Moon Spun (Unbidden Magic, #3)

Mar 23, 2013 Jonel Boyko rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Every time I pick up a book in this series, I get drawn further and further into this amazing world. Brothers pulls you in with her phenomenal storytelling and keeps you captivated with suspense, romance, and more than a few laughs. I honestly don’t remember the last time that I laughed as hard as I did about a few of the things that happened in this novel. By the next page I was back on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. Everything flows so fluently in this novel that never o...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Lissette rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ever since she discovered she's the supposed Star Seeker, Allie Emerson's life has been topsy-turvy. Her ex-boyfriend has suddenly appeared in her life once more, and her half-demon boyfriend is now acting a little strange. She knows she has a little unfinished business with the two of them. Unfortunately, setting things straight will have to wait till later.

Her world is further turned upside-down when she discovers that not only is she the Star Seeker, but she's also a Faery princess. As if thi...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Gaele rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: net-galley, review-reads, tours

3.5 Stars -
This is the third of five volumes in the Unbidden Magic series, and picks up where the last left off. It is written as a sequential series, and while the first two books were enhanced by sequential reading, this book could stand alone without great confusion.

In this book, Junior returns from Mexico to express his desire for Allie, and her boy problems continue with confusion about which boy is superior. Sadly, that whole line of the story tends to find me less than enthusiastic, All...more

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May 09, 2012 Sara Thompson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

With the final book coming out this summer, Netgalley had an offer for their reviewers – all four of the current books of the Unbidden Magic Series as one long e-book. The number of pages was daunting but that didn’t stop me from burning through the books in a matter of days. Allie is just a normal girl trying to survive what life has offered her. She lives with her mother in a travel trailer on a piece of her mother’s step-brother’s land. Her mother was suffering from a mysterious illness that...more

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May 01, 2012 Cheryl C. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Moon Spun is the third book in this series, Unbidden Magic. It takes a different flavor while starting close to where Moon Rise left off. It's summertime and the fairies are out to play. Beck is gone to Seattle and Junior is back in town, but it's Ryker who is after Allie's heart.

The threat in this book isn't from the Trimarks - it's in Boundless, aka Fairyland. Allie's grandmother needs her help to free the fairies of the forest from the prison they've been kept in for years. Add a changling wh...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Lissa & Alexa The Novel Lasses rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Young Adult Reader of Paranormal Romance

Recommended to Lissa & Alexa by: A NetGalley Review

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J unior's back from Mexico with his movie-star entourage. Beck's using his half-demon charms to "heal" a new girl. Mom's still wacky and now she's dating Principal Hostetler. High school is still an obstacle course of drama queens, bullies and nutjobs. The Trimarks are still a menace, and the moonstone pendant has revealed even more mind-boggling powers. In other words, Allie Emerson's life as the Girl Voted Least Likely To Save The World From Evil has gone from Weird to Super-Charged...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Charlotte Black rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reading-romances-challenge, arcs

No matter how much you think you know about Allie Emerson there's always something else that crops up into her life and surprises you. This time its when she discovers she's part faery. Not just from one side of her family but a part from her mother side and her fathers side. Allie has a destiny involving the Moonstone and in this installment she must travel to Boundless, a faery kingdom to help save her sick faery grandmother and free the forest faeries from the dark fae.

Ryker is introduced as...more No matter how much you think you know about Allie Emerson there's always something else that crops up into her life and surprises you. This time its when she discovers she's part faery. Not just from one side of her family but a part from her mother side and her fathers side. Allie has a destiny involving the Moonstone and in this installment she must travel to Boundless, a faery kingdom to help save her sick faery grandmother and free the forest faeries from the dark fae.

Ryker is introduced as the hot new guy to help her with the travel arrangements. He's a faery prince and Allie, or should I say Avalon, is destined to be his mate. But Allie being Allie is having none of it. She's over boyfriends. Junior disappeared off to Mexico without so much as a phone call and then arrived back with a fan club entourage. Beck is now at college and can scarsely spare the time for a phone call, and although Ryker seems nice enough he's not a strong character like the other two.

I'm not a big faery fan. I liked the Iron Fey series but everything I've read fae related tends to be unoriginal. What I liked most about this installment of the Unbidden Magic series is that Brothers made it seem new and unexpected, and the folklore aspect was closely stuck to. I couldn't compare many parts to anything else I'd read so the faeryland, Boundless, was an almost whimsical world and a real treat to read.

When Allie gets back to Peacock Flats she also experiences some very awkwards when all three ex and present- love interests meet unexpectedly (I really did squirm on this occassion) and also her Grandfather Claude turns into an unpleasant old man and shows his true colours to Allie.

