The Good, The Bad, And The Stupid

As if it could be possible, but Kelley Armstrong has moved up another notch on my "great author radar". In the 3rd installment of The Women of the Otherworld series she has brought new characters to the surface and changed narrators.

The change in narrators was hard for me. I had grown used to Elena's train of thought, but once I got used to Paige Winterbourne things moved along rather quickly. Paige had been a minor character in Stolen, along with Savannah, the child Paige has taken under her wing.

Now with Paige in the lead everything has changed. The first two books had been about Werewolves, now we must learn about a new part of the supernatural world: witches and sorcerers.

Although these "races" have been touched on in Stolen, we do not get a real feeling for them until we begin Dime Store Magic.

Paige is a successful, strong-minded, young woman. She has recently lost her mother and gained a "daughter". The entire book is based on Paige protecting Savannah, but she must also learn to open her heart and mind.

After the American Coven of Witches discredits and throws her aside like yesterdays news Paige is on her own to deal with what is to come. And boy, oh boy there is A LOT to come.

Savannah's father, Kristof Nast will do whatever it takes to get his daughter back. He is the CEO of the Nast Cabal and he is not a very good guy. To top it off he is a sorcerer with a lot of dirty little tricks up his sleeve. He makes contact through his employees with Paige to try to gain custody. When she refuses she sets everything in motion.

Since Kristof and Savannah are supernaturals they will not undergo blood testing to prove that he his her father, and since this is what Paige has suggested she thinks she has won. Too bad she herself had entirely too much confidence. Kristof's employees make the next move by setting Paige up for murder.

Since the Coven has left her behind and the human law can do nothing to help, Paige finds herself stuck between a rock and a hard place. That is until Lucas Cortez, helpful lawyer, shows up at her door. Then she relaxes... HAHA just kidding! She runs for her life thinking this is a set up. Lucas is none other than a sorcerer himself! But he won't seem to take no for an answer. He pursues Paige like no other and for some reason Paige actually grows used to him and feels safe with him.

With Lucas at her side they fight the good fight. Lucas really is on the good side. He is the son of the CEO of the Cortez Cabal, yet he wants nothing more than to put the Cabals out of business. He is a lawyer, taking one case at a time to meet his intended goal with Paige's case taking the cake. Until Paige and Savannah are kidnapped.

The search for Paige and Savannah falls on Lucas. Can he outsmart the evildoers? Can he find where they are hiding his Love and her "daughter"? And most of all can he save Savannah from herself?

I quite enjoyed this book. It has been about a year since I have read it so I had to do a bit of skimming to refresh my memory but I totally love the relationship between Paige and Lucas. I also love the relationship Paige and Lucas are building with Savannah. This is an adult series so there is a bit of language in it and a bit of sex. That being said it is a great story. It is very suspenseful at times and full of love at others. I give this book a 10 out of 10... This grade my be a bit bias simply because Kelley Armstrong is 100% my favorite author. So, just read it an form your own opinion. =)