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and I’m looking forward to see how the series progresses. Reviewed by Cyrene
Blood Sacrifice N.P. Martin Urban Fantasy
In a town where magic festers beneath the surface and monsters stalk the shadows, someone has to fight for the innocent. That someone is me. They call me sorcerer, fixer, finder, but mostly they call me Creed. Been hexed by a witch? Being stalked by a werewolf? Haunted by a crazy ghost? I’m the one you call to get my hands dirty, so you don’t have to. So when I got a call from a grieving parent to find their missing daughter, I was happy to help. Trouble is, what started out as another garden variety missing person case just ended up with me being hexed by an occult serial killer. They made a mistake, though, whoever they are, when they cursed me. They should have killed me instead.
Uncaged Review: The first book in any series is always going to be full of information to trudge through, and I think this is a good start to a new series, and even though some parts were over explained, the author does a good job with the world building with developing characters. Creed is a practicing Mage, whose latest case ends up with him getting a curse that erases him (or his memory) from existence with everyone he knows – and the only way to get the curse lifted, is to summon a demon – and he’s under the gun, with only 3 days before he loses his soul forever. This book is pretty fast paced, it does tend to slow when the author goes into a description mode, and the action sequences are well done. The Supernatural world that is built in this first book is exciting 88 | UncagedBooks.com
Uncaged Ratings: Adult Violence, language
Band Geeks and Riptides
Monica Duddington Young Adult/Contemporary Can a homesick band geek find happiness in Surf City, USA? High School band geek Olivia never asked to move from her hometown in Oregon with its motto ‘Keep Portland Weird,’ to Surf City, USA, a.k.a. Huntington Beach, California. However, just before her senior year that’s exactly what her mother decides they will do. Olivia finds herself in a foreign land of surf, sand, and sun where she’s not even sure she speaks the language. She’s convinced she’ll never fit in. Homesick and desperate to find her place in her new school, Olivia makes some potentially serious mistakes. But has she missed noticing friendships that have snuck up on her? And then there’s the enigmatic drummer Sean, who seems to be making Olivia’s heart beat some odd rhythms. Maybe it’s not time to give up on Surf City, USA.
Uncaged Review: Olivia and her mother move to Huntington Beach for a fresh start after the loss of her father. So it’s the start of her final year at a new school. With new friends to make, she joins the school band as a way of fitting in while her mother is busy hopping from guy to guy. Thinking that two can play at this game she agrees to go on a date with Tyler the school football player. Olivia also has the drummer of the school band to think about.