Gideon Bean

Auras & Embers, Book 1

De: Gwen DeMarco

Narrado por: Janine Granda

All Gideon Bean wants is to be left alone to burn corpses in peace. Is that too much to ask?

Nothing exciting happens at Peterson Cremation Services–exactly how Gideon prefers it. All his life, he has seen things–scary and bizarre visions that weren’t really there. Working the night shift at the crematorium and days at Sheryl's Shell Shack lets him keep his head down and ignore the strange world around him. The last time Gideon reacted to one of his hallucinations, he ended up in a psychiatric hold. He can’t let anything like that happen again–it would break his mother’s heart.

Then suddenly, a woman with flaming wings and fiery eyes crawls out of a crematorium oven one night.

Dacey Menet is a Mythical who is reborn in fire. She’s investigating a series of local murders and disappearances, and she is enraged to have been one of the victims. Now Dacey needs Gideon’s help to catch her murderer.

Because it turns out his ‘hallucinations’ are real–Gideon Bean can see magic.

©2024 Gwen DeMarco (P)2024 Gwen DeMarco

Great Story

Just as good as her last series. Imaginative story, great characters, and the performance was spot on. Strongly recommend this book and all other Demarco reads. Hopefully the next book in this series is quick to follow.

Fantastic start!

Where to start? If you listened to Sophie Ffegle books you know the basics. This is set in the same world. I don’t wanna spoil anything but if you like Urban Fantasy check this book out. Can’t wait for book 2!

I’m addicted

I love the characters and how it’s all put together. I finished all of the Sophie books and just finished this one looking for more I highly recommend. I can’t wait for the next one to come out.

love the chemistry between the main characters

Great story! great narration. couldn't put it down. main characters have great chemistry. lots of little plots with people. guessing all through the book. can't wait for book two!

Do they live or work next door?

The characters are always strong and she shows us how the magical population may…just may be living and functioning right beside us!

As always, love this author

Gideon Bean is your average adult, mostly. (Aside from a few hallucinations every now and then.) He keeps to himself and works 2 jobs to pay rent. It just so happens one of those jobs is at a crematorium overnight. Nothing exciting ever happens until one night he puts a box in the fire and a woman with wings of fire comes out. After meeting Dacey, his life will never be the same.
Gideon is a perfect unassuming MC. He really is just an average person living a normal life. And once he gets pulled into the world of mythicals, he realizes that he wasn’t as crazy as he thought he might have been. After a little hesitation, he ends up jumping right into the world of mythicals like a natural. Dacey is such a fun character! Even through she’s an agent of the Conclave, you’d never know it. She is the perfect complement to Gideon. She knows how to pull his inner strength out of him.
This book is set in the same world as Sophie Feegle but with new characters and a new location. This story has us in Florida. The workplace setting is similar since this a crematorium, but that type of setting really works for both series. It helps you get a feel for the MC isolation at first.
There is a lot of building up of the story and suspense in this book and then towards the end you are hit with the action. I loved the plot and then once you get to the showdown, it’s so hard to put the book away! You just have to know what will happen! And of course there were twists you didn’t see coming as well!
I listened to on audible, so I can’t wait for the next audiobook to be released!

Supernatural

I enjoyed this new book by the author. It is similar but with new characters. I liked Gideon and Daisy. Janine Granada narrated this book well.

Gripping Dark Fantasy

I enjoyed this first book of the "Auras & Embers" series. The audiobook captured my imagination from the opening paragraph until the very end. Gideon worked nights at the "Peterson Cremation Services" where nothing unusual happened until the night that a living woman crawled out of the crematorium. The story had some fascinating twists. I liked all the paranormal beings that populated the novel. The characters were brilliant, unique, and strong. Janine Granda's narration was entertaining. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review which included my opinions.

so good, can't wait for the next one

I love being sucked back into the world of mythicals, and the Cascadia reference from Sophie Feegle was a surprise bonus. Seriously, I'd deliver coffee and pastries, even fold laundry, if that helped this author get the next book out faster! (but I wouldn't actually put the laundry away, that's a hard boundary 😏)

Fun Characters

I liked the movement of the story, the characters and voices, not to complicated but fun.