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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
content note: witch hunt, shunning, satanic media panic
Paige, who was introduced in Stolen, comes to the foreground in Dime Store Magic. Dealing with the death of her mother Ruth, Paige is also trying to learn to take care of 13 year old Savannah, who had been captured by the same group that captured Ruth and Elena.
Some thought-provoking themes, such as the restrictions women place on each other, intermingled with a fascinating concept of magic and magical abilities.
Paige, who was introduced in Stolen, comes to the foreground in Dime Store Magic. Dealing with the death of her mother Ruth, Paige is also trying to learn to take care of 13 year old Savannah, who had been captured by the same group that captured Ruth and Elena.
Some thought-provoking themes, such as the restrictions women place on each other, intermingled with a fascinating concept of magic and magical abilities.
I actually really enjoyed this book in spite of not liking Paige all that much originally. I really did feel for her character and the trials she was going through, both literally and figuratively in this novel. Lucas is just about one of my favourite characters introduced in this series. These books a really well written, and detailed without it being a little too much.
adventurous
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
nowhere near as good as the first two books.
either i'm not as interested in the witch lore or the chracters aren't compelling enough. or a mixture of both factors.
whatever it is, this book did not hit the mark, at all.
now excuse me while i curl into a ball of disappointment :))
either i'm not as interested in the witch lore or the chracters aren't compelling enough. or a mixture of both factors.
whatever it is, this book did not hit the mark, at all.
now excuse me while i curl into a ball of disappointment :))
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The characters shifted from the ones in the first two books, I wasn't into the new characters too much.
I think the best part is the background lore. I liked the explanations of the witches, sorcerors, and demons. Armstrong's world of supernaturals sounds like a very interesting place, and I'm looking forward to reading the other two books.
Paige and Savannah's relationship is quite interesting. How Paige managed to not choke the life out of Savannah, I'll never know. Wow. I hope S's hormones fall into line ... for Paige's sake. :P They have sort of an Obi-Wan/Anakin type of relationship where the reckless student is more powerful than the beleaguered mentor. So when Savannah causes trouble, the audience isn't sure to what extent Paige is going to be able to solve it, and it's an interesting cause of tension.
The romantic element was predictable and thus pretty uninteresting. The story could've done without it altogether, and may have arguably been more interesting without it since the motivations of the love interest would be further clouded.
Paige and Savannah's relationship is quite interesting. How Paige managed to not choke the life out of Savannah, I'll never know. Wow. I hope S's hormones fall into line ... for Paige's sake. :P They have sort of an Obi-Wan/Anakin type of relationship where the reckless student is more powerful than the beleaguered mentor. So when Savannah causes trouble, the audience isn't sure to what extent Paige is going to be able to solve it, and it's an interesting cause of tension.
The romantic element was predictable and thus pretty uninteresting. The story could've done without it altogether, and may have arguably been more interesting without it since the motivations of the love interest would be further clouded.
Paige is forced to fight the Nast Cabal to keep custody of Savannah. A good read, although I found the first half to drag a bit.
Trigger warning for attempted rape
Dime Store Magic is the third in Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld series, but it stands alone. I was able to understand what was going on even without having read the second book.
Dime Store Magic was an okay book. It wasn’t particularly great, but it wasn’t particularly horrible. I don’t regret reading it, but I wouldn’t read it again. It was fairly entertaining and managed to hold my attention.
The plot of Dime Store Magic basically boils down to a supernatural custody case, which was something I hadn’t seen before. The main character, Paige, has been the head witch of the coven since her mother’s death. She has a ward, Savannah, whose deceased mother practiced black magic. Leah, an evil half-demon, has attempted to snatch Savannah before. But now, Leah’s got an ace up her sleeve: Savannah’s father, who’s part of a nefarious sorcerer’s cable which will stop at nothing to get their hands on a young witch.
The relationship between Paige and Savannah was probably my favorite part of the book. Savannah’s a rather difficult thirteen year old, but it’s clear she cares for Paige and vise versa.
I liked that the focus wasn’t on the romantic relationship. There’s really no romance at all for the first 300 pages, although this does mean that there was almost no build up when you suddenly got a sex scene.
On the trigger warning… the attempted rape was completely unnecessary and added nothing. She was already being threatened with death and torture, I have no idea what the Armstrong felt rape would add to the situation.
I would tentatively recommend Dime Store Magic for fans of urban fantasy.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
Dime Store Magic is the third in Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld series, but it stands alone. I was able to understand what was going on even without having read the second book.
Dime Store Magic was an okay book. It wasn’t particularly great, but it wasn’t particularly horrible. I don’t regret reading it, but I wouldn’t read it again. It was fairly entertaining and managed to hold my attention.
The plot of Dime Store Magic basically boils down to a supernatural custody case, which was something I hadn’t seen before. The main character, Paige, has been the head witch of the coven since her mother’s death. She has a ward, Savannah, whose deceased mother practiced black magic. Leah, an evil half-demon, has attempted to snatch Savannah before. But now, Leah’s got an ace up her sleeve: Savannah’s father, who’s part of a nefarious sorcerer’s cable which will stop at nothing to get their hands on a young witch.
The relationship between Paige and Savannah was probably my favorite part of the book. Savannah’s a rather difficult thirteen year old, but it’s clear she cares for Paige and vise versa.
I liked that the focus wasn’t on the romantic relationship. There’s really no romance at all for the first 300 pages, although this does mean that there was almost no build up when you suddenly got a sex scene.
On the trigger warning… the attempted rape was completely unnecessary and added nothing. She was already being threatened with death and torture, I have no idea what the Armstrong felt rape would add to the situation.
I would tentatively recommend Dime Store Magic for fans of urban fantasy.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
This book kept me entertained, but I can't say that I loved it. Paige just isn't my favorite character around and I never really got much of a feeling either which way for Lucas. I did enjoy the story though and am looking forward to the next one. I have to give it to an author that keeps me hooked on a series when I don't even like one of the main characters!