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Black Magic Woman (Novels Of The Others #4)

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Daphanie Carter is thrilled that her sister Danice finally found her Prince Charming—even though he’s not quite, well, human. Daphanie is trying to keep an open mind. Which is why she jumps at the chance to enter the hidden world of The Others when a friendly imp invites her to a non-human nightclub. Daphanie’s curious to see how the Other half lives—and parties—but soon,...more

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Published April 26th 2011 by St. Martin's Paperbacks (first published April 15th 2011)

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Nov 28, 2011 Laura the Highland Hussy rated it 3 of 5 stars

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2.5 flames

At the beginning of this book is an author's note and when I read it, I felt as if Ms. Warren had read my review of Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here and this note was addressed to me personally. Which made me instantly think that this book would rock my socks...and yet, I had the same exact problems with this book I had with Prince Charming.

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2.5 flames

At the beginning of this book is an author's note and when I read it, I felt as if Ms. Warren had read my review of Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here and this note was addressed to me personally. Which made me instantly think that this book would rock my socks...and yet, I had the same exact problems with this book I had with Prince Charming.

My complaint is that the author tells us that these heroines are strong and intelligent women, but we never see it. Here, Daphanie is at her sister Danice's wedding (heroine from Prince Charming), when she sees a little red hand groping the table for a soda. Ducking under the table, she finds a little red imp (remember Quigley from Prince Charming? He left Mac and Danice in Fairie and bailed) Daphanie thinks it's a great idea to have him take her to an Other club. Her big mouth gets her into trouble and she blames everyone else. Dude, if you're in a club with Others, it's like riding the bus-eyes down, don't make eye contact. Put your bag on the seat next to you so no one will sit with you, and keep your mouth shut. Ignorance is not an excuse. That should be the motto of this and the last book-"the Carter sisters-Ignorance is not an excuse."

Asher, a Guardian (think like an angel, but without any religious affiliation) steps in to prevent the ignorant human from tangling with a witch doctor. She is at first grateful, until she sees that he's telling her to keep quiet, quit insulting the witch doctor and listen to him. Well, no one tells Daphanie what to do, even if she's in a bar full of Others. Asher has to step in and claim her as his new charge to keep the Witch Doctor from cursing her. He gets her out back, and she's all "Hey buddy don't think you can fight my battles, I'm a strong woman whose mama raised her with manners...blah blah blah..." Seriously?

Asher is stuck with her, but he's 500+ years old, and while he's falling for her, she's mortal, he's not. He can't make her immortal like a vampire, so how will this work? I'd love to tell you, but they never address it again. At one point, Daphanie is getting powers like enhanced senses of smell and hearing, but like the mortal/immortal relationship, it never comes up again.

I love a good alpha male, I truly don't mind if they are cliched, but Asher could have been AnyAlphaMale. That's my new name for him-he was very flat and 2 dimensional. He growled, he grunted, he was hot, he was protective. And that's about it. Generic alpha hero...oh, but he didn't do anything heroic. He was a Guardian. A type of Other thought to be myth by the, well, myths. And his powers were such that he made everyone shiver in fear. There were no tales at all of the Guardians ever losing a ward. Once his wings unfurled, he was such an intimidating sight, but that's all we ever saw of him-intimidation. Not once was he able to save Daphanie. At the very end, it was a group effort, which was fun to see the other characters, and although this is book 11 it's really one of the early ones that is before the Veil is lifted. so at this point in the novel, many of our previous heroes/heroines haven't met yet. And the Others are still hiding from humans. But my point is that Asher didn't do it. He's this big bad Guardian who strikes fear into the heart of Others everywhere, and I never saw any reason for that. There was no final battle where he wins, or super cool power that ended everything. He stumbled along not knowing how to help her, or even if the Witch Doctor was powerful, or a charlatan. It felt so flawed.

So we have a woman who is so idiotic and unlikeable, I wanted to stop reading at 65 pages in, and a Guardian who keeps leaving his charge, but then declares "I won't let anything happen to you" as he leaves her alone, and that's it. Our heroine and hero, ladies and gentlemen.

