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Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld #3)
by
Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author)
Paige Winterbourne was always either too young or too rebellious to succeed her mother as leader of one of the world's most powerful elite organizations- the American Coven of Witches. Now that she is twenty-three and her mother is dead, the Elders can no longer deny her. But even Paige's wildest antics can't hold a candle to those of her new charge- an orphan who is all t...more
Paperback, 462 pages
Published
February 19th 2004
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Well, what can I say? I'm definitely hooked! Even more than what I want to admit. Maybe it is because I was so sure I would not like this series. Of course no complains from me as this series turned out to be a wonderful surprise which I was definitely not expecting.Even though in this installment we get things from Paige's POV, which I thought would be extremely boring as I did not liked her in the previous book, we still get to read about this same world which is captivating me little by littl...more
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A really good read.
Sep 15, 2009
Tatiana
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of Women of the Otherworld series
Recommended to Tatiana by:
book #3
Shelves:
2009,
urban-fantasy
"Dime Store Magic" is the third book in Women of the Otherworld series. It is narrated from the POV of Paige, a Coven witch introduced in the second book of the series. The story is centered on Savannah, a powerful teenage witch who is taken care of by Paige. A custody battle ensues when Savannah's sorcerer father tries to bring the girl to his Cabal. He does it with the help of telekinetic half-demon Leah, also introduced in "Stolen." Paige quickly finds herself overwhelmed by both legal and ma...more
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The thing about Kelley Armstrong is that while I didn't love the main characters or even the story line here, her writing is completely addictive and her world building amazing. I'm enthralled by her Otherwold and in awe of her ability to tell the reader so much about it without ever presenting it in an info dump or mind-numbingly confusing way.
That said, Paige is naive, boring and slightly TSTL. Savannah is interesting. And as for Lucas Cortez... see the description for Paige. The issue I have...more
That said, Paige is naive, boring and slightly TSTL. Savannah is interesting. And as for Lucas Cortez... see the description for Paige. The issue I have...more
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Jesus God, this book is boring! It's one long explication of a magical quality that doesn't exist, explained by people I wouldn't allow in my home twice (I don't invite anybody back who lacks a personality). When the book takes a break from that, it's canting morality at me. I just cannot tell you how dull it is to listen to a person agonizing over the morality of a non-issue. And I most certainly do not recommend that you find out for yourself by reading this tripe. People with fully developed...more
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I love Kelley Armstrong's writing and I love the Women of the Otherworld series, but somehow I never got to reading Paige's books. I started the series with Haunted (#5), then found out I had to start with Bitten, loved that, read Broken and Stolen in the wrong order and then proceeded with Jaime's, Hope's and Robin's books. First it was a matter of not having access to the books, then I kept getting dissuaded because of all the Paige-hating.
Finally, I convinced myself to start reading the firs...more
Finally, I convinced myself to start reading the firs...more
I haven't yet read Armstrong's "Bitten" or "Stolen" so had to pay very close attention to the first few chapters to get the feel of this world and figure out who was who and what they had to do with the current story but now that I've got most of it figured out the pages are flying. Paige is tough and gutsy and vulnerable as well. And I'm digging the gore, the suspense, the wise-a*s humor and the tension (sexual and otherwise). Kind of reminds of very early Laurell K. Hamilton before she became...more
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Nov 11, 2007
forestsprite
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
those who like their fantasy with some cheap romance thrown in
I grabbed this book because I needed something to read for the long flight from Toronto to Tokyo, and because I had heard good things about the author - another type to try and fill the void left by Laurell K. Hamilton. And also, because the author is a fellow Ontarian. This book fails on so many levels, and I only finished it because I really didn't have anything else to do on the flight, especially factoring in the 20 hour delay in Chicago, and I was angry enough that I spent the money on it...more
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I think the best part is the background lore. I liked the explanations of the witches, sorcerors, and demons. Armstrong's world of supernaturals sounds like a very interesting place, and I'm looking forward to reading the other two books.
