Green Rath

A Cait Reagan Novel (Boston Preternatural Investigations Unit, Book 3)

By: Aoibh Wood

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Two thousand years before Cait Reagan was a twinkle in The Morrigan’s eye, Weyna played handmaid to that very same Goddess in the year leading up to the Second Battle of Maighe Tuireadh, where the Tuatha de Dannan faced the forces of Fomori in a climactic final battle. But when Weyna stuns the assembled Gods and Goddesses by taking down the greatest fighter the Óșeni have ever known using a technique she never learned, she sets in motion a series of events that will ultimately lead to the discovery a long-buried secret two millennia later.

In the present, Cait's sister, Aoife Reagan, a former member of Ireland’s Tacaíochta Faoi Arm, the Garda version of SWAT, is drawn to Boston for the funeral, only to find that it’s not going to happen. Cait died, but it didn’t take as Cait returned to the ranks of the undead somewhat posthumously. Unfortunately, Cait's soul has decided to go on walkabout, and she remains in a strange sort of stasis.

In the meantime, Liz believes something larger is at work, and she has concocted an insane plan to draw out Cait’s killer and lead them one step closer to whoever is behind him. Aoife will impersonate Cait, leading the would-be assassin to believe they’ve failed. Now she just has to convince Aoife to be the bait, impersonate a nine-year veteran of the police department, and do it while chasing down a vicious creature of myth that is running loose in Boston and could destroy half the city.

©2023 Aoibh Wood (P)2024 Aoibh Wood

too long

I love the plot but getting the the highlights takes forever. I was slightly lost for a quick min but I got it in the end. I waiting for what will happen next

Underestimated

I had all but given up on this series. The story is coming together, and I’ve gone back to the beginning. I have high hopes for the next in the series. This narrator is always good.

freaking awesome

These books are so great! The author is incredibly creative! Abbey Craden kills it, as always! I truly love the series

Preternatural Phenomena

Fantasy is not usually my favorite genre but I have loved all three books in this series so far. The gut wrenching emotions kept me listing. Abby Craden is the best. Looking forward to book 4.

Love it

I wish Cait ended up with Marcella but maybe that’s the love conquers all trait in me lol I honestly love the series cant wait for the next book

Aoife's the best

I really enjoyed Aoife being in the story, she's much more calm and collected and warmed up to Cait's circle fairly quickly. She's smart and funny, so it was pleasant to hear her throughout the story. She also has a very major key role within the group and story although I'm worried about her now.
I will say though that the story is getting a bit..wild? It was hard to follow sometimes with the Weyna flashbacks and it clicks a bit further in but overall there was a lot of information thrown that was either kept or discarded completely. I feel like the story would have been a lot easier to follow if more content was added in with the characters, more day to day living and smoothing out the story a bit with added time. BUT, it was still a good read and I'm very much looking forward to the next book.

I also hope Cait's love life calms down in the next book though. She can't seem to catch a break.

This Series is so Fantastic

Book 1 - I thought I would never listen to a better book.
Book 2 - Okay..this time for sure there would never be a better book.
Book 3 - Well...here we are again and I am left in another book coma. I eagerly await Dark Sisters.
No question...if Aoibh Wood writes it...I will read it (or listen to it).

where is the next one

It Took me a while to get used to the back and forth of the chapter's, It Jarred me a little. I need more of the sisters together. Abby craden Shines again, What a lovely narrator.

Great Vampire/Fantasy Story!

I’m a big fan of this series and this installment is as good or better than the earlier ones. New characters and a lot of world building, but it’s never slow or ponderous. The writing is always entertaining and interesting

An Exhilarating Journey

Cait lays as dead in a catatonic state with her soul traveling through past lives merging and also growing into a well disciplined fighter and powerful leader while her sister, Aoife, takes her place in the present to flush out Cait's killer. Aoife comes into her own power and falls in love, having been perfectly matched by Marsella, the matchmaker and they settle their personal conflict.

Meanwhile in Cait's soul walk dream, prophecies play out as worlds, times, and peoples forge connections between past and present tumultuously whirling toward each era's cataclysmic Armageddon while marching toward the future where light and dark will ultimately clash once again with a hope to finally vanquish Mother Darkness and her forces.

This is an exhilarating journey with colorful, well developed characters populating both worlds as the author draws us through an intriguing and powerful history and backstory taking place in one timeline of the past where Cait's soul is traveling and simultaneously, we embark on a second adventure in the present timeline where Aoife comes into her own.

You quickly become invested in the stories of both worlds, stories that are part of the whole singular story and its outcome. We hear various POV's and become immersed in the battles, explorations, and investigations. And there are surprises and winsome dates along the way as well as angst and tension, and even sexy times.

Aoibh Wood engages the reader and draws us along to a phenomenal conclusion, which as usual points the way toward the next suspenseful journey in the upcoming book while Abby Craden's narration makes Green Rath come alive, so you feel like you're right there with the characters in the middle of all the happenings.

I'm grateful for the Audible ARC and happy to leave a review. I'm immensely enjoying the Cait Reagan Series and highly recommend reading or listening to them for yourself.