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Laura Anne Gilman returns us to the magical New York of her Retrievers series - a world in which there are Talents - individuals who can manipulate 'current' (electrical energy) to perform magic. Hard Magic takes a step back in time as we see how Bonnie, a 20-something, paranormal investigator and eventual next door neighbor to Wren, gets her start in the investigating biz.
I did enjoy Hard Magic though as a series starter there are some growing pains. The mystery - an apparent dual suicide with ...more
I did enjoy Hard Magic though as a series starter there are some growing pains. The mystery - an apparent dual suicide with ...more

As I read this book, I kept wondering if it were worth it . . . did I really care enough to finish it? There was something intriguing about Bonita - whose name I could NOT remember throughout the book (which really makes you wonder just how much I cared for her . . . ) and the world in which she lived. I kept thinking it would get better . . . or at least more interesting . . . or something. I did enjoy the world. I did enjoy her mentor. The crew never developed enough of a camaraderie to hold m
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