This 3rd in a series continues building a world were vampires etc have come out into the mainstream. Linnet is a lawyer in a vampire controlled firm. There is humor, suspense, and prejudice in these books. I could not stop reading them. I recommend reading them in order: The Case is Going to Kill Me, Box Office Poison, and finally Publish and Perish as the plots continues to develop. I hope there will be further books about Linnet and her world.

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A few chapters in I was hooked. I haven’t read the first Linnet Ellery book but I found it easy to follow along and was quickly sucked in. (I’ll be going back to read the first Linnet Ellary book now). Linnet is a lawyer with a super power. Somehow she can remain untouched when attacked, a strange magic that keeps her safe while those around her die.

In a world with Vampires, Fey and Werewolves Linnet is something… else. But that something else is a threat to everyone she loves. To keep them safe, she will have to die.

A great book with a world I thoroughly enjoyed. Fun characters full of attitude, I enjoy the Fey world and almost want to see more of it. Linnet is a great hero who is dragged into madness through no fault of her own. Her strength is to keep going, to fight back and to save her loved ones at all costs. If you like a good vampire/werewolf this is a fun one to sink your teeth into.

I had read the previous books in this series almost five years ago and loved them, so I was very excited to see this next book come out. I immediately dived in, and while it took me a while to get up to speed since it had been so long, I was soon reading smoothly along, enjoying every minute of this book. The author does an excellent job of bring the reader up to speed so I don’t think you need to have read the others in the series. I do recommend it just because they were excellent books. I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed the author’s writing which is humorous, action-packed, and engaging. She writes very well, and she doesn’t use the same elements most urban fantasy writes use. One event in this book made me very sad, and I kept hoping it was a mistake, but my hopes were dashed. Read this book to find out what I’m talking about. I hope it doesn’t take another almost five years to see the next one as I’m anxious to see what will come next. Highly recommend! I was provided a complimentary copy of the e-book which I reviewed voluntarily.

Publish and Perish is the third book in the series featuring Linnet Ellery, a lawyer for a top vampire-run law firm in a world where humans know that vampires, werewolves, and elves (Alfar) exist. While it might be possible to follow the story without having read the other two first, it would probably be better to read them all in order to get the full sense of Linnet’s adventures.

In the first two novels in the series, various supernatural creatures try to harm Linnet and are unable to do so. In fact, some of them meet bizarre accidental deaths in the course of trying to hurt her. But the question is, why? What’s so special about Linnet?

Well, the answer is certainly unusual. It does take a little bit for the story to kick into gear, but once it did, I was hooked! Suffice it to say, I did NOT see that coming. Full props to Bornikova for pulling off something completely different from the usual reasons for the “magical” powers of a female lead in a paranormal fantasy.

The writing in this book has a cinematic quality that I really enjoyed. The author does a great job with things like the banter between the leads and the vividly described action sequences. That’s not surprising, since Bornikova’s background includes writing episodes for different television series. (Including the old TV show Strange Luck, a term that could certainly be used to describe the things that happen to Linnet.)

The book does have some weak points, in my opinion. Linnet’s power is problematic, and the resolution to her dilemma is a little too simple in the end. In particular, the author has something completely wacky happen to Linnet (can’t say what—spoilers!), and I wish she had run with it instead of undoing the situation relatively quickly. Watching the character cope with that predicament would have been REALLY fascinating. Linnet also has a couple of potential love interests in the series, and they both get shuffled off. (In the Shakespearian sense in one case.) No dragging out the emotional complications there.

The way the novel ends, I can’t tell for sure if another book is planned for the series or not. It certainly could be continued, and I would love to see what might happen to Linnet next.

Recommended for readers who enjoy paranormal fantasy. But read the other two books first!

A copy of this book was provided through NetGalley for review; all opinions expressed are my own.

I think I would have enjoyed Publish and Perish more if I had reread the previous book first. It starts immediately after Box Office Poison. Linnet has just gotten off the plane from L.A. and is making a few stops on the way back home when the excitement starts. But since it's been almost five years for me, I just wasn't as emotionally invested in the characters as I would have liked. There are also some returning minor characters from book two who took me a little time to place.

The book answers some big questions, like why there are no female vampires. (When the rule is first introduced, it just sounds like patriarchal nonsense.) And we find out more about the secret societies that were hinted at before. But you know how sometimes really unpleasant things happen to the characters in a book and it's unpleasant to read? That's kind of what happened with this one.

After the unpleasantness, and a little WTFery, though, I like the direction the series is going. It reminds me a little bit of Secret McQueen, in feel as well as content. I hope that there's another book planned for next year and I don't have another five year wait.

I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I don't remember how I found the Linnet Ellery books, but I'm so glad I did, and I'm always upset that they don't get more press in the urban fantasy genre. Instead of a main character wielding a sword, Linnet can write a killer legal brief, making this a perfect legal thriller/urban fantasy crossover.

It's been a few years since the last novel, but it was easy to catch up with the storyline-- it picks up immediately after the last book. Now, Linnet has to leave her firm as well as try to figure out what this new power is and where it came from. I'm still going to suggest that people read the series in order, but I definitely recommend them for someone looking for something different from the "sexy chip-on-her-shoulder PI with a magic sword and a cast of male admirers" tropes that urban fantasy seems to fall into.

It’s been a few years since I read the previous book in the series, and most of what I remember from it is that I liked it and wanted to read more. Publish and Perish takes place immediately after the events of that book, and while I was a bit lost trying to recall characters and events, there was enough context in this story to remind me of the important stuff.

Linnet has returned to New York, but the chaos that has defined her life lately has not gone away. She desperately wants to free John from essential captivity in the fae realm, and her bizarre luck in surviving attacks from vampires and werewolves remains a mystery...until this book. In trying to do the right thing and being loyal to her friends, Linnet discovers the real—and nefarious—cause of her “superpower,” and she endures some truly heart-wrenching and life-changing events while doing so.

Publish and Perish reaffirmed my appreciation for this series, and I only hope we will not have to wait another 4 1/2 years to find out what happens next.

Needs a bit of editing, some singular nouns need pluralizing, some flow issues. Otherwise an excellent book. Clever, witty, and a fun new take on the whole vampires/weres/elf dynamic.