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Sto caricando le informazioni... Throwing Shade (Magic After Midlife #1) (edizione 2021)di Deborah Wilde
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Enjoy this paranormal women's fiction from best-selling author Deborah Wilde. Featuring intelligent snark, a slow burn shifter romance, and the perfect dash of steamy sexiness, this first in series mystery adventure will take you on a hilarious wild ride. Middle-aged. Divorced. Hormonally imbalanced. Then she got magic. Underestimate her. That'll be fun. It's official. Miriam Feldman is killing it in the midlife crisis department. She's mastered boredom, aced invisibility, and graduated Summa Cum Laude in smiling and playing nice in her post-divorce life. Then her best friend gets tangled up with some vamps and goes missing. If that's not scary enough, Miri snaps, and in a cold dark rage, unleashes a rare and powerful shadow magic. Now, with only a mouthy golem and a grumpy-yet-sexy French wolf shifter to help her navigate this world of hidden magic, she's in a race against time to rescue her friend and keep her loved ones safe from the skeletons in her past. Sure, she's caught in a spiderweb of supernatural power plays, but she's a librarian, she's over forty, and she's definitely done with being sidelined in her own life. She's turning her invisibility into strength; they'll never see her coming. The antics of this midlife heroine who takes no crap and makes zero excuses are perfect for fans of Grimoires of a Middle-Aged Witch, Order of Magic, Accidental Witches, The Hollows, Leveling Up, the Forty Proof series, and Good to the Last Death. Get it now!. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Worldbuilding:
A great urban fantasy setting in present-day Vancouver. You get a lot of information about the different factions, their place in the world and how they view each other (spoiler -the only one you're getting- it's not favourable) but it never feels too much of an information dump, rather, well spread out through the book.
Miri goes all over the place, but the author does a great job of giving us the necessary information so we can stay fully immersed in the story.
Character development:
At the start of the book, we meet our main character Miriam, a librarian, who is pretty much sick and tired of her life (and some of the people she works for). While she loves her job, she can't stop envisioning murdering them in the most bookish way possible. I think I loved Miri from that moment on (as I might have done the same on *ahem* numerous occasions ;) )
Her life really changes when she meets a guy in a bar and things go sour and we meet the awesome Delilah :D
Oh oh oh and not to forget: Laurent (aka Huff 'n' Puff). Our silent and broody (but hella sexy) French wolf shifter.
Throughout the book, we learn more about Miri, her past and her current situation with her ex and daughter. We understand more about her motivation for doing certain things as well as her norms and values.
While we learn more about Laurent, he is still a delicious mystery I can't wait to know more about in the next instalment!
We've met a lot of the players (though I'm sure we're missing a couple of big ones) and each has his/her own story to tell. As we've come to expect from the author, all character feel real and believable.
Pacing and flow:
It started slow and steady, but don't let it fool you... once it has your full attention you're stuck till the book is done! :D
It kept my attention with Miri's witty remarks and her trying to figure out the grumpy wolf shifter.
There was quite a bit of action but nothing felt rushed. Good balance between conversations and action.
The book:
The book itself was well written with no (noticeable) errors. Strangely enough, there is no sex described (which isn't a bad thing, just not something we're used to from the author haha) but I'm sure we'll see more of that in the next books.
The book is 28 chapters long and written from Miriam's point of view.
Final thoughts:
It was very different from the authors other series, so it took me a bit of time to get really into it. I must admit I've not read many books where the heroine is over 40 years old, but I really enjoyed it! Miri is such a fun (and relatable) character, you just can't do anything but love her! I mean, she has baggage and a ton of life experience, so it makes sense that she would be able to utilise all that for something greater, no?
Plus, it makes me feel like there is still hope for me as well haha ;)
I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book and all I can really say is, well done! Another great start of a new series and one which I will be recommending to many readers. ( )