Whether Allie is in this world or the other she's still funny and interesting though. I'm happy she stood her ground with Ryker and her grandmother, and again showed her true grit in the right places. But learns what its like to feel sorrow also, and Beck, of all people (I loved him in Moon Rise) is the cause.

Probably not as enjoyable as Moonstone or Moon Rise but still an enjoyable read. Any readers who enjoy Faery books will love it!(less)

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Feb 28, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Moon Spun by Marilee Brothers
3 1/2 STARS
This is the third book of the series Moonstones. So far its not been my favorite book. Still enjoyed it.
In this book Allie has Junior coming for visits. Breck coming back on visits from collage and a third guy Ryker shows up.
Does not deal with school. Allie has a summer job working for her Uncle at the fruit stand. Plus she ends up babysitting Chad her princable child.
Ryker is a fairy and he has come bringing a message from her Grandmother who is a Fairy...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Shiloh (SnarkyWriter) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, netgalley

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Bell Bridge Books provided me with a free copy of this book for review purposes.

Allie's in trouble again. This time, she's learned that she is part forest faerie, part Tuatha de Danaan, which explains her powers but puts her in an awkward position when her grandmother, the forest faerie, comes looking for her help. And when the message is delivered by a faerie Love Talker who thinks that he and Allie are destined to be mates. And when the Queen of the Seelie fae demands that Allie return to Faer...more

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Mar 09, 2012 Daniela rated it 3 of 5 stars

In this third book, we follow Allie back to her trailer, where she again discovers all sort of new things about herself, her life and her abilitiees with and without the moonstone.

She meets Ryker, a sometimes Hawk, sometimes hunk...and very fairy... and is -as she discovers that she has fae blood herself, through her grandmother- presumed his mate! Ryker has come to take her to fairyland, Boundless, to save her ailing grandmother and assume her rightful place by his side...

Yes you got it, and I...more

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Sep 22, 2010 Brob rated it 4 of 5 stars

This series revolves around a young girl named Allie and the events surrounding her coming to possess a magical Moon Stone. Allie posses supernatural powers that are amplified by the stone. In addition to surviving the normal trials of being a teenager Allie has to survive being the keeper of the Moon Stone.

I found this series hard to get into at first. Being an adult that likes to read YA I tend to gravitate toward the upper end of the YA spectrum. Thus I found Allie’s goofy moments a bit diff...more This series revolves around a young girl named Allie and the events surrounding her coming to possess a magical Moon Stone. Allie posses supernatural powers that are amplified by the stone. In addition to surviving the normal trials of being a teenager Allie has to survive being the keeper of the Moon Stone.

I found this series hard to get into at first. Being an adult that likes to read YA I tend to gravitate toward the upper end of the YA spectrum. Thus I found Allie’s goofy moments a bit difficult to get through at first. However, as I got further into the series I found it a quirk that I looked forward to seeing in her character. It sort of “grew” on me.

I did find her character flawed but fun. She is strong and independent but still has the vulnerability for a girl her age. She thinks things through and does not simply follow whatever her friends dictate. She is strong enough to take care of her mom but she doesn’t simply do everything. Her and her mother butt heads as she tries to get her to take some responsibility for the household. Also, even though her mother may not do a great job of taking care of her, Allie still makes good choices to not go out and take advantage of the situation. I do hope to see a bit more of her friends’ personalities in the next installment. They are mentioned but their characters are not developed.

The story line itself keeps the reader interested. While it took me a while to get through the first book I feel as though I am hanging off of a cliff waiting to read the fourth installment... I am left hoping that the fourth book is announced soon and maybe I can get it early thorough NetGalley ;)

I also liked that the major issues were wrapped up in each of the books. I do not feel like the entire plot is one big loose end. Some of the series that I have been reading lately have felt like nothing is ever resolved. (I don’t tend to blog about those..)

Overall, I would give the series as a whole a 4/5. For the older audience the goofy aspect may take a while to grow on you and it may take some patience to get through the first book since Allie is so young.
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Jul 17, 2012 Nikki (The Bibliomaniac) rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA Readers

Recommended to Nikki (The Bibliomaniac) by: Netgallery

Ahhhh...Junior. Simply damn irresistible. Poor Allie she has the worst luck with her boyfriends. Allie finds out she has faery blood in her heritage and her presence is requested at her Grandmother's court of the forest faeries. Sent to escort her is tasty Ryker a.k.a. Hawk. He has been assured that he will marry Allie and be a Prince of the Seelie Court. Allie has been called by her Grandmother to help her free her people. Allie does it for her mother's sake. Making a deal that if she helps her...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Mandi Kaye Ottaway rated it 2 of 5 stars

Reviewed at http://www.mandikayereads.com/archive... (3/16/12)

There comes a time where you just have to say enough is enough.

