| Title | : | The Final Days of Magic (Witches of New Orleans, #3) |
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| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 |
| Publication | : | First published June 18, 2019 |
The war between witches reaches its terrifying climax in the final book in Wall Street Journal bestselling author J.D. Horn’s spellbinding trilogy.
Once caged in an illusory realm by blood relatives, Alice Marin has been freed into a world where the last remnants of magic are quickly passing away. Dissolving with them is the unity among witches…and their sanity. Grappling with the revelations of her true parentage—and her burgeoning relationship with Nathalie Boudreau, a psychic with her own demons—Alice and her allies, both living and dead, must draw on every skill they possess. It’s the only way to defeat the destructive forces borne of the horrifying history of Alice’s own family. That means unlocking the final secrets of The Book of Unwinding.
Now, on the longest night of the year, the streets of New Orleans will become a battleground as Alice and the few she can trust engage in a war amid the final days of magic. But the revelations that lie ahead may be too dark to escape.
The Final Days of Magic (Witches of New Orleans, #3) Reviews
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Review to follow after I process my sadness.
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The King of Bones and Ashes review.
The Book of the Unwinding review.
3.5 out of 5 stars
I received this copy from the publisher via Netgalley in an exchange for an honest review.
The Final Days of Magic was the most solid installment in the trilogy, which is a good way to end a story. In my reviews of the previous books, I complained that the author appeared to skip important parts or explanations and it left the feeling of an incomplete story. I’m happy to report that seems to have been cleared up in this addition.
Our three witches, Alice, Evangeline and Lisette have for the most part, gone their separate ways again. Each trying to both heal but prepare for whatever the world throws at them next. They don’t have to wait long until they’re tested by the dark force that wants back into their realm.
This time the action felt much more fleshed out and kept me entertained. There were definitely some dark moments for some of the characters that provided a more emotional connection. However, the deaths of a couple of characters felt a little rushed and we were not given proper time to mourn them.
Overall, this series was entertaining and provided a great atmosphere with interesting characters. It’s hard not to love a story set in New Orleans with witches, but I’ve seen it fail before. The author clearly spent a lot of time researching history, the occult and magic and it really paid off. -
The Final Days of Magic is part of a series that I recommend reading in order. The best thing about this story is the atmospheric presence of New Orleans. It's a city of ghosts and gothic cemeteries, and it's like you can feel that coming through. It's a strange story and confusing and far fetched at times. The writing is good and the characters are likeable but not but not loveable. If you like witches and magic and New Orleans, this story is for you. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
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I requested this book from Netgalley without knowing that it's a part of a series. But I'm thankful I was given a chance to read and review it.
First of all, it is so much better, in fact, it is advisable to read the first two books before diving into this one. Everything would be so much clear. I planned to read the first two books but I got no time, thanks to my reading slump in the past month. But anyway, by reading some spoiler reviews of the previous books, somehow I have a big picture of what went that led to the events in this book. Also there is a comprehensive list of characters in the beginning of the book where everything about them and what happened were stated. So yeah, I think it's okay for me to review this book.
What I love the most about this book is the atmosphere. It's so eerie and terrifying. New Orleans is so alive on the page. I'm hooked from the beginning to the end of the book. And the characters are really compelling and intriguing making the whole ride of reading this just Perfect. Sure I have a bit of complaint regarding the inner monologues of most of the characters, but it's okay. I'm just not the kind of reader who enjoys much of internal monologues. I love how everything is wrapped up in the story and I think I'd love it more if I've read the previous books. It just gave me all the feels.
Overall, I can say that this will not be the last book I'll read from this author.
I was given an e-copy by the author and publisher via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion. -
I love this book, and I couldn't put the book down. I won a Kindle edition of this book from a Goodreads giveaway.
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(2.5 stars)
The Final Days of Magic is my last shot at the New Orleans Witches series. And I’ve discovered that none of the characters matter very much to me. Even if author J.D. Horn writes another book in the series, I won’t be following along. I’m disappointed to be leaving the series feeling this way. But, so it is.
The Marin family of witches is a hot mess. Nicholas is a control freak, and his sister Fleur comes back to New Orleans to get her life together after splitting with her D.C.-based husband. The newer generation isn’t much better. Alice is back from being held captive in both physical and metaphysical locations. Lucy is teenager extraordinaire, who manipulates Fleur every chance she gets.