About halfway through the book, the voodoo plot thickens and becomes quite interesting and I thought YES! this is gonna get good! For a while it was really intense. And then it ended. No really. The ending was abrupt. The bad guy may or may not have been killed, and Daphanie may or may not be getting super powers that are never addressed, and Asher was almost the vessel for a voodoo queen to reanimate herself in, and then it ends. Oh, but there's an epilogue (it was cute, and Warren's signature humor and wit was in the epilogue, but it had nothing to do with the main plot, or what had happened, or what would happen).

I love this series, I really do-the current plot (the ones that are new, not re-writes) are going in a really cool direction-the lupine virus that some scientists have engineered to turn them insane-way cool. But we don't see any of that since this book takes place years before that happens. I'd rather just leave the Fixed series as ebook erotic shorts-they read better that way, and I'd rather have some new books. (less)

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Apr 28, 2011 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, angels

After finally wrapping her mind around the fact that vampires, werewolves, Fae and other species she thought were just fairy tales are actually real - and that her sister was marrying one - artist/blacksmith Daphanie Carter is excited by the discovery and enamored with the idea of exploring more of that hidden world. Unfortunately, her choice of a guide is poor and Daph quickly finds herself in a confrontation with a pompous voodoo practioner. Fortunately, Daphanie also acquires her own protecto...more After finally wrapping her mind around the fact that vampires, werewolves, Fae and other species she thought were just fairy tales are actually real - and that her sister was marrying one - artist/blacksmith Daphanie Carter is excited by the discovery and enamored with the idea of exploring more of that hidden world. Unfortunately, her choice of a guide is poor and Daph quickly finds herself in a confrontation with a pompous voodoo practioner. Fortunately, Daphanie also acquires her own protector, winged Guardian Asher (he's no angel:). But Asher's commitment to his job and supernatural powers, may not be enough to counter the magical attacks that are leaving Daphanie feeling not at all like herself.

With 'Magic' in the title I had hoped that Black Magic Woman was going to be the rework of Rafe and Tess's book (Fur For All), but instead old fans of Warren's 'Fixed' series will get something new as Daphanie, Danice's sister (Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here), discovers the world of the Others and ends up with her very own 'Other'.

Even though I had a few nits, I still thought that Black Magic Woman was pretty good. It probably helped that there was a healthy helping of appearances by the supporting characters that I am so fond of: Graham, Missy and Rafe. Even though the build-up of sensual tension between the starring pair wasn't as intense as in some of Warren's other books, I liked the love scenes between Asher and Daph - the first, a wild claiming by Asher of Daph's body and the second, a tender claiming of her soul - and it didn't hurt that I am a total sucker for a winged hero. My nits, 1) Daphanie starts out a bit too headstrong and then sort of fades as the story progresses, 2)I found that the bits from the 'human guide to the Others', which started each chapter, disrupted the flow of the story. So after a few chapters I skipped them.

Still, I did enjoy Black Magic Woman and am looking forward to what Warren does with the rewrite of Corrine's story - though it's hard to remember, the original Fixed stories were pretty darn short. Oh by the way, if you are confused about how the Other's stories mesh with Warren's old 'Fixed' series, she's included a timeline in the preface of the book.(less)

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Feb 05, 2012 Lynda Tatad rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book in Christine Warren's Others series picks up shortly after "Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here" left off. Dephanie (similar pronunciation as Stephanie)Carter has recently moved back to New York for her sister's wedding, but hasn't yet found a place to stay. She was asked to house sit while her sister Danice and her new husband Mac Callahan are away on their honeymoon. Just days before her sister's wedding, instead of the usual pre-wedding activities, she discovers that her sister's fian...more This book in Christine Warren's Others series picks up shortly after "Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here" left off. Dephanie (similar pronunciation as Stephanie)Carter has recently moved back to New York for her sister's wedding, but hasn't yet found a place to stay. She was asked to house sit while her sister Danice and her new husband Mac Callahan are away on their honeymoon. Just days before her sister's wedding, instead of the usual pre-wedding activities, she discovers that her sister's fiance is more than what he seems, as well as some of Niecie's friends. Thus, Dephanie is introduced to the Others, vampires, weres, and even Fae, in which her new brother-in-law is half.