Yes, I still enjoyed the story - but come on! Fairies now? It's as if Marilee Brothers is trying to cram every bit of supernatural she possibly can into this story. It's starting to get a little far-fetched - even for this paranormal supernatural lovin' gal.

And third book, third guy. Really? What is with this cycle of endless boys being paraded by us? It's hinted at that A...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: e-pub, own, young-adult-novels, review-written

RECEIVED FROM: Net Galley For Review

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

Allie Emerson has not been like normal girl’s for a while now, but babysitting her principal’s son she learns a whole new twist of weird in her life. Her charge Chad is a changeling, a fairy left to live a human’s life and she has fairy ancestry. And if her new paranormal heritage weren’t bad enough Junior’s back, Beck’s gone off to college early but still comes to see her on weekend and now there’s a new guy working...more RECEIVED FROM: Net Galley For Review

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

Allie Emerson has not been like normal girl’s for a while now, but babysitting her principal’s son she learns a whole new twist of weird in her life. Her charge Chad is a changeling, a fairy left to live a human’s life and she has fairy ancestry. And if her new paranormal heritage weren’t bad enough Junior’s back, Beck’s gone off to college early but still comes to see her on weekend and now there’s a new guy working at her Uncle Fruit stand. His name is Ryker and she soon learns that he’s been sent by her Grandmother the fairy queen to bring her to Boundless, the fairy world so that she can fight a ward and free the forest fairies from the Unseelie court. Oh yeah and become his mate so they can claim their places as a Prince and Princess of the Seelie court. If she thought she had issues before, she’ll soon learn that the trouble was just beginning….

My first thought on this novel is that Allie must have pheromones that smell like Godiva chocolate to boys. She’s got Junior, the former gangster turned Mexican Soap Opera star, who’s left his show to do movies and is living in the area between films. Everybody wants him and he comes home for Allie. He gives her a car, granted it’s a restored version of his old car but he’s insuring it and there’s a gas card in the glove box so she doesn’t even have to pay for that. Then there’s her half demon boyfriend Beck who was the hottest guy at school, but now he’s graduated early and is attending college. He still comes home on weekend to see Allie and of course I’m sure all the girls at school still want him. Granted there are other things going on with him, like a girl he’s helping to heal at college who Nicole claims is his girlfriend, but he’s definitely still very into Allie. And NOW we’ve got a Fairy who intends to be her mate when she claims her place as a princess of the Seelie court. So he’s sort of a Fairy Prince but at the same time it sounds like he’ll be a Fairy Prince because he’s mated to Allie who he calls Avalon, so maybe he’s not one yet. Who knows? Again he comes to her world to find her, is working at her Uncles fruit stand and all the girls are drooling over him. So the three hottest guys ever to set foot in her little town are all bristling for a piece of Allie. Seriously? I mean like I said the last time the first guy I guess I could buy that because it’s common for the genre that the heroine hooks up with the hottest guy at school. The second one was pushing it and I questioned the believability of that one as well. But this one just kind of puts it over the top. Whatever scent she’s rockin’ there driving all the hot guys her way Brothers could be a billionaire if she bottled it up and sold it as perfume. And I won’t even begin to comment on what I think of the lack of resolution with that.

Next Allie’s now a Fairy? I know Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series is beyond popular, but that doesn’t mean that this Young Adult series needs to work in every popular young adult theme. And I’m sorry but I can’t think anything other than the idea that the plot is too close to Kagawa’s fey series for originality. What I’d liked and complimented on this series in the beginning is that she had her own little paranormal beings going on there and now it’s like lets follow what’s popular. In Fact there weren’t even any Tri-Marks in this book. I’ll give you that the plot was interesting and well written. The story was humorous and exciting. But the Fairy Twist pushed it over the top. If I was rating only based on the quality of the story I’d probably have given this a higher rating, but with the two things I just mentioned I really can’t bring myself to give higher than a three stars and set up she’s made her for the next novel sounds like the series will move on the next popular clichéd young adult idea. The series was better when she kept it original and didn’t have to have all the guys sniffing after Allie. I’m surprised this girl has any friends if every hot guy that comes to town ends up with her. Like the rest of the series the story is told in a first person narrative from Allie’s point of view and is a fact paced story.