The crux of the story remains the same as the first two books. Magic is dying among the covens of New Orleans. Nicholas seems poised to stop at nothing to bring it back. And, of course, install himself as King of the Witches.
Alongside the Marins, we have Evangeline Caissy, another witch who was previously in a relationship with Nicholas. She owns a now-iconic business in the French Quarter, a club with exotic dancers and plenty of tourists. But her new relationship is tainted by her long-dead love, Luc Marin. And she’s exploring her relationship with another coven of sorts. It’s comprised of her dead mother and aunts, who inhabited this world in the guise of giant crow-like birds.
Next we have the Perrault family, especially Lisette and Manon. They have family connections to voodoo, and are trying to put their lives back together again after some tragedies in the second book.
Our last main character is my favorite, Nathalie Boudreau, who is a chauffeur and psychic. She’s involved with everyone above, but also reconnecting with her family of origin North of the city. I liked her burgeoning relationship with Alice, and also her struggle to manage her abilities.
My conclusions
Look at that, it takes so many paragraphs just to explain the main characters. I hardly have space to discuss the plot, which basically just comes down to witchy power struggles. The variety of characters means the story has tentacles all over the place. Honestly, it’s hard to keep track even after three books with these folks.
And, while I liked Evangeline, Nathalie, and Lisette, I didn’t appreciate the male characters at all. And no one gets enough time for me to truly fall in love with their story. It all just felt fractured to me.
Magic is also a central character and plot driver. The question is whether its dark or light side is going to dominate New Orleans. Different characters attempt to push it where they prefer. And magic is having none of that. Instead, it prefers to be in control.
For the first half of the book, I thought Horn was turning story-arc tradition on its head. Of the three books, the craziest, most spectacular event seemed to live in the first book. Authors usually hold the wildest wildness for a later book. And then I realized I spoke too soon. Horn pulls out all the crazy stops for his ending in The Final Days of Magic. Wowza!
Still, I much prefer his Witching Savannah series. The Witches of New Orleans books are all just so-so for me.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to NetGalley, 47North, and the author for a free digital ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. -
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the review copy in exchange for an honest review
The Final Days of Magic is already the third and final book of the Witches of New Orleans that was published over the span of a year and a half. That is quite a quick publishing job.
The problem I have with this series still stands in the third book. I’m just not that invested in the characters. In most cases I want to skip their inner monologues though I try not to. There is just so often so very little of interest to find there. It is just not good when a readers favorite character is the one that was absent for most of the book and not technically alive. Daniel is in a way just the heart of the story and that shows when even though he isn’t there anymore, he is so often referred to fondly. It is a shame none of the other characters quite live up to that.
I will say that I was happy to see Alice and her ‘brother’ Hugo bonding in this book. It was nice to see how they were so different but still found ways to hang out together. I also truly enjoyed seeing that Alice and Nathalie found each other. I just wish that part had been expanded on more. Then again, the romance was never the focus of this book.
As for the story, I think this book is for the most part a worthy wrap up with how the trilogy was moving forward. It was slow, setting up a lot of things for the final 25%. There were a lot of interesting things but a lot of little strings were left to open. One does not have to tie everything up but a bit more would have been nice. I also got kind of tired of the endless someone dies but gets resurrected, returns as a spirit thing this whole trilogy seems to have. It just kind of gets old. It made the whole impact at the end not as strong for me personally.
Overall this was a 3 star trilogy for me. The writing in itself is fine, the story could be a lot tighter in places. However if you do take to the characters then I can totally see people falling in love with it. -
The Final Days of Magic is the third book in J.D. Horn’s series “Witches of New Orleans”. It mixes Western Christian notions of witchcraft with a Voodoo/Creole that feels very specific to New Orleans culture. This is the final novel in the series and it is supposed to tie up the narrative arc. I have been on a witchie book reading spree of late and I wanted to really like this book. I really did. But I just couldn’t get into it.
I finished the novel after really pushing myself through it and I felt more relief it was over than anything else when I got to the last page. For me, it wasn’t that the writing was terrible or that the novel felt sexist or anything of the sort. It simply felt mechanical. It felt like the equivalent of writing by numbers and I could not get invested in the plot or the characters.
