I loved this book. It's got everything: fascinating characters, a rich plot, great world building. I'm definitely hooked on this author's work.

Paige is an absolutely wonderful character ... warm, real, smart, sexy, grounded in reality, but rich in fantasy terms as well. The world-within-a-world of the supernaturals is enticing and wonderfully drawn. Then there's Lucas Cortez -- he's such a wonderful character -- defying both the conventions within the book, and in the genre itself at every turn.

The only negative for what it's worth is WTF is with the cover? It's a cheap Laurell Hamilton body parts cover. Yuck. When I first saw it, I thought it was an advert for a new disposable razor! LOL


Publisher's Weekly Review
Unlike the Wizard of Oz, the witches in this sexy supernatural romance, including the murdered mother of 23-year-old heroine Paige Winterbourne, are not evil entities inhabiting a fairy tale land. They're an ages-old race of women so frightened by the possibility of exposure and endangerment that they've allowed their magical powers to atrophy.

When Paige inherits her mom's mantle as Coven leader, however, she also inherits caretaking responsibility of Savannah Levine, an extremely gifted but rebellious 13-year-old who possesses her dead mother's penchant for dark magic, and for attracting the unwanted attention of darker magical beings (including Savannah's long-lost sorcerer father).

The only person Paige can depend on is the one person she doesn't want to associate with: Lucas Cortez, an endearingly nerdy lawyer/sorcerer ("It was a sad world when a witch had to rely on a work-starved sorcerer for help").

As in Armstrong's debut novel Bitten, this story's special strength lies in its seamless incorporation of the supernatural into the real world. A convincing small-town setting, clever contemporary dialogue, compelling characterizations and a touch of cool humor make the tale's occasional vivid violence palatable and its fantasy elements both gripping and believable.

Placed in Paranormal VBB.

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Off to Meshe who removed from the Paranormal VBB.

thanks for sending this one, sorry for the late journal entry.

I really liked this book. and I love this series! After reading the first two 'Elena' books, I thought that this 'Paige' book wouldn't be as good. But it was! In fact, I think I may have liked this one a bit better. I'm looking forward to the next in this series. (I just ordered it from Amazon.com 'cause I had a $25 gift certificate!)

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