By: Jaye Wells
Publish Date: October 28, 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Format: eBook, 52pgs
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: 5.5 in Sabina Kane series: 1st Book ~ Red-Headed Stepchild, 2nd Book ~ The Mage in Black, 2.5 Short story ~ Violet Tendencies, 3rd Book ~ Green-Eyed Demon, 4th Book ~ Silver-Tongued Devil, 5th Book ~ Blue-Blooded Vamp
Recommendation: Visit old friends once again. Loved seeing the crew back at work.
Synopsis:
Halloween in New Orleans is usually a treat. But for Sabina Kane and the rest of Team Awesome, this year's celebration has its share of nasty tricks. When Brooks's new waitress goes missing, the Changeling asks Sabina to help him find her.
The problem? The missing mage is one of Adam Lazaru's old flames, and having her show up in their lives is giving Sabina heartburn. Plus saving her may also threaten the fragile peace Sabina's achieved for the Dark Races. Luckily for Adam's ex—but unlucky for her kidnappers—Sabina Kane isn't easily spooked.
First Sentence:
Some cities are naturally holiday cities.
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/ Barnes & Nobles**I read this story for my own enjoyment.
Sabina is returning home from her duty filled European trip. A home town that livens up at Halloween, New Orleans. Halloween is just days away. Gighul gets the night away from home and wants to hang with Sabina and Adam, like the old days, at Erron's for dinner. Erron shares news that his concert won't happen on Halloween after what his psychic bassist saw. And Brooks rushes in late with terrible news of a missing waitress who had a date with a vampire two nights ago and hasn't been home since. Brooks is terrified for the girl as she once was into drugs and, well, vampire! Gighul and Adam are ready to go find Candy, but Sabina isn't as gun ho especially after she learns the girl is an ex of Adam's.
I don't want to say to much and give the story away. I enjoy this world and seeing these characters again.
I was a little surprised to see Sabina was living in New Orleans, then not so much with the friends she made here and the thinness of the veil between life and death - with her connections and all.
Sabina. Oh I loved the evil and wicked Sabina. The saucy woman ready to draw her gun and shoot first. Sabina has grown and changed with the position she has inherited. And the people around her have loved her and it shows. Sabina seems to be managing well as head of the Dark Races Cabinet. Sabina has matured! She still has a stubborn streak, but she's learning.
We hear, see, names we are very familiar with. Michael Romulus, Queen Maeve, Rhea, Maisie, and yes Adam. Then we have the one and only Gighul. But there are so many more that are present in this short read. It's amazing how Jaye was able to bring such a cast together in a quick read.
It is so cool to see them all again. To see where they all went and became. They are all still the same feisty bunch we meet but time and life has taken each to a new level in their lives.
Definitely read this AFTER you finish the series up. The first page tells you how it all ends and the way things are now for everyone.
For some reason book 1 was the only one on my TBR. I've fixed that. This one sounds like my type of series. I'm gonna have to find room to move them up the list. time for a vip cut pass I think. Matt @ JC's Book Haven.
ReplyDeleteMatt Ely, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series when you get to it. :) Thank you!
Deleteso this looks like a total good read for Halloween >.< bah I haven't read any of the other books thought
ReplyDeleteLily B. :) Thank you. Maybe some day you'll get to try the series. :)
DeleteSince I was not happy with the series, then sadly no
ReplyDeleteI know Blodeuedd. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this one. :)
DeleteI need to try the novellas as well, I'm so curious! I want to try it!
ReplyDeleteOh melliane, hope you get to give it a try. I saw there was a new one for this Halloween, I need to get yet. :)
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