The characters were well developed, Allie’s already been developed, and previously known characters basically kind of relied on previous series books for characterization. This opened the focus up to developing and learning about new characters like Claude, Chad, Ryker and Melia among others. Brothers did a really good job developing these characters.

Overall the book is ok, but I don’t feel it was the best turn for this series. If you like young adult paranormal novels you’ll probably enjoy it, but I wouldn’t call it one of Brothers better novels.
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Mar 01, 2012 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars

A fabulous continuation of Marilee's series. The further adventures of Allie Emerson. In this third installment, Allie is introduced to her Fae Grandmother in the land of Boundless. I'm not going to give away any spoilers here, just would like to say this is an amazing book in an incredible series. The most fun you can have with paranormal/supernatural creature. There are no vampires or werewolves, but there are werebats, kelpies, faeries- both dark and good and forest Queen's. We see Allie grow...more

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Mar 09, 2012 Chibineko rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

If you're hoping for more movement on the Trimark front, then you'll be disappointed. If you're looking for more resolution as far as Beck/Allie/Junior goes, you'll be disappointed. Why? Because this book shoves everything to the side in order to introduce yet another love interest and to bring a series of new plot developments out of left field.

Let me first say that if this was a different series with a different character, it'd be great. It's readable. It's fun. It just irritates me because t...more If you're hoping for more movement on the Trimark front, then you'll be disappointed. If you're looking for more resolution as far as Beck/Allie/Junior goes, you'll be disappointed. Why? Because this book shoves everything to the side in order to introduce yet another love interest and to bring a series of new plot developments out of left field.

Let me first say that if this was a different series with a different character, it'd be great. It's readable. It's fun. It just irritates me because there was very little development for this in the last book. The whole Trimark/StarSeeker angle is completely and utterly dropped in this book in favor of introducing a new love interest and bringing in fairies.

The problem with introducing all of these new angles is that it over complicates everything without giving anything any sort of struggle. Allie overcomes everything or discovers new powers without ever really trying, so I can't really feel that she's truly struggling at any given point. If she wasn't such a likable character then I probably wouldn't be reading the next book in the series at the moment, so I do have to give Brothers credit for making an incredible lead character. If only that could have been extended to the new love interest Ryker, who didn't really appeal to me.

It's not a bad book. There's some decent action here and I think that if Brothers had dropped Ryker then I'd have been a lot more enthusiastic. It's irritating and a bit predictable at this point that at the beginning of each book Allie is going to have moved on to another guy, the old one would have abandoned her in some fashion, and the new guy falls all over her without her actually having to go after them. I'd like to see her actually go after someone for a change rather than picking guys up like ticks in a field. Or better yet, having a book that focuses more on fleshing out the guys from the previous books rather than piling on the love interests.

As long as you go into this expecting it to have nothing to do with the previous books, you'll be fine. Despite my rant, this isn't that terrible of a book and I enjoyed it enough to argue myself up to 3 stars. I just wish that Brothers had plotted her books out better so that all of these introductions and plot changes would have been smoother and better planned. The way they're written here, well... it just seems like she is writing whatever pops into her head at that point in time. It still makes for a guilty pleasure read, but I know she can do better than this.

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Sep 30, 2010 Krista Ashe rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-110-of-2010-books

I love, love, love the character of Allie Emerson and Moonstone, and Moon Rise They are two of my FAVORITE YA Urban Fantasy books. But I felt really let down with Moon Spun. I think the thing I loved about MS and MR was they were so different than a lot of the YAUF out there with the powers of the Moonstone, the Star Seekers, Trimarks, etc. Plus, there were great characters as well and hot romance with Junior and Allie and then Beck and Allie.

Here's what frustrated me with Moon Spun. Allie find...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Julie-anne rated it 4 of 5 stars

So third book into the series and there's a third guy wanting to get with Allie ... at this point the series is starting to feel like House of Night, where every important guy seems to want to get with Zoey. That's my only annoyance so far, just that one. Other than that I'm really enjoying this new (to me) series.

This time around Allie meets her grandmother and helps save the day in Boundless, then re-introduces her mother to her grandmother. As well as dealing with major drama between the 3 gu...more

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Mar 02, 2012 Christina Boulard rated it 5 of 5 stars

Now, I'm a HUGE faerie fan. HUGE. I think it's safe to say that I love everything to do with fae, the Tuatha de Danann and the underworld in general, so THIS was my favourite of the four books.
I absolutely loved pretty much the entire plot and gobbled up every word. The scenes in Boundless are breathtaking, and the fae characters are absolutely amazing.
A few scenes were so beautifully written that I was honestly moved to tears.
The one problem I did have with this third book was the addition of...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Vanya D. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, paranormal-urban-fantasy

Moon Spun was also included in the Moonstone bundle I got from Netgalley. However, unlike the first two books, this one didn't really get to me.

