Voodoo and Vampires (The Blood Witch Saga Book 1)
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Caroline Doig
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This author is in my top 5 favourite male authors his stories are incredible and always action packed， I loved the female character Hailey a witch who’s been turned into a vampire she’s one tough cookie。 Hailey is supposed to assassinate the vampire king but instead he seduces her and that changes the whole situation。 Fantastic， enthralling and exciting story I loved it and I can’t wait to read book 2 and I definitely recommend this book。
Annalisa
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Wow！ This book really caught my attention。 The characters are realistic and relatable。 The plot is full of various action and drama and I enjoyed every minute of this book。 I definitely recommend this book。 I cannot wait for the next one to come out。I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Denise
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I loved this so much。 I have met Hailey in many of Theophilus's books via other series， so I couldn't wait when I saw she was getting her own series。 This one starts us down the path of how Hailey came to be a witch and a vampire， practicing bloodwitchery。We get to spend more time with Mercy and Anabelle， which I always love。 We meet a certain wolf shifter that I don't remember seeing in other books， so I look forward to seeing where that goes and if he'll appear later in some。 Oh and Moll， if y I loved this so much。 I have met Hailey in many of Theophilus's books via other series， so I couldn't wait when I saw she was getting her own series。 This one starts us down the path of how Hailey came to be a witch and a vampire， practicing bloodwitchery。We get to spend more time with Mercy and Anabelle， which I always love。 We meet a certain wolf shifter that I don't remember seeing in other books， so I look forward to seeing where that goes and if he'll appear later in some。 Oh and Moll， if you're read some of the other series， you know who I'm talking about！Great read， Theophilus is always knocking it out of the ballpark if you ask me。 Fun， the humor is always appreciated。I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Jerri
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Loved this book。 The characters are quirky and interesting。 They pull you into the story and make you want more。 The world building is great。 The overall book was fun to read and interesting。 I can't wait for more to come out on this character and see how it involves the rest of the characters in this world。 This is an ARC and the review is my honest review。 Loved this book。 The characters are quirky and interesting。 They pull you into the story and make you want more。 The world building is great。 The overall book was fun to read and interesting。 I can't wait for more to come out on this character and see how it involves the rest of the characters in this world。 This is an ARC and the review is my honest review。 。。。more
blueyed_cntry_girl
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Theo has done a great job again with this book。 Everything I’ve read by him is so magical。 He really knows how to make a world and everything in it。 Makes it seem like you’re in this fantasy world， oh how fun that could be。 Suspense， laughter， love and more。I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Cath
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This is book one of The Blood Witch Saga and the main character is young Hailey Bradbury and tells her story。 She was a typical fourteen year old teenager， when she found a family grimoire in her grandmother’s belongings up in the attic。 Opening up a letter found hidden within it， led her to meet an ancestor of hers， Moll Dwyer， an infamous blood witch。 She started learning her craft as a Hedge Witch， through the grimoire and experimentation and then later on by working with Moll as her mentor。 This is book one of The Blood Witch Saga and the main character is young Hailey Bradbury and tells her story。 She was a typical fourteen year old teenager， when she found a family grimoire in her grandmother’s belongings up in the attic。 Opening up a letter found hidden within it， led her to meet an ancestor of hers， Moll Dwyer， an infamous blood witch。 She started learning her craft as a Hedge Witch， through the grimoire and experimentation and then later on by working with Moll as her mentor。 She was told to expect a change that would mean she had to leave her family behind when she was sixteen。 What she didn’t know， was that Moll had set her up to be attacked by a vampire， who wanted the strong blood concoction she and Moll had brewed up in her cauldron。 Her sire was staked and she was taken in by the new Voodoo Queen， Annabelle， as Mercy Brown， the head of the Vampire Council in New Orleans didn’t want to deal with a youngling and their bad blood decisions！ She learnt a lot more about magic from Annabelle and eventually ending up working with Mercy， learning all about vampirism and blood。 She now had an excellent grounding in witchcraft， voodoo and vampirism， that Hailey likes to call bloodwitchery。 It is a type of magic that most witches avoid due to its darkness and the danger it can bring。 The way the story is told， you don’t have to know any of the characters， nor have read any of the other books they have been in。 The Vampire King， Corbin， is visiting town and Mercy puts him up in one of her numerous mansions in town。 He has brought a lot of young female vampires with him， as well as three wolf shifters as guards。 Hailey is to try and seduce Corbin and find out what his plans for the future of vampires in Europe and elsewhere is， but if that doesn’t work then she is to assassinate him！ She finds a possible ally in Bianca， a vampire a bit older than her， who loves Corbin， but doesn’t agree with his plan to make humans fear vampires， when humans finally find out about the supernatural and vampires in particular。 Which with technology and social media， could happen at any time！ He believes vampires should rule the world and use humans as they wish， which won’t be good for mankind。 Mercy wants to ensure humans see them as kind beings， that don’t kill to feed， which would turn a lot of humans against them。 Hailey has been placed on the Vampire Council as a very junior member， to help with the transition of technology， which a lot of older vampires aren’t very knowledgeable about。 She also gets the shock of finding out that the wolf shifters are actually kids she went to school with and were there when she did the initial spell， which brought Moll to her。 They were all turned into wolf shifters and are a small pack， surviving by doing odd jobs and security for others， as well as information gathering。 Some of that has been for hunters， but another surprise client， who kept their identity hidden， was the Church of the Morning Dawn， who want witches and vampires eradicated， but use nightwalkers themselves， as well as infernal magic。 Hypocritical， a bit！But the self-proclaimed Vampire King has been building up to a very dangerous point， where he will be able to take in the aspect of Baron Samedi， and this will allow him to carry out his plans。 He has been gathering souls by feeding on loads of humans and doesn’t care whether they are killed in the process。 To help， the Voodoo Queen had evoked Erzulie， the Loa of Love and they have given her their aspect， to enthral Corbin and get him to fall in love with Hailey。 With someone like Moll and the Baron around in the past， nothing will actually happen as they hope。 She has help from Connor， her fourteen year old crush and now a wolf shifter， but someone is betraying them to the Church of the Morning Dawn。 This brings more danger and if Hailey uses her magic to put a spell on Corbin， he may not be the one that is the most dangerous now！ Someone she thought she could trust， has now clearly betrayed her and she should be used to that after the number of times Moll betrayed her and used her for her own purposes。 Corbin is hundreds of years older than Mercy and has had the opportunity to feed from so many more humans， gaining unknown powers from those he has fed from。 What he will be able to do， that neither Mercy nor Hailey would expect， is what may allow him to survive their need to stop him， no matter what！ Still so much more to come from Hailey and the others， as her past and present combine to affect her future and the powers Moll was told she would have， have still to be realised in full。 I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above。 。。。more
Charles L
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After reading "Voodoo and Vampires，" I am left with immense feelings of satisfaction as it is a total immersion into Hailey Bradbury， the Hedge Witch who became a vampire。 Monroe recaps her origin stories in a series of flashbacks that is both riveting and informative so that the reader can identify with her as the protagonist in the story whose somewhat of an antihero， as some of the tactics she uses to achieve her goals are not always pure。 Nevertheless， she triumphs as a true defender of the After reading "Voodoo and Vampires，" I am left with immense feelings of satisfaction as it is a total immersion into Hailey Bradbury， the Hedge Witch who became a vampire。 Monroe recaps her origin stories in a series of flashbacks that is both riveting and informative so that the reader can identify with her as the protagonist in the story whose somewhat of an antihero， as some of the tactics she uses to achieve her goals are not always pure。 Nevertheless， she triumphs as a true defender of the masses even if she losses a few innocents along the way。 。。。more
Roger
