Sophia Rose Reviews: All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris, narrated by full cast

 

All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris, narrated by full cast

#5 Gunnie Rose

Alternate History, Fantasy

Publisher:  Graphic Audio

Published:  3.31.25

Time:  6 hours 5 minutes

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: Dramatized Adaption

Source:  Library borrow

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Synopsis:

Lizbeth Rose and Felicia as well as brothers Eli and Peter, are reunited in Texoma only to break apart before the Wizard’s Ball held in San Diego, which will determine all their fates.

Following the murderous events of the “gripping…thrill-ride” (Karin Slaughter) Serpent of Heaven, Lizbeth Rose is awaiting the arrival of her sister Felicia and her husband’s younger brother Eli in Texoma. Both needed to leave the seat of the Holy Russian Empire in San Diego after Felicia’s burgeoning wizardly power in death magic became the reason for kidnapping and assassination attempts from her mother’s family of high-powered wizards in Mexico.

Yet bad news has traveled ahead of them, as Eli is called back to San Diego, taking Peter along with him, splitting them apart in more ways than one as their enemies’ plans for revenge come to fruition. In this fifth installment in the beloved and bestselling Gunnie Rose series, #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris has crafted a family drama of murderous and magical thrills.

 

Sophia Rose's Review:

After Felicia has her own separate adventure in the previous book, The Serpent in Heaven, now she and Peter have traveled to spend the summer with her beloved big sister and his big brother in the wilder, unrefined region of Texoma.  Naturally, the four end up on a wild emotional ride of an adventure instead of the sweet and staid family reunion.  Charlaine Harris’ Gunnie Rose series remains strong and riveting through to this fifth installment.

 

All the Dead Shall Weep is indeed book five in the Gunnie Rose series set in an Alternate History fractured US where wizards and witches meet wild west.  The series installments are an ongoing series plot that makes them best read or listened to in order.

 

All the Dead Shall Weep is told in alternating points of view between the two sisters, Felicia and Lizbeth.  For the first time, the pair of them will be spending good, quality time getting to know each other and working through a separate past history and what their most recent exploits have been.

But, instead of Felicia finding her sister living the happily ever after life with Eli, she finds them distant and struggling after Lizbeth’s miscarriage and Lizbeth’s dread that Eli not only was unaffected by the baby’s death, but wishing he wasn’t married to her because she’s not good enough.  Felicia will stand by her sister, but also thinks Lizbeth’s loss has skewed her emotions and mind.

Then a surprise attack and a telegram led to the sisters and brothers separate and wondering if they will ever come back together.

Lizbeth wants distraction from Eli’s departure, her grief, and her feelings of inadequacy.  She gets that ten fold when someone comes after her and Felicia while Felicia gets bombarded by eager witches and wizards promoting themselves for her consideration for the ‘marriage mart’ that the not so distant future Wizard’s Ball will offer.

 

In case, one gets the idea that Lizbeth is this uber strong and skilled female hero, her vulnerable side is really tested in this one.   Charlaine Harris carefully handled Lizbeth’s loss and miscarriage and even how that can affect both parents.  Like Felicia, I understood that Lizbeth and Eli really needed to talk though they were both avoiding each other and Eli was doing his typical thing of keeping secrets from Lizbeth “for her own good” sort of thing.

 

 I adored seeing her and Felicia have a strong amount of sisterly bonding.  Lizbeth is just as proud and respectful of Felicia as Felicia is of her though I was glad to see they are written with obvious differences in personality and ways of thinking.  Felicia’s death magic is scary strong and makes most people even other wizard’s pause just as Lizbeth’s shooting gives others a healthy respect for her.  Yet, in spite of the sisters’ strengths, a ruthless, mysterious player or players is out to get them.  I love the mystery and intrigue that paired with the personal and relationship growth in All the Dead Shall Weep.

 

I’ve been borrowing these through the library and had to go back and forth between two different audio editions.  Both are really good.  This time, I immersed in the story with the Graphic Audio all star cast, sound effects, and music making it a vivid story reel in my imagination.

 

Alas, I am caught up and must impatiently wait for the next series installment.  There are only five right now and the perfect time for others to jump on board for the fabulous Gunnie Rose series.

 

Author Bio:

Two thousand twenty-three will mark Charlaine’s forty-second year as a published writer. She has written two stand-alones, and her series include the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard mysteries, the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasies, the Harper Connelly urban fantasies, the Midnight, Texas novels, the Cemetery Girl graphic novels (with Christopher Golden), and the Gunnie Rose books, set in an alternate history America. Charlaine has also written many short stories, and together with Toni L.P. Kelner she edited seven themed anthologies (and had great fun). Her books have sold over 39 million copies worldwide.

The television series “True Blood” was based on Charlaine’s Sookie Stackhouse novels. Hallmark Movies and Mysteries is still showing a series of movies created about the Aurora Teagarden character, and for two seasons “Midnight, Texas” was on the air. Two of her other series are in production.

Charlaine belongs to several professional organizations and is an avid reader. She and her husband live on a cliff overlooking the Brazos River with their rescue dogs. Charlaine has the joy of being a grandmother, and she attends the Episcopalian church.

Website:  https://charlaineharris.com/

Sophia’s Bio:

Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, piano-playing, and gardening. Road trips and campouts, museums and monuments, restaurants and theaters are her jam. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.

As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing. Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators. Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance. Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.

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