I’m a devoted fan of Jodi Taylor, especially the Time Police series.
Elizabeth Cage series is a total roller-coaster — or rather, a tsunami of suspense, delivered in Jodi Taylor’s unique style. I was so excited to receive the latest installment of the series through NetGalley, and I wasn’t disappointed.

The book has it all: a fantastic heroine with a great sense of humor, a touch of romance, paranormal intrigue, and a cast of fully developed supporting characters. I love every one of them.

It was an absolute pleasure to read, and I can’t wait for the next adventure.

Many thanks to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for the copy!

Another fabulous Elizabeth Cage adventure!

I love Jodi Taylor's style of storytelling. It's not so much start, middle and end, as it is a journey of small plots. But it does all make sense and come together too.

I like to think that Elizabeth Cage is in the same world as St Mary's and one day they will definitely meet. Even if they don't meet, I'm sure it's the same world! Max and Elizabeth would get along I reckon!!

I can't really say much about the plot without spoiling the previous books, but basically it's a direct continuation. I love the characters so much. Jones and Iblis are so funny!

To top it all off, excellent narration as always by Zara Ramm. Jodi Taylor's books are my favourite audiobooks ever!

Thank you to Netgalley and publisher for the e-arc. (I also preordered the audio because duh).

Thank you to Jodi Taylor, the publisher and Netgalley for a free copy of this ebook in exchange for a review.
I don’t really believe in the concept of favourites – there are so many amazing books in the world, why focus on only one? But if you forced me to name my favourite author is, Jodi Taylor would likely be the one. I’ve read almost everything she’s written, and I intend to keep doing so.
The Elizabeth Cage novels aren’t my usual genre - they lean into horror, and I’m not great with that - but because it’s Jodi, they’re packed with humour and brilliant characters, so I endure it! Elizabeth Cage seems, on the surface, like an ordinary woman you might meet in a UK book group or supermarket. Yet she can see things others can’t, and yes, she might be a tad immortal, but other than that…! After the disaster of the previous Christmas, she and Jones try to move on, though curveballs inevitably arise.
And that’s exactly what we get here: Elizabeth Cage and Michael Jones battling supernatural forces, aided by the gorgeous Iblis and, more reluctantly, the powerful Melik. The story ties back to Greyston – brilliant, since I loved it in Book 2, and separately introduces the tragic ghost of a woman cast out by her family. Overall, this book expands Elizabeth Cage’s mythos, and it’s a joy to revisit her world. Highly recommended!

It took me a while to warm to this series. Initially I just didn’t get it. However, as I read on I became hooked - just like I am with all of Jodi’s books.

Set in alt-Rushford (another of Jodi’s “not quite here….”) the series resolves around the mysterious Elizabeth Cage. At first, I thought she was a bit of a weed but the as the character and story have progressed, she has developed a quiet strength which has been at the forefront in this book. I’m still a little bemused by Iblis and Melek and their ultimate role; although we now know more about them, I think there’s probably still more to them than meets the eye. Iblis’ humour is brilliant, with his trusty yet very stinky sidekick dog, Nigel, never far away. Particularly when he’s hungry. Which is a lot. Michael Jones is the hero and the will-they, won’t-they romance that is blossoming between Elizabeth and Michael is starting to look promising (just get on with it!).

In my opinion books three and four are the best of the series so far. The revelations in book three have been built on in book four and I very much look forward to the next instalment so that we can learn more about who Elizabeth Cage really is, and why she’s so important.

Filled with humour, supernatural forces, an angry ghost and a cult of women who must make an annual sacrifice in order to guarantee their year ahead, this is another of Jodi’s completely wonderful, complex and imaginative books, and I really look forward to the next one. The books in this series should be read in order, this is not a series of standalone books.

Once again, thank you Jodi. I love it.

As this is the fourth book in the Elizabeth Cage series I would definitely recommend reading the previous books (not just because they are excellent) as characters and storylines from them come together in this novel.
Elizabeth ability to see peoples colours / auras was a gift coveted by government agencies and led in previous books to a narrowly averted cataclysmic event - destruction of the world. As her memories of the event resurface Elizabeth faces the choice of whether to remember or forget what happened, and her choice will impact on those closest to her, Michael jones, Melek, Iblis and Nigel (the very smelly hound).
Elizabeth choses to remember, thus coming to terms with the god living in her head, her abilities and finding out who she really is. Enemies from the past resurface, new evils arise, friendship and love triumph and there is a truly epic cat!
This series defies pinning down to a particular genre as it has elements of mystery, thriller, intrigue, horror, urban fantasy and so much more - I would recommend this highly and my thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for access to this ARC - all views are my own.

Where to begin? Well definitely not here at the fourth book in the series LOL! Seriously, so much happened in the first three books that you will be completely lost starting here.

To briefly recap, Elizabeth Cage is a widow. Although (relatively) young, she describes herself and comes across as a bit of a 1950s housewife. Part of her reticence may be because she can see people's auras and generally tell if they are telling the truth. Her parents (who turned out to be her adoptive parents) always told her to keep her powers secret.

