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Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #3)

Kelley Armstrong

Start date: November 26, 2017

Finish date: December 3, 2017

Discussion: Fantasy and Sci-Fi

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Jan 22, 2014 Choko rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

*** 4.25 ***

This one was more fun than I remembered! That was a pleasant surprise, since the first book in the series was kind of hard to push through... However, the second and third books are starting to grow on me and I think the author is growing as well 😊! This book is about the young witch Savannah and her efforts to get used to her new family, her powers, and figuring out what is acceptable or not, very much in keeping with every single teenager in the heat of puberty, only when throwing *** 4.25 ***

This one was more fun than I remembered! That was a pleasant surprise, since the first book in the series was kind of hard to push through... However, the second and third books are starting to grow on me and I think the author is growing as well 😊! This book is about the young witch Savannah and her efforts to get used to her new family, her powers, and figuring out what is acceptable or not, very much in keeping with every single teenager in the heat of puberty, only when throwing a tantrum she can level a city block down to dust! Talk about a need for anger management before anything else 😈...

Savannah is the prize in a custody battle between her new guardian and her newly discovered father, who is a big shot sorcerer. His newly acquired desire to play daddy dearest is the fact that Savannah is an emergent powerful witch and the reputation of his house can really grow 👆 if she became a part of their daily operation. In Page, her current foster mom and tutor in the good-witch arts, she has a woman who is growing to love her more with every passing day and is passionate about making sure to keep her on the side of the good guys. It sucks that so many of those who are supposed to be among the good guys are making it so hard on the two young women... And don't get me started on supposed good lawyers... Ghhhhhrrrrrr! But, maybe there is one of the Lawyer persuasion, young, Hispanic, and new to the court proceedings, who might be brave and brazen enough to stand in their corner and go against a powerful House of Wizards... Maybe 😀! Oo, and maybe he is a total nerd and has hardly any personality, but I still think he is adorable 😎!

There is a recurring appearance by a bitch villain and some really spooky stuff happening in a funeral parlor, which gave this volume some creepy vibe and didn't leave any space for relaxation - once the action took off, it didn't let up!

I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series and hope the author cuts back even more on the info dumps the first book was so riddled with. This was sooooo much better!

I wish you all Happy Reading and many more wonderful books to come! ...more

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Mar 06, 2016 Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* rated it it was amazing

Shelves: a-own-book-form, reviewed, demons, cover-love, part-of-series, witches, magic-powers, urban-fantasy

“According to Cortez, the Cabals had strict policies against employing any supernatural being that might mistake them for lunch.”

I have to admit that after the first two books through Elena's point of view, I wasn't excited about switching points of view and diving into Paige's head. Willing to give it a shot, after taking the dive I didn't want to emerge again. Paige is awesome - while I may still like Elena a wee bit better, her story was just as good.

Paige and Savannah have been living toge “According to Cortez, the Cabals had strict policies against employing any supernatural being that might mistake them for lunch.”

I have to admit that after the first two books through Elena's point of view, I wasn't excited about switching points of view and diving into Paige's head. Willing to give it a shot, after taking the dive I didn't want to emerge again. Paige is awesome - while I may still like Elena a wee bit better, her story was just as good.

Paige and Savannah have been living together since the horrors that took place during Stolen, and not only are some not happy about it *cough* snooty coven *cough*, there is now a custody battle brewing that involves the super powerful Cabal and former villain Leah. Help comes from an unlikely place in the form of Lucas, a new intro for the series and someone I hope sticks around. There's some legal play going down but it's mainly a battle of the magic, set ups and luck. The office scene with the lawyer ending his career was kind of epic.

Paige grinded on my nerves some by not getting over some of her paranoia toward Lucas, but once she thaws out she's great. Loved the development of their bond. Lucas is described as a little generic and scrawny; he speaks with a lawyer's spiel and uptight manner for most of the book, but this just makes him more endearing. He's passionate about causes, he's protected for the weak, he's trying to make his way in the world. Savannah acts like a pre-teen girl which is annoying at least half the time.

The book wins with its storyline because there are different forces pushing against them, plenty of tension, action is kept strong, and personal relationships better the characters actually keep me caring. If I had to say a bad thing, it'd be Paige's naivitiy with falling into some of the traps was annoying. The funeral home, come on!

If you've shied away from reading more of the series because you don't want head-swapping, I assure you Paige's story is filled with magic, dimension, and all sorts of Urban Fantasy goodies. ...more

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Mar 14, 2018 alicat ♡➹♡ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-urban_fantasy, romantic-subplot

Another great installment of the Women of the Otherworld series! The first two were about werewolf Elena Michaels and the last introduced Paige Winterbourne, the protagonist of this story.

Paige is stubborn, smart, and determined – something her new ward Savannah should be happy about. Savannah lost her mother, Eve, in the last book and Eve was a suspected practitioner of black magic. Despite receiving no support from her coven, Paige is determined to keep Savannah and mentor her to be a witch fo Another great installment of the Women of the Otherworld series! The first two were about werewolf Elena Michaels and the last introduced Paige Winterbourne, the protagonist of this story.

Paige is stubborn, smart, and determined – something her new ward Savannah should be happy about. Savannah lost her mother, Eve, in the last book and Eve was a suspected practitioner of black magic. Despite receiving no support from her coven, Paige is determined to keep Savannah and mentor her to be a witch for good.

Paige’s first challenge to her guardianship is a legal custody case from a sorcerer cabal (their corporate equivalent of a coven). Things go from bad to worse as Paige discovers the custody suite involves the psycho half-demon Leah and a powerful sorcerer who alleges he is Savannah’s biological father. From here things only continue to escalate and poor Paige and Savannah are dealing with issues ranging from annoying to downright life-threatening as the book continues. Luckily a sorcerer do-gooder/pro-bono attorney, Lucas, steps in to help and Paige and Savannah.

Yay for Lucas - but despite his help things keep spiraling out of control. This book started slow but ended up being quite a ride!

So far every book in this series has been completely different but I have liked them all. It is hard to compare since they are so different but so far I like #2 the best, then this and #1 is my least favorite (but it is still entertaining). Paige and Elena both know how to roll with the punches, though Paige is a bit more naïve and white-hat than Elena. (view spoiler).

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Audio note: there was another narrator change and she was pretty decent – it’s a bit annoying to have so many narrators. ...more

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Jan 07, 2019 Crystal Miller rated it liked it

I know that I put a 3, but this is more like a 3.5 star review. The first time that I tried to read this book was long ago and I did not like it because I wanted more of the main character from the first two books in the series and I did not realize that the series would switch back later. That annoyance meant that I couldn't make myself keep reading. This time I got around that by listening to the audio. I liked the book, but I wasn't fond of the reader. They made voices for each of the charact ...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Celise rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-horror-thriller, romance-paranormal

I was reluctant to read this one because it didn't feature the characters from the first two but I was determined to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself falling in love with the new characters and I eagerly went on to the next one after this. The action never stops! ...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Jennavier rated it liked it

This book would have been so much better is the main character wasn't so gosh be darned irritating. Who would believe that a witch was a doormat? ...more

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