Great conclusion to very cool series. I liked the world building. I also enjoyed the characters, and how they became a family after much distrust. I didn't see a lot of the action coming. i definitely didn't think the worlds would be layered the way they were.

Just like with the previous 2 books I raced through this one as well. Addictive is the word that comes to mind when I think about The Foundling series. I’m completely addicted to Luce’s story so I’m going to read the next book too and the next one.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy.

This is the third book in the series and whilst it can be read as a standalone I would recommend
reading the previous books to set all the characters in place .

Instead of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse we have the four sisters - "in principal" it is but
with many differences .
Luce is Conquest - basically a Dragon , her sisters Death , Famine and War .
Living on Earth as normally as she can along with her coterie she hopes
to prevent the last two sisters breaking through to Earth . Her purpose to keep Earth safe .
But there is only so much she can do to keep her duality in place because as Conquest
she enslaved her love , Cole .
He however is torn , hating Conquest can he ever fully love and trust Luce ?
With bodies washing up on the banks of the Mississippi can Luce solve the riddle -
has Death broken through ? Can she prevent War arriving also knowing that if she cannot
Earth will be destroyed . Just what is Wu up to ?

This was an enjoyable book but I found they way the Author dibbles out points of information
a little hard to process .

I was given an arc of the book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

This is going to be short and straightforward.
I loved the first two books in the series and can't wait for the next. This story getse better and better with each installment. It is strange because I never read a book in the urban fantasy genre that I would categorize as slow burn expect this one. I love it!!I never thought I would because I generally not fan of slow burn storyline so it is a welcome surprise.

It is fascinating how the world expands with each book and how busy our characters are yet in the grand scheme of thisng the reader is still left wondering. Really these books leave me with the feeling similar to the ones I get after watching a good thriller on TV. Just perfectly delicious.
This whole wondering and doubting preception this is true not just for the storyline and the world but also for the romance and some of the characters as well. Every time I thought I figured out something, bam comes the twist, shaking up everything once more.

This story takes the reader on a ride, showing more and more of the different dimensions. Also the duality of Luce, her past and preset, her more or less human self and Conquest getting stronger, yet starts to fuse together more. I love to see into her lifes before and since she is getting a lot of flash backs in this book I can understand her a bit more. Maybe Conquest wasn't as bad as we first thought.

This series as a whole has a grimmy, foggy atmosphere but if you enjoy slow burn book the this is definitley your jam.

I enjoyed the continuation of this story. It keeps growing and hasn't felt stale or that it is going to fall off story-wise. For me, the way it is written it felt as if I was re-entering a TV show or someone's actual life.



In this one it expands away from her hometown and her human life (which are spoilery so I won't add here). There is a tug at a love triangle but it isn't annoying and a rival that is interesting and not -- for me anyway-- reasons to roll my eyes so hard that I end up throwing down the book.

Downloaded through Netgalley free in exchange for a free review.

Death Knell is the third book in a series. I haven't read the other books, so it was too difficult to understand this one. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ve seen that I just tore through Hailey Edwards books this summer. Obviously I was super excited for Death Knell. This is the third book in The Foundling series, and I was really intrigued about where that last ending left Luce and her friends.

Quick game of catch-up: Luce Boudreau was found around age 12 in the swamp. The cop who found her took her in and was just the best dad a girl could ask for. But they both knew Luce was different. The first book was about Luce finding out about herself. The second book was about Luce joining the crew, her coterie, and leaving her old life behind. Luce is basically a dragon and she is Conquest, a ruler along with her sisters Death, Famine, and War. She’s from another realm, and her coterie followed her to Earth. They’ve all adapted and live as normally as they can, considering they’re dragons of some sort. But they aren’t the only ones to come to Earth, in fact, they aren’t even the first. So this book is where Luce is trying to prevent 2 of her sisters from breaking through to Earth.

