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A review by dirtymartini
Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison
5.0
Grace and Khalil, the Oracle and the Djinn. Fantastic read! I will admit that I skipped book 2 and 3. I tried several times to read book 2 but just couldn't get into it. But mostly I don't ever read series in order anyways. This is a series where it might be a good idea to read it in order. There were references to past events that I missed, but it didn't hurt the story for me.
Grace becomes the new Oracle after a car accident takes the lives of her older sister (the previous Oracle) and her husband. Grace who was also in the car, has a heavily damaged knee, but no time to rest. She is now the caretaker of her sisters small kids. The kids were pretty believable and highly entertaining! She has no money because the trucker who hit their car was uninsured. In the old old days, people used to give the Oracle riches in return for their prophecy, but the Oracle is not allowed to ask for money. So in the modern era, I guess people are too cheap. There is a coven of witches who are helping her and a Djinn who has promised to help as well. At first Khalil doesn't think much of Gracie at all, but he is drawn to the kids. I guess he likes kids and they remind him of his daughter who is sick. Their romance is gradual but in no way boring. They come from very different backgrounds. Grace is only 23 while Khalil is eons old. At first he is very stiff and formal and almost angry all the time. But Grace doesn't put up with anyone's crap. Not that she's rude (well unless the other person asked for it, ha-ha), but she demands respect and is strongly protective of her niece and nephew. The book is a romance and urban fantasy and a pretty good mystery all rolled into one. The mystery isn't apparent at first, but some people are acting strangely and the Djinn are curious by nature...
Not only is it a decent mystery, but the author's writing shows a nice wit and had me snickering here and there. There's a fun epilogue that had me laughing out loud. I still smile when I remember it.
The audio reader, Sophie Eastlake was fabulous! Nice sense of comedic timing ; )
Grace becomes the new Oracle after a car accident takes the lives of her older sister (the previous Oracle) and her husband. Grace who was also in the car, has a heavily damaged knee, but no time to rest. She is now the caretaker of her sisters small kids. The kids were pretty believable and highly entertaining! She has no money because the trucker who hit their car was uninsured. In the old old days, people used to give the Oracle riches in return for their prophecy, but the Oracle is not allowed to ask for money. So in the modern era, I guess people are too cheap. There is a coven of witches who are helping her and a Djinn who has promised to help as well. At first Khalil doesn't think much of Gracie at all, but he is drawn to the kids. I guess he likes kids and they remind him of his daughter who is sick. Their romance is gradual but in no way boring. They come from very different backgrounds. Grace is only 23 while Khalil is eons old. At first he is very stiff and formal and almost angry all the time. But Grace doesn't put up with anyone's crap. Not that she's rude (well unless the other person asked for it, ha-ha), but she demands respect and is strongly protective of her niece and nephew. The book is a romance and urban fantasy and a pretty good mystery all rolled into one. The mystery isn't apparent at first, but some people are acting strangely and the Djinn are curious by nature...
Not only is it a decent mystery, but the author's writing shows a nice wit and had me snickering here and there. There's a fun epilogue that had me laughing out loud. I still smile when I remember it.
The audio reader, Sophie Eastlake was fabulous! Nice sense of comedic timing ; )