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Shadow Magic
Looking for a kick-ass bounty hunter? You found her.
I’m the best at what I do. If a shifter goes feral, or a fae kills the wrong innocent, then I’ll be the one to hunt them down. It’s a dangerous gig, but I do what's necessary to keep the roof over our heads.
Unfortunately, I’m at the bottom of the bounty hunter pay scale thanks to the need to keep my heritage hidden. If anyone ever found out what I am, and what I can do, the entire fae territories would be coming for my head. That means we live from pay cheque to pay cheque. So when the most dangerous fae in the country chooses me to help him with a case, I have no choice but to say yes.
Ethan Hale is a cu sith, one of the finest assassins in the fae territories. If he finds out what I am, he’ll have me begging for death. And yet, I accepted the job to work with him so I can figure out who’s stealing god magic and selling it. People are dying, and it’s down to us to put at end to it.
Now, I have to work alongside the sinfully-sexy fae while trying to keep my secrets under wraps. The closer we get to unravelling this mystery, the closer I am to losing everything. One wrong step and it’ll all be over.
I’m the best at what I do. If a shifter goes feral, or a fae kills the wrong innocent, then I’ll be the one to hunt them down. It’s a dangerous gig, but I do what's necessary to keep the roof over our heads.
Unfortunately, I’m at the bottom of the bounty hunter pay scale thanks to the need to keep my heritage hidden. If anyone ever found out what I am, and what I can do, the entire fae territories would be coming for my head. That means we live from pay cheque to pay cheque. So when the most dangerous fae in the country chooses me to help him with a case, I have no choice but to say yes.
Ethan Hale is a cu sith, one of the finest assassins in the fae territories. If he finds out what I am, he’ll have me begging for death. And yet, I accepted the job to work with him so I can figure out who’s stealing god magic and selling it. People are dying, and it’s down to us to put at end to it.
Now, I have to work alongside the sinfully-sexy fae while trying to keep my secrets under wraps. The closer we get to unravelling this mystery, the closer I am to losing everything. One wrong step and it’ll all be over.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 10, 2019
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Jayne Hawke
21 books69 followersJayne is an English Urban Fantasy author who owns two very large fluffy cats. When she isn't writing, or playing with her cats, she's binge-watching Netflix, baking, or complaining about the weather.
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December 22, 2019
Shaky, really shaky but overall interesting enough (with a fresh world).
Somewhat flat in characterization, all the characters are merely a line or a shape but there's not much to them. Their actions come out of the blue and don't always make sense.
She's written off as the best bounty hunter, but how as she gets the only jobs nobody wants, as they are at the bottom pay? She has no food, literally there's no single food item in her house, but there's no rage in her when she sees the incredible amount of food other people have. And of course there's no doubt about the pack and its alpha that wants her. No real angst, fear or anything else from 'how hot'. Meh
There's no explanation of why he wants her, both on the job and outside it. It just is.
Still the world created here is intriguing enough to me to see what's next.
Somewhat flat in characterization, all the characters are merely a line or a shape but there's not much to them. Their actions come out of the blue and don't always make sense.
She's written off as the best bounty hunter, but how as she gets the only jobs nobody wants, as they are at the bottom pay? She has no food, literally there's no single food item in her house, but there's no rage in her when she sees the incredible amount of food other people have. And of course there's no doubt about the pack and its alpha that wants her. No real angst, fear or anything else from 'how hot'. Meh
There's no explanation of why he wants her, both on the job and outside it. It just is.
Still the world created here is intriguing enough to me to see what's next.
December 15, 2020
In theory, this looked like a book I would usually like a lot.
It looks like a lot of thought was put into the world building, the characters are interesting and don't act like complete idiots, the story looked promising, and yet...
The problem is the writing.
This is an adult-ish contemporary fantasy book, but the writing looks like it belongs in a bad-quality YA.
The tiny chapters, the phrasing, the abruptly ending underdeveloped scenes, the amount of mistakes like missing words and messed up dialogues where the same character would say something and then react to it, the weird one-liners that looks like they would belong in a cheap b-rated movie...
I don't know what irritated me more, the fact that this was kind of supposed to be an adult book where characters are dealing with serious life-and-death problems, but most of the time the characters were more preoccupied with 'feeling badass' ('I marched up to a door and banged on it. The wood shuddered beneath my fist, and I felt pretty badass.' <- places like this made me want to DNF the book) and drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows, or the fact that in every tiny chapter something about the word order and word choices constantly rubbed me the wrong way.
