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Book Review: Dead Man’s Hand
by: James J Butcher Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books There is a mighty witch who can raise battles with his magic. He appoints audiences with the king. He can even protect that king’s castle against any threat. In fact, Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby gets paid minimum wage at Mighty Magic Donald’s Food Kingdom to do all of those things. He animates the play area to entertain kids on their birthdays. It is a far cry from being an auditor like he’d hoped, but it did, at least, help him pay for his apartment. On the other hand, it did nothing to help his pride as a…
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Do You Like the Dresden Files?
Here are five series recommendations if you like the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. 1.Alex Verus by Benedict Jacka -I think Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus. The Alex Verus series is a really good series to try if you like the Dresden Files because they are similar stories. In fact, they are so similar in concept that Jacka gives a nod to Harry Dresden in the first book of the series by referencing a wizard who advertises under the yellow pages. In this series, Alex Verus is a wizard who uses his magic to see into the future. He runs a magic shop in London, and even though he…
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Book Review: Mutant Pride
By: SJ Whitby Not Recommended Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books Dylan Taylor has always loved the X-Men. She dreams about what it would be like to have super powers and fight evil. Her dream becomes reality when a girl kisses her at a party. The next day she wakes up with powers of her own. In fact, everyone who kissed Emma Hall at the party got super powers. Maybe if they can join together, they can become a team of heroes just like in her comic books. Just one problem… how does one weaponize communicating with household items? Cute Mutants by S.J Whitby is an interesting ride…
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Book Review: Soul Taken
by: Patricia Briggs Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books SPOILER ALERT: Please be aware that this is book 13 of this series. If you have not read the previous books, this review might spoil events in those books. Mercy Thompson never seems to get a break. New problems arrive one after another, and this time is no exception. Wulfe has gone missing, an old murderer known as the Harvester has showed up in the area again, and public opinion of the pack is not so great. Mercy, Adam, and the pack must find a crazy vampire and figure out how to keep the people of…
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Book Review: The Dissension Process
by Markus James Not Recommend Where to find: Amazon Jamie has superpowers. They came to her completely unexpectedly, but once she discovered them, her life changed. Now, she looks for others who also have powers in the hopes of absorbing them and using them herself. It’s the only thing keeping her in the here and now instead of wallowing in the sadness of her losses. Unfortunately for Jamie, she finds herself delving deeper and deeper into dangerous situations. If she isn’t careful, she will put herself and the few people she has left in danger. The Dissension Process by Markus James is a bit of a mixed bag with some…
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Trailer Park Trickster
by: David R. Slayton Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books Spoiler Alert: Please be aware that this is the second book in this series. If you haven’t read the previous novel, this review might spoil events in that book. If you want to see my review of the first novel, click here. Adam Binder has jumped from one problem to the next without even meaning to. Once again, he finds his family in the midst of trouble and this time the trouble is directly related to the druid who he once thought could be his father. Now, back in Oklahoma, he will have to figure…
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Awesome Urban Fantasy Anime
XXXholic Episode count: 41 English Dub: 1-24 Kimihiro Watanuki has always been able to see spirits his whole life. They are attracted to him and can even attack him at times. He has the deepest wish to not see them anymore. One day he stumbles into Yuko Ichihara’s shop. However, her shop isn’t an ordinary shop, she specializes in granting wishes. Unfortunately, his wish is too big to pay for upfront, so she strikes a deal for him to work part time at his shop until he has done enough work to pay off his wish. This show isn’t for everyone. It has a lot of philosophical thoughts and concepts…
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Good vs Evil: Urban Fantasy
If you want to see more of my thoughts on good vs evil in fantasy, click here for my other posts. I find the concept of good vs evil in urban fantasy novels to be very interesting and complex. In high fantasy, the concept can be fairly black and white; however, when the fantasy story occurs in a version of our world, the concept of right and wrong and good and evil becomes as complicated as the concept is in our own lives. For starters, characters in urban fantasies are not set in a good and evil box. By that, I mean that it isn’t always clear who is good…
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Running with Werewolves
For those of you looking for a werewolf-oriented series I would recommend: -Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs If you want werewolves, but don’t want the main character to actually be one, then the Mercy Thompson series is the way to go. At a full moon: Well technically Mercy is a coyote, not a werewolf, but her neighbor is the local alpha. He definitely gets furry at the full moon. Just make sure you’re not too near him when he does. This story is very close to a specific werewolf pack. Adam Hampton is the alpha of the pack that is located in Mercy’s, the main character’s, area. I find the…
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Wild Sign: So Many Missing Witches
by Patricia Briggs Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barns & Nobles Indigo Books SPOILER ALERT: Please be aware that this book review contains spoilers from Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs. This post is about my thoughts on the events and developments in the story. Please DO NOT read further unless you have read the book or don’t care if the major events are spoiled for you. This is also the sixth book in the series and might spoil events in previous books. If you want to read my spoiler free review, click here. Wild Sign is the sixth book in the Alpha & Omega series, and it starts just…
