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Midsummer's Night #1-3
Midsummer Days
Midsummer Days is a paperback compilation of Midsummer's Moon, Midsummer Curse, and Midsummer Law by Megan Derr. Midsummer's Moon | Excerpt | 26,000 A homeless werewolf travels to the town of Midsummer's Night, following a rumor that a doctor there has developed a cure for the lycanthropy that has always been the bane of his existence. But the cure he discovers is the very thing he ever expected to find... Midsummer Curse | Midsummer Curse | 25,000 Brayton is a jack of all trades. He travels from one end of the country to the other, fixing problems of all shapes and sizes for the many supernaturals who call him for help. Then a friend calls in a favor, and Brayton finds himself in the town of Midsummer to figure out who and why someone cursed a gremlin. But the town of Midsummer is the strangest place he's ever been, and the only thing stranger is his own reaction to the gremlin he's come to save. Midsummer Law | Excerpt | 20,600 Being Sheriff is a hard job, even in a town like Midsummer. The law is the law, and when magic is thrown into the mix, everything gets more complicated. Kirby is lonely and worn out, and his latest unpleasant duty is contacting the brother of a recent suicide. Given the complications surrounding the tragedy, and just how loathed the deceased man was in Midsummer, meeting his brother is not something Kirby is any hurry to do. But when he arrives, Merry is nothing like his deceased brother—nothing like anything Kirby has seen in a long time, and quite possibly a reason to feel things Kirby thought he'd never feel again.
238 pages, Paperback
First published June 7, 2012
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July 18, 2012
Okay, I did not buy this as the compiled books but I read and reviewed them as such so I'm putting my review here rather than try and break it up.
These are a series of four interconnecting stories (I reviewed the last one separately since it's not a part of this edition) set in Midsummer’s Night, a small town which is unusual in its acceptance of paranormal creatures who live in harmony with the humans in town. Paranormal creatures means everything from werewolves and vampires to hobgoblins and gremlins.
Title: Midsummer Moon
Lowell is wet, exhausted and trying to hitch a ride to Midsummer’s Night where he was told a doctor has found a cure for being a werewolf. He’s finally picked up by none other than the good doctor himself, only to find out that no cure exists. However to his surprise Peter isn’t freaked out by his lycanthropy and while Lowell is young and innocent, he finds himself attracted to Peter and a bit in shock at the whole concept of a town of paranormals. It seems Lowell was an orphan who doesn’t even know his full name, but it seems Peter also has some secrets and when Peter’s brother and cousin come back to stir up trouble, Lowell’s true nature comes roaring to the fore as he’s a very rare purebred werewolf and natural alpha despite his youth. I would have liked to see a bit more Peter and Lowell as a couple, still it was a cute start to introduce you to the head vampire and her and Peter’s snarky exchanges were humourous. Also Lowell had a habit of making up preposterous headlines in his head to fit his circumstances such as ‘Body Found By Highway: No One Would Give Poor Werewolf A Ride in the Rain.’
Title: Midsummer Curse
Brayton is a lone werewolf who could be an alpha if he wanted, but he prefers to go it alone and is good at breaking curses. He’s asked to go to Midsummer’s Night to help break the curse on a Ferdy, a gremlin. Despite Ferdy totally not being his type, he can’t help but be attracted. It seems Ferdy now has a curse that causes anything he touches to fall apart, for a Gremlin a fate worse than death as they are fix-it folk by nature. Brayton focuses in on Ferdy’s ex Kerry, although as a goblin he shouldn’t be able to work such strong magic. It soon becomes clear someone wants folks to stay away from the clock tower Ferdy was repairing when the werewolves are poisoned. Turns out a young woman who disappeared 5 years ago has had her body stashed there and Kerry is much more than your typical goblin. I accidentally read this one first (no clue how I clicked on #2 and didn’t notice) but I think it was my favourite. Brayton is a snarly loner and Ferdy is a twinky gremlin who would totally get distracted by any piece of machinery. When Ferdy accidentally touches Brayton’s baby, his car, while still cursed it was amusing. It was fun to watch Ferdy get snitty when Brayton kept called him baby because he refused to use his name.
Title: Midsummer Law
Kirby has been the sheriff in town for sometime. He was in a relationship in his teens with the brother of the woman who was killed and now is feeling extra guilty that even though a witch he was unable to stop Kerry from committing suicide. He’s contacted by Kerry’s twin brother Merry and is stunned to say the least when the guy shows up completely goth with make-up, lace, leather, the works. Seems that’s Kirby’s kink, however he’s still feeling guilty and Merry is a clothing designer in the city. They spend a little time together, but it isn’t until New Year’s that they finally hook-up, but long distance sucks. It kind of skips from that first hook-up to an argument many months later that have them temporarily separated and everyone annoyed with Kirby’s snarliness. I would have liked to see a bit more of the relationship, but I do love me a make-upped goth character and it was great that “cowboy” Kirby loved Merry exactly as he was with no desire to make him “fit in”.
There were still a few characters I wouldn’t have minded reading about. Maybe some day the author will give us a return trip to Midsummer’s Night.
These are a series of four interconnecting stories (I reviewed the last one separately since it's not a part of this edition) set in Midsummer’s Night, a small town which is unusual in its acceptance of paranormal creatures who live in harmony with the humans in town. Paranormal creatures means everything from werewolves and vampires to hobgoblins and gremlins.
Title: Midsummer Moon
Lowell is wet, exhausted and trying to hitch a ride to Midsummer’s Night where he was told a doctor has found a cure for being a werewolf. He’s finally picked up by none other than the good doctor himself, only to find out that no cure exists. However to his surprise Peter isn’t freaked out by his lycanthropy and while Lowell is young and innocent, he finds himself attracted to Peter and a bit in shock at the whole concept of a town of paranormals. It seems Lowell was an orphan who doesn’t even know his full name, but it seems Peter also has some secrets and when Peter’s brother and cousin come back to stir up trouble, Lowell’s true nature comes roaring to the fore as he’s a very rare purebred werewolf and natural alpha despite his youth. I would have liked to see a bit more Peter and Lowell as a couple, still it was a cute start to introduce you to the head vampire and her and Peter’s snarky exchanges were humourous. Also Lowell had a habit of making up preposterous headlines in his head to fit his circumstances such as ‘Body Found By Highway: No One Would Give Poor Werewolf A Ride in the Rain.’
Title: Midsummer Curse
Brayton is a lone werewolf who could be an alpha if he wanted, but he prefers to go it alone and is good at breaking curses. He’s asked to go to Midsummer’s Night to help break the curse on a Ferdy, a gremlin. Despite Ferdy totally not being his type, he can’t help but be attracted. It seems Ferdy now has a curse that causes anything he touches to fall apart, for a Gremlin a fate worse than death as they are fix-it folk by nature. Brayton focuses in on Ferdy’s ex Kerry, although as a goblin he shouldn’t be able to work such strong magic. It soon becomes clear someone wants folks to stay away from the clock tower Ferdy was repairing when the werewolves are poisoned. Turns out a young woman who disappeared 5 years ago has had her body stashed there and Kerry is much more than your typical goblin. I accidentally read this one first (no clue how I clicked on #2 and didn’t notice) but I think it was my favourite. Brayton is a snarly loner and Ferdy is a twinky gremlin who would totally get distracted by any piece of machinery. When Ferdy accidentally touches Brayton’s baby, his car, while still cursed it was amusing. It was fun to watch Ferdy get snitty when Brayton kept called him baby because he refused to use his name.
Title: Midsummer Law
Kirby has been the sheriff in town for sometime. He was in a relationship in his teens with the brother of the woman who was killed and now is feeling extra guilty that even though a witch he was unable to stop Kerry from committing suicide. He’s contacted by Kerry’s twin brother Merry and is stunned to say the least when the guy shows up completely goth with make-up, lace, leather, the works. Seems that’s Kirby’s kink, however he’s still feeling guilty and Merry is a clothing designer in the city. They spend a little time together, but it isn’t until New Year’s that they finally hook-up, but long distance sucks. It kind of skips from that first hook-up to an argument many months later that have them temporarily separated and everyone annoyed with Kirby’s snarliness. I would have liked to see a bit more of the relationship, but I do love me a make-upped goth character and it was great that “cowboy” Kirby loved Merry exactly as he was with no desire to make him “fit in”.
There were still a few characters I wouldn’t have minded reading about. Maybe some day the author will give us a return trip to Midsummer’s Night.
October 6, 2015
Four different tales all based in the small town of Midsummer. The first 3 books all feature someone who is new to the town, and part of the story is learning about the various people who inhabit the small town. The last book focuses on 3 people who have already live in Midsummer. My favourite story was the first one involving Lowell and Peter, but all the stories were good and I loved the world building. I could easily imagine another couple of books based in the same town.
March 30, 2016
Enjoyable
I really liked this collection. I don't know why I have held off reading it.
The first book was probably my favourite, but I did like all of the pairings.
Great was to end the weekend
I really liked this collection. I don't know why I have held off reading it.
The first book was probably my favourite, but I did like all of the pairings.
Great was to end the weekend
February 15, 2017
A series of stories set in a fascinating little paranormal town called Midsummer Nights, spanning across a variety of paranormal races.
I really enjoyed these stories. The variety of races and their interactions kept each story fresh and intriguing. From the werewolf who didn't know what he was, to the itty-bitty gremlin with a curse, every character and every story was infused with its own life. I loved that they all interwove through this one same town, so we got to see how things progressed over time. The humour and love in each case was evident and I would revisit the stories in a heartbeat.
I really enjoyed these stories. The variety of races and their interactions kept each story fresh and intriguing. From the werewolf who didn't know what he was, to the itty-bitty gremlin with a curse, every character and every story was infused with its own life. I loved that they all interwove through this one same town, so we got to see how things progressed over time. The humour and love in each case was evident and I would revisit the stories in a heartbeat.
March 19, 2011
The Midsummer stories are some of my favorites by Megan Derr. The collection contains a novella and two short stories. As is usual with Less Than Three Press, a half-dozen typos or so and about equal in the grammatical-mistake area. I go into raptures every time I realize that Megan Derr and I share a love of hot Southern/Western men. And pretty Goth boys paired with people in cowboy hats is just epic. The stories, all three, center around a town of supernatural people called Midsummer. Only complaint was that the last story wasn't really as plotty as the first two. It was cute, but didn't really fulfill my need for a connecting plot between the three stories. Midsummer's Law is rather plot-light in general, actually, but I loved it for different reasons (pretty fem goth boy omg), so all is well. Overall, it didn't exceed my expectations, but it met them nicely.
March 3, 2014
4.5 / 5
I loved the characters, and reading their internal struggles about their new attractions only enhanced the other story plotlines, and the mysteries therein. The first story sucked me right in with Lowell's internal monologue, and the book refused to let me go until the last story finished. I grew very attached to the small town of Midsummer, and would jump at the chance to read more about the town's inhabitants. Once again, Derr has done wonders.
I loved the characters, and reading their internal struggles about their new attractions only enhanced the other story plotlines, and the mysteries therein. The first story sucked me right in with Lowell's internal monologue, and the book refused to let me go until the last story finished. I grew very attached to the small town of Midsummer, and would jump at the chance to read more about the town's inhabitants. Once again, Derr has done wonders.
February 15, 2014
I reviewed the individual books in this series, and overall it averages out to about 4 stars for me. I would have gotten this compilation, but it's not available in ebook format so I had to buy the individual ebooks. Midsummer Night and Midsummer Curse are my favorites in this series as Lowell is adorable and hilarious and his cousin Brayton reminds me of another character who I love. If you like short, cute, stories with likable paranormal characters, check it out.
September 18, 2024
Wish editing was better...
I am very fond of Megan Derr and Midsummer Baler is one of my favorite short stories. But this anthology was frustrating between syntax, misnaming characters and other grammar issues. I'd love to give it a 4 or 5, but I can't.
Her editing is usually above par and something I look forward to in her books.
But editing doesn't stop me from re-reading stories.
I am very fond of Megan Derr and Midsummer Baler is one of my favorite short stories. But this anthology was frustrating between syntax, misnaming characters and other grammar issues. I'd love to give it a 4 or 5, but I can't.
Her editing is usually above par and something I look forward to in her books.
But editing doesn't stop me from re-reading stories.
September 4, 2015
Interesting characters in a great setting combine for four unique stories. Some I liked more than others but all were good. Derr's writing is always economical, depicting so much in short-form literature. I wound up wanting to see more of these characters and their funky magical town. More, Megan, more!
January 5, 2012
Midsummer Moon - 4 stars
Midsummer Curse - 4 stars
Midsummer Law - 3.75 stars
Overall rating - 4 stars
Midsummer Curse - 4 stars
Midsummer Law - 3.75 stars
Overall rating - 4 stars
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