It was impossible to enjoy reading this book because I kept staring at sentences like
'hair had been cut into a fashionable cut'
or
'Their hair was pulled back into a harsh bun, the entire thing giving them an intense and harsh appearance.'
and thinking that 1) the only thing I can see when I read this sentence is a bunch of witches all tied together by their hair, because it was all pulled into a single 'harsh bun'; 2) considering the possible definitions of the word 'harsh', what exactly is a 'harsh bun'?; and 3) 'harsh bun giving harsh appearance' ...you don't say, really?
I think this book really needed a lot more work on construction and editing. Both the writing and the story flow feel coarse, disconnected, and unpolished, and it's a pity because I think that the world and the story could have been interesting if the writing quality wasn't so distracting.
It looks like a lot of thought was put into the world building, the characters are interesting and don't act like complete idiots, the story looked promising, and yet...
The problem is the writing.
This is an adult-ish contemporary fantasy book, but the writing looks like it belongs in a bad-quality YA.
The tiny chapters, the phrasing, the abruptly ending underdeveloped scenes, the amount of mistakes like missing words and messed up dialogues where the same character would say something and then react to it, the weird one-liners that looks like they would belong in a cheap b-rated movie...
I don't know what irritated me more, the fact that this was kind of supposed to be an adult book where characters are dealing with serious life-and-death problems, but most of the time the characters were more preoccupied with 'feeling badass' ('I marched up to a door and banged on it. The wood shuddered beneath my fist, and I felt pretty badass.' <- places like this made me want to DNF the book) and drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows, or the fact that in every tiny chapter something about the word order and word choices constantly rubbed me the wrong way.
It was impossible to enjoy reading this book because I kept staring at sentences like
'hair had been cut into a fashionable cut'
or
'Their hair was pulled back into a harsh bun, the entire thing giving them an intense and harsh appearance.'
and thinking that 1) the only thing I can see when I read this sentence is a bunch of witches all tied together by their hair, because it was all pulled into a single 'harsh bun'; 2) considering the possible definitions of the word 'harsh', what exactly is a 'harsh bun'?; and 3) 'harsh bun giving harsh appearance' ...you don't say, really?
I think this book really needed a lot more work on construction and editing. Both the writing and the story flow feel coarse, disconnected, and unpolished, and it's a pity because I think that the world and the story could have been interesting if the writing quality wasn't so distracting.
January 7, 2024
Interesting
This was an interesting take on the fae and the old gods. The place was pretty quick, spending more time telling the story vs building the story. I enjoyed it.
This was an interesting take on the fae and the old gods. The place was pretty quick, spending more time telling the story vs building the story. I enjoyed it.
January 18, 2020
Great Read
I took a chance with this author as I’d never read any of her work before. I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed the story and the characters are great. Take a chance too. If you like urban fantasy and romance this is a great book for you too.
I took a chance with this author as I’d never read any of her work before. I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed the story and the characters are great. Take a chance too. If you like urban fantasy and romance this is a great book for you too.
January 17, 2020
Definitely worth the read. Absolutely loved it!
I devoured this book in less than a day! I love Kit's sass and Ethan protectiveness. I can't wait to see where the story goes.
I devoured this book in less than a day! I love Kit's sass and Ethan protectiveness. I can't wait to see where the story goes.
January 5, 2020
Great
This story is really good. I like the characters and the storyline.
Everyone needs to give it a chance ASAP
This story is really good. I like the characters and the storyline.
Everyone needs to give it a chance ASAP
April 8, 2022
Everything in this book was bad except the worldbuilding.
Even the narration of the audiobook was bad.
Previous intentions and promises are worth nothing and nobody cares about even deep betrayal as longs as it aids the plot. Internal consistency of characters (and everything else really) is a foreign phrase to the author.
Absurd and constant lusting after all the males is absurd and constant.
Everything is comically exaggerated to the point of being a caricature. I've used this expression before but I never expected to encounter a book for which it fits so literally. I really can't tell if the author is just making fun of common clichées or if she wrote this in all seriousness. It seems to me this is supposed to be serious.
Oh, and did I mention the protagonist sibling pair is stupid as shit?
If I were in a better mood I might be able to laugh about it but I am not so I am just annoyed.
At least the quality of the book becomes obvious fairly early on.
As bad as the characters might have been, the world and the magic were interesting. It's not the most original setting but one I see far too little of. I very much enjoy contemporary settings where magic is abundant and magical races are commonplace. I hate most of the setups in which the magic is supposed to be secret and all that crap. I have yet to read a single good reason for it that isn't being contradicted within the same book.
tl;dr shallow and inconsistent characters. I don't recommend.
Even the narration of the audiobook was bad.
Previous intentions and promises are worth nothing and nobody cares about even deep betrayal as longs as it aids the plot. Internal consistency of characters (and everything else really) is a foreign phrase to the author.
Absurd and constant lusting after all the males is absurd and constant.
Everything is comically exaggerated to the point of being a caricature. I've used this expression before but I never expected to encounter a book for which it fits so literally. I really can't tell if the author is just making fun of common clichées or if she wrote this in all seriousness. It seems to me this is supposed to be serious.
Oh, and did I mention the protagonist sibling pair is stupid as shit?
If I were in a better mood I might be able to laugh about it but I am not so I am just annoyed.
At least the quality of the book becomes obvious fairly early on.
As bad as the characters might have been, the world and the magic were interesting. It's not the most original setting but one I see far too little of. I very much enjoy contemporary settings where magic is abundant and magical races are commonplace. I hate most of the setups in which the magic is supposed to be secret and all that crap. I have yet to read a single good reason for it that isn't being contradicted within the same book.
tl;dr shallow and inconsistent characters. I don't recommend.
December 23, 2019
Great read
Great read. I couldn't put it down. Lookimg forward to the nect one. In the process of downloading it now.
Great read. I couldn't put it down. Lookimg forward to the nect one. In the process of downloading it now.
November 16, 2019
Hiding in plain sight
A great read. I would have given it a 5^ but for the fact that Matt was used instead of Jake at the beginning of the book (always a No. No in my opinion). Terrific characters - lively, vibrant and colourful whilst at the same time showing all the known human frailties and emotions even though most of them aren't human. A mix of different sidhe, witches and gods make up most of the players. Our heroine is a mix of dark witch and fallen God even those is unaware of one side of her. The hero is a cu sidhe. A feared fighter and hound but he is also a demigod. Their task is to stop the recent drug to flood the market. A drug made up of witch magic and God essence. Can they do it and will she have to reveal her heritage and possibly face death? What will they face?
A great read. I would have given it a 5^ but for the fact that Matt was used instead of Jake at the beginning of the book (always a No. No in my opinion). Terrific characters - lively, vibrant and colourful whilst at the same time showing all the known human frailties and emotions even though most of them aren't human. A mix of different sidhe, witches and gods make up most of the players. Our heroine is a mix of dark witch and fallen God even those is unaware of one side of her. The hero is a cu sidhe. A feared fighter and hound but he is also a demigod. Their task is to stop the recent drug to flood the market. A drug made up of witch magic and God essence. Can they do it and will she have to reveal her heritage and possibly face death? What will they face?
October 11, 2019
So, so good
Ever since I had read the blurb of this book I had been so excited to read this one. Let me say that it absolutely did NOT disappoint. I was hooked from the beginning and so captivated by the characters and the world this author wrote in this book. Kit was just so great and I loved her immediately as well as her brother and Ethan and his pack. Lots of action in this one and just really amazing. Truly can not wai for the next book to see what will come next!
Ever since I had read the blurb of this book I had been so excited to read this one. Let me say that it absolutely did NOT disappoint. I was hooked from the beginning and so captivated by the characters and the world this author wrote in this book. Kit was just so great and I loved her immediately as well as her brother and Ethan and his pack. Lots of action in this one and just really amazing. Truly can not wai for the next book to see what will come next!
October 30, 2019
Great urban fant
Awesome. A clean urban fantasy with fae and wizard parts. Part of a series that you do not want to miss. I suggest reading in chronological order for the next few hours... A definitive binge read candidates series. Like a sesame street version of Lord of the Rings
Awesome. A clean urban fantasy with fae and wizard parts. Part of a series that you do not want to miss. I suggest reading in chronological order for the next few hours... A definitive binge read candidates series. Like a sesame street version of Lord of the Rings
October 11, 2019
Amazeballs!
I just love this author! Strong female leads with strong men who adore them. I also like the friendships and the families they form. Very fast pace with an interesting storyline. I can't wait for the next installment!!
I just love this author! Strong female leads with strong men who adore them. I also like the friendships and the families they form. Very fast pace with an interesting storyline. I can't wait for the next installment!!
December 4, 2019
Loved it
I loved this story, the action and magic in it was captivating. Kit is one kickass character and seeing her interact with others was entertaining. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
I loved this story, the action and magic in it was captivating. Kit is one kickass character and seeing her interact with others was entertaining. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
December 10, 2019
Shadow Magic
This book has action, mystery , romance and family issues.
I like all the characters . I can’t wait to read the next book.
This book has action, mystery , romance and family issues.
I like all the characters . I can’t wait to read the next book.
April 20, 2020
It was an enjoyable weekend romp, even if there are glaring holes in the plot. After all, a down-and-out bounty hunter who has no food, a younger brother still in high school to feed, and no job prospects suddenly gets hired by the richest but scariest Cu Sith around? Something is suspicious.
It is obvious from the start that he hires her because he is attracted to her. He also has researched her enough to guess her secret...and yet, the story depends upon her hiding that secret. She has both witch powers and God-derived powers but no experience using them.
I really enjoyed the characters, and my favorite is her brother. Seriously, he so positive and uplifting that I am grateful. The world is scary right now. The action keeps you moving, although my interest flagged near the end (I prefer shorter books.)
The blend of modern cell phones with magic is seamless. I liked that a lot.
My reason for not giving it 5 stars is due to 2 things:
1. Consistency of the plot. Logical errors are difficult to skip.
2. The romance, for some reason, didn't bowl me over. I felt no heat.
But again, a weekend action romp sometimes is what you need.
It is obvious from the start that he hires her because he is attracted to her. He also has researched her enough to guess her secret...and yet, the story depends upon her hiding that secret. She has both witch powers and God-derived powers but no experience using them.
I really enjoyed the characters, and my favorite is her brother. Seriously, he so positive and uplifting that I am grateful. The world is scary right now. The action keeps you moving, although my interest flagged near the end (I prefer shorter books.)
The blend of modern cell phones with magic is seamless. I liked that a lot.
My reason for not giving it 5 stars is due to 2 things:
1. Consistency of the plot. Logical errors are difficult to skip.
2. The romance, for some reason, didn't bowl me over. I felt no heat.
But again, a weekend action romp sometimes is what you need.
May 15, 2020
Kindle Unlimited.
The premise of this isn't unique, but I'm alright with that, as long as it's well done. The ideas and characters in the book had promise, but the execution fell flat.
The world building isn't clearly defined. The author tries to squeeze it into the dialogue, but the result is awkward. It would be the equivalent of having a conversation with a group of people that went something like this.
Person 1: "You know, the President is in charge of the United States of America."
Person 2: "Yes, but there is also a congress that helps create laws of the land."
Person 3: "Can you believe there is also a brand created just to uphold and enforce the laws?!"
It wasn't natural, and it bordered on ridiculous. I've finished the book, and I'm still not 100% certain of how the magic of gods vs fae vs witches interact and work.
The love interest angle was interesting, but rushed. Scratch that, the whole book felt rushed. I would read this again with an edit that allowed for a slow build an explanation of everything that's happening.
Sadly, I won't be continuing with this series, or this author.
The premise of this isn't unique, but I'm alright with that, as long as it's well done. The ideas and characters in the book had promise, but the execution fell flat.
The world building isn't clearly defined. The author tries to squeeze it into the dialogue, but the result is awkward. It would be the equivalent of having a conversation with a group of people that went something like this.
Person 1: "You know, the President is in charge of the United States of America."
Person 2: "Yes, but there is also a congress that helps create laws of the land."
Person 3: "Can you believe there is also a brand created just to uphold and enforce the laws?!"
It wasn't natural, and it bordered on ridiculous. I've finished the book, and I'm still not 100% certain of how the magic of gods vs fae vs witches interact and work.
The love interest angle was interesting, but rushed. Scratch that, the whole book felt rushed. I would read this again with an edit that allowed for a slow build an explanation of everything that's happening.
Sadly, I won't be continuing with this series, or this author.
June 15, 2020
The story in entertaining, but not well fleshed out. Feels like the author is a rookie. The dialogue is often trite, and feels forced. Fight scenes are not well laid out, and happen very quickly without realistic details.
45% into the story, I'm kind of annoyed: We are told numerous times that if she let out her magic she could take care of situations, but she can't because then everyone would know what she is. That's a frustrating road block to read over and over again. Ethan's pack likes her immediately and she feels acceptance immediately - no distrust, no tests, no familiarizing. The author tells us in every other chapter that she is protective of her brother to the point of starving.... yes, yes, we get it. She's a martyr. We already know that she and Ethan are going to end up together, probably mated, and that her father was a God, probably still alive. We also get the feeling that Ethan already knows about her powers, and wants her to join his pack.
And at the end, it literally said "we saved the day." It could not have been cheesier.
On the plus side, this is the first book I have ever read that starred a Cu Sith - that's original.
45% into the story, I'm kind of annoyed: We are told numerous times that if she let out her magic she could take care of situations, but she can't because then everyone would know what she is. That's a frustrating road block to read over and over again. Ethan's pack likes her immediately and she feels acceptance immediately - no distrust, no tests, no familiarizing. The author tells us in every other chapter that she is protective of her brother to the point of starving.... yes, yes, we get it. She's a martyr. We already know that she and Ethan are going to end up together, probably mated, and that her father was a God, probably still alive. We also get the feeling that Ethan already knows about her powers, and wants her to join his pack.
And at the end, it literally said "we saved the day." It could not have been cheesier.
On the plus side, this is the first book I have ever read that starred a Cu Sith - that's original.
May 28, 2020
I guess 1.5 stars by goodread metrics. I didn't dislike it, it was just very meh and the entire book really could have been fleshed out more.
So the MC is supposed to be the best at what she does, which to me generally indicates that they're top of their mercenary guild or whatever. Except she isn't, in fact she's pretending to be weak by their standards by pretending not to have magic. And for someone who's so good at their job, they sure live pretty awfully if they go hungry often.
Then there's the love interest(?) who just is kinda there. And wants the MC for no reason but a plot device? He just kind of shows up and requests the MC for a job because she's the best, which as previously stated isn't true.
Then after that, the MC does a piss poor job of hiding her magic even though it would end in her death if anyone found out. It's just kind of unbelievable how she acts throughout the book.
So the MC is supposed to be the best at what she does, which to me generally indicates that they're top of their mercenary guild or whatever. Except she isn't, in fact she's pretending to be weak by their standards by pretending not to have magic. And for someone who's so good at their job, they sure live pretty awfully if they go hungry often.
Then there's the love interest(?) who just is kinda there. And wants the MC for no reason but a plot device? He just kind of shows up and requests the MC for a job because she's the best, which as previously stated isn't true.
Then after that, the MC does a piss poor job of hiding her magic even though it would end in her death if anyone found out. It's just kind of unbelievable how she acts throughout the book.
August 3, 2020
(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I completely change my mind on a series, so want to change my scoring down a lot)
How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)
All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
-
2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked
Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)
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First time read the author's work?: No
Will you be reading more?: Yes
Would you recommend?: Yes
How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)
All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
-
2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked
Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)
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First time read the author's work?: No
Will you be reading more?: Yes
Would you recommend?: Yes
January 26, 2025
I went with 3 stars for this book because there is a lot of room for growth and editing. However, the world is interesting if a bit shallow and I do think the author and the world have a lot of potential.
It feels like there is some back story that is missing. The book felt like a spin off of another series that creates the world the characters now live in, but I’m not sure Ms. Hawke has written that series yet. Almost like we were plunked down in a world that has been established and everyone already knows how it got to be that way and who the major players are.
I also wonder why female lead is well known as a bounty hunter when she’s at the bottom of the leader board and masquerading as a human. The way she maintains a calm when new things are thrown at her is a bit weird. She needs more reactions to situations.
Overall it’s interesting and I’m looking forward to reading the other two books in the series, but at the same time it needs something more.
It feels like there is some back story that is missing. The book felt like a spin off of another series that creates the world the characters now live in, but I’m not sure Ms. Hawke has written that series yet. Almost like we were plunked down in a world that has been established and everyone already knows how it got to be that way and who the major players are.
I also wonder why female lead is well known as a bounty hunter when she’s at the bottom of the leader board and masquerading as a human. The way she maintains a calm when new things are thrown at her is a bit weird. She needs more reactions to situations.
Overall it’s interesting and I’m looking forward to reading the other two books in the series, but at the same time it needs something more.
September 20, 2020
Okay maybe this is just me wanting to vent, but having the other character know about the hidden heritage or power that is a danger to the main character? That trope needs to die. The moment you take away that discourse you invalidate all the times the main character had to avoid using their abilities, or risk using them! Luckily in his book not much really happens and I don't really care about anything so not much was invalidated but you can't paint something as To Be Kept Hidden Or Else DEATH and then paint someone as Definitely Cannot Know Or Bad Things and then have them not care because now we have no reason to believe the Thing To Be Kept Hidden needs to actually be kept hidden. Does that make sense? I hate useless in-fighting except when in certain circumstances, and this is a circumstance I would very much like some conflict.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 21, 2020
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request, and have voluntarily left this review. Life as bounty hunter isn't easy, but it pays the bills and keeps a roof over head. Kit was on the bottom of the pack where she work so when she got an offer for a great contract she took it even though she had secrets to hide. One signature changed her life forever. The characters are well written as is the plot for the first book in this series. With a perfect balance of suspense, action and humour, added to the great narration, you'll find yourself listening longer then you intended. Looking forward to book 2.
July 2, 2020
It was a good book. I enjoyed the storyline and the main characters. The characters are well developed and it all flows. Kit is a great character. She's a bounty hunter with cool magic but she has to hide it to stay safe. Ethan is the alpha of his pack and is trying to figure out who is stealing magic from fae and gods alike. They start working together to find the culprits and sparks start flying. I believe there's going to be a mate element happening here it just hasn't yet. There are some editing issues, more than normal but not a massive amount. This is fantasy, romance, mystery all rolled into one. Definitely recommend it.
February 1, 2020
An interesting new world
An interesting new world, and the start of what looks to be a good urban fantasy series.
Set in a near, but nebulous future (or maybe another dimension of now) where the Sidhe and magic users have come out of the broom closet, our heroine Kit is contracted by a Cu Sith, to help find the ones who are stealing god magic.
It’s a promising beginning, I’ll definitely read the next one.
An interesting new world, and the start of what looks to be a good urban fantasy series.
Set in a near, but nebulous future (or maybe another dimension of now) where the Sidhe and magic users have come out of the broom closet, our heroine Kit is contracted by a Cu Sith, to help find the ones who are stealing god magic.
It’s a promising beginning, I’ll definitely read the next one.
April 6, 2020
Good idea, shaky execution. Story building seemed rushed in places and there are too many new creature names to keep up with. The romance aspect was poorly built and there were several editing mistakes. All in all good enough for me to move in to book 2 but not good enough to buy for rereading later. I wish that we could enter some edits and get an expounded upon edition. Story idea was good and enjoyable.
May 10, 2020
I enjoyed reading this book.
What I liked:
Fast paced, action packed with a hint on romance, intesresting world building and characters with potential.
What bothered me:
There seemed to be a lot of editing errors, some explations seemed too rushed or confusing, never got a clear description of what the heroine looked like.
But oeverall it was an enjoyable read and I liked it enough to read the next one :)
What I liked:
Fast paced, action packed with a hint on romance, intesresting world building and characters with potential.
What bothered me:
There seemed to be a lot of editing errors, some explations seemed too rushed or confusing, never got a clear description of what the heroine looked like.
But oeverall it was an enjoyable read and I liked it enough to read the next one :)
March 13, 2020
A lot packed into a short book
I had fun reading this. The premise was interesting and the characters were driven, slightly nutty, and had a whole lot of backstories that I wanted to explore. The world building was okay, nothing pulled me out of the story, but I would have liked it to be more fantastical.
3.5 stars ⭐️
I had fun reading this. The premise was interesting and the characters were driven, slightly nutty, and had a whole lot of backstories that I wanted to explore. The world building was okay, nothing pulled me out of the story, but I would have liked it to be more fantastical.
3.5 stars ⭐️
July 29, 2020
Its a new spin on paranormal bounty hunters and keeping your magic a secret. Yet, Kit learns that sometimes your magic is necessary to save those you care about. Its a fun and fresh twist on a case involving stealing god magic and using it to sell to the highest bidder. Its up to a small group, to find the gods and save them. The story is interesting. A quick read.
August 21, 2020
Great book
This book had a great cast, and a storyline that tugged at the heart. I'll admit I teared up a time or two while reading. The basis for the story is new, while not so far out as to not understand the world Jayne Hawke has built. I look forward to picking up the next book
This book had a great cast, and a storyline that tugged at the heart. I'll admit I teared up a time or two while reading. The basis for the story is new, while not so far out as to not understand the world Jayne Hawke has built. I look forward to picking up the next book
April 20, 2024
So Much Packed Into So Little
For 180 pages a lot happens and it’s pretty much a full story which is surprising. I have read much longer books without half the content this one provided.
Character building leaves a bit to desired, I’d like more world building and relationship building all that feels too easy.
For 180 pages a lot happens and it’s pretty much a full story which is surprising. I have read much longer books without half the content this one provided.
Character building leaves a bit to desired, I’d like more world building and relationship building all that feels too easy.
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