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An Obscure Magic #6
Monster Baiter
An Obscure Magic series, book 6.
A family curse turned occupation, a merman in her tub and a mage in her phone. Soph’s life just gets weirder.
Being raised as the Cursed One does things to a person. It changes your relationships and makes you a very paranoid young woman. This is how Sophy ends up in her fourth decade, looking eighteen and having no love life.
The Mage Guild provides her with a liaison so that she can stop calling to rummage through their archives, and the voice in the machines around her becomes an admirable partner, such as he is.
He files a request with her to assist him in his own personal journey, and it takes her into the Guild Hall to face a mage who wants her as a trophy. She isn’t impressed, but gets what she needs and gets out of there.
A cursed object that calls to her is part of her plans for the next few days, but the arrival of the body that belongs to the voice throws things into chaos.
Magnus has spent years in amber, waiting to be released by a request from a woman he hasn’t slept with. He was born a warrior centuries earlier and is a legendary mage in his own right. He has one major concern, and it involves figuring out the strange pull and repulsion he feels when the Cursed One is around.
Demons, mages, old scores, and cursed objects swirl around the DeMonstre family, and Sophia is first and foremost the Monster Baiter.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 24, 2016
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May 7, 2023
4,5 / 5
August 7, 2016
Re-read 5/8/16
August 28, 2018
Arrgghhh, I sure do hate it when they end a book like that!!
I've been so engrossed in reading MONSTER BAITER that I almost missed a very important Doctor's appointment...tsk.. BUT ALL is well as soon as I have the next book in the series to read..tap, tap, tap goes my foot waiting to read about the DeMonstre family again..Okay
I've been so engrossed in reading MONSTER BAITER that I almost missed a very important Doctor's appointment...tsk.. BUT ALL is well as soon as I have the next book in the series to read..tap, tap, tap goes my foot waiting to read about the DeMonstre family again..Okay
July 11, 2018
A good book
I like this story but it's missing something. I think this author writes really interesting stories but because of their brevity stops just short of greatness. A shame cause she's really talented.
I like this story but it's missing something. I think this author writes really interesting stories but because of their brevity stops just short of greatness. A shame cause she's really talented.
July 20, 2018
Fantastic
This story was fantastic. The Cursed One was a lovely story. The interactions between characters was entertaining and the characters themselves were engaging and entertaining. The storyline was interesting and intriguing.
This story was fantastic. The Cursed One was a lovely story. The interactions between characters was entertaining and the characters themselves were engaging and entertaining. The storyline was interesting and intriguing.
November 27, 2020
GREAT BOOK
Like all of her books, Viola Grace has another great book in this one. Great characters, world building, and plots. I will read anything she writes, even a cook book! Thank you so very much!
Like all of her books, Viola Grace has another great book in this one. Great characters, world building, and plots. I will read anything she writes, even a cook book! Thank you so very much!
January 13, 2019
Pretty good
I liked it a lot. I just wish authors nowadays would write books that take longer than 3 or 4 hours to read. This was a great read.
I liked it a lot. I just wish authors nowadays would write books that take longer than 3 or 4 hours to read. This was a great read.
January 26, 2019
A bit confused
Not sure I understood the beginning of this story. It was very confusing to read. The middle and the end of the book were a lot easier to read.
Not sure I understood the beginning of this story. It was very confusing to read. The middle and the end of the book were a lot easier to read.
December 2, 2020
Ok
This fell flat for me. Lots of description and not much character development. I didn’t feel I got to know Sophie or anyone else.
This fell flat for me. Lots of description and not much character development. I didn’t feel I got to know Sophie or anyone else.
February 20, 2017
A bit pat but an ok read
She could use more contractions, and to learn how to use a semicolon, but her characters are interesting, so is the world, and her sense of humor is fun. This one had almost no mystery for me--I saw each 'twist' coming, but still enjoyed it enough to finish it.
She could use more contractions, and to learn how to use a semicolon, but her characters are interesting, so is the world, and her sense of humor is fun. This one had almost no mystery for me--I saw each 'twist' coming, but still enjoyed it enough to finish it.
October 6, 2018
It was a cute short story. Yes I know it’s a book, but when you can read it in 35 minutes it’s a short story.
Almost 5 decades old and still a virgin. How the hell does that happen?!
Basically this is the magical version of a lonely woman writing letters to a prison inmate for years then suddenly meeting him.
Only difference, he’s not guilty of a real crime and she’s not delusional.
All in all, I actually did enjoy it. But I just wished it had more depth to the character conversations.
Almost 5 decades old and still a virgin. How the hell does that happen?!
Basically this is the magical version of a lonely woman writing letters to a prison inmate for years then suddenly meeting him.
Only difference, he’s not guilty of a real crime and she’s not delusional.
All in all, I actually did enjoy it. But I just wished it had more depth to the character conversations.
July 10, 2025
I love the obscure magic series and this is book 6. Sophy is older than than she looks and is now the cursed one who stops cursed objects from doing.harm to humans and others. Magnus is the soul that the mage guild has given her so that she will leave their archives alone and still have the knowledge she needs to to the job of the cursed one. When she requests the body to go with the soul she is surprised to learn that now she is the guardian and responsible for this mage and what he does. Little does she know that the cursed object she is doing research on is part of his history too. And let's not forget mothers who want grandchildren and the behind the scene antics they get up to. I love this Canadian author and the way her mind weaves stories together.
July 26, 2016
Love this series
I love this series. Sophy DeMonstre, the cursed one. A curse breaker and accountant. Magnus is a powerful mage, currently doing time frozen in amber, for his playboy ways. When Sophy needs a research assistant, Magnus is pressed into service, well his brain is. A fun, light story, with some old favorites making appearances. Can't wait for the next book!
I love this series. Sophy DeMonstre, the cursed one. A curse breaker and accountant. Magnus is a powerful mage, currently doing time frozen in amber, for his playboy ways. When Sophy needs a research assistant, Magnus is pressed into service, well his brain is. A fun, light story, with some old favorites making appearances. Can't wait for the next book!
September 7, 2016
Very good book!
July 27, 2016
Sophia
Didn't like book at first and then her character slowly came out. And the you see who see is helpful, friendly and loyal.
Didn't like book at first and then her character slowly came out. And the you see who see is helpful, friendly and loyal.
June 5, 2017
Cool but boring, stale. Would have liked this to become a spin off.
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