First, there was the weirdness of the three guys going after Allie. And to be honest, I didn't like any of them besides Junior (of course). I was truly happy for his return, cuz I missed his spicy Latino air.
Second, there was the fairy stuff... seriously, why does there have to be something else weird going on? Wasn't the moonstone and the star seekers...more

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Apr 04, 2012 Michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars

I read the first four books in the Unbidden Magic Series at once. To review them, I wrote a mini review of each book followed by an overall review of the complete series. For the full review of all four books, see Chronicles of a Book Evangelist.

Mini Review:

Moon Spun really disappointed me for a lot of reasons. It took what had been a steadily developing series and brought it down to the level of day time drama in terms of plot continuity. Brothers makes drastic changes in the structure of the...more I read the first four books in the Unbidden Magic Series at once. To review them, I wrote a mini review of each book followed by an overall review of the complete series. For the full review of all four books, see Chronicles of a Book Evangelist.

Mini Review:

Moon Spun really disappointed me for a lot of reasons. It took what had been a steadily developing series and brought it down to the level of day time drama in terms of plot continuity. Brothers makes drastic changes in the structure of the fictional world she has created, as well as drastic changes to characters, with little or no development or foreshadowing to account for these changes. Most of the issues that I have with Moon Spun are so tied into my feelings of the series as a whole that I will continue the discussion there - and spoilers will abound.

Series Overall:

Do not read this portion if you do not want to be spoiled. Okay? Okay.

(view spoiler)[Marilee Brothers' Unbidden Magic series has real potential. She generally starts off a little rough, but once set gets comfortably settled in a book her style is quirky, playful and fun. She has created a lot of interesting and compelling characters. However, I think she gets a little carried away with the drama at times, causing her to lose control of her plot as well as the structure of her world. Some larger issues that I have:

1. Boys are not paper plates. (Forgive me if this comparison is profoundly redneck in nature, but it was inspired by the characters.) Let me explain. Marilee Brothers treats her male leads like Chinet paper plates. They are study enough that you can count on them. They are nice enough that you aren't ashamed to be seen with them. In a real pinch, you can wash or brush them off and still reuse them. BUT, at the end of the day, you're still going to throw them away. Junior, Beck and Ryker were each interesting in their own ways, but ultimately never more than fancy cardboard. They come and go for reasons that defy any explanation other than than Brothers wanted a new lead.

2. It is not a good idea to change the basic design of your world halfway through a series. WHERE did the fairy stuff come from? I mean really. There is absolutely NO foreshadowing in the previous novels to account for the 'big reveals' of Moon Spun. This is where planning for the story arc of the series at the beginning would really help out.

3. Along the same lines, Don't redefine characters mid-series unless they develop into something new. Good for Cory that he got over his scary, racist, bullying ways...off screen, in a single summer, at a special camp, and now is in love with Allie...huh? If something this big happens in a series, the reader should probably be shown, especially if it is going to require suspension of disbelief to this magnitude. Also, what is the opposite of character assassination? Spontanious redemption? Because that is what happens with Allie's mom. "Oh, no. She actually wasn't an immature, selfish alcoholic faking a disability to cheat the government out of SSI! She's really a fairy in constant physical and emotional pain caused by a combination of her metal trailer house and her mean, mean dad. She's a caring and involved mom deep down." What?

4. I get you bad guys are bad - they don't have to be single handedly responsible for every hangnail and genocide in the world for me to believe you. This quote really ruffled my feathers:

"The Trimarks have devoted their lives to chaos and evil, hoping to profit as a result. They were at the crucifixion of Christ, the Nazi death camps, the Kennedy assassination, Hurricane Katrina. One can only imagine what might happen if they get their hands on the moonstone."

So, was that Bobby or John? Or both? Katrina and death camps, huh? That's some pretty diverse talents. It just felt a little insulting to the magnitude of real suffering that each of these casually-tossed-out events truly represent. Events that have affected history so profoundly should never be so cheeply used.

5. Don't mix mythologies unless you can explain how they work together. Reading the Unbidden Magic series sometimes felt like sitting in the middle of the religion and spirituality section of a bookstore scanning titles: Christianity! Fairies! Tarot! Angels! Shamanism! Crystals! Demonology! Except here, unlike in the bookstore, they are all presumed to be true at the same time without explaining how conflictin ideologies worked together.