At the reception, she comes across a party crasher, an imp who says he's a friend of the bride and groom. Fascinated by him, and wanting to learn more about the Others, he offers to take her to where the REAL Other's hang out, not the 'hoity-toity' ones she's already met. So, he takes her to a bar/club where she ends up bumping into Trouble, big time!

Asher Greyson is a Guardian whose job is to defend and protect hapless humans who have problems with Others, and he's just in the bar relaxing and enjoying some down time when he sees the human woman saunter past him to get drinks from the bar for her imp 'friend'. When she gets involved in an arguement with a pompous jerk who bumped into her... she doesn't realize that he's a wich doctor and voodoo practitioner. Asher finds himself stepping in to protect her, and he won't let her be alone after the altercation.

You just knew trouble was going to happen as soon as she leaves with Quigley the Imp from the reception. Asher, who has never found himself attracted to a human before, finds himself captivated by this stubborn woman, who doesn't back down from anything! Of course, she reluctantly accepts his help, and she is so surprised at how safe she feels with him. There's a curse involved, strange dreams and more, and Asher has a bigger challenge in more ways than one in protecting this human.

I really enjoyed this story, as I do all of Christine Warren's books in her Others series. There's quite a mystery in here in how they need to find a way to break her curse, and loved the intereaction with familiar characters from the series! Fabulous read!(less)

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Feb 29, 2012 Natalie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: magic, paranormal-romance, vampires, mystery

This is probably one of the best The Others books I've read in a while. I only read these to add a little fluff in between the more serious series I read. So, I don't really expect to get too into these books. Yes, I like them, but they have never been anything but a light read. I hardly ever remember or re-visit these types of books. So, I was very surprised to like this one.

Characters....
I found the lead female, Daphanie to actually be interesting. I liked the fact that she's an artist but doe...more This is probably one of the best The Others books I've read in a while. I only read these to add a little fluff in between the more serious series I read. So, I don't really expect to get too into these books. Yes, I like them, but they have never been anything but a light read. I hardly ever remember or re-visit these types of books. So, I was very surprised to like this one.

Characters....
I found the lead female, Daphanie to actually be interesting. I liked the fact that she's an artist but doesn't consider herself one. I liked reading about what she enjoys most of her craft. Overall, I found her to be very strong willed person. She came off as very kind hearted but not too naive as to let anyone walk over her. She admits her mistakes and takes the defeats gracefully.
I also really liked the male lead, Asher. He is basically your typical tall dark and brooding hero, but he was also sweet and very naive. For a man who has considered human women off limits in the relationship department, he was very nervous and unsure of himself when it came to Daphanie (until the clothes came off that is).
Their romance was a rocky road in the beginning. They both admit to themselves that they are attracted to the other, but don't think the other is attracted to them. So there ends up being a lot of weird tension between them which only leaves them both more confused. Asher, of course, makes the first move and eases that tension a little....but since they get interrupted, it then creates sexual tension. Overall, once they finally got together it was the quick and unbelievable "I love you and will never leave you" scenario....but what do you expect from these types of books?

Plot....
Daphanie is in town for her sister's wedding and is shocked to learn of The Others as well. (Corinne is her sister and is marrying Mac the changeling from Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here) She is shocked and curious and in the end lets her curious nature win in going out to learn more about The Others. However, this leads to a little scuffle at a bar between her and a witch doctor. And of course! Asher saves the day and the pretty little lady. Well from here on out, strange things start to happen to Daphanie and Asher is trying to help her solve all of this while trying to keep her out of danger. So....it is basically the usual race against the clock to save the day so the hero and heroine can have their HEA.

