Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic

The Dowser #1

Meghan Ciana Doidge with Erin Moon (Narrator)

7 hours, 45 minutes first pub 2013 (view editions)

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A reader who craves a snarky, cupcake-obsessed Vancouverite whose quiet life implodes the moment dead werewolves crash her bakery will devour this fast, sly urban-fantasy kickoff that treats magic like a club scene and treats chocolate icing as a non-negotiable law of nature.

Description

If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders — the Adept — was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneven...

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Community Reviews

3.49
based on 1,513 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 73%

adventurous: 51%

lighthearted: 36%

dark: 34%

funny: 32%

emotional: 21%

tense: 20%

sad: 5%

hopeful: 4%

challenging: 3%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

40% of readers chose fast
51% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

32% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
18% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

37% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

37% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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