Early Review – Rough Justice (Cainsville, Book 5.5) by Kelley Armstrong, ‎ Xaviere Daumarie (5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 192 pages
Publisher: Subterranean
Release Date: June 30, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1596068568
Stand Alone or Series: 5.5th book in the Cainsville series
Source: ARC through NetGalley
Rating: 5/5 stars

“Mallt-y-Nos. Matilda of the Hunt. The lone woman who rides with the Wild Hunt, tasked with finding killers who’ve escaped justice and letting the hounds reap their souls. For Olivia Taylor-Jones, Matilda isn’t just a legendary figure from Welsh lore. She is Olivia’s past, and her future, one she’s finally embraced.

Having accepted her role as Matilda, Olivia must now lead her first Hunt. Seems simple enough. But when she questions their target’s guilt, the Hunt is halted, her mission failed. Still, it’s just a matter of getting Gabriel’s help and investigating the man’s past to reassure herself that he’s guilty. He must be. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be a target. But the deeper she digs, the more problems she finds, until she must question everything she knows about the Hunt and the choice she’s made. ”

This is a novella that takes place after the fifth and final Cainsville novel. I loved this continuation of the Cainsville series. It was wonderful to be able to go back and re-visit all these characters that I know and love. It was a great story and I liked seeing how everyone had adjusted to their new positions in the Hunt.

We get to see how Olivia, Gabriel, and Ricky are making their interesting situation work to their advantage. We also see how Liv struggles with the Hunt and letting the Hunt decide who is guilty and innocent.

This book focuses around a man who the Hunt thinks is guilty but Liv feels may not be guilty. Liv and Gabriel work to find out the true story behind why the Hunt chose this man to eliminate.

Overall this was a wonderful addition to the Cainsville series. I absolutely adored the Cainsville series and was so excited to get a little bit more of it. Highly recommended to fans of the Cainsville series. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this as a stand alone; there is just too much background missing.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge