Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Seeing Death
SERIES: The Augur #1
AUTHOR: LM Somerton
PUBLISHER: Entwined Publishing
LENGTH: 258 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2025
BLURB:
Some futures were never meant to be seen.
At eighteen, Bryn Ashton is preparing for a new chapter at Harvard, if fate doesn’t intervene. An orphan raised in a group home, he has spent his life fearing the moment a latent gene, mutated by a past virus, might awaken supernatural abilities. He could transform into a lupine or sanguine, but when a blood test confirms he is neither, his world shifts. Instead of wolf or vamp, Bryn is revealed to be an augur. His eyes glow green, his psychic abilities emerge, and suddenly his future is no longer his to control.
Three years later, Bryn is partnered with Detective Gunnar Ericson, a lupine with enhanced abilities of his own. As an augur, Bryn can read memories and glimpse the future, making him an invaluable part of high-stakes investigations. But his rarity also makes him a target, and Gunnar is more than just a partner—he’s Bryn’s protector.
As they navigate complex cases, their connection grows. But their partnership will be tested in ways they never expected. With a dangerous investigation unfolding, their relationship must take a back seat—even if they survive one killer, another is always waiting.
REVIEW:
On the brink of going to college, Bryn had aspirations of being a Biochemist and joining the team that helped discover a cure for the virus that took his parents. However, wishing and getting can be different paths. What getting-got was, special abilities, an attachment to the security services and a wolf partner/protector in Gunnar Ericson. Now, people either want to keep or kill him.
The blurb suggests that Seeing Death is a juicy read – and it was. From the first page, I was hooked, and I am very much looking forward to future investigations. The story is different because Bryn and Gunnar get involved in many police cases – they do their part, then move on. It is different, and I like different.
The story is told in the third person from the viewpoints of Bryn and Gunnar. Worldbuilding revolves around many places and people one would imagine the police encountering. One thing I’ve always loved about this author is the level of description, which is perfect for my taste. It is just enough to imagine the scene without being overly detailed.
Gunnar is a wolf who doesn’t morph into a wolf. He has all the wolf instincts and attributes, including protectiveness, strength, appetite, speed, hairiness and more. Bryn is somewhat the opposite. In recent years, Bryn has also had little choice over what he does, where or with whom. He lives in the free world, but has no freedom, and Gunnar is enough of a rebel to try to give Bryn what he needs. Bryn’s defense mechanism is sarcasm, which leads to some superb banter between the two.
Because Bryn and Gunnar’s lives are filled with lots of case-solving consultations with an arc that reaches over at least this book into the next, the drama is kept at a page-turning, high level, and just about anything can be expected at any time. There are some interesting extended cast members, too, which I look forward to seeing more of.
I was thrilled to receive Seeing Death to review, excited to read it, and my anticipation is already growing for what the future holds for the series.
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Thank you so much! LM xx