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Touched by Fire

Kel Carpenter

3.71 AVERAGE

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am shocked I actually really got into a stuff your airpods day book I got for free! Call me cynical but I didn't think that would happen. This one got me though. 

Piper is a bounty hunter in New Chicago, where humans are lowest on the totem pole and everything is too expensive to purchase - food, clothing, cars, etc. She's got to make a living some way. So when she gets a bounty offer of $500,000, she's all in. All she has to do is stop a witches coven from summoning a demon. Easy, right? Oh, and kill all the witches. Things go astray when Piper miscalculates the timing of the summoning and ends up smack dab in the middle of it, right beside the demon. She makes a deal with the demon and things go crazy from there. 

This was super engaging. It has witches and demons and all kinds of magic. Unfortunately it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger so I have no idea how it all shakes out, but the enemies to lovers piece it is advertised as must not happen until further on in the series. I don't know if I'll keep going with this, but it was a fun ride. 

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I didn't expect to like this so much, but I really did! There were some moments where I was a bit confused on what was going on, but then again, they also allowed me to stay on the edge of my seat. I'd definitely recommend this series!
adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book reminded me a lot of Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series in terms of atmosphere. The pace is very quick though and the romantic plot more central. Overall enjoyable, will continue with the series as the book was a quick and overall enjoyable read.

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This was a stuff your headphones win! I really enjoyed this paranormal fantasy and excited to continue the series 
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced

This is a beautifully written first book to a fantasy series. The characters are well developed and interesting. The plot is captivating and conscientiously designed. It is also very much not the kind of fantasy series I like to read. Book one was good, but I won’t read more. Specifically because I cannot emotionally handle themes of betrayal and this series is setting up to have lots of it.