Her husband was the head of security for the Sorensen Clinic before his death, the clinic was partially owned by some top secret branch of the military/security for rest and recuperation of operatives who had seen things they couldn't explain/comprehend - ie a secure mental institute. Dr Sorensen was experimenting with psychotropic drugs on his patients and became obsessed with Elizabeth, something that led to a near catastrophic annihilation of the world by the goddess who 'rests' inside Elizabeth's brain. Some supernatural warriors helped Elizabeth to forget what happened that Christmas, although she 'knows' that something bad happened because her sort-of boyfriend, the James Bondesque Michael Jones now has a faint aura of fear when he is around her.

Things have been very quiet for a while now, until Iblis comes round to watch soaps with Elizabeth and she channels a supernatural being (while writing down their take-away Chinese food order) with the chilling message
I will send the Serpent
I always send the Serpent
It's kind of my signature move
What follows is once again a bizarre mix of sarcasm, cosiness, sheer supernatural terror, a smelly dog, a troll, a snake, a wood full of thousands of dead men, a bizarre secret stone ritual, a haunted student house, the legend of a country mansion massacre, and so much more.

I have reread my reviews of the previous books and other peoples reviews and I think we all agree this series defies description, but its funny, scary, cosy, and sad all at once.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

utterly brilliant as ever. How does Jodi do it? Title after title, all so interesting, so quick moving, so emotive. I love her stuff.

I am a huge fan of this author, having "discovered" her during the lockdowns when I was looking for something different to read. I then spent that time binging her Chronicles of St Marys books as well as starting The Time Police ones. I also started this series on Audiobook read by the amazing Zara Ramm. In fact, this is the first of the series I have actually read and it did feel a little weird, although I did find myself reading it in Zara's voice so, there's that!
Obviously we are at book 4 now and, let's just say, Elizabeth Cage is a rather complex character (understatement) so you really need to start from book one and read in order or I fear you might struggle.
In this book we learn a bit more about Elizabeth's past, most of which she herself has chosen to forget. But back in the present, she is confused by the repeated appearance of blood on her doorstep but passes this off as living in the countryside. We then follow her, and Michael Jones as they go back to the Sorenson clinic where the man himself is being interrogated. That doesn't all go according to plan. Nor does the rest of what then happens as you will yourself find out. Suffice to say their first foray into their new endeavour of supernatural investigations doesn't quite go according to plan, they learn more about what not to do!
We also catch up with Iblis, Malek and the fragrant Nigel too, which was nice. Until it wasn't when they had to leave the social niceties and get on with fighting demons. No real spoiler, you'd expect these shenanigans from this series.
And in between all of that we have the author's wit and dry humour front and centre providing giggles, belly laughs, and light relief all the way through.
Honestly, I could bang on forever about how much I love this author, this series, everything. But if you have read the previous books you'll know what you are getting into. In fact, just stop reading reviews and just read the darned book. You know you want to...
Me, I'm just waiting until I can get my mitts on the Audiobook and revisit it along with Zara!
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

I was delighted to receive the eARC of Bad Moon which is the fourth instalment in the Elizabeth Cage series. Fans can look forward to a return to the former Sorensen Clinic and to Greyston, as well as gripping supernatural encounters in new locations. This book was as action-packed as I would expect from a novel in this series and, as always, teamwork was required for survival.

I’ve grown fond of Elizabeth over the series and it was great to see her character arc continue to develop in this latest novel. She now has good friends, her own transport - a shiny red moped – and a job for which she is uniquely qualified. Revelations regarding Elizabeth’s true identity were explored early in the novel and contributed to the series’ overarching storyline.

One aspect of the previous novels that I’ve particularly enjoyed is the humour, especially in the interactions between Elizabeth and Michael. However, I felt that this repartee was sometimes missing in Bad Moon.

Overall, I enjoyed the novel and an unexpected plot twist has left me looking forward to finding out what happens in the next book. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Thank you to Headline and NetGalley for sharing this eARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

Jodi Taylor is one of my favourite authors, however, I’ve not really got on with the Elizabeth Cage series. Until now. Well, until about a third of the way into the book.
The series is a little too much on the horror side of things for me normally. Having said that, the world development is great, and as always with Jodi’s characters, I came away from the book feeling like I know them, and I certainly care about them.
I have a feeling a may be a convert to this series.

Jodi Taylor is hands down my favorite author so it is almost guaranteed I'm going to love one of her books. And I did love this one. Elizabeth Cage and Michael Jones are so endearing to me I could read about them forever. Iblis is my favorite character so I wished he was in the book more. I also wish we got more of Melek just because I find her so interesting. I loved the town coming back into play in this book. I loved the old soldier cat. I loved the two mysteries Cage and Jones went to solve.

