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Over a year and a half had passed since Jade Godfrey, aka the dowser, fixed my mother’s necklace, since I’d thwarted the vision of the death of love, and since I’d made a deal with a devil and acquired a demigod for a mentor. I still didn’t understand or control my power, my magic, but it had been a great year. A year of rest. A year of love and light. But now the reprieve was over. Now it was time to see. Magic willed it so. -------------------- This paranormal romance/urban fantasy is the second book in the Oracle Series by author Meghan Ciana Doidge.
WARNING: ADULT (18+) CONTENT
Author’s Note: I See You is the second book in the Oracle series, which is set in the same universe as the Dowser series. While it is not necessary to read both series, the ideal reading order is as follows: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1) Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (Dowser 2) Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic (Dowser 3) I See Me (Oracle 1)* Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4) Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5) I See You (Oracle 2)
Other books in both the Oracle and Dowser series to follow. *I See Me (Oracle 1) contains spoilers for Dowser 1, 2, and 3.
Meghan Ciana Doidge writes tales of true love conquering all, even death. Though sometimes the love is elusive, the vampires and werewolves come out to play in the daylight, and bloody mayhem ensues.
It was nice being back in the Adept world and following the “oracle” Rochelle and Beau. This book takes us back to Beau’s hometown and we lean more about his past.. ughhh awful family all around no wonder he ran away. It also helps the reader u destined why Beau and Rochelle cling to each other so much. Kandy makes an appearance as they follow Rochelle’s powers/visions and try save those who may not be salvageable.
Beau and Rochelle are such great character. They are funny, vulnerable with each other, loyal and still learning how to lean on each other.
4 Stars... This book takes readers deeper into Beau's background and allows us to gain an understanding of his painful beginnings and the impact of his shifter existence on his overall well being... We also witness the expansion of Rochelle's powers and the fears that continue to surround her as she navigates this unfamiliar territory... Both of these characters remain vulnerable and fragile, yet they also demonstrate strength and courage in the face of conflict... The interactions between Rochelle and Beau remain an intense combination of sweet and sexy... It is intriguing to watch both of them play off of one another and utilize one another's strengths... I love how this series is set in the larger context of the Adept world and eagerly anticipate the role these characters will play in the overall storyline:)
Wow.. These books just keep getting better and better. I'm so glad that i picked up the oracle series this time through reading the dowser series because it just adds so much more to the world and the stories. Doidge does such a good job of making you care for her characters. Every time I read one of the books in this series I just become more and more invested in all of them and I want them all to come through this unscathed.. Hopefully.
In this one we get to see Beau's family and wow. Beau's family in this made me so god damn angry. All the way through all that Beau and Rochelle were trying to do was help them and they just wouldn't listen. We follow Beau, Rochelle, Kandy and Blackwell in this one as they try and figure out Rochelle's most recent vision. While doing this they stumble upon various drug lords and the different drugs they seem to be using.
I loved being able to see more of Rochelle and Beau as they only make rare appearances in the Dowser series. However I have a feeling that that may change in the upcoming books. I also found that Rochelle's tattoos and the other side of her magic truly interesting in this one. Seeing the sorcerer side a little more rather than just her oracle powers. I look forward to reading the next ones in both series to see where everything takes off from here.
Books and that is very awesome. This set of books has a different tone than the cupcake books and that is so cool. Still awesome magic, still a great mythology, just different.
The First book was quite good, but I reviewed it as a standalone book of fantasy to help others decide on the Book without the entanglement of the series as a whole. This is an intense, well-penned, and informative addition. The author, (M.C. Doidge), coiled an outstanding plot around the fleshing out of the characters, their world, and relationships to each other.
Rochelle is a character any author should be proud to have written, and the portrayal of the world she created is truly captivating to an avid reader of fantasy novels. I very much enjoyed getting to learn more about the many brilliant characters, and Blackwell is particularly interesting.
