Hell's Spells [Dramatized Adaptation]

Ordinary Magic [Dramatized Adaptation] #6

by Devon Monk, Colleen Delany (Narrator), Megan Dominy (Narrator)

In a town like Ordinary, anything can happen. Unfortunately for Delaney Reed, it usually does....

Sheriff Delaney Reed’s little beach town where gods vacation and monsters reside is finally back to normal. No possessed souls, no vortexes to hell, and absolutely no one’s turned into a frog lately. Then the queen of demons appears in her backseat begging to hide out in Ordinary, and Delaney knows her peace and quiet is over and out.

Dealing with a demon fugitive isn’t the only thing on Delaney’s plate. She’s also trying to figure out why her boyfriend, Ryder Bailey, has been sneaking out of town every night and why her sisters are keeping secrets. But when the gods in town begin to act funny, Delaney knows something strange is going on.

It might have something to do with two powerful magical items that suddenly go missing. Or it might have something to do with those little gaps of time Delaney’s been losing, and the memories she can’t quite recall....

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Audiobook, Fantasy

8 pages, Audiobook

Published May 19, 2021

About the author

Devon Monk is a national best selling writer of urban fantasy. Her series include Ordinary Magic, House Immortal, Allie Beckstrom, Broken Magic and Shame and Terric. She also writes the Age of Steam steampunk series, and the occasional short story which can be found in her collection: A Cup of Normal, and in various anthologies. She has one husband, two sons, and lives in Oregon. When not writing, Devon is either drinking too much coffee or knitting silly things.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was happy to return to Delaney Reed as the focus of the series after the departure of book 5 that centered on Delaney’s sister, Myra. While parts of book six matched the elements in the first four books that I relished about this series, some plot points and humor fell short.

While the plot is built around Delaney, who is the anchor character for the series, the plot involves a demon. That is not entirely a negative; however, I’ve noticed whenever the books (book 5 & 6) feature a demon, the humor switches from my favorite type – sarcasm and wry wit – to - buffoonish – and this changes the whole game for me. Additionally, the plot here was weak. That issue and only a minute gain in the overall story arc is why this only rated three stars. The elements that I appreciated the most were new developments in Delaney’s and Ryder’s relationship. And the god of death – my other favorite character of the series besides Delaney – was quite adorable, more so than usual.

As with the previous books, I listened to the Graphic Audio format version and highly recommend it.

In general, this is a series I am engaged in and look forward to the next installment, Sealed With a Tryst.

[alicat ♡➹♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, this book was irritating me because it felt like communication drama on crack (bleh). Delaney is way too passive about her relationships and makes some really stupid decisions. I would actually prefer if the author switched between the sisters more.

#1 relationship drama AGAIN - why?? Delaney is very anxiously attached...

She kept thinking about how she would fight for her relationship and not let it fade away but she didn't really do much (asked him to be home for dinner, is the bar in hell?) or ask any direct questions. I mean she just kind of waited passively for stuff to get better while he constantly avoided her... it was infuriating. Plus she lies every time someone asks her if she okay. Yes, again, it was supposedly Mithra stuff but he could have communicated with her and him not doing so was a massive red flag.

Apparently his romantic gesture is supposed to resolve all of this... I just don't think it makes up for him doing months of damage. I think part of it is readers never really see them in a settled relationship - even in the short story she was insecure. Then ending was cute but I still feel like the relationship problems will come up again in another book (ugh).


Regardless I find it tiresome to revisit this AGAIN. I think there is enough conflict in the book without the relationship drama which feels compounded as Delaney is calm dealing with life threatening issues (sometimes too calm).

#2 recovery Not to mention after all the trauma she went through in the last couple books. It felt like she spent WAY too much time alone. Her sisters were "worried" but they didn't really observe her - and Ryder, ugh, he was neglectful. Supposedly people were keeping an eye on her but they must have been doing the worst job ever. Like the whole soul thing was infuriating start to finish - I get why she did it but it was SO STUPID as well.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic plot: A new demon uses Delaney Reed to get into Ordinary, while she attempts to navigate murky waters with Rider.

This damn book made me cry. A couple of times. Normally that would be an auto 5-star rating, but embedded in my emotion-fest was one of the tropes I HATE in any romance: RIDICULOUS LACK OF COMMUNICATION. UGH. Seriously, I hate this trope with a passion. I hate it in real life. I could go on with a major rant here, but I will spare the details.

The plot moved along pretty well, and there continue to be a lot of fun moments with the godly characters. Than and the sleepover had me giggling and grinning. I really love this whole town's concept and how they do things, which is really at the heart of the book.

[Glennis · Rating 3 out of 5]

review to come

So now Ordinary is housing even more demons and they are all related to one another so there is extra chaos from that. Delaney is having gaps in her memory and important things are going missing from the vacationing gods. Everything works out in the end and the sisters now have more info about the coming demon war.

[Tana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am growing fond of all the unique characters living in Ordinary, OR. I also love the way they all come together to both harass and love on Delaney Read. It is like she lives in a town filled with Aunts and Uncles.

[WonderWomanNZ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Struggled with this one….

[Andrea Latham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delaney has to deal with demons & gods coming to Ordinary and also her romance with Ryder. I love the characters and the story.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story 3 stars, graphic audio with full cast 4 stars. Another whimsical installment in the series.

[Yvonne Fortin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was so infuriated that she just let her relationship flounder and said NOTHING. Did NOTHING. Gah! It made me so angry!!!