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Witch Detectives #4
Witch Bones
Book #4 in the bestselling "Witch Detectives" series of supernatural mysteries!
Elle Chambers is an enchantress, a witch whose powers focus on the manipulation of emotions. Some might even call her an emotion vampire. She makes her living as an insurance investigator who solves cases using supernatural means. Her sidekicks include a beguiling sexy enchanter, a spell witch who alternates between nemesis and friend, a werewolf legal advisor, and a pregnant goblin—creatures who add even more bewitching charm to the mix of paranormal mystery and magical mayhem.
When an ancient relic of Scotland goes missing and Elle's powerful enchanter boyfriend, Niall, is the prime suspect, Elle travels to the Outer Hebrides with Fergie the werewolf, Rebecca the spell witch, and three goblins to meet a very special client, one who will change her path. Forever.
Elle is determined to learn the truth about herself, her beloved Niall, the coven, her dead mother, and the missing relic, no matter how terrifying it all is. What she learns could destroy all that she holds dear. Above all, Elle and her motley entourage of magical beings must recover the powerful relic before it's too late. For all of witchdom.
Elle Chambers is an enchantress, a witch whose powers focus on the manipulation of emotions. Some might even call her an emotion vampire. She makes her living as an insurance investigator who solves cases using supernatural means. Her sidekicks include a beguiling sexy enchanter, a spell witch who alternates between nemesis and friend, a werewolf legal advisor, and a pregnant goblin—creatures who add even more bewitching charm to the mix of paranormal mystery and magical mayhem.
When an ancient relic of Scotland goes missing and Elle's powerful enchanter boyfriend, Niall, is the prime suspect, Elle travels to the Outer Hebrides with Fergie the werewolf, Rebecca the spell witch, and three goblins to meet a very special client, one who will change her path. Forever.
Elle is determined to learn the truth about herself, her beloved Niall, the coven, her dead mother, and the missing relic, no matter how terrifying it all is. What she learns could destroy all that she holds dear. Above all, Elle and her motley entourage of magical beings must recover the powerful relic before it's too late. For all of witchdom.
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 29, 2015
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February 4, 2015
5 stars WITCH BONES - #4 - POWERFUL MAGIC - A STORY WITH GRIT by Eve Paludan - [Reviewed by Charlotte M Liebel]
THIS NOVEL HAS GRIT! Powerful imagination for creating magic and story, is the gift bestowed upon Author Eve Paludan a multi-genre author and novelist. This novel is a continuation of Books 1, 2, and 3, of the series. It is titled WITCH BONES (Witch Detectives #4): A Paranormal Mystery Romance Novel. There are no less than a dozen fictional characters involved, including: enchanters, enchantress, a werewolf, goblins, fairies, warlords, romantic encounters, histories, and untold surprising magical maneuvers. All character identities and encounters have follow-through beginning to end with dramatic results.
The story has a masterfully fast moving and intellectually believable magic based on scientifically hypothecated imagination. This novel has grit! Uncanny and admirable skills of storytelling in this book have been written with a continual flow of dialogue, adventure, surprise changes of direction and introductions to past history. All the while, current events run without interruption or confusion.
Europe and, specifically, the magnificent country of Scotland was chosen as the main site of this adventure and some history will be shared. Altogether, enjoy the humor of a cast of employees -- reminiscent of humans.
Surely, readers will appreciate that WITCH BONES by Eve Paludan is a fast paced story with a sprinkling of unfamiliar Old World vocabulary words, easily translated in the Kindle dictionary. The language and romances are held to respectable standards, the teen is tart but smart, characters negotiate on cell phones and ancient members are well versed in computerese and savvy 20th century terms.
Readers will enjoy, WITCH BONES (Witch Detectives #4): A Paranormal Mystery Romance Novel by Eve Paludan. This novel is truly exciting for so many reasons. It is, especially, uplifting because the theme seems to support love and forgiveness. The book can be read as a stand-alone when previous books of the series have not been read because of inclusive introductions.