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Voodoo and Vampires （The Blood Witch Saga Book 1）， my twenty-eighth read from author Theophilus Monroe。 Theophilus Monroe has become one of my favorite authors this year。 Well written & enjoyable read， the first in his new Blood Witch Saga series。 I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it。 Kelley Hazen's narration adds to the enjoyment of the book。 I look forward to my next read from this author。 （RIP Marley January 20， 2014 - July 24， 2018）。 Voodoo and Vampires （The Blood Witch Saga Book 1）， my twenty-eighth read from author Theophilus Monroe。 Theophilus Monroe has become one of my favorite authors this year。 Well written & enjoyable read， the first in his new Blood Witch Saga series。 I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it。 Kelley Hazen's narration adds to the enjoyment of the book。 I look forward to my next read from this author。 （RIP Marley January 20， 2014 - July 24， 2018）。 。。。more
Lisa
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Will the real Hailey please stand up？What a interesting twist of supernatural meets fantasy！ The story focuses on Hailey Bradbury and her journey of becoming what she is today-a blood witch vampire。 We find out how she discovers this new life in flashbacks as she does the bidding of her surrogate family in present day events。 It is a lot of introduction into a new world with voodoo， vampires， religions， shifters and an assortment of other paranormal entities。 Very interesting and loads of action Will the real Hailey please stand up？What a interesting twist of supernatural meets fantasy！ The story focuses on Hailey Bradbury and her journey of becoming what she is today-a blood witch vampire。 We find out how she discovers this new life in flashbacks as she does the bidding of her surrogate family in present day events。 It is a lot of introduction into a new world with voodoo， vampires， religions， shifters and an assortment of other paranormal entities。 Very interesting and loads of action。 Plus a small taste of romance。 This series does compliment the other series in this collection of Vilokan Asylum， Wyrmrider Academy， The Curse of Cain， etc。 I definitely recommend this author as his tales spin wonder， fantasy and humor。 Ending is strong and reflective。 Great lines and inspiring thoughts。 。。。more
Kristin
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30， 2022This is Hailey's main premier book and it's a fast paced kick butt read with hilarity sprinkled throughout。She has old "friends" she gets reacquainted with that help her in her fight。 Her backstory is interesting and she was a brave young teenager。 She also has Mercy and the Voodoo Queen Annabelle who I know and love from Mr。 Monroe's Cain series。Don't get me wrong， Hailey mainly needed guidance from her friends and not too much muscle。 With the exce Reviewed in the United States on June 30， 2022This is Hailey's main premier book and it's a fast paced kick butt read with hilarity sprinkled throughout。She has old "friends" she gets reacquainted with that help her in her fight。 Her backstory is interesting and she was a brave young teenager。 She also has Mercy and the Voodoo Queen Annabelle who I know and love from Mr。 Monroe's Cain series。Don't get me wrong， Hailey mainly needed guidance from her friends and not too much muscle。 With the exception of Connor that is since he is topside with her a wolf which gives him daylight freedom。 Annabelle stays at the academy in Vilokan during the day。She may be a youngling vampire but she's a badass blood witch。I'm keeping Moll right here in the middle but she leans more towards villain in my book at least。Between the insane （in my opinion） Corbin， the self proclaimed "Vampire King，" the Baron and the Order of the New Dawn， this book has villains a plenty。 Oh， and let's not forget Bianca that 2 faced biotch。 At the end nightcrawlers are thrown into the mix。 It does set up the next book very well though。It sent my mind on a fantastic ride that I didn't want to stop。 I would also like to put my vote in for Hailey and Conner。 （: If you don't purchase and read， you'll never know what I mean。P。S。 In my long time on earth， trigonometry has never paid off。 LOL！ If you read， you'll know my reference。I highly recommend。 Easily one click worthy！ 。。。more
Laura
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I enjoyed this story featuring a sixteen-year-old youth， drawn to magic， and strong willed enough to sacrifice everything to attain her dreams。 I am looking forward to the next book in the series。 Kelley Hazen's narration was great and added to the story's entertainment。 I was given a free copy of the audiobook and I have voluntarily posted this review。 I enjoyed this story featuring a sixteen-year-old youth， drawn to magic， and strong willed enough to sacrifice everything to attain her dreams。 I am looking forward to the next book in the series。 Kelley Hazen's narration was great and added to the story's entertainment。 I was given a free copy of the audiobook and I have voluntarily posted this review。 。。。more
