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The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

After I listened to The Vine Witch audiobook I checked my local library and saw they had the whole trilogy. So, I borrowed books 2 and 3 while the story is fresh in my memory.

I liked book 2, The Glamourist, best but also thought this was a good conclusion to the trilogy. Thing were wrapped up in a nice bow.

Once again the women came together, each with their own unique talents and specializes, to vanquish their enemy. I've been calling this trilogy a cozy fantasy story because:

a) while the sakes are high the final battles with the villains are not epic. Which is totally ok, I don't want the book to drag on forever. But the enemy is not as threatening because he takes forever to carry out his threats, especially in this last book. It's pretty obvious no one on the good side will be sacrificed to defeat the enemy. Everyone gets a happy ending, which I like for these books. Sometimes I just want to walk away with a pretty bow.

b) they are a bit predictable

I guessed early on that the dog was Sidra's thought-to-be-dead husband, Hariq. I didn't guess why he faked his death, nor did I guess that his companion was the Fairy Queen (Yvette's grandmother).

I loved the descriptions about the perfume in the south of France. Just coming from a trip there and buying some perfume myself, this book fit my summer theme just right. I loved this quote about perfume on page 197: The way nature's essences could elicit both emotion and memory by a single inhaled molecule depending on the combination of a flower's most intimate identity, was a delicious sorcery to contemplate.

Other Favorite Quotes:
Page 44: Fairies were nothing but narcissists glowing for all the world to see, Sidra thought with an eye roll.

Page 61: For events to unfold in the manner intended, it was usually best to face life's twists and turns bereft of the knowledge of prophecy.

Page 108: Just because someone wrote something down in a book doesn't make a lie a truth, though it may reveal the depth of the author's ignorance.

Page 231-2: Elena pondered, upon their farewell from the perfumed village, that Yvette was like a citrusy high note in the floral tonic of their rare and remarkable friendship. First to shine, first to see the luster of value in others. And Sidra, with her oft overpowering personality, was without question the solid base that would always be there for them, now and in the future. As for herself, Elena supposed she fell somewhere in the middle, the heart note infusing her influence where she could to bind and keep them all together.

4 out of 5 Perfumes.