Review: Consuming Fire

Consuming Fire by Catherine Fearns
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the sequel to Reprobation, but can be read as a standalone though.

The wonderfully gothic introduction chapters are reminiscent of HP Lovecraft or Poe and set the tone for what’s to come…..

Lord Adramelech is a fire demon and the instructions to summon him are in an old book, bound with human skin. There are only two known copies and one is missing.

Set in the present day Liverpool, this starts with the awful death of a woman, by fire, moments after taking a phone call. Further fire related deaths occur all under strange circumstances.

DI Darren Swift is investigating and feels there are links between local criminals, an international footballer and that something supernatural may be involved. He contacts Dr Helen Hope, an ex-nun for her help and together they travel to Switzerland to try to find out more…..what is the significance of Les Paons ? Or the missing occult book?

His obsession leads to arguments with his fiancé Matt, who is a fire fighter, but Darren cannot leave it alone.

This is so easy to read, even the ‘ancient’ text chapters just flow, a testament to Catherine Fearns’ clever writing. It will definitely give you goosebumps and if your phone happens to ring while you’re reading………!!

This is an absolutely riveting, creepy read with love, tragedy and some really dark disturbing moments….Blistering !,!…..I loved it.

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