The first half of this book swept me back into the world and I couldn’t put it down. But boy, Cole drives me nuts! If he’s going to be a love interest, let him be a love interest. Don’t jerk Luce around. But he does. He can’t let go of the fact that she is Conquest, and one day Conquest might rear her head inside Luce and take over. He’s in love with Luce, not Conquest, but Conquest enslaved him so he has all this pent-up hatred for her. But Luce is her own self. She isn’t Conquest. Cole had to come to grips with that. Which I get, but I got tired of him knowing Luce was in love with him, and he can’t even give her a crumb of his affection? Some sort of commitment…I don’t know. This is why I tend not to read Urban Fantasy. I want Romance. If this series hadn’t set Cole up to be Luce’s love interest so quickly, and so intricately, I don’t think I would be as miffed. But it was obvious right off the bat that he’s it for her. So let him be a love interest, not just backup in a fight.

The main thing that bothered me about this book is something that bothers me with this author’s Necromancy books as well; she doles out tiny bits of information to both the main character and to the readers, and it isn’t enough. I think at this point I have to realize that this is just her style. I’m willing to continue on because the worlds and characters she’s created intrigue me and are very compelling. But I just need to go in knowing that I don’t like that the heroine is basically fighting to save the world but with a blindfold on. It don’t think it would bother me as much if the rest of the people in her life didn’t know. But they all know, and they all choose to keep pieces of information from her. (*cough*Adam Wu*cough*

But, this is not a negative review! I really get into these books. The characters are so interesting and intriguing. I usually read them in one sitting because I just don’t want to put them down.

I want to see what’s coming, and I can’t wait to see what certain characters are going to do in the next book. I am seriously into the niece who Luce has taken under her protection. And I want to know more about Wu, his father, and what all of that means for Luce.

This series has a really intriguing and fresh take on dragons, and demons, and I am here for whatever comes next.

***ARC courtesy of Netgalley

Absolutely wonderful!! Full of action with a touch of romance. Hailey Edwards has done it again. I love her female lead characters and her supporting characters have enough personality to hold their own against them. Can’t wait for the next book in this series.

Well this series is like a telescope, panning out slowly to a bigger picture. I had no idea if this was going to be the last in the series as a trilogy, or whether it would go on. While I am pleased it’s going to continue, I NEED SOME ANSWERS,PEOPLE!! Just when the picture starts to clarify that sly Hailey Edwards adds another layer. I’m already envious of people who will come to this series when it’s completely done, because they won’t have to pause between books. So, this book may answer some of your questions, but there will be more by the end of the book, I promise! And as for Luce and Cole...seriously frustrating!

Dies ist das 3. Buch der Serie "The Foundling" um Luce Boudreau. Es ist eine sehr außergewöhnliche Prämisse und gar nicht so einfach in wenigen Worten zu beschreiben. Es ist gut, mit dem 1. Buch anzufangen, denn die Autorin wiederholt sich nicht. Sie erklärt so gut wie gar nichts doppelt und dreifach. Das ist ja eher ungewöhnlich. Das 3. Buch kann man meines Erachtens nur verstehen, wenn man die ersten beiden Bücher liest.

Ich lasse es auch mit der Beschreibung und gebe nur kurze Infos:
- Luce wurde als junges Kind im Mississippi Bayou gefunden und es war nicht zu klären, woher sie kam (1. Buch)
- Sie gehört nicht der menschlichen Rasse an und kann ihr sogar sehr gefährlich werden, wenn ihr ursprüngliche Natur zum Vorschein kommt.
- Aus bisher unbekannten Gründen ist diese Urpersönlichkeit, die eine Art Alien ist, blockiert, zum Vorschein zu kommen.
- In Buch 2 und 3 wird sie mit ihren Schwestern und deren Machenschaften konfrontiert und bekämpft sie. Als Person Luce will sie die Erde schützen und hierfür steht ihr ihr Team zu Seite.
- Das Team besteht aus Wesen aus anderen Dimensionen/Planeten, die eine Art von Formwandler sind und ihr schon in mehreren Existenzen zur Seite standen. Einige freiwillig, andere weniger.

Die Hauptheldinnen der Serien von Hailey Edwards sind nie ähnlich und miteinander austauschbar. Sie haben andere Charaktereigenschaften. Das ist auch bei Serienautoren ungewöhnlich. Wem die Bücher von ihr gefallen, wird diese Serie auch gefallen

I gave it 3.5 stars

There was a lot revealed in DEATH KNELL, but there is still so much to learn.