Overall....
It was probably one of the better PR plots I have read. It was different....that basically explains why I was drawn to it. Instead of werewolves and vampires, the villain is a voodoo practitioner. Also, another plus for this book is that the characters are likable. So many times, at least one of the leads in the PR is an ass.
So if you like a good light read, but don't want total fluff, this is a very good choice.(less)

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May 08, 2011 Sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christine-warren-the-others

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Black magic Woman” is the latest installment of Christine Warren’s supernatural series The Others. This novel concerns Daphanie Carter, Danice Carter’s sister, and Asher Grayson, a Guardian. Before I get into describing what happens to our main characters, it would be wise to context the author’s note to the reader prior to reading the book. Most series are published in chronological order when there is reoccurring characters or a common story arc that transverses consecutive books. For Warren’s...more Black magic Woman” is the latest installment of Christine Warren’s supernatural series The Others. This novel concerns Daphanie Carter, Danice Carter’s sister, and Asher Grayson, a Guardian. Before I get into describing what happens to our main characters, it would be wise to context the author’s note to the reader prior to reading the book. Most series are published in chronological order when there is reoccurring characters or a common story arc that transverses consecutive books. For Warren’s series, there was a set of 6 original stories that were release as e-books with a reoccurring theme. When the author began publishing the novels in print format, the decision was made to add material to the original 6 stories as well as publish additional new stories for those familiar with the older versions. The strange part of this decision is the original 6 re-mastered stories were slated for publication not inside the story’s chronological order. So Christine Warren has released in the beginning of this novel’s readers note, the correct chronological order of all the stories (original, re-mastered, and unreleased). She apologizes for the confusion and says she is a reformed author and that all the novels from this point on will contain events that take place in the same order in which the books are published. I personally was glad for her readers note but have always felt the decision to publish in this manner has taken something away from her series. Bouncing around chronologically each time you read a new book is confusing, like the author is on a different thought process or you made a mistake the last time you read a book.

As for “Black Magic Woman” we find ourselves at Danice and Mac’s reception with Danice’s sister feeling slightly upset with being left out of her sister’s new world. Looking to educate herself, she sees the uninvited imp, Quigley, as the perfect opportunity to get some knowledge about The Others. In this time line the only Others Daphanie is aware of is Missy and Graham, Raphael, and Dmitri and Reggi. The Others are still unknown to the human world. So she goes to an Others’ bar called Lurk with Quigley to check out all the different things in her world. While she is there, she bumps into a witch doctor and spills a drink on him. This results into quite an altercation of verbal quips. Luckily for her, before things get out of hand, Asher Grayson offers her protection. Asher is a Guardian. Guardians protect humans from Others. They are immortal and have wings when they chose to show them. The witch doctor Charles D’Abo tries to place a curse on Daphanie, but Asher stops him. Once they both leave the bar, it is clear that things between these two will never be the same again. Daphanie is under Asher’s protection and he takes his duties very seriously. How much danger is Daphanie in? Time proves that there was more to meet the eye when it comes to the possession of Daphanie’s heart, body and soul.

I enjoyed solving the mystery behind “Black Magic Woman” and the return of some of our “old” friends from previous stories lending a hand in solving the problem. As always, it takes me a minute to get my bearing in the story where we are chronologically. Who is the head of the council? Who is married at the moment? Does humanity know of the others? Once you get that down, it makes me the other characters actions better and their motivations. Daphanie (which I hate to admit, I hated the name the entire book) is a strong character. She has sass and strength and tries to make light of bad situations. Asher is so bent on thinking he will be alone and humans are unworthy he never sees her worm into his heart. His role of protector is fiercely threatened when he is helpless to save her from the evil consuming her soul. Asher has never broken a promise but Daphanie trusts him. That trust keeps her fighting. So does the love of her friends. The Others are always about the community of friends and loyalty and the see Daphanie and even Asher as theirs to help and protect. I felt that it all unfolded quite nicely until the very last chapter. There were some unanswered questions concerning what happened to the bokor? Then the question of mortality and immortality still dangled in the air between our mated pair and was left unanswered. I guess it didn’t mattered. 3.5 to 4 stars.
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Jan 15, 2013 Oleta Blaylock rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is Daphanie Carter (Danice Carter's older sister) and Asher Grayson's story. Daphanie is a smart mouthed gypsy that has decided to settle down in New York. She finds out about the Others just before her sister's wedding. She gets in trouble with a witch doctor. I think that she handles the news of the others and she fights the possession with grace and courage. Asher is all alpha male that has seen more of human nature that anyone should. Asher is a Guardian. An immortal that guards humans...more