Paige and Savannah's relationship is quite interesting. How Paige managed to not choke the life out of Savannah, I'll never know. Wow. I hope S's hormones fall into line ... for Paige's sake. :P They have sort of an Obi-Wan/Anakin type of relationship where the...more
Paige and Savannah's relationship is quite interesting. How Paige managed to not choke the life out of Savannah, I'll never know. Wow. I hope S's hormones fall into line ... for Paige's sake. :P They have sort of an Obi-Wan/Anakin type of relationship where the...more
From a blog post I wrote in 2006:
I found a new author I really dig. Kelley Armstrong has a series of books out with supernatural characters. I whipped through Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Haunted and Broken in no time at all.
The first two and the last books have as their main character the lone female werewolf in the world. The third and fourth book have a young witch as the focal point and the fifth one features the story of a dead (but ghostly) witch.
These were really go...more
I found a new author I really dig. Kelley Armstrong has a series of books out with supernatural characters. I whipped through Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Haunted and Broken in no time at all.
The first two and the last books have as their main character the lone female werewolf in the world. The third and fourth book have a young witch as the focal point and the fifth one features the story of a dead (but ghostly) witch.
These were really go...more
Paige a witch becomes the head of the coven due to her mother's death. She is determined to take care of teenage Savannah. Paige is facing trouble both from Savannah's biological father sudden appearance and claim for guardianship and from the coven who would rather be rid of Savannah.
The book back cover claims Savannah is some "dark" teen dabbling with "evil" side of her powers but I really found her more of a normal teen with supernatural powers and the willingness to use them without the com...more
The book back cover claims Savannah is some "dark" teen dabbling with "evil" side of her powers but I really found her more of a normal teen with supernatural powers and the willingness to use them without the com...more
Dime Store Magic is Kelley Armstrong's third Women of the Underworld book, and so far, the weakest. After such a solid debut with Bitten, I was really surprised that DSM ended up being a lesser story. The romance felt obligatory, the complexity of the levels of demons and witch magic made me wish for the simplicity of the werewolf pack in the earlier books, and Lucas Cortez's dialogue was painfully stiff and formal. The various conflicts all felt manufactured and forced - no one's motivations re...more
Jan 11, 2013
Dee ✘
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
on-going-series,
adult
So, Dime Store Magic.
It took me almost a month to finish this. Wow, I'm not very proud of that. But why did it take me so long? I guess it's because other books managed to grab my attention more than this one.
This is from Paige's point of view. We met her in the previous book, she's witch and now she has to raise Savannah, a 13 year old witch who's mother died.
This book bored me more than I expected it to and I found myself really missing the werewolves. That's mostly because witches are not re...more
It took me almost a month to finish this. Wow, I'm not very proud of that. But why did it take me so long? I guess it's because other books managed to grab my attention more than this one.
This is from Paige's point of view. We met her in the previous book, she's witch and now she has to raise Savannah, a 13 year old witch who's mother died.
This book bored me more than I expected it to and I found myself really missing the werewolves. That's mostly because witches are not re...more
Heavy going. The characters are largely unlikeable, the story telling heavy-handed and the morals more so. I am not keen on stories where people make inexplicable decisions for the only reason that the plot will keel over and die without them (an ounce of common sense would have ended the plot about half way through, iirc). I also don't much care for the style of the 'romance' going through it -- I'm not a fan of stories which advocate handing over your life and personal responsibility to a nice...more
I noticed that alot of people did not like this book. I also noticed it was in comparision to the first two books of the series Bitten and Stolen with Clay and Elena.
I don not think you can compare them They are alomost like a seperate series, they are just people that know each other.
I have to say that I really did like the book. I read it without thinking about Clay and Elena, and Bitten was one of my favorits books.
I think the characters were good and solid and the story was interesting. I al...more
I don not think you can compare them They are alomost like a seperate series, they are just people that know each other.
I have to say that I really did like the book. I read it without thinking about Clay and Elena, and Bitten was one of my favorits books.
