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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Verse and Vengeance (A Magical Bookshop Mystery #4) in Books

Sep 7, 2021

Weak Plot but Charming Characters

Violet Waverly is upset to see that PI Joel Redding is back in town, and once again staking out Charming Books, trying to learn about the secret of the bookstore. But when he is killed during the first annual Tour de Cascade Springs bike race, she begins to wonder what else he was up to. Will the investigation lead back to Violet’s secret? Why does the bookstore keep putting copies of Walt Whitman’s poetry in her path?

I really enjoyed the third book in the series earlier this year, so I sat down looking forward to this one. Sadly, the mystery disappointed. While there are some developments, the pacing could have been better. Then, in the rush to wrap things up, a major part of the mystery remains unexplained. I don’t normally read paranormal cozies, but I do enjoy the magical essence of this series. We get some additional mythology here, which I appreciated. Likewise, the series characters continue to grow, as do their relationships. Series fans will still enjoy this book even if the mystery could be stronger.

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Bound (Blood Moon, Texas Shifters #3)

Kat Kinney

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Teacher by day, fantasy writer by night, West Caldwell was forced to live in secret long before...

MM Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy Vampires Shifters

Laura Doe (1350 KP) rated The Gift: The Story of an Ordinary Women's Extraordinary Power in Books

Sep 20, 2021

The Gift: The Story of an Ordinary Women's Extraordinary Power

Mia Dolan | 2004 | Biography, Mind, Body & Spiritual, Paranormal

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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I picked this book up and instantly felt drawn to read the blurb. After that I had to read the prologue and from there I couldn’t put it down.
Mia’s paranormal and spiritual experience is amazing to read about, she doesn’t try to prove to anyone what she can do and to start with thought she was going crazy. You can tell it took her a lot of time to accept her gifts and went through a lot of hardships throughout her life which have knocked her confidence in both her life and her spirituality.
She writes with such clarity that I could feel the emotions of each of her life events as if I was there experiencing it along with her.
The one thing that I think will stay with me is when she spoke about souls and why people have a harder life than others, the answer? An older spirit who has been on earth a number of times has the ability to deal with the harder lessons of life.
This was a beautifully written memoir and something I would recommend to anyone who has an interest in spirituality and psychics.