I'm really enjoying the characters in this series. Luce doesn't just sit back and let others take care of things and those around her are protective, but know she's a bad-ass as well.

I love a slow burn release of information, but I feel like the slow burn in this series has been a little too slow. I need a little more with each book or my frustration will ruin my enjoyment at some point.

The relationship between Cole and Luce is really frustrating in itself, but the developments in DEATH KNELL kinda threw me. I can't say more without revealing a spoiler, I just can't decide if this huge development is something I will be able to get into or not. Next book will definitely tell me.

I'm still upset about the rift between Luce and Rixton. I really want there to be a way that she can tell him what is going on and they can be in each others lives. I know she is trying to protect him and his family, but I really don't like it.

DEATH KNELL wasn't my favorite installment of the Foundling series, but I'm still hooked enough to want to know what will happen next.

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Famine is locked up, Sariah is under Luce’s coterie control and bodies are washing up on shore down the Mississippi River with what appears to be a message for Luce. Wondering if Death has already broken through, what they can do to stop War and in turn stop the earth from being destroyed, Luce is not sure who she can trust in the coming battles.

This series by Edwards is original and unique unlike anything I have read for a long time. She is a master at creating a universe in which to submerge yourself in and not feel like it’s something you’ve already read. Luce is a strong character whose goal is to protect not only the people she loves but all of humanity which is something that is needed today. Wu is the mystery card, just when you think you have him all figured out, BAM he does something that is a total surprise. Cole is the protector you’ve always dreamed over including the dreams that are hot and steamy.

I just discovered Hailey Edwards writing a few weeks and ago and have been reading through all her series like wild fire... Of course, when I saw Death Knell show up as an ARC, I jumped at the chance to get my hands on it. And, Oh My, I'm so happy I did.

This is the continuation of an urban fantasy story focusing on a "demon", Luce, who thinks she is human and her coterie of "demons" that she has learned to love as family...

What would you do if you spent your life protecting others only to find out your destiny lies in the destruction of worlds? Luce decides she is going to forge her own path even if she has to kick some ass to do it.

Just when you think you have an inclination where Edwards is heading, she shakes it all up with a complex, utterly innovated and totally bold twist that gets your heart pounding.

If you are an avid reader like me, it is such a joy to find yourself swept away by an amazing cast of characters, mind blowing originality and a flat out riveting read.

I received this ARC copy of Death Knell from Little, Brown Book Group UK
Piatkus. This is my honest and voluntary review. Death Knell is set for publication Dec 4, 2018.

My Rating: 5 stars
Written by: Hailey Edwards
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Publication Date: December 4, 2018
ISBN-10: 0349417091
ISBN-13: 978-0349417097
Genre: Paranormal Urban Fantasy

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I have to say I read this book from cover to cover and I was tired for the least 20% so that might affect my judgement of the book but while I found it interesting and the story good, it was far from the enjoyment I had with the first 2 books.

The characters were good but the sorta/kinda love triangle was tiresome, the entry of yet another horrible person just did not fit my mood and the ending left me feeling like there was going to be senseless killing in the next book, I hope I am 100% wrong.

I am giving the book 4 Stars more for the thought that Hailey Edwards has always written books I love and I might have just been in a bit of a slump but this book just did not resonate with me like the previous offering. So 4 Stars for a book that really hit me more like 3 but hoping it was just a bad day for me and she returns with an 5 Star effort.

This series is intense. The fact that I have been reading them almost back-to-back contributes to it even more. Luce is struggling with her other persona. I loved her interactions with the coterie, but I am not sure about Luce/Cole. There is so much history there, but Conquest has destroyed so much. I am not even sure they are end game! There are other players in the game and I can't wait to find out more.

This author has a phenomenal voice. I love her series 'Beginner's guide to necromancy'. This series is even darker (duh.. apocalypse!). Well done.