I think the characters were good and solid and the story was interesting. I al...more
This book focuses on a Paige, a coven witch, and her struggle to retain custody over her thirteen-year-old ward, Savannah. Savannah was the daughter of a witch who practiced dark magic and fraternized with many supernaturals whom the coven considers highly undesirable. One such undesirable, a sorcerer named Kristoff Nast, shows up claiming to be Savannah's father. Paige struggles with nasty rumors, her coven's prejudices, and outright attacks from various parties, as well as winning over the tru...more
I have to admit that this book cycle is slowly growing on me, for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, each of Armstrong's book I've read so far has a solid plot, that is not only interesting to follow, but also contributes to the 'verse' which the author is slowly building up. Second, each of three volumes has been quite different from the rest - a plus for originality. Lastly, as I've already mentioned in my review of 'Bitten', I find Armstrong's ideas about the supernatural community and...more
Prepare to be enchanted…by a truly mesmerizing, magical story!
From author of ‘Bitten’ and ‘Stolen’ is another spellbinding tale that embodies all one truly loves with Young Adult fantasy/ paranormal fiction. Full of deadly demons, supernatural sorcerers and wicked Witches this captivating tale is one that will have you reading into the early hours of the morning with feverish excitement. ‘Dime Store Magic’ is the forth book in the series of Otherworld books, which began with Bitten and ends wit...more
From author of ‘Bitten’ and ‘Stolen’ is another spellbinding tale that embodies all one truly loves with Young Adult fantasy/ paranormal fiction. Full of deadly demons, supernatural sorcerers and wicked Witches this captivating tale is one that will have you reading into the early hours of the morning with feverish excitement. ‘Dime Store Magic’ is the forth book in the series of Otherworld books, which began with Bitten and ends wit...more
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Overall, I enjoyed it but there were definite drawbacks.
The plot wound a bit and seemed to bounce from one plot driven point to the next. Paige never seemed to have any direct control over what was happening in the book. As soon as she began to make some headway, the author continued to throw other things in the way. It started to get old.
Some characters mentioned didn't have any real significant impact on the plot: for example, Richard and Adam. As someone coming in on the third book, I never...more
The plot wound a bit and seemed to bounce from one plot driven point to the next. Paige never seemed to have any direct control over what was happening in the book. As soon as she began to make some headway, the author continued to throw other things in the way. It started to get old.
Some characters mentioned didn't have any real significant impact on the plot: for example, Richard and Adam. As someone coming in on the third book, I never...more
A 23 ans, Paige Winterbourne voudrait bien se contenter de vivre comme une jeune femme normale construisant sa vie. Mais, quand on hérite à la fois de la responsabilité de chef des sorcières de Salem, et d'une jeune adolescente dont le père est le chef d'un des plus grandes Cabales (un truc entre guilde, clan, et mafia) de mages, et dont la mère (morte) ne faisait pas que de la magie blanche, c'est forcément un peu compliqué. Quand en plus, cette jeune adolescente va bientôt devenir un femme, et...more
Jun 18, 2012
Aishwarya Hariharan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-of-the-awesome-kind
This was a completely different read from Bitten or Stolen. Bitten was mostly an internal war within Elena in the backdrop of an external struggle. Stolen was full of disgust towards those experimenters :/
I like Elena better than Paige and I didnt really expect to like this book but I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked Paige, I empathised with her a lot and I liked Lucas and the way they played out. Savannah pissed me off a lot but then I realised that she just wanted to be accepted and lo...more
I like Elena better than Paige and I didnt really expect to like this book but I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked Paige, I empathised with her a lot and I liked Lucas and the way they played out. Savannah pissed me off a lot but then I realised that she just wanted to be accepted and lo...more
May 29, 2012
Jennifer Bielman (Reading and Writing UF and PNR)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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The Good
I enjoyed watching Paige's life slowly spiral down hill (I'm not a sadist, I just thought the drama was funny). Nothing seemed to go right and everyone was pretty much against her. Add a reckless and powerful teenager into the mix, and things only get worse. Savannah was an interesting character. Naive, audacious, but trying to be good despite her history and familial connections. She was also the main reason for Paige's new disastrous life....more
The Good
I enjoyed watching Paige's life slowly spiral down hill (I'm not a sadist, I just thought the drama was funny). Nothing seemed to go right and everyone was pretty much against her. Add a reckless and powerful teenager into the mix, and things only get worse. Savannah was an interesting character. Naive, audacious, but trying to be good despite her history and familial connections. She was also the main reason for Paige's new disastrous life....more
I finished Dime Store Magic, by Kelley Armstrong today. In it, we see a young Massachusetts witch and coven leader called Paige do battle with a sorcerer's cabal over the guardianship of a powerful young witch called Savannah, who is about to hit puberty and really see her powers develop.