The ending of the novel hints at a battle of witches—those for the darkness and sacrificing witches and those against—but even that fell flat. Just as everything starts to heat up and witches are dying and fighting left right and centre the chapter ends and what is the next section of the novel? An epilogue set long after the battle. The let down was real.
This hasn’t been the worst book I’ve read in 2019, but it is also not the best either. Fantasy novels have to have good writing and plot development, otherwise just relying on the characters and the ‘magic’ to take the plot somewhere will just not work.
So, for Horn’s last novel in this series, I have to give it a shrug. What fantasy books are you loving at the moment? As always, share the reading love.
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The best of the trilogy, The Final Days of Magic provides a dramatic conclusion. I struggled to get through the two earlier books and almost DNF'd them. Horn has improved as a writer and I would consider trying new releases.
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3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Alice Marin has finally be freed from the illusory realm but the world she has been freed into is a world where the remnants of magic are passing away quickly . With that happening it is also taking with it the unity of the witches and along with the unity along with their sanity . She is fighting of finding out who her true parents are and a friend who is battling her own demons . With the longest night of the year coming up fast Alice must figure out to defeat the destructive forces that haunt her family , Will she survive the night and will she survive the secrets that are too dark to be revealed .
The characters in this installment were written well but I felt that they just weren't as complex as the characters in the first two books . Alice seems to be just hanging on sometimes by a thread . She does come off just a little be naïve at the beginning but she does grow into the witch that she is suppose to be . She does get stronger as the book goes on . Natalie is kind a crazy her demons really drive her around the bend . They are good characters I just think they need a little more depth to them .
I was so excited to see the third book in the series . I truly loved the first two books and was just excited to get it . I sat down and started reading, I will say I couldn't really connect with the main characters in this installment . I felt that they were just there going through the movements . You sometimes feel lost while you were reading . There were also times where I kind of skipped over the inner monologues . I just felt that they didn't really need to be there . I will say the second part of the book was better then the first part . When they started battling and fighting to keep the magic . It was going great and then it just stopped . There were parts I truly loved in this book I mean there are parts that are slow but it really doesn't over shadow the rest of the story at all . I strongly suggest that you read the first two book so you know that is going on and who all the characters are . If you want a good witch series for your summer check them out . -
The third book in the Witches of New Orleans trilogy does not disappoint. The Marin family are still at the centre of things but the other powerful witches, who emerged in book 2, are integral to the story. They are very much needed in helping to defeat the coming darkness and destructive forces. Each of them faces their own challenges along the way.
It’s a really good ending to the trilogy full of danger, death, frightening forces, power, strength and unity.
A great series and one which should be read in order to be able to follow the story of the characters and understand the plot which runs throughout. -
The atmosphere is still good, and the way this trilogy wraps up is somewhat satisfying -- though character death is always a tricky thing, and some living characters kind of drop by the wayside when all is said and done.
This installment felt very slow compared to the first two. There's a lot less horror, as well as less plot movement and more of a kind of holding pattern that lasts until close to the end. The sprawling cast of Book 2 contracted a bit, but never got any less confusing, with constant "Wait, who is X again?" and "What is Y's relationship to Z again?" moments that kicked me out of the story at times, despite the cast list at the beginning of my copy. There were a few plot holes and loose threads that didn't quite come together. Plus, the author borrow shamelessly from his own previous trilogy in terms of how the magical endgame is explained... or not explained, depending on the level of your expectations.
I enjoyed this entire series, but this book -- while not at all bad -- is probably the weakest of the three.
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J.D. Horn delivers again and with quite the satisfying conclusion
I waited so long for this last book to come out, I'd nearly forgotten the whole story. Thankfully, his outstanding writing helped jog my memory while keeping me from feeling like I was reading recap after recap. I could really gush about Horn's writing and storytelling, but I'll try to keep this review reigned in as much as I can, while giving some overall feedback on the series as a whole too.
This book, The Final Days of Magic, was brutal at times. Horn isn't afraid to make you cringe and it's done in perfect balance to keep you in the story. Terrifying and violent moments are countered gracefully with hope for beloved characters, but without spoilers, I will say, do not let that hope fool you either. He's not afraid to kill a darling or two to keep the integrity of the story in tact. This man is impressive as a writer and storyteller.
