Strange New World
by Vivian Shaw
Strange New World is the latest in the Dr. Greta Helsing series by Vivian Shaw. In this story Helsing and her vampire husband leave their English home and head to the New World aka New York City with an Angel and Demon along for the ride to see if the two can work together without causing chaos and severe allergic reactions in each other. I love how Shaw works in medical conditions like strep-throat for banshees with Helsing’s medical practice for cryptids and her larger world narrative that involves demons and angels is also intriguing. This one with its humor about Angels and Demons working together will delight those who enjoyed the Terry Pratchett co-written novel and its spinoff streaming series, Good Omens. This continues to be one of my favorite Urban Fantasy series.
Wild Magic
by Alexandra Ivy
Alexandra Ivy’s Wild Magic is the first in her Magic for Hire series, which I was intrigued to pick up since the mages in the series work at a small book store in New Jersey. Peri Sanguis thought she had escaped her tragic past in Wyoming, but when her estranged mother and former coven are murdered she must solve a dark mystery, one which brings her in to close contact with Valen, a gorgeous vampire who wants to claim Peri as his own. I found the language a bit cliche at times, but Peri is an interesting character and the story is filled with lots of action. Elizabeth Russell breathes life into Peri in the audiobook version.
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Aimee Harris
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