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Heaven Goes to War with Heaven and Mummies try not to fall apart

Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw

April 3, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’d kind of been putting off reading Grave Importance because it’s the conclusion of a series I’ve enjoyed. This was a good ending to the series, and I’m sad it’s over, but at the same time there are a few things I wish had gotten a little more attention. The basic story has two lines that of course merge part way through; first there’s Greta’s in which she takes over a really fancy mummy clinic for a friend for a few months and naturally discovers […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: angels, dr greta helsing, Grave Importance, greta helsing, Heaven, hell, mummies, museum heist, Ruthven, vampires, Varney, Vivian Shaw

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:28 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: angels, dr greta helsing, Grave Importance, greta helsing, Heaven, hell, mummies, museum heist, Ruthven, vampires, Varney, Vivian Shaw ·
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Finally a break in a streak of not great

strange practice by vivian shaw

May 19, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Yeah for finding a new fun series! It’s fairly light, not perfect but quite promising. The basic premise is that Dr. Greta Helsing (daughter of that Helsing; yes, the one you’re probably thinking of) is a doctor for things that go bump in the night, like ghouls, vampires, vampyres, mummies, etc. She’s friends with Edmund Ruthven (yes, that Lord Ruthven), and as a result of a bad thing going on in the monster community, gets together a group including Ruthven, Francis Varney (a vampyr which […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: demons, ghouls, greta helsing, murder mystery, Strange Practice, Urban Fantasy, vampires, Vivian Shaw

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: demons, ghouls, greta helsing, murder mystery, Strange Practice, Urban Fantasy, vampires, Vivian Shaw ·
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