The way he writes about New Orleans and sets up scene without wasting precious word count on too MUCH detail is just brilliant. You see the scene; he puts you there. You feel for the characters. Who all are SO unique, I might add.
I also enjoy Horn's treatment of same-sex relationships. They're there, but he doesn't beat you over the head with it like an agenda (as SO many other novels seem to do). He sticks to the importance of the story he's telling and the relationships are just what they are: people who are together. And...not everyone HAS to be gay in the story either. There's a very realistic and believable balance of relationships and well, pretty much everything in his writing. Beauty and horror are another area that he balances expertly.
Specific to this final installment in this series, I truly enjoyed his gift for tying off a very intricate story satisfactorily but in that amazing way that leaves you lamenting its end, still savoring and wanting just a LITTLE more. Perfection.
I'm not even sure offhand how many of Horn's novels I've read to-date but I look forward to reading more in the future. He's certainly done a phenomenal job of inventing and working from common information on the magic of New Orleans (whether you believe in it or not). Just absolutely brilliant in how he makes it almost feel believable at times. I do hope he tinkers with other areas of magic in later works, because he's just done such a fabulous job of it here. -
I received a complimentary ARC copy of The Final Days of Magic (Witches of New Orleans #3) by J.D. Horn from NetGalley and 47North in order to read and give an honest review.
The Final Days of Magic (Witches of New Orleans #3) by J.D. Horn is the third and final book in the series from Author J.D. Horn. I have read and reviewed both the first book, The King of Bones and Ashes (Witches of New Orleans #1) and the second The Book of Unwinding (Witches of New Orleans #2). With The Final Days of Magic, although I didn't enjoy this entry as much as the first two, I still found it to be a satisfying, albeit heartbreaking finale to the series.
One thing is consistent throughout the Witches of New Orleans series is J.D. Horn's ability to give us such strong, unique and multifaceted characters which the reader can connect with. I love his ability to depict strong, flawed and resilient characters, especially the way his female characters come across. His plots are imaginative and lean towards the dark end of the spectrum as far as paranormal. In this book, as with the others, there are quite a few characters and I really appreciated the character list included at the beginning for a handy reference, especially since I read quite a bit and the previous book was about a year ago. Another thing I have to commend J.D. Horn for is that he brings New Orleans to life, he delves into the history and mysticism of the city and it becomes a character of its own.
This book felt like it wrapped up most of the loose ends on the most part. We followed Natalie, Alice, Lisette and Angeline all continuing to work through much of what happened in the previous book. This book did do an amazing job tying together magic with mythology and the climax not only unique but very unexpected. My only issues in this book are that the focus is constantly changing and it feels a bit wild and uncontrolled. There also seemed to be a disconnect with Natalie for me this time around...her storyline was a bit "confusing" for a lack of a better word.
All in all a good series, unique in every sense. I recommend the series as a whole, but I recommend definitely reading the first two books before this one, it wouldn't make a great standalone. I recommend this to anyone looking for something that is rife with magic and mayhem! -
3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Alice Marin has finally be freed from the illusory realm but the world she has been freed into is a world where the remnants of magic are passing away quickly . With that happening it is also taking with it the unity of the witches and along with the unity along with their sanity . She is fighting of finding out who her true parents are and a friend who is battling her own demons . With the longest night of the year coming up fast Alice must figure out to defeat the destructive forces that haunt her family , Will she survive the night and will she survive the secrets that are too dark to be revealed .
The characters in this installment were written well but I felt that they just weren't as complex as the characters in the first two books . Alice seems to be just hanging on sometimes by a thread . She does come off just a little be naïve at the beginning but she does grow into the witch that she is suppose to be . She does get stronger as the book goes on . Natalie is kind a crazy her demons really drive her around the bend . They are good characters I just think they need a little more depth to them .
I was so excited to see the third book in the series . I truly loved the first two books and was just excited to get it . I sat down and started reading, I will say I couldn't really connect with the main characters in this installment . I felt that they were just there going through the movements . You sometimes feel lost while you were reading . There were also times where I kind of skipped over the inner monologues . I just felt that they didn't really need to be there . I will say the second part of the book was better then the first part . When they started battling and fighting to keep the magic . It was going great and then it just stopped . There were parts I truly loved in this book I mean there are parts that are slow but it really doesn't over shadow the rest of the story at all . I strongly suggest that you read the first two book so you know that is going on and who all the characters are . If you want a good witch series for your summer check them out . -
The Final Days of Magic is the final installment in the Witches of New Orleans. Horn really captures the spirit and feel of New Orleans and her wonderful old neighborhoods. The mood is very dark and there is a feel that something will jump out at any minute. There were some areas that Horn did not get right about the city & it's aura, but it didn't subtract from the overall feel of the tale.
