Review: Glimmer of Hope (The Other Realm Series Book 2) by Heather G Harris

Glimmer of Hope by Heather G. Harris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Drugs and Murder

I’d probably give this book 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.

This is the second book in the series and you probably have to read the first book to enjoy this one. The book ends at a natural break in the story but has a substantial hook, that verges on a cliffhanger, for the next book.

After Jinx finished her last case she hoped to hear from Stone, but 8 weeks later there hasn’t been a word. She’s living in The Wirral now, to be close to the heart of the UK’s Other Realm in Liverpool. What she wasn’t expecting was a job back in her old home of Buckinghamshire. A dryad she met on the day she was introduced to the Other Realm wants her to investigate the murder of her husband, which has been written off as a mugging gone wrong.

During the course of the case, she meets up with Emory, the Dragon Prime of the UK, who she also met on her last case. He hires her to look into the death of one of his dragons, however, he fully intends to investigate with her, probably because he wants to flirt with her.

As this is the second book in the series there is less world-building, but there are still a lot of blanks filled in, especially as she spends most of this book with a dragon who gives her a different perspective on the Other Realm. There is less focus on The Connection, which is the ruling body of the Other Realm because dragons are not part of that body.

This book has a nice juicy murder mystery aspect to it. There are several layers to the case that intersect and Jinx finds that her contacts from the first book are helpful in finding her way through this case. We also get to see more of Jinx’s powers in action as she becomes more familiar with them and what the Glimmer Blade is capable of.

There is a touch of romance in this book, but once again it isn’t the main focus. It’s just an extra layer of fun on top of the plot. I have to say I enjoyed the possibility of a relationship between Jinx and Emory more than with Jinx and Stone. It will be interesting to see how that situation goes, but I assume once again any relationship stuff will be the sprinkles on top rather than the main part of the dish, as with this book and the previous one.

I am annoyed I have to wait for the next book, but apparently, it’s coming soon and the ending of this book isn’t too crazy-making!

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