*** I received this copy via Netgalley. I hastened to read book 1 and 2 first so I could give a true and honest review. All opinions are my own. ***

I’ve only recently starting reading this author after having several of her books for quite a while. And, now that I am, I don’t know what took me so long to do so. That being said, this latest I’ve read is the third in the Foundling series. I love the characters, and I love how the author gives us new information in small increments. And the new revelation between Cole and Luce is a doozy! Now, I have to mention the revelation at the end of the book wasn’t a surprise to me. I did see it coming, but maybe others won’t. So, if you don’t have an inkling of this one, you are in for shocker because it’s a game changer. This universe is very unique, the author is an excellent writer, and this latest is a wonderful addition to an already great series. I can’t wait to read the next one! I do recommend this one! I was provided the e-book which I reviewed voluntarily.

Death Knell is the third installment in author Hailey Edwards' Foundling series. This third story finds Luce Boudreau aka Conquest, starting her new life as an agent of the NSB. Famine has been captured. War & her coterie are still on the loose. Death is close to coming through the same breach that the other three sisters did into this world. But, before we can get to that point, we need to have Luce and her partner Adam Wu, along with Luce's coterie, deal with bodies washing ashore in various places along the Mississippi River.

They also have to deal with the real fact that a contagion may be spreading in relationship to the bodies that were dumped. Could it be that Death is sending a message? Could this be her portent of things to come once she gets here? We, as readers, especially me, have been asking questions about why Luce is so different from her other sisters. She came through the breach totally different from her Conquest alter-ego. How did she choose the body she is in? Did someone intentionally have a hand in what happened to her?

If so, this being must be awfully powerful. Could there be even more powerful beings already here that are controlling things? As the series progresses, Luce becomes more of a cross hybrid of Luce and Conquest. It's not necessarily a bad thing. When things get really going, Luce isn't one to cower away, or let her coterie or Adam handle the dirty work. She's finally coming out of her shell. Luce and Adam have a whole lot of issues to deal with. Mostly about things he is keeping a secret from her and the fact that he wants to keep her on a choke chain and let her out only when he thinks she can be an asset.

Same goes for Luce's coterie of Cole, Santiago, Thom, Miller, Portia/Maggie who are sharing one body. Plus, we get a different glimpse into the relationship between Luce and Cole. Things have been moving in the direction of a romance between Luce and Cole, and the author leaves just enough Easter Eggs for the readers to put together. There are so many different surprises in this book, that one needs to just read the book. The author also explores two very different places; The Hole where charun who are too valuable to be killed or can't be killed as kept. And, the Enclave, which is a sanctuary.

The book ends on one hell of a cliffhanger just to give fair warning. Luce has been eagerly wanting to speak to someone who supposedly watched over her for 15 years. Are we truly getting to that moment in the series, or will the author drag it on for another book? We shall see. We shall also see if Luce can really truly trust Adam and anyone else at NSB, or will she join with Death to make one helluva statement?

Things are starting to come to a head in this third installment with games in play that were set in motion long before Luce knew who - or what - she was. Maybe I was anticipating this book too much, but I couldn't get sucked into it as much as I did with the others. Or maybe I'm just not sure where I want the Luce-Cole-Wu triangle to go...

There are a lot of exciting developments in this book and I can't wait to see where the series goes and how Luce is going to deal with everything that's been thrown at her...

Death Knell by Hailey Edwards a five-star read that will compel you. This is the third novel in the Foundling series and each instalment gets better and better, you know everyone better and the little private moments that just make you feel like your investigating as well. I don’t want to tell you the story so I will just say that Hailey Edwards has always been a go to author for me and someone I would read many things by she is by far one of my favourite authors in the Fantasy world, and this one may just be my favourite read by her, each one gets stronger than the last. Thank you for being amazing and keeping up the great writing.

4.5 Death Knell by Hailey Edwards is the third book in the urban fantasy series Foundling. Luce Boudreau and her coterie team up with the mysterious Adam Wu as they investigate a series of bodies washing ashore along the Mississippi River. It seems Death is sending her sister a message. Can she and her team stop an apocalypse and what other danger is out there for her and her team?

Fans of Ilona Andrews and Dianne Duvall will want to check out Death Knell and the Foundling series. Full review will post at Caffeinated Reviewer on December 21st and will be shared on all social media, Goodreads and Amazon,.