It’s release week and we’re thrilled to share First Comes Death with you all! Read on for more details!
First Comes Death
Publication Date: April 15, 2024
Genre: Sci-Fi/Superhero Fantasy/LGBTQ+
A power for every death…
When a black hole anomaly rewrites the rules of life and death, Dina resurrects from a fatal crash into the Chesapeake with an uncontrollable tie to water. Trapped in a cycle of vanishing and reappearing across the world at the water’s whim, all Dina wants is to rid herself of this connection and have control of her life again. But with every new resurfacing, it becomes clear she has a worse crisis on her hands: she’s being followed by a monster.
Drowning may not be a natural cause of death, but neither is murder. And when Ivy resurrects with the ability to produce bone daggers from her own body, she’s hungry for revenge. But between her distrust of her new, supposed allies, puzzling encounters with a woman with powers of her own, and the soul devouring creature on their tail, attaining vengeance is looking a lot more difficult than dying in the first place.
As Dina and Ivy’s inexplicable bond pulls them together time and again, they find something neither expected in their afterlife: someone worth living for. But they’ll have to find a way to annihilate the monster at their heels before time runs out on their second lives. Because without another anomaly to bring them back, this time death will have its due.
Rating & Review
5 out of 5
Wow. If I had to sum up this book in a few words, I’m not sure if I could. The characters are unique, each with their own backstories, desires, and plans. They feel like real people even though they’ve been…resurrected. But these aren’t zombies like you’d typically think – they’re closer to superheroes like the X-Men, with unique abilities brought on by their deaths and return to life. I love the sheer contrast between them. To add to that, Baren did a (maybe too good) job of bringing everything to life. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced drowning in a car or waking up buried alive before, but I have through the pages of this book. I didn’t just feel like I was watching the story unfold, I felt like I was in each character’s shoes, experiencing it the same way they did. (Ivy’s opening gave me some ick because I’m not big on creepy crawlies, but I have to applaud that it was written so well it made my skin crawl a bit). I could go on for much longer, but this is a unique read that doesn’t quite fit into what I’d consider typical superhero, sci-fi, or fantasy stories, and that’s exactly why you should read it.
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