I am happy that there is a definite anti-drugs message held within the pages of this book. Although, as a person well beyond the age of 18 (The rightly legal age for vaping), I do want readers, especially those looking to quit smoking, to please do their own research on the subject of vaping. I write this because I have done so quite deeply, and I am satisfied that my way of vaping is of little to no risk for me. If you're underage, please wait. Adults, please don't take my input as positive advertising. I just wanted to clarify that I and others have found vaping to be a calming, helpful agent that is far and beyond the levels of danger that smoking cigarettes provides.
Enough of that subject, back to this second offering in this series. So, if you are in for a penny or a pound, you are in either way. I am having a great time reading these and will but the third installment right after this review is completed. Having the next few hours to myself is making a one-sitting read very possible. My eagerness to dive into the next days much in and of itself, don't you think?
As Always, I Wish Happy Reads to All from the Unapologetic Book Junkie 😉!!!
These books are great, and it’s really nice to flip back and forth between the Oracle books and the Dowser ones. Just when I reach my threshold with one, we get the other, and vice-versa. We join Rochelle after she’s spent some time without her visions, but all good things must come to an end.
Rochelle is developing (or re-developing) powers of all sorts from magic tattoos to ominous visions. She is finally stepping into her full power, unfortunately it’s with some ugly visions about someone Beau knows. In this story we get a more in depth view of Beau’s troubled past, complete with all the horrible things you could imagine. While Rochelle’s motivations are good and genuine, I was ultimately rooting for the foretold death by about halfway through the book. Some people are just determined to be mean and awful.
One bonus in this story was Kandy (and I guess Blackwell?). Kandy’s just as snarky and awesome as she tries to navigate Rochelle’s insane world. I think Rochelle and Beau could use more of that in their otherwise wonderful relationship, so it was a welcome addition. This trio was fun to watch, but I did miss the cupcakes. I will continue to read anything from this world, no matter how much I end up rooting for people to die. Something about the wonderful construction of these “bad guys” (in the non-traditional sense) makes me wildly angry. Cupcakes help.
As you can tell by fact i have read all the series, try to read in series order as the books are not stand alone stories. Werewolves, Seers, Cupcakes, vampires, mages, Dragons and Chocolate
Below is the reading order though you can read this before but nice to read in order 1. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic, Dowser 1 2. Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic, Dowser 2 3. Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic, Dowser 3 4. I See Me, Oracle 1 5. Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic, Dowser 4 6. Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic, Dowser 5 7. I See You, Oracle 2 8. Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic, Dowser 6 9. I See Us, Oracle 3 10. Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1) 11. Tangled Echoes (Reconstructionist 2) 12. Unleashing Echoes (Reconstructionist 3) 13. Champagne, Misfits, and Other Shady Magic (Dowser 7) 14. Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic (Dowser 8) 15. Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things That Byte (Dowser 8.5) 16. Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic (Dowser 9) 17. The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0) – bundled with Close to Home (Amplifier 0.5) 18. Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1) 19. Bonds and Broken Dreams (Amplifier 2) 20. Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3) 21. Idols and Enemies (Amplifier 4) 22. Misplaced Souls (Misfits of the Adept Universe 1) 23. Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0)
Great Series. Started 1st Cupcakes, Trinkets and Other Deadly Magic on December 9th, then went binged all the others and today I start Unleashing Echoes.
1st reason - I've enjoyed this series is I really like the main characters, Jade, Rochelle and Westeria and their friends. I've found for me, if I don't like the people I'm reading about I don't enjoy the story. Her characters are complex with flaws but they care and they are trying to do what's right, which is not always easy.
Plus each Main character saw the world through their experiences which definitely, for me, gave them life.
2nd reason - Story. The story in each book kept my interest from beginning to end and the humor found was refreshing and, while I don't care about sex in a story, you didn't make the sex more important than the story so it did a good job of enhancing both the story and characters.
Lots more going on in Rochelle's world this time around. The Beau storyline of why they go to Mississippi is interesting and not my favourite, also I think everyone is really slow on the uptake that Red Crimson and Ettie are related.
Blackwell shows up again and brings Henry along this time. They're both really interesting and really make you wonder about Blackwell. Also, Rochelle needs to stop just letting things happen to her especially when she's seen them in a vision. React. Work at it.