Janie
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Truly was an amazing story。 Loved the story line。 It looks like it will be a great series
Jerry Harkey
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Witch/Vampire hybrid Hailey is having a tough time in her latest mission for the Vampire Council。 Can she seduce and assassinate a 700+ year old vampire lord？ Sadly， you have to be very patient and tolerate some very poor narration to find out。 The protagonist was turned vampire at 16-years old， and although this story starts 7 years later， she still acts/thinks like a 16-year-old。 Worse， the narrator does all the other voice very well， but portrays the Hailey as a squeaky-voiced， insipid YA cha Witch/Vampire hybrid Hailey is having a tough time in her latest mission for the Vampire Council。 Can she seduce and assassinate a 700+ year old vampire lord？ Sadly， you have to be very patient and tolerate some very poor narration to find out。 The protagonist was turned vampire at 16-years old， and although this story starts 7 years later， she still acts/thinks like a 16-year-old。 Worse， the narrator does all the other voice very well， but portrays the Hailey as a squeaky-voiced， insipid YA character。 。。。more
Dennis
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Amazing vampire/witch story taking place in the wild city of New Orleans。 Very well told with incredibly believable characters。 Well done！
Jaime Alexander
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This was really good series starter！ I thought this one was pretty enjoyable。 I can’t wait to see where the story goes next。
Rowan Creech
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Theophilus Monroe has outdone himself with this new book on New Orleans vampires with a witch twist。 Monroe's imagination shines brilliantly in this book and will entertain a reader to no end。 I highly recommend this book。 Theophilus Monroe has outdone himself with this new book on New Orleans vampires with a witch twist。 Monroe's imagination shines brilliantly in this book and will entertain a reader to no end。 I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Barbara
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Set aside a day for this PG15 contemporary urban paranormal set in New Orleans， Lousiana featuring Hailey Bradbury and her life from age 14 to 23 with all the usual philosophical musings of Theophilus Monroe。I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Kelley Hazen
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Bram Stoker did it with the Count。 Anne Rice did it with Le Stat。 They let imagination and terror be their guides and created a whole new culture that took the literary world by storm。 Theophilus Monroe has let his inspiration and creativity run wild， as he gives us the New Orleans of today populated with a vampire/witch hybrid society， that rocks the night and lives quite the highlife， both above and under ground。 All the while these varied creatures - that harken back to the monsters of yester Bram Stoker did it with the Count。 Anne Rice did it with Le Stat。 They let imagination and terror be their guides and created a whole new culture that took the literary world by storm。 Theophilus Monroe has let his inspiration and creativity run wild， as he gives us the New Orleans of today populated with a vampire/witch hybrid society， that rocks the night and lives quite the highlife， both above and under ground。 All the while these varied creatures - that harken back to the monsters of yesteryear - watch Netflix， veg out on Play Station， and consider how best to integrate with humankind。We fell in love with Mercy Brown in The Legacy of a Vampire Witch 1-5。 Mercy intrigued us as a late 1800's nineteen year old turned bloodsucker， navigating the modern world as the sort of 'woman of the night' Kristen Stewart could only hope to be。 Now Monroe serves up Hailey Bradbury in Voodoo and Vampires。Hailey is a modern girl。 Only recently turned at sixteen， she has seen the error of her ways in depending on ancient magical mentors who have used her for their own purposes。 Hailey is 'un-living' life on her terms。 She teams up with Mercy to soften the undead blow as it heats up in NOLA。 As member of the Vampire Council lead by Mercy， Hailey's def understanding of technology aides her aged counterparts in their quest to find the je ne sais quoi required for the undead and humanity to live in balance。With the attraction of pop star Britany Spears and the innocent savvy of CLUELESS' Cher Horowitz， Hailey is on her own personal road to redemption and balance。 While developing her occult skills in high school， before her turning， she only now faces the risks she took with other people's lives and the price of her choices。