Ivy Granger, psychic detective, thought she’d seen it all…until now.With a vengeful lamia that only she can see on the city streets, reports of specters walking Harborsmouth cemeteries, and an angry mob of faerie clients at her office door, it’s bound to be a long night. Add in an offense against the faerie courts and a few foolish bargains and one thing is clear–Ivy Granger is in some … is in some seriously deep trouble.
Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she’s in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?
If Ivy doesn’t find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.
Ghost Light is the second novel in the bestselling Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens. The world of Ivy Granger, including the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series and Hunters’ Guild series, is filled with action, mystery, magic, dark humor, quirky characters, bloodsucking vampires, flirtatious demons, sarcastic gargoyles, sexy shifters, temperamental witches, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.
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Context is everything. Every reader brings their own world view to the fictional universe, in this case Harborsmouth, in which they find themselves. This has nothing to do with suspension of disbelief, but it shows how we see ourselves at any given time. Today’s world is so polarized that even as we let our reality be subsumed by the story we are reading, when the reading experience ends, we look at the plot through today’s eyes.
Ivy Granger’s universe is all about ‘other.’ A year or two ago, I would not have thought twice about how I view ‘other.’ Today, that concept colors every headline and news broadcast. My view to accept all those around me has not changed, but I am more aware, than ever before, of ‘other.’
There are some things we can all accept like the love of parents for their children, and, putting ‘other’ aside, the need to keep our children safe from harm. Ivy Granger knows that too.
For me, a series lives or dies on its backstory. It must evolve and clarify the lives of a set of recurring characters. E. J. Stevens is doing a great job of telling just enough about Ivy and her compatriots in each piece, while putting them into compelling circumstances, to make me want to read more. I really want to know more about Ivy and Jinx and Ceffyl Dur.
I am very sure that E. J. Stevens didn’t write GHOST LIGHT to be a political treatise on how we treat our fellow beings, but that is how it reads in 2017. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and actually didn’t get the implications, so pertinent to today, until after I left Harborsmouth and returned to my own reality. I highly recommend that you start Ivy Granger’s tale from book one, SHADOW SIGHT. Her story is one of self-discovery and growth from which all can benefit.
I just love these books, I truly get lost in them. These characters are really great, with a whole cast of colorful witches, fey, humans, bridge troll, vampires and so on. The story is fun, nicely paced with mysteries and exploration. Ivy is really evolving, so happy about her and Ceff her boyfriend. Her fairy powers are developing nicely, giving her more strength, making her faster, she can see in the dark… yes I’d say Princess Ivy is developing her powers well. I wonder how much and what kind of powers she’ll end up with.
Her and Jinx are still bff’s and their detective business is booming. Both of them have taken self defense classes from another friend Jenna and are now taking weapons training. With all the trouble they get in they need it and then all the different types of creatures they deal with.
Ivy is working on some personal business on her free time. It’s tough going but she’s strong, determined with the need to find things out. She is also remembering her childhood and her father, which is great. I love Ivy she’s so sweet, yet snarky and puts her foot in her mouth all the time, accidentally insulting people. Jinx tells her it’s her gift lol. She also has no problem threatening anyone.
Well there’s a lot a float in the Ivy Granger series. I really loved this and the other Ivy Granger books. I would recommend them highly.
Ghost Light (Ivy Granger, #2), my ninth read from author E.J. Stevens and my seventh Ivy Granger read. Well-written with intriguing characters. I got the book back in September of last year and never got around to reading it until now. E.J. Stevens is rapidly becoming a go-to author for me! I was been given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. Traci Odom’s narration adds to the book’s enjoyment. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Ghost Light has plenty of interesting characters such as fae, kelpie, trolls, brownies, pixies, witches, zombies, ghouls, vampires, and more. Someone is kidnapping far children and our gal Ivy is trying to track down the criminal or criminals.
The narration is very good!
This is another enjoyable story in the Ivy Granger series. Missing children, demons, vengeful Lamia, a lost father and mysterious cats make this a fun, entertaining story. The characters grow in depth with each book and I love seeing how their lives are evolving. I especially like how Marvin is developing into a quietly intelligent troll with a big heart and innovative ideas. In this story Ceff and Ivy’s relationship begins to heat up nicely and her newfound Fae side causes unforeseen difficulties in her life. The narrator of the audiobook does a great job of the characters voices, bring out the individual personalities well and letting you feel the humour and emotion in the story. I will look forward following Ivy’s search for her father in the next book.