Review of book Faerie Forged (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 3

******* 7 / 10 Review of book  Faerie Forged (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 3

Medium rating of  Faerie Forged (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 3 (2020)  Rating : 7   Stars   Goodreads Rating: 4,26

Opinion of  Faerie Forged (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 3: Good urban fantasy book, the serie continues well,  to buy. I enjoyed it. Smith, fae, postwar, murder, training, court intrigues, haflings, magic objects, werewolves, vampires, metalsmith, fae knight, half-fae, romance, vampire nest, kidnapping, friendship, racism.

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I absolutely need the next book in the series after that cliffhanger-y ending. I foresee even more greater danger to Alex and her fri..

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Faerie Forged is a solid continuation of the story. I am eager to see where the story takes us next...

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New world, new rules... Alex is screwed. She’s due at the fae Court of Enchantment in less than twenty-four hours, but she’s not even close to being ready. Her job is hanging by a fraying thread. There’s a new vampire master in town. And several of her werewolf friends have been captured by the Paranatural Task Force. She’s their best chance for release before the full moon reveals their secret, but the Lord of Enchantment is not someone you keep waiting even when he happens to be your grandfather. All Alex can do is call in a favor, hope to hell she can survive the plots of the fae court, and hightail it home to salvage her life. One mistake at court could change everything ..

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Review of book Courting Darkness (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 2

******* 7 / 10 Review of book  Courting Darkness (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 2

Medium rating of  Courting Darkness (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 2 (2019)  Rating : 7   Stars   Goodreads Rating: 4,12

Opinion of  Courting Darkness (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 2: Good urban fantasy book, the serie continues well,  to buy. I enjoyed it. Smith, fae, postwar, murder, training, court intrigues, haflings, magic objects, werewolves, vampires, metalsmith, fae knight, half-fae, police investigation, romance, investigate murders, court intrigues, friendship, racism.

Blogs reviews:

In some instances it was a bit annoying to just have Alex’s viewpoint on the story, especially the fighting scenes. Because she is the weakest, s..

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I think my journey with Alex is going to end at the book. It isn’t because I hated it; it’s just I didn’t exactly like it either. I just slo..

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My worry is that someone close to Alex, maybe a co-worker, will be the one to spill the beans. But, we shall see! I also worry that this series will drag on past the third installment before A..

https://gizmosreviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/review-courting-darkness-by-lr-braden.html

With mystery and intrigue driving the story, the plot line was well thought out and not once did it seem to drag. Highlighting the dan..

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Deeper into the shadows. . . The paranatural community isn’t done with Alex. She’s been summoned to the fae court, and she's got her hands full trying to prepare. But her date with the fae will have to wait. There’s been a death at the gallery, and the man she hoped would be a part of her future is the prime suspect. Bitter enemies pull her into the middle of a paranatural war for territory that has her dodging police, swords, teeth, and claws—not to mention the truth. The deeper she digs, the more secrets she uncovers, and the less certain she is about the innocence of the one man she wanted to trust. She thought she was done with murder and monsters, but she’ll have to enter the belly of the beast if she hopes to save her friend.,

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Review of book A Drop Of Magic (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 1

******* 7 / 10 Review of book  A Drop Of Magic (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 1

Medium rating of  A Drop Of Magic (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 1 (1990)  Rating : 7   Stars   Goodreads Rating: 3,98

Opinion of  A Drop Of Magic (L. R. Braden) / The Magicsmith 1: Good urban fantasy book, very good beginning of a serie , very well, to buy. I enjoyed it. Smith, fae, postwar, diplomacy, murders, haflings, magic objects, werewolves, attacks, metalsmith, fae knight, half-fae, romance, discover roots, investigate murders.

Blogs reviews:

This was a very interesting book and I enjoyed reading it immensely.  The vibe of it reminds me a bit of Diana Pharaoh Farris and her Diamond City Magic series.  Alex..

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It’s depiction of the fae was very similar to that of Patricia Briggs with them as ruthlessly sly and extremely clever. The fae are key aspec..

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Braden did a great job of building the world without leaving you lost with the complexities. I can’t believe this is her f..

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Overall, a really good start to the series. There is plenty of mystery, surprises, twists, and originality to the story that will h..

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The war isn’t over . . . With the world clinging to a fragile peace forced on the Fae by humanity after the Faerie Wars, metalsmith Alex Blackwood is plunged into the world of the half fae who traffick in illegal magical artifacts. Her best friend’s murder and his cryptic last message place her in the crosshairs of a scheme to reignite the decade old war between humans and fae. Worse, violent attacks against her and the arrival of a fae knight on a mission force Alex to face a devastating revelation of who and what she is. To catch a killer, retrieve a dangerous artifact, and stop a war, Alex will have to accept that she’s an unregistered fae “halfer” with a unique magical talent a talent that would change everything she believes about her past, her art, and her future. Her world is crumbling around her, and Alex will have to decide who to trust if she and the world are going to survive......