Mercy and Hailey begin a battle against adversaries from all sides - fundamentalist humans that would end their kind， and arrogant factions of their own lineage that would take over the world by storm。 Neither way will end pretty。 The lacing of religion， voodoo， mythology， gods， and goddesses blankets The Big Easy in steamy， slinky， sultry textures that up the provocative nature of an already sexy city。Voodoo and Vampires is just so much fun。 I love that these vampire heroes are women。 Monroe is hilarious。 His sense of humor， distinctive。 His understanding of the feminine mystique， spot on。 The world building of his New Orleans with the underworld of his characters is nothing short of Minecraft。 And his characters have a depth， a sense of purpose and responsibility， that belie their YA eccentricities。Voodoo and Vampires makes you think。Voodoo and Vampires with its anti-heroine Hailey Bradbury is fresh， funny， and a promise of great things to come for the next two books of Monroe's THE BLOOD WITCH SAGA - both of which are due this summer。 。。。more
Christina Luberts
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WE have mystery， suspense， love， and more。 You will laugh and more。 This fantasy about a girl that is a witch， vampire， and knows voodoo。 Follow Hailey as she finds out she is a witch and her travels to beccome more。 Can she stop the people who want to kill vmpires？ Can she stop the Vampire King from exposing the truth？ What will she do keep the secret and stop others？。I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Katheyer
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“Voodoo and Vampires” marks the start to another fabulous series （The Blood Witch Saga” in the vast “Gates of Eden” verse by Theophilus Monroe。 Once again， avid readers surely remember “The Legacy of a Vampire Witch” series， Monroe blends voodoo， magic， fantasy， mystery， and romance is a unique tapestry， that interlaces a fast-paced action-filled plot， and multidimensional characters to form a very well-crafted story， set against a magnificent New Orleans realistic landscape， in which the fantas “Voodoo and Vampires” marks the start to another fabulous series （The Blood Witch Saga” in the vast “Gates of Eden” verse by Theophilus Monroe。 Once again， avid readers surely remember “The Legacy of a Vampire Witch” series， Monroe blends voodoo， magic， fantasy， mystery， and romance is a unique tapestry， that interlaces a fast-paced action-filled plot， and multidimensional characters to form a very well-crafted story， set against a magnificent New Orleans realistic landscape， in which the fantasy elements serve to highlight the credibility of the tale。 Once more， with feeling and deranged precision Monroe revisits a widely variety of tropes （teenager-angst， vampire lore， voodoo， mythology， while embarking the reader into a new rollercoaster of emotion。 And while surely doesn’t hurt 😉 no previous knowledge of the mentioned “The Legacy of a Vampire Witch” series is necessary to fully enjoy this new ride。Hailey Bradbury had a really bad ‘turn’， as if being bitten wasn’t enough， her sire was stacked right after the ‘deed’。 Being an orphan vampire really sucks， but fortunately for Hailey， the Vampire Queen stepped into the parental role。 Hailey is not merely a very good student， but a former hedge witch， add vampirism to the mix and you’ll get the most dangerous apex predator in town， provided she manages to wield the power she is about to harness， before falling into under the spell of the Loa of Love， aka Erzulie。As stated above， “The Blood Witch Saga” is a new addition to Monroe’s original “Gates of Eden” verse which loosely borrows Arthurian tropes and transfer them organically into a modern urban fantasy that spans centuries， crossing realms and blurs the boundaries between reality and legend and transforms them into a veritable smørrebrød of action， unexpected twists， wonderful characters and mind-blowing descriptions， garnished with a good dose of magic some sprinkles of mythical lore and some paranormal romance on the side， and served with very well-crafted， with an accurate world building， interesting characters， captivating writing style and carefully editing。 Monroe’s ‘Gates of Eden’ verse is populated by a vast number of extraordinary characters， which are （unless very subjectively） almost impossible to rank， but all beware！ Hailey is aiming for the top of the food chain already😉 。。。more
Vannessa