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May 10, 2011 Scooper Speaks rated it 2 of 5 stars

Favorite Lines: “In her mind, he seemed to grow in size, muscles ripping and easing until she could have sworn he stood at least three inches taller and broader than he had a minute ago. Then the pleats in his coat stretched again, this time actually splitting to accommodate the emergence of a set of beautifully feathered, enormous white wings.” (p. 43)

Black Magic Woman is book 11 in Christine Warren’s Others series. It introduces a new type of other (Guardians) and the sister of the heroine in...more Favorite Lines: “In her mind, he seemed to grow in size, muscles ripping and easing until she could have sworn he stood at least three inches taller and broader than he had a minute ago. Then the pleats in his coat stretched again, this time actually splitting to accommodate the emergence of a set of beautifully feathered, enormous white wings.” (p. 43)

Black Magic Woman is book 11 in Christine Warren’s Others series. It introduces a new type of other (Guardians) and the sister of the heroine in book 10, Prince Charming Doesn’t Live Here. I gotta admit I wasn’t impressed or much taken with this story or its heroine.

Lately it seems like there are more stupid heroines in the romance and urban fantasy genres. These women put themselves in bad situations, then make the situations worse by declaring themselves to be strong women who don’t take crap. Not taking crap translates into making asinine decisions that show just how completely out of control the heroine is in the situation. Everyone but the heroine realizes how deep in doo-doo the heroine is, but she just keeps on going until she is rescued. That is how I see Daphanie and it made it hard to connect or like her.

On the other hand, I liked Asher. The clear explanation of his origins and job made it easy to understand his lust for Daphanie and his desire to remain unattached. He was protective and smart. (Or maybe it’s just that he was as old as dirt.) He’s just a great alpha male.

It could be I’ve gotten cynical lately, but when sex leads to instant love I had a problem. I enjoy love at first sight and the idea of the perfect mate. However, I don’t like it when characters who are sexually attracted to each other have sex and are immediately in love. It detracts from the story for me.

I know this has been a pretty negative review of Black Magic Woman. Don’t be discouraged. The entire story was not a wash. The voodoo practiced and the threat to Daphanie was very real. I had a clue as to who the villain was, but why it was happening…I didn’t know.

Would I recommend the book? No. While the story was well written, I think people who normally like the same books as I will dislike the book. I know there are tons of great reviews of Black Magic Woman floating around the Internet, but the book just didn’t do it for me. I’ll be donating mine to the library in hopes that someone else will enjoy it.(less)

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Oct 17, 2011 Ann Lorz rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons, immortals, paranomal, shape-shifter, vampire, witch

I usually love Warren's book but there was something about Daphanie Carter that set me off. I think it was the fact that after learning about the Others (days) she think she knows it all. Even when those within the Others community tell what's dangerous she acts like they don't know what they are talking about. She can take care of herself. At one point I thought they should have left her on her own. The book did get better and time went on but I was had to forget how stupid she was. Now Asher w...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars

Christine Warren's Black Magic Woman continues moving into the world of the Others. Daphanie is Danice's sister--the woman from the previous book--who is now marrying her Prince, and Daphanie's mind is in a whirlwind! Her sister explained to her and her parents what her new husband to be is and that of the Others, and instead of being scared, Daphanie is more curious. She wants to know more about them. So when the imp, Quigley, shows up at the wedding grumbling, he offers to show her a nightclub...more Christine Warren's Black Magic Woman continues moving into the world of the Others. Daphanie is Danice's sister--the woman from the previous book--who is now marrying her Prince, and Daphanie's mind is in a whirlwind! Her sister explained to her and her parents what her new husband to be is and that of the Others, and instead of being scared, Daphanie is more curious. She wants to know more about them. So when the imp, Quigley, shows up at the wedding grumbling, he offers to show her a nightclub where the Others frequent.

It's there that the problems begin. In what was simply an accident, Daphanie managed to tick off a very powerful witch doctor who practices voodoo. If it wasn't for Asher, a Guardian--complete with wings--she might not have survived the matter, because he was really that pissed for her spilling root beer on him after she was knocked into him by someone else.

