"Para-Marshal Shiloh Harrison has always been a great number two for the East Coast unit. But after her boss is found dead (having betrayed the paranormals he was sworn to protect), she’s suddenly thrust into a leadership role she isn’t prepared for. And it doesn’t help that she traded away memories of one of her most important team members to save another’s life during her last mission.
Too, she’s in charge of a unit that is mired in bureaucratic red tape, meaning she’s essentially under house arrest. But a West Coast Para-Marshal has astral-projected a warning: werewolves are going missing, and she needs Shiloh’s help. Last time it was vampires. This time it’s werewolves. Half-djinn herself, she knows she can’t just sit around and do nothing while paranormals are getting snatched. Her old boss may have broken his oath, but Shiloh will do anything to serve and protect."
My Thoughts:
I am well and truly hooked on this series now thanks to this latest book! Urban fantasy has always held a special place in my readerly heart. There just isn't enough new series coming out lately in my opinion which is a shame. Happily enough I found this series right at the beginning with the first book Stray Magic. Without sharing any spoilers, that first book left me very eager to get my hands on this newest book so I jumped at the chance to read it. It was just as good as I had hoped that it would be I'm happy to report. I picked this book up and jumped right back into where I had left off in book one it felt like. Let me start off by saying though that I really do think that you need to read this series in order so start with book one. It's not that the author didn't do a good job of catching the reader up on the action from that first book (she actually does a really great job of it) but there is just so much that carries over from that first book that I really do recommend reading them in order. For me, the details she gave from that previous book were enough to help jog my memory so that I didn't feel lost when starting on this one which sometimes can happen when waiting to read books in series for periods of time. I absolutely adore the characters in this series! Shiloh is everything that I could want as a main character. She is kick-ass when she needs to be but also both vulnerable and caring. Her team and job as a para-marshal are two of the most important things to her and it shows throughout the book. I love how this author has taken different types of paranormal characters and featured them as main characters rather than just your typical vampires and shifters. Sure, this book has them too but it isn't often that you see a half genie as your main character! This book was just as fast paced as the first book so I breezed through the pages of it. I actually finished the last half of the book all in one chunk after work one evening because I just couldn't stop reading. I'm so curious to see where this author is going to take us next after the way this book ended! It is going to be a very long wait until book three - that's for sure!
Overall, I enjoyed this book and am so excited to have found this series! I NEED more urban fantasy series like this in my life! Books like this are just so fun to read. I love how action packed this was, all of the different types of characters, and there is even a little bit of mystery behind who could be involved in it all. All of this combines into a book that I just couldn't set down! I would recommend this series to fans of urban fantasy and paranormal. I stand by my recommendation of reading them in order. There are only two books so far so it's not like there are ten books to catch up on (although at this rate I would still say they were worth taking the time to read). Easily recommended!
Bottom Line: A great addition to this series that has me wishing I had book three in my hands already!
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss. Thoughts are my own.
You make me want to pick up the first book and read it right now. This series sounds so amazing.
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