, too. So, rest assured, while this book is its own complete story, there are so many things teased, hints sprinkled throughout, that are so intriguing! This first book sets such a strong foundation for later books in the series without ending before I felt like things properly started, which has to be applauded in Urban Fantasy series since most seem to love ending on these crazy huge cliffhangers. Which is honestly why I am giving this book 5 stars: the pacing was spot on, the tension delicious, the banter laugh out loud worthy at times, and the story is a complete arc from start to finish. It really has it all for such a quick read!
I do need to mention, on a personal note, that I was an early beta reader for Resurrection Road, however that does not impact this review whatsoever. How/why? Because I base my reviews on the finished novel, not what I’ve read in early iterations. I have since bought my own copy of this book because I truly love the content so much. The genuine progress this story has made since I first looked at it is commendable; this author is going to have such an amazing career. So, get in on this before she blows up so you can be a hipster with me and say “I liked it first.”
You know what’s amazing? That I know people who write books. I think all authors are amazing – writing a book (or fanfiction!) is a great accomplishment. And it blows my mind that I’ve been able to meet up and coming authors through the bookstagram community!! One of those is Hannah Marae, who you can find on Instagram @hannah.marae. When I heard about this book of hers, I was super excited. She offered me an advanced copy, and I’m so glad I took her up on the offer. I really enjoyed the book overall.
Listen, I just really love urban fantasy okay? Ghosts and vampires and shapeshifters and magic!! It’s all great. And I especially like how each author/book has their own take on these classic elements. I really enjoyed the focus on ghosts in this particular novel. Also, the sigil magic concept is really cool. I guess writing symbols for magic has been used before, but I really liked the concept of tattooing these sigils on a person’s body. Being able to activate a tattoo spell is something that my Dungeons and Dragons campaign has used recently haha, so I’m really into it.
Maybe it’s because I’m going on a road trip of my own soon, but I love that setting for novels. I haven’t read many, but I think it’s a great way to explore lots of cool locations, and a great setting for building relationships. Road-tripping along with this cast of characters, and the different “side quests” so to speak, was super fun to read about.
I know that the show Supernatural was a big influence on this novel, but to be honest I haven’t seen any of that show haha. From what I know of it though, one of the key relationships is between two brothers, and we have that in Resurrection Road. Lazarus and Zeke are technically cousins, but live and travel together and interact like many siblings do. They definitely love each other, but naturally there are things about the other that get on their nerves, and they have their fights. Like a real world relationship! Hahaah. I think it would be fun to read a collection of short stories about them and their adventures haha. The two of them are ghost hunters, and learning how ghosts interact with the world around them through the lense of ghost hunting was really cool.
Another family relationship was Mab and Eden – though it is found family rather than blood family. Which we love around here!!! It’s clear that the two of them have a deep bond, but I didn’t feel it quite like I wanted to. I felt that it was explained more than it was shown, so I didn’t feel quite as invested. I think this is meant to be the first book in a series, which is perhaps why the author didn’t include quite as much backstory as I would’ve liked. Hopefully the author explores relationship more in later books!
That kind of leads me to a general complaint of lack of character depth. Naturally we focused in on the two main characters, Eden and Laz. However, there are a good handful of secondary characters that I think needed more exploration and development. The novel could have been longer, to spend more time on this aspect.
I think also the general timeline felt a bit rushed – the characters started trusting each other too quickly to be believable. In general, I think the novel should have been maybe 50+ pages longer so that we could just get more depth in all aspects.
All in all, this was a really fun read! It could use a little more development, but I’m really happy I read it. And I will definitely be looking forward to the next book, and further books by Hannah! I hope you all check this one out – it releases today!! You can find it on Amazon, or get a signed copy from Hannah’s Etsy store.
OH!! And how could I forget my favorite character – a shapeshifting dog named Hades!! Precious boy!
I will say at first I got heavy supernatural vibes but the whole the story may have used some of those familiar plot lines to get started, it quickly developed its own identity. Would have liked a little more!
Tldr: fun and exciting first urban fantasy novel that is surprisingly well done.
I received an eARC for an honest review.
Originally I was a beta reader for this story, but I came in at the last round. From then to this final version there were some changes made, but overall, I still enjoyed it now as I did then. I give this book 4 stars because it was fun and I enjoyed following these characters and their amazing hellhound Hades. I was also just so drawn to this version of our world that I very much wish was real lol. I know this story was written after the show Supernatural was ending, so if you're a fan of the show, or even just like the show, or know absolutely nothing about it and just like stories of alternate versions of Earth, then give this story a shot! I promise you'll have fun going on this fun wild story with Eden, Laz, and Zeke.
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
I received an eARC for an honest review.
Originally I was a beta reader for this story, but I came in at the last round. From then to this final version there were some changes made, but overall, I still enjoyed it now as I did then. I give this book 4 stars because it was fun and I enjoyed following these characters and their amazing hellhound Hades. I was also just so drawn to this version of our world that I very much wish was real lol. I know this story was written after the show Supernatural was ending, so if you're a fan of the show, or even just like the show, or know absolutely nothing about it and just like stories of alternate versions of Earth, then give this story a shot! I promise you'll have fun going on this fun wild story with Eden, Laz, and Zeke.
Top reviews from other countries
It was light, fun, dark, sad (I got tears in my poor sensitive heart)
And the little slow burn?! I mean I could die for them 👀
I can't wait to put my hand on the second one