Asher decides to simply keep an eye on her for awhile because the witch doctor looked ready to spit out curses--of the magical variety--and it's a good thing he does, because it becomes clear that something is after Daphanie. She has strange dreams that she is another woman and there's magical happenings going on. And naturally along the way, Daphanie and Asher fall in love.

I am getting used to the idea that the love happens early in these books being paranormal romance, this book has to end happily with the couple happily together, so the love's gotta start early. In this one, it happens early on, but not within the first two chapters like book 1. It's still a gradual sort of process, and that's what I like, I like seeing the love build instead of the instant attraction turning to physical passion and then to love.

This one was pretty exciting because for awhile we didn't know what was really wrong with Daphanie other than that she was cursed. And what was really wrong was pretty shocking and a little terrifying!

Daphanie was an enjoyable heroine. She was kind of like her sister Danice, in the sense that she was strong and independent. She didn't want to wait around to be saved, she wanted to do the saving herself. I liked seeing her be strong, and not necessarily swooning and being a sappy mess at Asher's feet. Sure, she was attracted to him, but she was also annoyed with him at times and his protective streak. Girl's got spunk!

Asher was a good hero too. I wouldn't call him an alpha male entirely, yet he does have some of those protective streaks in him. He's a Guardian and it just comes with the job apparently! But it's because he's a Guardian and that Daphanie is human that strains their relationship. He admits to these thoughts, but they are nearly forgotten by then end, so I am not sure what that will do to their happily ever after. Only time will tell!

I was happy to see some familiar faces in this one as well! While Danice is Daphanie's sister and was getting married, we really didn't see her. We did see Missy, Graham, Corrine and Rafe. It's good to see familiar faces in a series that's so widespread and it's just fun! You may already know, but I am reading these books in the order Christine has them fashioned versus reading them in the order they were published. This way I can follow the storylines chronologically. I haven't confirmed it by reading all coverbacks yet, but I am fairly certain Rafe will be getting his turn at love! He is a force to be reckoned with and I cannot wait to see who is meant to be with him!

Overall Rating 3.5/5 stars--while I enjoyed this one, I felt like it lacked something else, more pow! But it was still an enjoyable read and I have got to remember to order the next half of the series(less)

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Oct 24, 2011 ♡ Sassy ~ Amy ♡ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: voodoo, paranormal-romance, shifter, boring-as-hell, disappointed

Daphanie (CW made a point to say her name is said like stephanie ~ WHO the hell CARES? and why?) has a run in with a voodoo priest while out on the "others" town after ditching her sisters wedding reception. A "guardian" Asher,who is supposed to have the ultimate powers to protect humans, takes her under his protection.

It was BORING, and a MAJOR fact of her mortality, seeing that Ashers Immortal & over 500 y/o, was never resolved. Also her lovely guardian could not protect her at all. (THAT...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Daffodil rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

2 stars. Maybe, just maybe, it reaches 2.5. Still waffling on that.

The best thing about this book? I didn't spend my money on it, I borrowed it from the library.

I know I'm being harsh, but this is the latest in a series of disappointing reads from Warren. I really enjoyed the original Fantasy Fix stories for Ellora's cave. And the initial transfer of the series to mainstream fiction seemed to be going well. Walk on the Wild Side is still one of my favorites. But I found Daphanie just as TSTL as...more 2 stars. Maybe, just maybe, it reaches 2.5. Still waffling on that.

The best thing about this book? I didn't spend my money on it, I borrowed it from the library.

I know I'm being harsh, but this is the latest in a series of disappointing reads from Warren. I really enjoyed the original Fantasy Fix stories for Ellora's cave. And the initial transfer of the series to mainstream fiction seemed to be going well. Walk on the Wild Side is still one of my favorites. But I found Daphanie just as TSTL as her sister Danice, if not worse. She's just been introduced to the Others. Knowing that vampires, werewolves and even imps exist, she mouths off to a seemingly pompous wind-bag of a witch doctor without considering the consequenses. Sure he was in the wrong and too full of himself. BUT, Daphanie had no idea of his potential power. Use those supposed brains, girl. Then, instead of being grateful that a magical Guardian shows up and is willing to protect her from any repurcussions, she resents his presence and sulks about his intruding on her space. The moment that crossed the line for me? Asher's apology for guarding her. ARGHH! Other than his inconceivable attraction for Daphanie, I loved Asher as a character. I think, in my mind, I'm going to hook him up with someone else, he deserves it. LOL.