THIS NOVEL HAS GRIT! Powerful imagination for creating magic and story, is the gift bestowed upon Author Eve Paludan a multi-genre author and novelist. This novel is a continuation of Books 1, 2, and 3, of the series. It is titled WITCH BONES (Witch Detectives #4): A Paranormal Mystery Romance Novel. There are no less than a dozen fictional characters involved, including: enchanters, enchantress, a werewolf, goblins, fairies, warlords, romantic encounters, histories, and untold surprising magical maneuvers. All character identities and encounters have follow-through beginning to end with dramatic results.
The story has a masterfully fast moving and intellectually believable magic based on scientifically hypothecated imagination. This novel has grit! Uncanny and admirable skills of storytelling in this book have been written with a continual flow of dialogue, adventure, surprise changes of direction and introductions to past history. All the while, current events run without interruption or confusion.
Europe and, specifically, the magnificent country of Scotland was chosen as the main site of this adventure and some history will be shared. Altogether, enjoy the humor of a cast of employees -- reminiscent of humans.
Surely, readers will appreciate that WITCH BONES by Eve Paludan is a fast paced story with a sprinkling of unfamiliar Old World vocabulary words, easily translated in the Kindle dictionary. The language and romances are held to respectable standards, the teen is tart but smart, characters negotiate on cell phones and ancient members are well versed in computerese and savvy 20th century terms.
Readers will enjoy, WITCH BONES (Witch Detectives #4): A Paranormal Mystery Romance Novel by Eve Paludan. This novel is truly exciting for so many reasons. It is, especially, uplifting because the theme seems to support love and forgiveness. The book can be read as a stand-alone when previous books of the series have not been read because of inclusive introductions.
September 24, 2017
This is the last book in the box set, and I couldn't wait to start reading it.
There had always been some hints as to Niall's true nature, was I prepared for this, not really. Like Elle I was sucked in completely into his character, and felt Elle's loss, when she finds out he's everything that people have been trying to tell her he is.
There were a few things that didn't add to me, which is why I've only given this three stars. I still enjoyed the book, and so please give it a go.
I think for me there was just too much to going on, what with Niall, then Rebecca, then Elle finding out her father was alive, and that he and Rebecca was in a relationship. I felt like I had a lot of questions, but no real answers.
This is an excellent series, and book 4 wouldn't put me off reading the next instalment.
There had always been some hints as to Niall's true nature, was I prepared for this, not really. Like Elle I was sucked in completely into his character, and felt Elle's loss, when she finds out he's everything that people have been trying to tell her he is.
There were a few things that didn't add to me, which is why I've only given this three stars. I still enjoyed the book, and so please give it a go.
I think for me there was just too much to going on, what with Niall, then Rebecca, then Elle finding out her father was alive, and that he and Rebecca was in a relationship. I felt like I had a lot of questions, but no real answers.
This is an excellent series, and book 4 wouldn't put me off reading the next instalment.
October 27, 2021
interesting Reading
I have been enjoying this series. A bit disappointed with this book though. I can’t quite put my finger on it but somehow the writing style seems off in comparison and the interactive dialogue seems…stilted in some areas. Overall though a great distraction from reality!
I have been enjoying this series. A bit disappointed with this book though. I can’t quite put my finger on it but somehow the writing style seems off in comparison and the interactive dialogue seems…stilted in some areas. Overall though a great distraction from reality!
March 13, 2015
I have a bit of mixed feelings about this installment into the Witch Detectives series. It is in many ways a bit of reboot and it blows up several things from past books in so many ways you almost want to go back and read them to see if you missed something or if the author just decided to shake things up a bit.