I think Marilee Brothers definitely has talent, and she can write an interesting book. The Unbidden Magic series is entertaining once you get into it, but it is ephemeral. I think that if she could exercise a little more control over her world building and plot while maintaining her interesting writing style, she could create some really great books. I will probably read the next book (also, I believe, the last?) because, at this point, I am four books in and want to know how it ends. I would recommend the Unbidden Magic series to avid readers who really like paranormal young adult and need something new. However, I don't think it would work for the discerning reader who carefully chooses what they consume. (hide spoiler)]

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Mar 19, 2012 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley, review, favourites

I had thought I had an idea of what was going to happen in this book, Brothers completely blew my mind! I could not stop reading! I started it and then you find out a few things about Allie and I was just sitting there with my mouth open. I'm fairly sure there were a few "OMG!"s out loud while I was reading. I thought at first that it would be similar to Sookie Stackhouse type of fae. NOPE! I just read this book in less than a day, I only have one more in the series to read, I worried about how...more I had thought I had an idea of what was going to happen in this book, Brothers completely blew my mind! I could not stop reading! I started it and then you find out a few things about Allie and I was just sitting there with my mouth open. I'm fairly sure there were a few "OMG!"s out loud while I was reading. I thought at first that it would be similar to Sookie Stackhouse type of fae. NOPE! I just read this book in less than a day, I only have one more in the series to read, I worried about how the next one will end because this one left off with an insane cliffhanger. I almost started reading it right after finishing this, but I like to get my reviews written before starting a new book. This was an extremely fun and quick read, even though I believe it was longer than the previous two books in the series.

I was expecting there to be a huge love triangle between Allie, Junior and Beck. Well, throw in Ryker and Allie doesn't know what to do. Junior left her for over a year, without trying to contact her, but now he's coming back. Beck is off in college and hasn't been calling her. Ryker, well he seems to think they are destined to be married because Allie's grandmother said so. So what is a girl to do? All of them are hot, but she'll have to make a decision eventually.

Allie has a lot of self discovery going on in this book, can she really accept everything? She is looking after Chad, the Principal's adopted son, and Chad is a little strange. Also, she now has not only her own world to save, but Boundless as well, can she do it all? It seems a bit much putting all this pressure on one teenage girl, but that is Allie's life.

There are quite a few new characters as well. My favorite being Maddie and Ari, the two of them are hilarious and I laughed out loud a few times at their antics. I'm not going to say much about them because they should be a surprise, but they are really great!

Moon Spun is by far the best book in the series so far. I'm looking forward to reading whatever Brothers has imagined up for Shadow Moon. I can only think about how it might compare to this action packed, page turning adventure. I'm definitely going to have to recommend this series to any fantasy lovers. Now I'm off to start the next book!

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Jun 16, 2012 Martha D rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Title: Moon Spun (Unbidden Magic #3)
Author: Marilee Brothers
Rating: 4/5

Summary: Beck is healing a new girl. Junior and his entourage are back from Mexico. Mom is now dating Principal Hostetler. Tri-Marks are still a menace and the pendant has revealed even more mind-boggling powers. Allie Emerson’s life as the Girl Voted Least Likely To Save The World From Evil has gone from Weird to Super-Charged Super-Weird, and the rollercoaster ride of weirdness is not over yet. Enter the mysterious Ryker, w...more Title: Moon Spun (Unbidden Magic #3)
Author: Marilee Brothers
Rating: 4/5

Summary: Beck is healing a new girl. Junior and his entourage are back from Mexico. Mom is now dating Principal Hostetler. Tri-Marks are still a menace and the pendant has revealed even more mind-boggling powers. Allie Emerson’s life as the Girl Voted Least Likely To Save The World From Evil has gone from Weird to Super-Charged Super-Weird, and the rollercoaster ride of weirdness is not over yet. Enter the mysterious Ryker, who can turn himself into a hawk btw, divulges that Allie is a faery princess and destined to be his bride. Wait, what?! Yeah. Oh yeah, and the faery land, Boundless, is dealing with a threat bigger than the Tri-Marks and Allie and Ryker gotta save it.