The sorcerer is portrayed as the evil enemy, with all the power that a life of wealth and privilege can provide, while Paige is portrayed as the "plucky little woman who could."
The sorcerer attempts a number of...more
The sorcerer is portrayed as the evil enemy, with all the power that a life of wealth and privilege can provide, while Paige is portrayed as the "plucky little woman who could."
The sorcerer attempts a number of...more
In this book we follow Paige Winterborne, young witch from Stolen who has come home with a major duty – to look after the extremely powerful 12 year old witch, Savannah Levine. An already daunting task to take on with the full disapproval of the Coven elders levelled against her.
But Leah is back – and the half-demon has brought the Nast Cabal with her, determined to claim custody of Savannah. The Cabal’s pockets are vast – but even that is dwarfed by the magical assets they can bring to hand. Le...more
But Leah is back – and the half-demon has brought the Nast Cabal with her, determined to claim custody of Savannah. The Cabal’s pockets are vast – but even that is dwarfed by the magical assets they can bring to hand. Le...more
The third installment in Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld-series, and she never disappoints me: It is as well written as the others, plotting and narration great.
The only weaker point I have to state is the main character Paige.
Personally, I find her not quite as fascinating as Elena, but I am quite fond of Elena, so it isn't fair to compare - there are few that can compete with Elena, and that's that. ;-)
What I find a little bit disturbing is that in my opinion there is a break between the Paig...more
The only weaker point I have to state is the main character Paige.
Personally, I find her not quite as fascinating as Elena, but I am quite fond of Elena, so it isn't fair to compare - there are few that can compete with Elena, and that's that. ;-)
What I find a little bit disturbing is that in my opinion there is a break between the Paig...more
I read Dime Store Magic after I read Stolen, where I was introduced to the characters of Paige Winterborne and Savannah Levine. I have to admit, after reading Stolen I really wasn't sure I wanted to continue with the series. I just didn't connect to the werewolf characters, Elena or Clayton. Maybe Patricia Briggs spoiled werewolves for me. I only read Dime Store Magic because my sister assured me that Armstrong's witch and sorcerer characters were much better written than her werewolves characte...more
Dime Store Magic started off a little slow for me but by the middle I found myself really enjoying the story. Paige and Savannah are back their relationship changes throughout the book but their interaction cracked me up. Paige is getting petitioned for custody of Savannah by her father, who is a sorcerer and the head of a cabal. While Paige fights for custody, her coven is fighting her leadership. Paige is up to her ears with dealing with a growing Savannah, Cabal's trickery to get a hold of Sa...more
Jun 14, 2011
Jen (Red Hot Books)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
otherworld,
urban-fantasy
The first time I read this book, I had a hard time getting into it. I loved Elena as the narrator of the first two books in the Otherworld series, and now, Paige is the narrator. I didn't really like Paige in Stolen, but I have to admit I gained an appreciation for her throughout the course of this book.
The story picks up about nine months after Stolen left off. Young Savannah is living with Paige and they're developing a relationship, despite wariness from the Coven. But now half-demon Leah is...more
The story picks up about nine months after Stolen left off. Young Savannah is living with Paige and they're developing a relationship, despite wariness from the Coven. But now half-demon Leah is...more
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**SPOILER ALERT** If you have not read the first two books in the Women of the Underworld series, I would suggest not reading any farther!
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Review: Dime Store Magic is book #3 in the Women of the Otherworld series. When I picked up this book, I was kind of disappointed. The first two books, Bitten and Stolen centered around Elena, who is the only female werewolf. I love Elena and her story, so when I noticed thi...more
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Review: Dime Store Magic is book #3 in the Women of the Otherworld series. When I picked up this book, I was kind of disappointed. The first two books, Bitten and Stolen centered around Elena, who is the only female werewolf. I love Elena and her story, so when I noticed thi...more
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Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.
Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked a...more
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