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I really enjoyed this first book in this new series from Theophilus Monroe。 This one focusses on Hailey， the half vampire， half witch who we have met in other series of Theo's。 I really liked the switch at the beginning between Hailey then and Hailey now and it adding more depth to her story on how she first discovered what and who she was。 Although still a young vampire， but all other standards， Hailey is also a strong witch and not one to mess around with at all。 When a visiting vampire comes I really enjoyed this first book in this new series from Theophilus Monroe。 This one focusses on Hailey， the half vampire， half witch who we have met in other series of Theo's。 I really liked the switch at the beginning between Hailey then and Hailey now and it adding more depth to her story on how she first discovered what and who she was。 Although still a young vampire， but all other standards， Hailey is also a strong witch and not one to mess around with at all。 When a visiting vampire comes to New Orleans with a disastrous plan for all human and vampire kind， Mercy Brown， Hailey's mentor/step-sire has a new mission for her。 But like with any plan， it doesn't go accordingly！ I loved how the other characters reappeared from other series as well， namely Mercy， Moll and Annabelle and as always I love the voodoo loa aspects as well。 Baron Samedi is such a fun character to read about in Theo's worlds。 I have a feeling this is going to be another series that I will love of Theo's！ Can't wait to read the next one now！ 。。。more
Silver Surfer
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So， how Hailey began so to speak。 This a very good start to the series。 This book starts a bit slowly on account of filling in blanks on her very early life， but after that it romps along quite nicely。 I was engrossed and had to read it to the end。 On the book two。 Highly recommended。
Lisa Hunt
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Received as an ARC I am writing my honest opinion。 I love the style this author uses to write the adventures of characters that overlap several different series。 They are unique to their own plot， but the storyline is full of action， suspense， unexpected happenings and unique problems one would encounter in the mystical world of witches， vampires and voodoo。 This particular story will capture your attention from the start， as the search is on to prevent disaster from happening。 Can a witch， turn Received as an ARC I am writing my honest opinion。 I love the style this author uses to write the adventures of characters that overlap several different series。 They are unique to their own plot， but the storyline is full of action， suspense， unexpected happenings and unique problems one would encounter in the mystical world of witches， vampires and voodoo。 This particular story will capture your attention from the start， as the search is on to prevent disaster from happening。 Can a witch， turned into a vampire save the day？ Maybe， with the help from some powerful friends and entities。 Be prepared for a long night of reading！ 。。。more
Beba Andric
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Theo's books are a fantasy feast！ Like a long table laid out with every culinary delight！ And what can I say， I'm a glutton！ Spinning a tale with Vampires， Witches， Werewolves， Magic， Voodoo， and oh heavens， so much more！ There's "fact" amongst the fiction to add just the right amount of credence， we all know that Voodoo IS practiced， the rest， well， that's debatable！ I love how characters from previous books keep popping up， they're all integrated beautifully and it all makes perfect sense！ One Theo's books are a fantasy feast！ Like a long table laid out with every culinary delight！ And what can I say， I'm a glutton！ Spinning a tale with Vampires， Witches， Werewolves， Magic， Voodoo， and oh heavens， so much more！ There's "fact" amongst the fiction to add just the right amount of credence， we all know that Voodoo IS practiced， the rest， well， that's debatable！ I love how characters from previous books keep popping up， they're all integrated beautifully and it all makes perfect sense！ One is never left confused， the brief description pertaining to each character is spot on。 This book is Hailey's POV， which I must say， is perfect！ Having read about her and totally loving her character in previous books， I loved finding out more about her， what makes her tick。 By the end of chapter one， I'd fallen in love with her all over again！ Is she a witch？ Is she a vampire？ Does she have magic？ Guess what？ She has it all and more！ I love how all the different elements， witch， vampire， all combine fluidly。 And having Annabelle and Mercy being part， pure heaven！ The characters are so likeable， so wonderfully delightful， their adventures take me on an adventure， every single time！ Oh and I can't forget to mention the humour， it slips in so quietly， like sliding a letter into an envelope， I don't t see it coming until I catch myself giggling out loud。 Here's a taste， "I hate biting men with beards， if I wanted to floss， I'd get some damn floss"。 Theophilus Monroe is， in my book， a master storyteller！ 。。。more
Mel
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