Review: This one is just as compelling as the first two in the series, but this one has a flavor all its own. It picks up shortly after where Moon Rise left off, summertime is here and the faeries are out to play. Beck is in Seattle and with his departure Junior returns. However, we also have mysterious boy number three, Ryker, who is now after Allie’s heart.
The threat in this book, thankfully is not the Tri-Marks, but in a whole new world, the Faerie Land of Boundless. Allie’s grandmother needs her help to free the faeries of the forest from the prison they’ve been in for years. There is a changling who wants to return to Boundless, and oh yeah, if Allie goes to Boundless, the land of her grandmother, she may never be able to return to her home. Sounds good right?! We learn more about her heritage in this book, her grandmother is a faerie queen, and her father has a mysterious heritage as well.
Another well written installment to this series, and kudos to Ms. Brothers for creating such a wonderful world and delightful characters – that I adore! Also, I do have to feel for Allie, I mean, the boys keep coming out of the woodworks to woo and protect her regardless of what she wants. Allie would be just peachy settling down and being a normal teen, but that isn’t in her cards. I love that we get this glimpse into her grandmother’s world and what it means for Allie’s future. I love how she is further coming into her own as she bargains and stands up for what she wants. I am more than ready for the next book in the series to see what twists and turns Allie comes across and if any more woo and protect hotties come out of the woodworks.

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Apr 05, 2012 Katy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of YA paranormal fiction

Recommended to Katy by: NetGalley

Shelves: ebook, galley-for-review, net-galley

Disclosure: I received a free special eBook version of this series, including all four books in one, from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Synopsis Book 3: Moon Spun: Junior's back from Mexico with his movie-star entourage. Beck's using his half-demon charms to "heal" a new girl. Mom's still wacky and now she's dating Principal Hostetler. High school is still an obstacle course of drama queens, bullies and nutjobs. The Trimarks are still a menace, and the moonstone pendant has revealed e...more Disclosure: I received a free special eBook version of this series, including all four books in one, from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Synopsis Book 3: Moon Spun: Junior's back from Mexico with his movie-star entourage. Beck's using his half-demon charms to "heal" a new girl. Mom's still wacky and now she's dating Principal Hostetler. High school is still an obstacle course of drama queens, bullies and nutjobs. The Trimarks are still a menace, and the moonstone pendant has revealed even more mind-boggling powers. In other words, Allie Emerson's life as the Girl Voted Least Likely To Save The World From Evil has gone from Weird to Super-Charged Super-Weird, and it's about to get even weirder. You're a faery princess. So says the mysterious Ryker, whose handsome talents include turning himself into a hawk. By the way, he and Allie are destined to marry. In faery land--Boundless. If they can save it from forces even more deadly than Trimarks and high school. The third book in the Unbidden Magic series plunges readers into a rich other-world of danger, humor, romance, fable, fairytale and magical destiny.

My Thoughts: Wow, things are getting more weird for Allie all the time. Now it turns out she is part faery, and not just any faery, but the descendant of a queen. Plus now she has three men in her life, with Junior coming back, and the addition of Ryker. Lots of new information coming out in this book, and based on the ending, I’d say we’re in for even more revelations in the 4th book.

One thing that has caused me some confusion is Allie’s high school level. By my calculations, she should be preparing to go into her Junior year of high school. She, Beck and Nichole are the same age, but Beck has already graduated and gone off to college in Seattle, while Allie is described as having to put up with Nichole for “one more year.” But if she’s going into her Junior year, then she has two years left – and did Beck really graduate two years early? I think there might have been a bit of a mix-up there.

But don’t let that stop you – this was a fun addition to the storyline, and full of great stuff – faeries and werebats and toadlings and all sorts of wonderful craziness. Definitely fits in with the rest of the series, and lots of fun to read. 5 out of 5 stars.(less)

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Jun 06, 2012 Cherie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Thank you to Net Galley for providing me the copy I read. Wow! Just when you thought this story could not get anymore complicated, it does. Beck is no longer in the picture as Allie's boyfriend. Junior is back in the picture. There is also a new addition to the guys trying to win Allie's heart. His name is Ryker and he is from Boundles which is fairyland. Her mother is actually a little more stable now thanks to the fact that she is now dating Allie's school principal. Allie finds out more about...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: finished

"Moon Spun" is the third book in the 'Unbidden Magic' series. Marilee takes a completely different path than from the first two books. This time with faeries, but just as exciting and I can't wait for the next installment. As always Marliee's characters are very well developed and the plot is filled with mystery, action, romance, fantasy and faeries. A must read for all paranormal, supernatural fans.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from the author which was provided for an honest rev...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Tina (yAdultReview) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books, paranormal, ya, arc-netgalley

