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The Last Hour Between Worlds

by Melissa Caruso

🥛clean·spoiler·The Echo Archives #1·✓ Series Complete

Why Read This?

A whip-smart sapphic heist through reality-bending worlds where every choice has impossible consequences—the banter between Kem and Rika alone is worth the price of admission.

Synopsis

A whip-smart adventure fantasy packed with rival guilds, reality-bending magic, and sapphic pining, The Last Hour Between Worlds is the brilliant launch of a new series from David Gemmell Award-nominated author, Melissa Caruso. Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she's determined to enjoy herself at this party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She is a Hound, after all, and she can't help picking up the scent of trouble. She’s not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what’s causing the a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual. As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they’ll need to rely on their wits—and each other—to unravel the secret of the clock and save their home.

At a Glance

3.79 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🥛clean
Endingspoiler
PairingF/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

enemies to loversforced proximityrivals competinghidden past revealedsecret alliance

Mood

adventurousmysterioustenseatmosphericdark

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.79 ★

Page Count

432 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Urban Fantasy

Pairing

F/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Solo Narrator

Narrator

Moira Quirk

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

wittybanter-heavysharpsuspensefulimmersiveengaging

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

reality-bending mysterysapphic tensionnew mom on a missionheist energyimpossible choices

Characters

FMC Archetype

warrior/fightersnarky/sarcasticprotectorcareer woman

MMC Archetype

N/A

Relationship Dynamics

enemies to loversbanterreluctant allies to loversmutual piningpush and pullrivals to lovers

World & Setting

World Type

urban fantasy

Primary Setting

big city / metropolismanor house / estate

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

sapphicqueer

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

anytime

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