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Binding the Shadows (Arcadia Bell, #3)

Jenn Bennett

Start date: July 1, 2013

Finish date: July 31, 2013

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Aug 09, 2012 Sandra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: witch-magic-fae, pnr-uf, own, demons-angels

Some series meander along and some just get better and better. This is one of the ones that just keep getting better.

Cady is trying to come to terms with her increased Moonpower, but something just isn't right. Jupe is fabulous and Lon is delicious when a magical crime wave hits Morella and even the Tiki Bar is robbed, and its right before Christmas.

Cady & Lon are on the case as to why the kiddie robbers have suped up knacks that should be impossible. Added to that Lon's in-laws are coming for C ...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Steph rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: series-i-love, series-ended, author-웃, series-completed, cliffhangers-suck, year-read-2013, sos-games-bsb-r7, sos-bom

I love the part of the blurb that says, Renegade mage and bartender Cady Bell has had a rough year, but now the door to her already unstable world is coming completely unhinged, because it's so damned fitting.

In Binding the Shadows, Cady faces many different challenges in all areas of her life. Professionally, her bar gets robbed by some Earthbounds with tricked out abilities and she's had it with Dare's (the head of the Hellfire Club) demands. Personally, she's about to face the in-laws (Lon's I love the part of the blurb that says, Renegade mage and bartender Cady Bell has had a rough year, but now the door to her already unstable world is coming completely unhinged, because it's so damned fitting.

In Binding the Shadows, Cady faces many different challenges in all areas of her life. Professionally, her bar gets robbed by some Earthbounds with tricked out abilities and she's had it with Dare's (the head of the Hellfire Club) demands. Personally, she's about to face the in-laws (Lon's former mother-in-law and sister-in-law), her Moonchild abilities are strengthening (which excites and scares her), and her relationship with Lon and Jupe is closer than ever.

"Show me what's wrong and we will fix it."

This series gets better and better with each book. The family unit Jenn has created between Cady, Lon and Jupe is one to be envied. The action throughout each book is interesting (without a doubt), but it's the relationships that keep me coming back and wanting more.

"Sometimes you do stupid things for people you love."

Everything changes in Binding the Shadows. There's a major cliffhanger ending, but it fit. It didn't feel forced or intentionally cruel. That doesn't make it any less painful though, especially when we have another 11 months to wait before book 4, Crossing the Æthyr is due out.

Things to remember before starting Book #4: (Warning: BIG spoilers!) (view spoiler) ...more

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Dec 12, 2015 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: magic, demon-demon-hunter, paranormal, uf

Wow, how much more can happen to poor Cady? This book starts off in with her and Lon in the middle of a magical fight with a member of the Hellfire Club at Dare's request. But his level of power is much higher than it should be. Then Cady's bar is robbed by some amped up teenagers and Kar Yee is hurt. On the home front Jupe's grandmother, aunt and mother are visiting and to round things out (view spoiler) ...more

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Dec 02, 2013 Moondance rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kick-ass-heroine, demons, dark-fantasy, magic, betrayal, family, mage

Wow! Just wow! I read the novella Leashing the Tempest (Arcadia Bell, #2.5) before starting this third book in the Arcadia Bell series. Which was a good thing because there were references to it. As for Binding, it starts out with a bang as Cady and Lon are investigating Merrimoth's new found super powers. Anytime that Cady is involved, thing don't end quite as planned. It becomes personal when other Earthbounds' knacks are becoming amplified and Cady's bar it robbed. Kar Yee is injured in the a ...more

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