Human Rites
ISBN: 9780008478643
Description
Niamh is back from the dead … but she hasn’t come back alone. Elle mourns a son she never had. Ciara languishes in a prison for witches. And Leonie reels from a very unexpected surprise. Five very different witches with one thing in common: they were unwittingly chosen by the dangerously charming Lucifer, the demon king of desire, to fulfil a dark prophecy. But Lucifer has deadly offer for fledgling witch Theo: help him and her coven – her family – will be spared as the rest of humanity perishes in a hellish new reality. Save the ones she loves? Or save the world? The choice is hers.
Reviewed on 29th June 2026
The final episode of the HRMC trilogy sees the various witches of the coven facing their own personal issues, which they'll need to overcome first if they're going to also deal with the big bad...
I enjoyed the book and revisiting the characters and world, but imagine I could have enjoyed it more if the first two novels were fresher in my memory.
I think my main issue with this was that it's not great to be reading apocalyptic fiction during what feels like an actual apocalypse. It wasn't quite the diversion I needed last week.
But I also felt like the story had moved away from where I'd felt it had started - it's become a big epic war, and I wanted more about the characters and their lives. But that is the way of narrative.