The other thing that bothered me, were the inconsistencies.
Here's one example.

Pg. 175 Corinne and Daphanie are speaking:
"You're kidding me right? Manon Henri? I told you about her days ago."
"No you didn't"
"Yes I did," Corinne insisted. "When I gave you what I found on D'abo. ... [cut text] ... That's where you got her name, right?
... [cut text] ...
"Then where did you hear her name?"

Pg. 239 Corinne converses with Asher and the rest of the gang:
"So she asked me to find out what I could about a woman named Manon Henri."
Daphne could feel the others frowning.
"Manon Henri?" Graham repeated. "Where did Daphanie pull that one from?"
"Trust me, I asked her the same question, but for an entirely different reason. I'd already come across the name when I was trying to get Daph some info on D'Abo."
... [cut text] ...
"The thing was, I'd never mentioned the name to Daphanie, so I was surprised as hell to hear her spitting it back at me and asking me to find out more."

Another example from the exact same conversations:

Pg. 175 Corinne and Daphanie's conversation continued:
"In my dreams."
Corinne swore, "Don't f**k with me Daph. You'd have to have some kind of psychic thing going on to know something like that from a dream."
... [cut text] ...
"I know it's asking a lot, but it's ..." She sighed. "I can't tell you why, but I just have a feeling that for some reason she's important to what's going on."

Pg. 239 Back to Corinne's conversation with the Others:
"When I asked her why, she explained that in the dreams she'd been having, she was convinced ... [cut text] ... It really freaked her out, so I told her I'd find out what I could."

That's just two examples, glaringly obvious ones at that. I can't believe someone didn't catch these in the editing process.

I really wanted to read the rewrite of Rafe's story, but now I'm just scared to.(less)

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May 16, 2011 Jessica rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Apparently, I was so busy trying not to hate Daphanie that I never really got into the story. As Asher ponders (frequently), it's not that she's stupid so much as she is ignorant about the Others. Unfortunately, while she exhibits wild-eyed delight at viewing Others in the wild, so to speak, she never tries to overcome her ignorance enough to treat them as sentient creatures who have lives beyond entertaining her, instead she hides behind her ignorance as if that will excuse her rude, narcissist...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Jadzia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: soldiers-warriors

Despite all flaws I was going to give this book 3 stars, but the ending was so disappointing that I decided 2 are more appropriate.

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Jul 16, 2011 Briana rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a good one although I favor some of her other books more like Born to Be Wild or Walk on the Wild side. I liked the characters and the plot was pretty interesting. She resists the urge to go in the obvious direction with the true culprit which I definitely liked. Asher and Daphanie's growth both as people and as a couple was nice to read and I liked that everything wasn't just all of a sudden perfect between them. They both had growing to do beore that could happen. Good book.

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Dec 23, 2012 Silver James rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books-read

Black Magic Woman was a fun story, introducing the reader to more "denizens" of the Other world in Manhatten. This time, Guardian--"No, I am NOT a guardian angel despite the wings"--Asher Grayson has to protect human Daphanie Carter from magic of the darkest kind. The plot and characters drove this story and I enjoyed it. A lot.

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Aug 20, 2012 Paraphrodite rated it 3 of 5 stars

I thought the heroine is a bit naive to have followed an imp to an "Others" dive when she had no idea what she was getting into. But heck, if it nets me a six-foot plus Guardian with wings (don't call him an angel), whose only task in life is to follow me around to prevent me from harm and serve as eye-candy, I might try it myself!

Good climatic ending but I think I'm still a bit in the dark about where a Guardian and the Watcher fits in this Others world.

