Audio Review: Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews

Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Narrator: Christopher Walker, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Karen Novack, Lily Beacon, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Kay Eluvian, Jenna Sharpe, Stewart Crank, Alex Hill-Knight, Jon Vertullo
Series: Innkeeper Chronicles #2
Published by Graphic Audio LLC, NYLA on 2015-11-13
Length: 320 pages
Length: 7 hours and 18 minutes
Listening Speed: 1.5x
Reviewing Audiobook, Kindle from Library, Audible
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Reading Challenges: 2025 Audiobook Challenge, 2025 Beat the Backlist, 2025 Library Love

Dina Demille doesn’t run your typical Bed and Breakfast. Her inn defies laws of physics, her fluffy dog is secretly a monster, and the only paying guest is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head. But the inn needs guests to thrive, and guests have been scarce, so when an Arbitrator shows up at Dina's door and asks her to host a peace summit between three warring species, she jumps on the chance.

Unfortunately, for Dina, keeping the peace between Space Vampires, the Hope-Crushing Horde, and the devious Merchants of Baha-char is much easier said than done. On top of keeping her guests from murdering each other, she must find a chef, remodel the inn...and risk everything, even her life, to save the man she might fall in love with. But then it's all in the day's work for an Innkeeper…

Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews is the second book in the Innkeeper Chronicles, an urban sci-fantasy with ties to the Edge series. Here we return to the Gertrude Hunt, a simple Bed & Breakfast in small suburban Texas. Except the Gertrude Hunt is anything but ordinary hosting guest from across the galaxy.

Dina Demille is the Innkeeper for Gertrude Hunt, her powers and that of the inn’s are linked. As the inn grows, so does Dina’s powers to host more guests. Currently, her only resident is an aristocrat wanted for war crimes on several planets and living out her exile on Earth. When George Camarine asks Dina to host a peace summit among the Holy Cosmic Anocracy (space vampires), the Otrokars aka the Hope-Crushing Horde, and the Merchant clan of Baha-char, she really doesn’t have much choice. She needs money, she needs to up her star rating, and she needs to find what happened to her parents.

Andrews continues building on the world that was introduced in Clean Sweep. I really loved learning more about the different species and how the inn and its magic worked. Also, we got a surprise in the form of grown-up George, Jack, and Lark. I loved seeing them in this book, even if I sided with Dina and wanted to strangle George at times 😂 The story revolves around the peace summit, the need for it, and how all sides want it, but don’t know how to come to an agreement of it. There are several new characters introduced, my favorite being Orro, a chef Dina hires to feed all the guests. He’s overdramatic to the point that I laughed out loud multiple times.

Overall, I really enjoyed Sweep in Peace. The story is never short on action, yet it all flows together into one cohesive story. Dina is a patient host, much more than I could be, and I loved seeing how she juggled the different cultures and kept the peace. If you are a fan of urban fantasy, enjoy light sci-fi, or looking for a fun read, I highly recommend it.

Audiobook Note: I opted to listen to the graphic audio for this book. This is my second time on graphic audio, and I loved it just as much as my first time. The story comes to life and adds so much more to the words. And again Orro is my favorite. Listen and you’ll see why 😉

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