Review: Laced with Magic by Barbara Bretton
Laced with Magic by Barbara BrettonParanormal Romance
Berkley Trade (August 4, 2009)
ISBN: 978-0425227527
352 pages
Synopsis from Amazon.com:
Knit shop owner and sorcerer’s daughter Chloe Hobbs felt the Fates finally got it right when she met Luke MacKenzie. And no one could have convinced her otherwise—including the trolls, selkies, or spirits who also call Sugar Maple, Vermont, home. But then out of nowhere Luke’s ex-wife suddenly shows up, claiming to see the spirit of their daughter, Steffie—a daughter Chloe knows nothing about.
Steffie’s spirit is being held hostage by a certain Fae leader. And if Chloe weaves a spell to free her spirit, her nemesis will also be free—free to destroy her yarn shop and all of Sugar Maple. But if she doesn’t, Steffie won’t be the only one spending eternity in hell. Chloe’ll be joining her, cursed with a broken heart.
My one minor issue with this novel is the constant switches in the point-of-view between the three main characters Chloe, Luke, and Karen. However, it was not so much of an annoyance that I wanted to put the book down.
Laced with Magic is a fast-paced story and Chloe's antics and mishaps make for a consistently fun story. The supernatural characters also up the entertainment quotient. While this book is labeled a paranormal romance, it reads more like paranormal chick-lit. Maybe that's because it's a continuation of the romance from a prior novel. Whatever the reason, it makes for a pleasant and refreshing read with a plot unique in this genre.
Laced with Magic is a fast-paced story and Chloe's antics and mishaps make for a consistently fun story. The supernatural characters also up the entertainment quotient. While this book is labeled a paranormal romance, it reads more like paranormal chick-lit. Maybe that's because it's a continuation of the romance from a prior novel. Whatever the reason, it makes for a pleasant and refreshing read with a plot unique in this genre.
Beware the end: there's quite a cliffhanger there. If you hate cliffhangers, you should still pick this one up though you might want to wait until the next installment is released.
8 Comments:
I took this book with me on vacation and just absolutely loved it. I didn't get too far in, just a few pages but already I was looking forward to more. I can probably see what you're talking about. I do have the one prior to this and this might be about how her main character got her powers? That's what I'm thinking. Way cool. And you're probably right about the chick lit thing...it does read like a chick lit in a way and not a classic paranormal romance but publishers are trying to shy away from using "chick lit." I have no idea...I love the genre myself, why be ashamed to call it as it is? Anyway, thanks for hosting Barbara today, Jacqueline, and being part of her virtual book tour! Her next stop is at Chick with Books and Home Sweet Home Writing Challenge so that should be lots of fun. If you'd like to follow Barbara's 2 month tour, go to this link and you can follow right along with the rest of us!
That you so much for the review. I have this one on order.
Oh, I didn't even know Casting Spells had a sequel. I haven't read it, but my mom loved it and it's definitely on my TBR list. I wonder if she's bought Laced with Magic yet--it might make a good gift. :)
Thanks for the review,I was wondering if this series was worth getting. I'll definately be checking it out.
Great review!
This does sound good! Maybe I'll pick up the first book too....great review!:-D
-AMY
I have read the first book and my thoughts on it were very close to yours on the sequel. I'll definitely have to pick it up! :)
This looks like such an awesome series. I have never read anything by Barbara Bretton, but I am definitely going to start with Casting Spells and then pick up this beauty!
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