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Jun 17, 2011 Khristine Stain rated it 4 of 5 stars

After Christine sliced up and obliterated Fighting Faer -the last novel (Prince Charming)- this novel was refreshing. It had all the things I expect from one of Christine's Novels and made me remember why I liked her writing in the first place (along with rereading Big Bad Wolf). I only hope she does Corrine and Luc justice by KEEPING what readers loved about Fighting Faer and a expanding on it. Doing a rewrite just hurts. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

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Jun 21, 2011 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not really my favorite of the series, but not bad. Except for the obnosious heroine who thinks she's all that even though she is pretty powerless throughout the book. And then she decides she's in love with Asher after they sleep together even though they've hardly even spoken. And really? Daphanie? How annoying. I just called her Daphne in my head. And they never resolved the issue of how they were going to make their relationship work seeing as how she is going to die eventually and he's 500 p...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Loretta Barton rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

It was an ok read but not my favorite of the series.
I don't like characters who purposely put themselves in dangerous situations just out of curiousity and rely on others to rescue them. Also I would expect a guardian that had been on the 'job' for hundreds of years would have more knowledge about the darker arts.

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Apr 01, 2012 Renne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christine-warren

Daphanie sure got more than she expected when she crawled under the table at her sister's wedding reception. From that point on,she had her hands full with Others and Guardians,not mention being cursed by a witch doctor.Or was she? Crack open the book and find out!

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Jun 25, 2012 Robin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: christine-warren, novel-of-the-others

This is the eleventh in the Novel of the Others series by Christine Warren. It was ok. Her earlier books in this series were better. This felt kind of Scoobie Dooish. Not really a lot to say about it. I wouldn't read it again and that's a bad sign.

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Nov 30, 2011 Deva rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: interracial-paranormal

Full review at http://urbanparanormal.blogspot.com

1) Some character descriptions were missing for me while others were painfully clear. 2) The story itself was good although I'm not a fan of voodoo. No reason why, it just isn't my thing. 3) Thankfully, we get to see some shape shifter and vamps. 4) But I just fail to understand why they're jumping through hoops to help a woman they didn't know existed the day before. Well, she was under Guard by Asher, but still, the accommodations made for her...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Lori rated it 4 of 5 stars

Excellent debut. More hard boiled than the average urban fantasy/mystery, in part because it's so rare to have a male, first person narrator in the genre. Very decent mystery with some satisfying twists, plus good characters.

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Jun 07, 2011 Laurie Bongiorno rated it 2 of 5 stars

Very disapointed. The guardian was pretty lame as a guardian. Had to skip parts, too much worthless chatter. Hated it being out of sequence and Rafe wasn't married. Does he have a book somewhere meeting his wife?

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May 05, 2011 Lisa M rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

3 1/2 stars Black Magic Woman is a light read, and I don't think it pretends to be anything else. There's not a lot of depth to the characters or the plot, but there are some moments of humor. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, because, as one reviewer noted (view spoiler)

This is the 11th book in the series, but chronologically I believe it's the 4th book. It takes place...more

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May 07, 2011 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christine-warren, read-may-2011

It was nice to have a "new" story from Christine Warren. This one however is set early in the series - chronologically I think it's book 4! There is a handy reading order early on as well as an indepth explanation from Christine as to her plans for the series.

Black Magic Woman begins at Danice's wedding and follows her sister Daphanie as she is introduced to the world of the others and she manages to get herself in a little bit of trouble due, in part to Quigley the troublesome Imp who nearly co...more

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May 11, 2011 Melanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

This is a nice light read which I really needed right now. The series has always been a little hard to follow because it is not released in chronological order (but there a new chronological list in the front of the book, along with an explation for the confusion).

This is not my favorite book in the series, but I did enjoy it. It brings voodoo into the picture for the first time. I am not really that familar with voodoo, so it was interesting to read a story that included it. You also r...more

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Apr 10, 2013 Dona rated it 4 of 5 stars

A fun book full of not very serious characters and a nice little plot. It is a great piece of escapism that we all need from time to time.

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May 26, 2011 Melissa rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: started-but-didn-t-finish, series-i-am-no-longer-interested-in

From the very beginning of the book I Hated the heroine. She takes Too Stupid To Live to a whole new level.

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Apr 05, 2012 Rebekkah rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love this series, kind of hard to get into this book, but turns out well worth the work!

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