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.

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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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Rosemary and Rue / October Daye 1 (Seanan McGuire)

********* 8,9/10 Review of book Rosemary and Rue / October Daye 1 (Seanan McGuire)

Medium rating of  Rosemary and Rue (Seanan McGuire) / October Daye 1 (2009)  Rating :  8.9 Stars   Goodreads Rating: 3.76

Opinion of  Rosemary and Rue (Seanan McGuire) / October Daye 1: Incredible, essential after rereading it after years, very good to enjoy and buy.. Urban fantasy, cait sidhe, changeling, compulsion, fae, fae courts, fae politics,  magic chest, spell, attempted murder, police investigation, private investigator, manipulation, family problems, redcap, murder..

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Another minor problem I had with the book is that far too many sequences blatantly smacked of setting up a series, indeed in many ways the structure of the book read rather like the pilot to a TV.. https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Seanan-McGuire/Rosemary-and-Rue.html

I can hardly believe that this is Seanan’s McGuire’s debut work and I enjoyed it so much that am ready for more. Like, ..

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So, I have to admit that this is one of those series that is a little weak in the beginning, but once you get into it, you w..

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There was a decent amount of intrigue, but it felt as if the protagonist spent more time getting shot a..

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The book takes a little bit to get set up.  There’s a flashback to before Toby was a fish then the book pops quickly forward to the (..

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October "Toby" Daye, a changeling who is half human and half fae, has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the Faerie world, retreating to a "normal" life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world has other ideas... The murder of Countess Evening Winterrose pulls Toby back into the fae world. Unable to resist Evening's dying curse, which binds her to investigate, Toby must resume her former position as knight errant and renew old alliances. As she steps back into fae society, dealing with a cast of characters not entirely good or evil, she realizes that more than her own life will be forfeited if she cannot find Evening's killer

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