First I liked the story as I have all of them but this one caused me a few more problems in liking it because there are a couple of things I tend to NOT like in my books and was just discussing it with some friends this week. I don't like resurrection in general, if you are going to kill a character then do so, I don't like "I can't kill him/her because I am so pure/good/etc" when even the most stupid person could see that it might be a very fatal mistake. I have seen that in several novels I have read/reviewed recently and it just does not play well with me because it lends an overall air of unbelief to a story that should be believable. Our heroine Elle was so sickeningly sweet in this novel it really was distracting for me from an otherwise good story.
So with those negatives out of the way, we have bit of new romance, a large amount of betrayal. some new friends and what comes close to a series reboot almost. It is always a great mystery to solve how something that should be impossible to steal is stolen. I figured it out a few pages before it was revealed but it was a very few pages so that played out well.
While you can't make your hero/heroine into a member of The Avengers since they have to have weaknesses to actually make for a good story, BUT I feel it is time we make Elle into a stronger heroine than she has been up until now. The storyline is going to get stale if she keeps stumbling into last minute solutions IMHO.
Bottom line: Great entertaining story, those of us who have been involved in this series from book #1 may have several WTF moments here, some of that is good, some is not. It is not really predictable (always a plus) but I am ready for Elle to start being more like Jane Yellowrock than Polly Purebread. 4 Stars and could easily have been 5 with some growth in the heroine and a few less illogical decisions. I look forward to the next book and hope to see a stronger Elle than we have seen up until now.
First I liked the story as I have all of them but this one caused me a few more problems in liking it because there are a couple of things I tend to NOT like in my books and was just discussing it with some friends this week. I don't like resurrection in general, if you are going to kill a character then do so, I don't like "I can't kill him/her because I am so pure/good/etc" when even the most stupid person could see that it might be a very fatal mistake. I have seen that in several novels I have read/reviewed recently and it just does not play well with me because it lends an overall air of unbelief to a story that should be believable. Our heroine Elle was so sickeningly sweet in this novel it really was distracting for me from an otherwise good story.
So with those negatives out of the way, we have bit of new romance, a large amount of betrayal. some new friends and what comes close to a series reboot almost. It is always a great mystery to solve how something that should be impossible to steal is stolen. I figured it out a few pages before it was revealed but it was a very few pages so that played out well.
While you can't make your hero/heroine into a member of The Avengers since they have to have weaknesses to actually make for a good story, BUT I feel it is time we make Elle into a stronger heroine than she has been up until now. The storyline is going to get stale if she keeps stumbling into last minute solutions IMHO.
Bottom line: Great entertaining story, those of us who have been involved in this series from book #1 may have several WTF moments here, some of that is good, some is not. It is not really predictable (always a plus) but I am ready for Elle to start being more like Jane Yellowrock than Polly Purebread. 4 Stars and could easily have been 5 with some growth in the heroine and a few less illogical decisions. I look forward to the next book and hope to see a stronger Elle than we have seen up until now.
March 7, 2016
This was really not my favourite book of the series. The writing seems to have gone downhill - it is a lot less fluid and feels like someone planned everything that was going to happen then forced the writing to match it. It feels stilted, stunted... a continuous "this happened, then that happened, then that happened..."
I guess I assumed that the book would grow from the previous three, but with a few sudden, shocking changes. Instead it felt like the author was trying to change as many things that we knew about the characters as possible, all at once, going in a completely different direction but having to make do using parts from the previous three books.
I don't know if I wish to continue this series, but if I do, it will only be so that I can try to see where the author is going with this new plot.
I guess I assumed that the book would grow from the previous three, but with a few sudden, shocking changes. Instead it felt like the author was trying to change as many things that we knew about the characters as possible, all at once, going in a completely different direction but having to make do using parts from the previous three books.
I don't know if I wish to continue this series, but if I do, it will only be so that I can try to see where the author is going with this new plot.