Originally published at Nose in a Book.
So here we are, back in Peacock Flats with Allie and Faye and all the rest. Beck has left for college and found a new girlfriend. Junior is back in town. Ryker is annoying. So, Allie’s love triangle is now a love square. We meet the fae in this one too, which usually excites me, but this one was kind of weird to me. We jump from Allie being a Star Seeker to Faye being…well, fae, thereby making Allie fae as well. There’s just a lot going on in this one. I wo...more Originally published at Nose in a Book.
So here we are, back in Peacock Flats with Allie and Faye and all the rest. Beck has left for college and found a new girlfriend. Junior is back in town. Ryker is annoying. So, Allie’s love triangle is now a love square. We meet the fae in this one too, which usually excites me, but this one was kind of weird to me. We jump from Allie being a Star Seeker to Faye being…well, fae, thereby making Allie fae as well. There’s just a lot going on in this one. I wonder when Allie goes to school. She’s always running around, going to Faeryland, escaping from assassins and stuff. I don’t know why this one just felt so jumpy to me, but it did. We get a ton of information at the beginning and I, for one, was left wondering what to do with it all.

So besides Allie’s romantic entanglements, she annoys me by resisting the idea that the fae exist and that she is one of them. COME ON. I mean, is it really that big of a leap from supernatural being to faery? No, I don’t think so. Someone would tell her something and she would consciously choose to ignore it until it bit her in the ass. It bugged me. It’s like she regressed. I thought I’d get over it when she went to Boundless, but she acts so stupid it was hard to take seriously. I skimmed a lot of the description and stuff, but I think I finally figured out the point of this novel at about the halfway point: save Allie’s fairy grandmother. Who we don’t know. And have no emotional investment in. Sigh.

I had a hard time getting into this one, mostly because there’s this influx of new characters that I’m suddenly supposed to care about and like. Junior’s presence is minimal. Beck is in Seattle. We hardly even see Beck’s sister, Nicole, or Allie’s friends, Manny and Mercedes. Kizzy’s hardly in the book at all. Even Faye’s presence is diminished in the first two-thirds. I just didn’t care that Melia was growing weaker, and I didn’t care about Hostetler’s fairy kid, and I didn’t care about Faye’s background either. I was so, so annoyed by the love square and all the macho posturing between Beck, Junior, and Ryker, but, thankfully, so was Allie, so there wasn’t a whole lot of agonizing.

I think I finally got into it around the time we met Delphine, which is weird because I love fairy novels. I don’t know why this one just didn’t stick with me. I mean, I thought some things in Boundless were funny, like the costume Melia gives Allie, and I eventually started figuring out the faery mythology, but it just seemed like too much too fast. I didn’t realize I’d be getting myself into a fairy book, but I should have known. Every adult urban fantasy novel seems to eventually descend into fairy territory. Maybe YA isn’t immune.

I liked the end though. I liked that there’s some inevitability to the world. I hope Allie isn’t able to squirm out of it easily, to be honest. I like a good fight, but I also like a heroine who accept defeat. If they all defy the odds, things start getting a little boring, you know? We’ll see. Shadow Moon is up next!(less)

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Nov 10, 2010 Page (One Book At A Time) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

I think I might have been expecting to much with this one. After enjoying Moon Rise quite a bit, I was hoping Moon Spun would continue on the same path. But, I almost feel like the author is trying too hard and mixing too many elements.

First off, Junior is back. I'm not sure what it is about the guy but I'm just not feeling it. I liked Beck, but it this one he turns into an ass and disappears for most of the story. Add in the third guy (really did we need a third) Ryker and it just gets sticky....more

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Apr 27, 2011 Cindy Edwards rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, oneonta-library

I enjoyed reading this book. As others have stated this, the third book in the Unbidden Magic series does take an unexpected turn into the land of fairies, even more than I expected after reading the summary. This book was less about Junior and Beck and the whole love triangle than I expected and yes add another boy into the equation. Her love life is a mess, much like the average teenager. Would I have continued reading the series if this had been the first book in the sereis? No because I am n...more

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May 17, 2012 PopcornReads rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-books, coming-of-age, demons, fairies, family, fantasy, ghosts, magic, paranormal, relationships, romance, teen, tween, ya, young-adult

SPOILER ALERT: Junior comes back from Mexico, with an entourage no less. He was always been drool-worthy. Now all the girls, and even the grown women, in town are acting like he’s some kind of movie star, which he is if you think about it. (My reaction to Junior coming back to town was a big so what. He left us when we needed him most, so too bad for him.) Read my review of all 4 books in the Unbidden Magic series at http://popcornreads.com/?p=3897.

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