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No Quest For The Wicked (Enchanted, Inc. #6)
by
Shanna Swendson (Goodreads Author)
A Questing We Will Go
Now that the Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. team has defeated the nefarious Spellworks, the only "competition" in town, Katie Chandler doesn't have much to do as director of marketing, and she's starting to question her role at MSI. Her boyfriend Owen Palmer, on the other hand, is in hog heaven, translating an ancient and powerful magical manuscrip...more
Now that the Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. team has defeated the nefarious Spellworks, the only "competition" in town, Katie Chandler doesn't have much to do as director of marketing, and she's starting to question her role at MSI. Her boyfriend Owen Palmer, on the other hand, is in hog heaven, translating an ancient and powerful magical manuscrip...more
ebook, 221 pages
Published
October 1st 2012
by NLA Digital Liaison Platform LLC
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So excited to start this right now!!!! THANK YOU SHANNA!! This is my all time Favorite series! I really hope book 6 isn't the end!
Review to come, in a day or two.... it won't take long! LOVE THIS SERIES!
JUST FINISHED THE BOOK!!
IT. WAS. AWESOME! Really exciting twist!! I can't wait for book 7! This is such an original series. I love everything about it. Some old characters returned and some new ones were introduced. I always feel like i'm going to give something away in my reviews, so I try to b...more
Review to come, in a day or two.... it won't take long! LOVE THIS SERIES!
JUST FINISHED THE BOOK!!
IT. WAS. AWESOME! Really exciting twist!! I can't wait for book 7! This is such an original series. I love everything about it. Some old characters returned and some new ones were introduced. I always feel like i'm going to give something away in my reviews, so I try to b...more
PLEASE make a film series outta these books!!! PLEASE!
This one was like saying: a typical day at MSI lol
I give it 5 stars cause i loved the whole series. Although i really think Shanna can improve with her endings, it's left hanging..i always crave to know what happened next, did they go home, did they meet Merlin, did they take rest, get healed, kissed, cuddled and all that stuff. I think all the 6 books lacked good ending. I think she could have had epilogues! I felt like writing my own ending...more
This one was like saying: a typical day at MSI lol
I give it 5 stars cause i loved the whole series. Although i really think Shanna can improve with her endings, it's left hanging..i always crave to know what happened next, did they go home, did they meet Merlin, did they take rest, get healed, kissed, cuddled and all that stuff. I think all the 6 books lacked good ending. I think she could have had epilogues! I felt like writing my own ending...more
Part Mission Impossible, part Lord of the Rings, No Quest for the Wicked takes our heroes on a hectic search through NYC. Their goal is to recover a powerful jewel before it falls into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, it's the sort of piece that gives even the well-intentioned a hankering for world domination.
In these last two books Swendson has moved away from larger story arcs, instead letting her characters' evolution become the running thread. I prefer this, as I've always felt Katie and Owen...more
In these last two books Swendson has moved away from larger story arcs, instead letting her characters' evolution become the running thread. I prefer this, as I've always felt Katie and Owen...more
I couldn't decide whether to go with the 3 that I thought this book was or give it a 4 because I love the series so much and am interested to see where the twist at the end of this one takes the series.
Owen and Katie are back doing what they do best, working together to save the world from magical mayhem. Where this book suffered for me was that the entire thing takes place in one day. We miss out on seeing many of the supporting characters that I love because Katie never goes home or has any i...more
Owen and Katie are back doing what they do best, working together to save the world from magical mayhem. Where this book suffered for me was that the entire thing takes place in one day. We miss out on seeing many of the supporting characters that I love because Katie never goes home or has any i...more
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We're back with Katie and Owen in another adventure. I was actually surprised at how fast another book came out, considering I just read and reviewed the last one less than a month ago.
So we pick back up with Katie and Owen, but now Owen is an immune and he's been given the task of translation a rare and powerful book that nobody has been able to translate because of it's powers over people. Katie is bored out of her mind doing her marketing job for a company that doesn't need any marketing.
So a...more
So we pick back up with Katie and Owen, but now Owen is an immune and he's been given the task of translation a rare and powerful book that nobody has been able to translate because of it's powers over people. Katie is bored out of her mind doing her marketing job for a company that doesn't need any marketing.
So a...more
I read the first 5 books of this series 4 months ago in the space of 2 weeks or so and loved them. I started this book back then but realized I had a book that I needed to read before it was due at the library. Other books and life got in the way and I never got back to this until now. When I had started it before I was sort of not "enchanted" with it but taking time off and coming back to it has made all the difference. I found it just as good as the first 5 and am amazed that an author can kee...more
On her blog, Swendson mentioned that she thought of the previous book as being like a season finale of a TV show, while this one is the start of season two. That seems like a pretty apt comparison. The bad guys from the first 5 books are gone and the main characters have to deal with the fall-out from the magical battle that ended book 5 as well as start on new adventures with new opponents.
After the major revelations and changes at the end of book 5, the excitement has died down at MSI, and Kat...more
After the major revelations and changes at the end of book 5, the excitement has died down at MSI, and Kat...more
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the other book in the series...maybe because so much of the book consisted of people wanting the magical brooch that Katie and Owen were trying to protect. (According to a "look inside this book" search on Amazon, the word brooch is in there 135 times, which is an awful lot.) It just got kind of repetitive--they fight of one person or group only to have another person or group come at them wanting the brooch and they do it all over again...and again...and again...more
Katie isn't being a stubborn ass so much anymore, talks to Owen and others about what she thinks is going on and actually asks for help. The reason this book only got 3 stars is because there was no actual arc to the story. They found out something bad was going on, figured out how to deal with it, and the rest of the story, until the last 3 pages (maybe) was carrying out the plan and getting away from the 'bad guys'.