The major revelations in the previous book, Long Shadows, continue to have repercussions on everyone but Elizabeth Cage, who doesn’t understand why Michael Jones is now afraid of her, and Melek and Iblis are more protective than ever. She has other problems, too. There is blood on her doorstep every morning, and she can’t quite recall what happened last Christmas, although it is right on the edge of her memory. She just wants a nice quiet life, but things don’t seem to be heading that way. She and Michael set up their supernatural investigation business and soon encounter a very angry and murderous ghost. And that is the least of their problems. An evil force stands by, ready to destroy them all. The wicked Dr. Sorensen is still in the picture, but in a different way, and Elizabeth will go back through all the experiences of her recent past, trying to find out who is on a mission to destroy her.

Elizabeth starts to come into her own in this fourth book in the series. Without giving away spoilers, I can say she finally gets a clear picture of her life and abilities and tries to make steps forward. There are some very scary moments in this book, but also fun and light-hearted ones. The banter between Elizabeth, Michael, and Iblis will bring a smile to your face. Elizabeth is getting more independent, and I love the way she loves her shiny, new red scooter. The evil in this book is oh, so evil, but the author also finds ways to make us laugh in the middle of it, even though we’re also covered with goosebumps of fear. There is a depth of feeling, even for the most vile characters. There is one ghost who completely creeped me out, but I also felt compassion for her, and that is the genius of Jodi Taylor’s writing. I don’t classify this as horror, but I would say it’s a mashup of paranormal, fantasy, and thriller, and I loved every minute of it.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own.

A 4th book featuring Elizabeth Cage from one of my favourite authors. I was looking forward to reading this book. Unfortunately, I felt that there was something missing, as I did not devour the book as usual. It was still great to read about Elizabeth's further adventures and find out a bit more about her past. Maybe that's where I was lost as I didn't really understand the back story. I will read more of these books though, if only to see Elizabeth and Michael get it together.....

Bad Moon is the fourth installment of Jodi Taylor's Elizabeth Cage series of books. We follow Elizabeth as she, once again, finds herself entangled in a series of strange events.

It was a joy to follow much loved characters from the series again and to be able to see their relationships develop as we begin to find out more about why such Elizabeth always seems to find herself in such strange situations.

This was my favourite book of the series so far and I can't wait to see what Elizabeth does next!

Bad Moon is the fourth installment in Jodi Taylor’s Elizabeth Cage series. Taylor’s books are inventive, funny, engaging, and very well written, but they do have a lot of characters and are set in imagined universes; I found myself going back to the earlier books in the series to reacquaint myself and am not sure a new reader would be able to follow it all if they pick it up at book 4 — but the three earlier books are just as well written and a joy to read, so there are worse problems. 

Without giving anything away, Elizabeth Cage reads auras, which is both good and bad. She is a fascinating character who uses her gift to investigate mysteries, often with unintended consequences.

I am not usually a fan of the paranormal, but Cage is such a great character, and Taylor is such a gifted writer that I heartily recommend this book and series.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

It does seem like forever ago that I started to read this series and had to go back over the previous books to remind myself about the characters and the story. Now back up to speed I can say that I did enjoy the book a lot but the wait between the books make me lost momentum somewhat.

This is the fourth instalment in the Elizabeth Cage series. Jodi Taylor's St Marys series is my favourite series of books but I do like Elizabeth Cage and the way she copes with all the men in her life thinking she needs protecting. This story builds on all the thing that happened in the previous books and is a great addition to the series.

This is book 4 in the Elizabeth Cage series and I think I read it’s the last one so everything should be coming to an end and all of those loose ends should be getting tied up. This series was started a long time ago when Taylor was still a relatively baby author and sometimes it feels like she just has so many ideas and throws them all at the wall to see what sticks. These books have always been somewhat episodic as Elizabeth lurches from one disaster to another being suitably traumatises throughout, this remains the same Bad Moon as blood is left on her doorstep and threatening messages are sent. Taylor gets away with a lot because her characters are so charming and her writing is so good. The end of the series was fairly satisfying but there are still a lot of unanswered questions. The whole seeing colours thing is never really explained but it doesn’t really matter because everyone is so charming and funny.

Elizabeth Cage has given up on the idea of a nice, quiet life. She’s partnering with Michael Jones to use her aura-reading talents to help anyone with something a little odd going on, and there’s that thing she can’t quite remember….

Jodi Taylor always draws me in, even though paranormal isn’t my usual genre. This is definitely best read in series order. Elizabeth is a fascinating character who keeps growing into herself, and she’s gaining some very unusual self-knowledge. She has some creepy adventures, and I don’t recommend reading before bed.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!

I received a proof copy of Bad Moon in exchange for an honest review.

It was great to return to the world of Elizabeth Cage, where our heroine is still trying to work out what happened last Christmas, why Jones is acting as though he's afraid of her, and whether Nigel (Iblis' canine companion) is going to share his fleas with her upholstery. There's a lot packed in as we revisit Elizabeth's old enemies to try to find out who has it in for her, while she manages to rack up some new enemies through her and Jones' supernatural investigations.

As always Jodi Taylor writes with such imagination and spark. This one is a supernatural thriller with Taylor's trademark wit thrown in and is a good read, although if you haven't read the earlier Elizabeth Cage books I would recommend starting from the beginning.