Overall, an entertaining read. I like to work out my issues with books in my reviews so ignore my criticism because this series and Jade's series is outstanding. Meghan writes really interesting universes.
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This second book in the Oracle series features the continued adventures of Beau, a shapeshifting tiger, and his love, the oracle Rochelle. This one give you an in-depth look into Beau's ugly past and continues to develop where Rochelle fits into the Adept world. I loved the sorcerer interaction in this one. Yes, you need to read book 1 first. These fit into the Adept series in between books in the Dowser series, and I strongly suggest you read them in the author recommended order rather than as a straight, stand-alone trilogy. Highly recommend but only if you read in the order listed.
The Oracle saga, it doesn't convince me. Maybe it's because Rochelle's character lacks consistency, she's very undefined, as if the author didn't really know what powers to give her and she was adding virtues as they occurred to her. The truth is that if it weren't for the relationship she has with the Dowser saga, it wouldn't have any interest. I'm not convinced by the relationship with Beau either, more focused on sex than on any other more "magical" issue. That said, if it weren't for the fact that it is a link between Dowser novels, it would be absolutely dispensable.
Excellent story! Rochelle is going to learn the hard way from her mentor that there are some things you just cannot change. Kandy will play an interesting part in this story. We will see Blackwell, Desmond and Henry in this book and such excellent parts do they play. Beau will be exposed to family and learn more than would wished he hadn't! Read this excellent book and enjoy because I am reading the next in the series.
Rochelle and Beau go home to save his half sister.
Rochelle has a vision of Beau's half sister dying and decide to go to his home and see if they can save her. They are joined by Kandy who is sent by the far seer. Beau 's family is a mess and Rochelle is forced to turn to Blackwell the sorcerer. I really enjoy Rochelle and her series is a favorite, her and Beau make a great couple.
This book was filled with some more back story on Rochelle and Beau. The broken childhood these two characters had and yet the stable individuals they are growing into along with the magical lives is engaging to follow. I like the cross over characters from the Dowser series.
I like the imaginary world that Meghan Ciana Doidge creates… I recommend the books but start with the first in the Dowser series if you do pick up this series to read.
wow Rochelle Hawthorne Saint Paul was so annoying, immature, and white it made my teeth hurt. In later books she was/ will be less of the first two and more comfortably the third as too not pain me as the listener. I understand this early in her and Bo's journey, but damn.
How did a bunch of humans with stun guns take out two shape shifters anyway?
I love the idea .
off to the next one, maybe...
T✌🏾
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These books keep getting better and better. Not that there was anything wrong with the early ones, but the characters and plots are getting deeper, and consistently more interesting. To anyone who says that indie books are always poorly written, this is as good as any urban fantasy by a trad publisher. Most definitely wroth the read.
The way these stories just keep intertwining amazes me. I love that some of the characters from the Dowser series play a roll in the Oracle series. Love reading the stories & finding out what's going on in the characters life. The stories just make you feel like you're part of the gang
So good! I love Rochelle and Beau together, and I like seeing another side of Blackwell, and getting to see the story about the Marshall and Kandy - really great to fill in some of the blanks. I wish I’d known about this series before I pushed on past with the Jade series, but it’s ok. I’m getting it now!
I just read this to continue in the dowser series. The first Oracle wasn’t great. I think this storyline is still a little melodramatic. But I enjoyed this one more. I liked a little bit of mystery
This book has more of a focus on Beau. Rochelle never had a family, so she pushes Beau to go home to his family where she finds that not having a family may have been an advantage. I cried a lot for Beau.
I really wasn’t a fan of our dear Rochelle. She irritated me. However, after this book I can say I very much enjoy her. I can’t say why as I don’t want to ruin the story. But we’ll done and on to the next book in the series!
The oracle books in the series have such a different energy than the others, but it suits the type of magic. This was a story of magic, of family, and of mystery. Not really an action book but a lot is revealed
Our oracle has settled into a pattern with her trusted lover, and they continue to gather their found family together. She's well on her way to learning about her power, and I honestly love that this series doesn't default to the Jade only show.
2 different heroines.Each in a different series about 1 supporting the other. The differences in their magical abilities Keep The novels quite entertaining.