Still a decent read, I just didn't like it as much as book 5, although the endi...more
Still a decent read, I just didn't like it as much as book 5, although the endi...more
When I read the first book in the Enchanted Inc. series, I was immediately addicted. It was the same with the second, third and fourth book. After that, I thought the series was finished. You can imagine my surprise when I found out a few months ago, that there were going to be a fifth and a sixth book. Unfortunately the fifth book wasn’t as great as its prequels and the sixth book was even worse.
Now that MSI defeated Spellworks and they have no other companies to compete with, Katie doesn’t ha...more
Now that MSI defeated Spellworks and they have no other companies to compete with, Katie doesn’t ha...more
Amusing but it could have done with a little editing. Having the hero and heroine chased all over NYC, through Central Park and beyond gets to be a bit tiring. That they are being chased for the possession of a magical piece of jewelry makes one wonder if this is “romantic comedy” or “slapstick meets magic”. There are truly amusing portions but the chase went on too long. But Katie is sweet & Owen as cute as a puppy so I persevered. The ending was worth waiting for and I wonder if there will...more
FINALLY! It took five books, but the author has finally managed to overcome most of her annoying writing quirks. This book was fast-paced and worked surprisingly well given that the whole book spans just a few hours. I really do like the characters, and I'm glad that Granny came in for this one. I think the ending will make for some interesting future plots. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Feb 19, 2013
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3.5 stars
Didn't like this one as much as the previous installments. There was too much going on and I felt that the wrap up was too rushed. But I'm looking forward to the next book though, due to the events at the ending.
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Didn't like this one as much as the previous installments. There was too much going on and I felt that the wrap up was too rushed. But I'm looking forward to the next book though, due to the events at the ending.
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OK, I was a little disappointed in this one. I have loved all of these books, but this one felt a little rushed. Honestly, it read like watered-down Lord of the Rings with a little Owen and Katie frosting. Seriously, there's even a "small guy"--in LOTR it's a dwarf, in this book, it's a gnome. Also this one felt like one attack scene after another. That does get old eventually.
Having said that, true fans don't quit being fans when their team takes a loss. These books are among my favorites, and...more
Having said that, true fans don't quit being fans when their team takes a loss. These books are among my favorites, and...more
I LOVED the first 5 books in this series (with some variation in degree of loving). This one I merely liked. I know she was trying something new having the entire plot take place in a single day, but to me it really made the last half of the book drag -- a lot. But there's always a surprise ending! I'm excited she's writing a Book 7.
This book really returned to the fun and giggles of the first 2 books of this series. The book was one wacky adventure after another, but it was good to see Katie & Owen's relationship grow in spite of the frenetic pace. The end of this book also revealed a big new twist that the series will take in book 7, so be sure to pick this one up!
Another good outing for this series. The story focuses almost exclusively on Katie and Owen, who have to find and destroy a dangerous magical talisman, but it features a good, comical small role for Katie's grandmother from Texas, and the return of Katie's Boss From Hell from Enchanted, Inc. I do hope the series continues.
This is such a great series for anyone looking for a light, fun, humorous read. No Quest for the Wicked is so action-packed it's almost exhausting to read, but a lot of fun during the wild ride. I hope this is a series she continues to enjoy success with as I look forward to seeing all the great characters again soon.
Yes, I read it in a day. It makes sense though, since the book took place over a single day. A good bit of it within about 2-3 hours. This book was a bit different from the rest of the series, since the first five books had an overarching story line. I still really enjoyed it. Fingers crossed for a seventh!
I was so excited to see a new book by Shanna Swendson. I love Katie and Owen, but this book just exhausted me. It was a little lacking in plot. I felt like I was watching The Amazing Race. I'm always going to read this series though. It's one of my absolute favorites.
I like this series and will still read the next book if the author publishes it but I was a little disappointed that so many of the supporting characters are still little flat 6 books into the series and that the antagonist was a little too cartoonish even for a light read.
Really fun, Katie's Granny is awesome. Really liked that the loose end of the 5th book was resolved here, now I really want to know what's going to happen to Katie (and the rest of the gang). I hope that book 7 doesn't take long to come out.
Not my favorite in the series...to much running. BUT the characters and relationships that Swendson creates are fantastic! I hope there is more to come in this magical world.
Stop writing books that make me obsessed with getting the next one. Not cool Shanna, not cool.
Another light, frothy bit of chick lit. Not bad but not great either.
Another light, frothy bit of chick lit. Not bad but not great either.
I'm just exhausted from reading this book; it definitely didn't stand up to the rest in the series but there were some funny moments. I am very happy with the ending, because it can only mean that there will be more Katie and Owen to come!
This book had more characters and a more convoluted plot than the other Katie Chandler books. But it was an enjoyable read.
Love this series so much! This book was so much fun! Love the building relationship between Katie and Owen. Loved getting to know grandma more!
A great next book in the series. The quiet romance is back, though there could be more of it, and the plot is back to the vibrancy of the rest of the series. I really enjoyed it.
Same as the last review. I read this one too fast & will have to go back to look for all of the questing elements.
I think this was my favorite one since the first. Quick, funny. I really enjoy this series!
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A little girl learned to amuse herself by making up stories in her head. She turned everyday activities into exciting adventures, and she made up new adventures for characters from her favorite movies, TV shows and books. Then one day she realized that if she wrote down those stories, she'd have a book! But that was crazy, she thought. Real people don't become novelists. That w...more
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