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An Artificial Night / October Daye 3 (Seanan McGuire)

******** 8/10 Review of book An Artificial Night / October Daye 3 (Seanan McGuire)

Medium rating of  An Artificial Night (Seanan McGuire) / October Daye 3 (year 2010)  Rating :  8 Stars   Goodreads Rating: 3.9

Opinion of  An Artificial Night (Seanan McGuire) / October Daye 3 : Good, reread, lower the level a bit with respect to the first, to buy, read and enjoy.. Urban fantasy, fae knight, magic,Blind Michel, cait sidhe, changelings, dryad, fae, fetch, Fistborn, Heroes, magic, child abduction, child rescue, transformation.

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Despite one or two uneven places, a slight slackening in the middle, a rather sulky Selkie, a few problems with its mostly very villainous villain and a little too convenient plot device, An Artificial Night was an amazin..

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I picked this book up immediately after finishing the second in the series and, oh man, it did not disappoint.  This book presents an old school Brothers Grimm..

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This series in one of my favourites and some of the threads in this instalment are still open and I can’t wait to see what happens ..

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My personal preference for fae is the darker the better, and I am beginning to wonder just how dark these fae are. Although ther..

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Whoa, this book upped the stakes for Toby to a surprising degree – it starts with Toby dealing with a local Faeri..

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But as much as I like the growing cast of this series, and adored the scenes with the Luidaeg, I found parts of this journey to be deeply disturbing, and not in an enjoyable dramatic tension sort ..

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Still, An Artificial Night is chilling in that way that reminds us of our childhood fears, which though not as realistic as our grown-up fears, are substantially more unsettling.  Tob..

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October "Toby" Daye is a changeling half human and half fae-and the only one who has earned knighthood. Now she must take on a nightmarish new challenge. Someone is stealing the children of the fae as well as mortal children, and all signs point to Blind Michael. Toby has no choice but to track the villain down even when there are only three magical roads by which to reach Blind Michael's realm, home of the Wild Hunt and no road may be taken more than once. If Toby cannot escape with the children, she will fall prey to the Wild Hunt and Blind Michael's inescapable power.

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A Local Habitation / October Daye 2 (Seanan McGuire)

******** 8/10 Review of book A Local Habitation / October Daye 2 (Seanan McGuire)

Medium rating of  A Local Habitation (Seanan McGuire) / October Daye 2 ( year 2010)  Rating :  8 Stars   Goodreads Rating: 3.9

Opinion of  A Local Habitation (Seanan McGuire) / October Daye 2: Good, reread, lower the level a bit with respect to the first, to buy, read and enjoy.. Urban fantasy, cait sidhe, changeling, court fae, diplomacy, fae, family problems, murder, private investigator, espionage, assassination attempt, heritage, blood magic, fae knight,.

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All in all I was a little disappointed with A Local Habitation. The book felt far more predictable, and despite the large body count, safe than Rosemary and rue did. October ..

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I can’t knock McGuire’s writing style. These books are so readable, which is one of the things I l..

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 It surpasses my expectations and it is an even better book than the first one because it maintains the..

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It celebrates a perfect balance between the modern technological world and the ancient world of mythology.  Add to t..

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Unfortunately, the book is pretty heavily erased with a very straight, white cast. There’s also so unpleasant hints towards the killer ..

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There were a few things that frustrated me while reading this book but most of them can be explained away by “it’s magi..

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BUT… I still don’t absolutely hate it. I like October’s general personality and am really interested in all of the side characters. I like t..

https://nikihawkes.com/2020/09/29/book-review-a-local-habitation-by-seanan-mcguire/

So while I had some issues with this one, it wasn’t all bad – far from it, in fact! While I may not have been invested in the new character..

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October "Toby" Daye is a changeling, the daughter of Amandine of the fae and a mortal man. Like her mother, she is gifted in blood magic, able to read what has happened to a person through a mere taste of blood. Toby is the only changeling who has earned knighthood, and she reearns that position every day, undertaking assignments for her liege, Sylvester, the Duke of the Shadowed Hills.Now Sylvester has asked her to go to the County of Tamed Lightning otherwise known as Fremont, CA to make sure that all is well with his niece, Countess January O'Leary, whom he has not been able to contact. It seems like a simple enough assignment but when dealing with the realm of Faerie nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Toby soon discovers that someone has begun murdering people close to January, whose domain is a buffer between Sylvester's realm and a scheming rival duchy. If Toby can't find the killer soon, she may well become the next victim.

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