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Nightshades: A Paranormal Thriller
Nightshades: A Paranormal Thriller
Nightshades: A Paranormal Thriller
Audiobook4 hours

Nightshades: A Paranormal Thriller

Written by Melissa F. Olson

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

Alex McKenna is the new Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Bureau of Preternatural Investigations—the division tasked with investigating crimes involving shades.

Or vampires, as they’re more widely known.

Children have been going missing, and agents are routinely being slaughtered. It’s up to McKenna, and some unlikely allies, to get to the bottom of the problem, and find the kids before it’s too late.

Nightshades is a new gritty urban fantasy from Melissa F. Olson.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 1, 2017
ISBN9781543662979
Nightshades: A Paranormal Thriller
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Melissa F. Olson

Melissa F. Olson is the author of numerous Old World novels and stories, as well as the novella Nightshades and its two sequels. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, two kids, two dogs, and two jittery chinchillas. Read more about her work and life at www.MelissaFOlson.com.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Very cool! Imaginative, unique, and with Luke Daniels narrating nade it come alive.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Man, this was a great story! I'm thoroughly looking forward to moving on to the second in the series. Right off the top I was stoked and grateful that the story focused on the world-building, character development and plot and not some forced romance like you find in many supernatural thrillers. I rarely give 5 stars but I really can't find a fault in this book. Even the voice actor for the audiobook was great!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Nightshades (Nightshades, #1)by Melissa F. OlsonThis was a new take on vampires and it was worth the read! Found it on sale on Chirp and I'm glad I did. A fist full of exciting characters, one is a vamp herself, gets recruited to fight for a Paranormal Team to keep Shades in order. They work together to rescue missing kids the vampires have.I felt like this was a prequel. It sold me! Will look for more on sale on Chirp!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A new take on vampires coming out of the shadows is the premise of the story. Alex is heading up a new division of the FBI in Chicago to investigate murders that they believe are caused by shades. Shades are the term used for vampires in the series. Teens in the area have been going missing and the previous agents that have been investigating it have turned up murdered. A break in the case has an agent barely surviving the attack and some new data from the only shade in government control has Alex on the path of finding out who is taking the kids.

    This is certainly the first book in a new series and the ending has you wondering how things will work out in the future. An enjoyable addition to the urban fantasy landscape.

    Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Netgalley
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Loved it! Just the dose of urban fantasy I've been looking for, and I'm so glad I found it. Desperately hoping there will be more.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    As a premise for a new urban fantasy series, I enjoyed this. You could tell a lot of thought went into this world and its version of vampires, and into how a law enforcement division policing them would be perceived. I liked the team and could see them turning into found-family, which I adore. The only thing I really didn't care about was the villain's motivation. I'd read more.

    [I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.]
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I’m not a great fan of vampire stories, so it was a pleasant surprise to find myself enjoying this quick an entertaining read. It seems to be the first book in a new series, so it devotes quite a big number of pages to introducing the main characters and the setting (and vampires here were original enough to keep me interested) and not so many to the action/fights part of the story, which was perfectly fine by me. And although the ending is open it’s closed enough to allow you to read and enjoy the book by itself, even if you decide not to read the future sequels. So if you’re looking for an easy, fast-paced read, and you are into vampire books and FBI thrillers, you should definitely check this novella (perfect length, by the way), and probably the future books in this series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    NIGHTSHADE introduces a brand new world where vampires aka shades are persona non grata. McKenna is tasked with taking down a group of shades that are killing humans and finds himself working with the beautiful Lindy who just happens to be a shade who wants to help him take them down. I wish NIGHTSHADE had been longer. It felt too short and lacked a bit of the details I would have liked to see between the pages. One thing NIGHTSHADE didn't lack was action and suspense. Things start off pretty quickly and the pace stays pretty fast until the end.I thought the characters were well developed for the little time I had to learn about them. I learned just enough about them to be interested in what happened to them and get a good grasp on how I felt about them and their place in the story. Alex and Lindy had a spark, but it really wasn't explored. They both feel it though and I think it will be explored in the future as they continue their partnership.With the ending of NIGHTSHADE I have no doubt that this was the start to a new series. You just can't end a stand-alone like Olson ended NIGHTSHADE and not have a follow-up. I am definitely intrigued after reading NIGHTSHADE and will keep an eye out for book two.* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.