Ravenous Beasts / Savage Daemons - Lauretta Hignett

59%

10.09.26 / 12.09.26

Just as crazy and confused and surprisingly feminist as the first two in the series but just as much fun, especially the last book, which went off in all sorts of unexpected directions.

Vicious Creatures / Fractured Gods - Lauretta Hignett

59%

04.09.26 / 06.09.26

More dark fantasy fun, this one even more violent than usual. There was, however, just as much need for a proper proofread (e.g. using 'little' five times in one paragraph and the constant focus on a particularly 'masculine jawline') but Hignett's irrepressible heroines and wry humour mean she is one of the few authors for whom I can overlook her lack of editing.

Immortal Death / Immortal Life - Lauretta Hignett

57%

18.07.26

I'm reviewing these two books together because the whole series might as well have been a single, continuous story, and there's not much to tell them apart anyway. Because it's fun, fairly feminist, vivid (if with slightly stereotyped characters) and has a not-entirely-predictable storyline, I'll overlook the lack of editing in places, and how some parts didn't really make sense.
 

Immortal World - Lauretta Hignett

58%

12.07.26

This was slightly messier than the previous book in the series and could have done with a slightly more thorough edit at times but was still good violent fun with some deeper messages in amongst the craziness.

Immortal Games - Lauretta Hignett

60%

09.07.26

Since I have free Kindle Unlimited again, I couldn't resist returning to Lauretta Hignett's urban (well, smalltown) fantasy world. I was right about the first in the series just acting as a springboard as this was much better. The humour is balanced with a fair helping of violence, darkness and angst, along with strong character development. 

Immortal - Lauretta Hignett

56%

01.05.25

This'll be the last Hignett for a while, promise as I have many, more literary, novels to read. That said, while there's no doubt her books are entertaining, she also sneaks in more serious political or emotional messages, adding a little depth to what could be cliched wish-fulfillment stories. This series starter was better than Susan's and Prue's but still seemed a little transitory - on its way to somewhere else later in the series, where I don't feel very strongly about going.

Susan, You're the Chosen One - Lauretta Hignett

48%

27.04.25

The idea was promising but the whole book just read like an introduction to the series rather than anything worth reading by itself.

Bad Bones / Bare Bones - Lauretta Hignett

48%

17.04.25

These books are, inexplicably, much duller than the Foils and Fury series - the 'found family' and 'secret supernatural' themes just aren't handled as well. I've almost forgotten I've read them.

Foils and Fury (series) - Lauretta Hignett

63%

13.04.25

Four books comprising:

• Oops I Ate a Vengeance Demon
• Dancing with the Vengeance Demon
• Dating with the Vengeance Demon
• Dying for My Vengeance Demon

A fun, feisty, feminist fantasy series that I read n about 5 days. A pretty biting political commentary too, marred only by a few jarring typos.