January 31, 2015
Witch Bones will rivet you; this is Eve Paudan's best work to date- it is inspired magic. In this latest adventure, Elle is forced to see beyond her limits after a devastating heartbreak. She and her friends will face tests on all levels, discover new alliances and betrayals that shake them to their cores. In order to find a most sacred relic, one that holds the life of someone dear, Elle and her werewolf, witch, goblin team will have to have to pool every resource they have just to survive. Eve mixes history, fact, fantasy and a little pop culture in this amazing story that leaves you wanting book 5
July 31, 2019
Veers off
The first 3 books were all headed straight for the HEA delivered at the end of book 3. This book hashes that ending and almost everything else from the previous books to itty bitty pieces. It almost feels like the author had wrapped the series, then decided to do another book, but hadn't left any good hanging threads, so they slashed at the books until the author could re-work it into something marginally coherent.
It's not a horrible book, but I really wish I'd stopped at book 3. I doubt I'll read book 5, but instead will take a look at the author's other series.
The first 3 books were all headed straight for the HEA delivered at the end of book 3. This book hashes that ending and almost everything else from the previous books to itty bitty pieces. It almost feels like the author had wrapped the series, then decided to do another book, but hadn't left any good hanging threads, so they slashed at the books until the author could re-work it into something marginally coherent.
It's not a horrible book, but I really wish I'd stopped at book 3. I doubt I'll read book 5, but instead will take a look at the author's other series.
July 3, 2015
I really enjoyed the first three books in this series but I absolutely hated this one! It's like it was written by a totally different person. The writing was stilted, the characters were speaking in a really strange way and the storyline just didn't make any sense after reading the first three books. How come Niall went from risking his life for Elle to trying to kill her? Doesn't make any sense. Sorry but I won't be buying any more in this series.
January 31, 2015
What a great book. It was full of twist and turns right from early on. I would never of guess that the story would have gone in that direction. I really loved the story. I don't want to give anything way but i truly love Elle's gang of misfits. I'm excited to see what is going to happen next, especially after that last one liner in the book.
Another great story Eve Paludan!!!!!
Another great story Eve Paludan!!!!!
January 30, 2015
I was asked to give a honest review with this 4th in the series. This is a great read and this series just gets better. No spoiler alerts but the twists and turns in this book will bring a smile to your face and the pages turning! I had to finish it in one reading because I couldn't put it down. Mystery and magic along with surprises make this a keeper!
December 12, 2021
I am so hooked!
I have to say, this series is excellent! I read all 4 books of this series in 2 days. In this one, Elle learns the hard way that her friends were right all along in their feelings about Niall. All of them go through major changes in their lives in this book. This just keeps getting better and better! I can hardly wait for book 5 to come out!!
I have to say, this series is excellent! I read all 4 books of this series in 2 days. In this one, Elle learns the hard way that her friends were right all along in their feelings about Niall. All of them go through major changes in their lives in this book. This just keeps getting better and better! I can hardly wait for book 5 to come out!!
February 24, 2015
Exciting,action packed,and addictive
This pulls you into this other world with witches,werewolves,goblins and other mythic creatures in fairytales but this is no fairytales,there is danger and death.keeps you page turning to see what will happen next.
This pulls you into this other world with witches,werewolves,goblins and other mythic creatures in fairytales but this is no fairytales,there is danger and death.keeps you page turning to see what will happen next.
September 24, 2015
Another good book, despite mistakes like 'Scottish whisky' and a couple of others, it's a good read just like the others in the Witch Detectives series. Great for bedtime easy reading with a bit of romance thrown in for good measure. Fun
February 3, 2015
I have to say that my jaw hit the floor several times. This is an excellent book and the twists and turns kept me on the edge. I cannot wait for the next book!
May 24, 2015
Not your average paranormal romance stays clear, well mostly clear, of clichés of the genre. Really enjoyed this and looking forward to next in series
March 30, 2017
Witches and warlocks
Exciting and fast-paced read lots of action and fun with some romance thrown in lots of different supernatural creatures on both sides of the good versus evil
Exciting and fast-paced read lots of action and fun with some romance thrown in lots of different supernatural creatures on both sides of the good versus evil
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