Story threads start to come together in Grindhelm's Key, book four of The Brackenford Cycle. Trev finds he must make a decision he's been putting off for as long as possible: To commit to his supernatural life and join the Custodians or turn his back on it all forever. As if that wasn't enough pressure, Sarah's back in town and needing some sort of help, a psychotic walking corpse wielding a soul-sucking lantern is stalking him and Cled needs some help dealing with an elemental. Just another average week in Trev's double life.

Trev has come a long way in these four books. While still fairly reluctant, he's finally living up to the promise of the hero we all hope he'd become, consciously choosing to do the right thing and stand up for those in need of his help. In a small way I think Bad Trev helps with this, though that aspect can easily get out of hand. It's definitely something to keep an eye on.

Oscar the kitten has to be hands down my favorite at this point. So much mayhem and snark in one adorable, tiny package! And so many opportunities for for him to show up unexpectedly since his size lets him sneak around easier.

This story is jam packed with action that keeps the pace moving. Moseley continues to layer on the world building, adding even more unique twists to common urban fantasy staples, this time elementals and a fresh take on jack o'lantern. The tone continues to stay on the darker side though thankfully it's a little less bleak than Spectre's Rest. Now that events from previous books are weaving back in to the narrative, I'm excited to see where the story will go from here. I'm (im)patiently waiting for book 5. ( )