The addition of the nasty relatives of several of the characters seemed like it could have gone somewhere or just left out and let the characters do their thing without those "Deliverance" type characters.
However I especially loved the secondary characters of the male (Polly) and female (Art) twins. A novel around those two would be delish. Hint, hint!
I was sorry to get to the end and didn't feel like it was wrapped up enough. There was an epilogue to explain where the remaining characters were going with their lives. But only one character got a full development of thoughts and feelings about the finale. All the others were explained to be doing this or that and left up to your imagination.
Overall, I can recommend the entire series if you are into a little scare in your reading. It was a little gross in places but it was a needed part of the story. -
In the final installment of the Witches of New Orleans series we find a conclusion bathed in terror & truth, secrets & shadows awash often fires of rebirth and cleansing. We once again follow members of the Marin, Caissy, Boudreau & Perrault families through the turbulence of magic failing. Just when it seems that the magical community of New Orleans can find some time to heal and regroup forces beyond their control send things spiraling out of control. One of the largest common threads our characters share is family and being able to sort through to find the truth regarding their deeds and behaviors. Most of the novel is spent building up to our end - not only of the novel itself but the series, neatly sewing up the loose ends. I personally wish that more time had been spent fleshing out the Boudreau family, other than Nathalie they seemed to just be thrown in especially toward the end.
I feel that J.D. does a wonderful job at recreating how New Orleans feels - the environments, people (tourist and natives), landscape, smells (good and bad) and last but not least, the history. This book seemed to be a little heavy on references to historical religious characters that not all will be familiar with at some points and unless you're willing to look it up the connections may be lost.
I found the first book in the series [The King of Bones and Ashes] in Kindle Unlimited and decided to download it because it was about two of my favorite things - witches & New Orleans. I had also previously read J.D.'s prior series Witching Savannah which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I see a few similarities between some of the characters in each series having now read both. Since all three of the novels are now available to read I suggest reading them all in one go so little details aren't lost along the way. I highly recommend this book & series to readers who enjoy magic and/or voodoo, New Orleans and even possibly historical fiction. -
Book 3 continued and finished the series in the same vein as the previous installments. To be honest, I was just rather glad to be done. Yes, I did like the idea behind these books. The plot and sub-plots were full of potential, but I just didn't like the delivery. These books are full of plot holes, and the POV jumps gave me whiplash. And while some authors tend to over-describe and set up scenes, this author did the reverse. I was left to make guesses at what had happened in between chapters as we leaped into another POV.
***SPOILER ALERT***
And don't get me started on how the dead just won't stay dead in New Orleans. The author revived so many previously dead characters that it became an over-played plot line. When the dead are back and walking the streets again, and this no longer surprises you because it's happened for the umpteenth time - well, that's rather dull reading. And that is something I never thought I'd say. -
After the overwhelming success of American Horror Story: Coven the world has been craving more New Orleans witch crews, and they can look no further than the trilogy from J.D. Horn. In this third installment, Nathalie Boudreau is a psychic battling her own demons and team up with others to draw their magic to defeat the destructive forces of the past.
Throughout the book there is dedication to intense world-building of the magic, mysterious forces, and mythology through, often laborious, monologues or flashbacks. And I found the transition between characters and point-of-views a bit challenging to follow which made it difficult to read on-the-go.
All in all, I enjoyed the care with which J.D. Horn painted the vibrant history of New Orleans. And I enjoyed the strong, yet flawed, characters which made for a relatable and devious cast of characters.
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This book is a fairly satisfying conclusion to the series. It does a good job of managing to tie up the loose ends that have been carrying on throughout the books. I (rather questionably) decided to marathon the first two books in the series in February and ended up deciding to wait to read this one until March. It gave me a bit of the separation I needed in order to prepare for this finale. I've said it before but I really enjoy how the author weaves voodoo with this fictional magic he's created. The characters have such distinctive personalities where it would be easy to fall into the trap of "everyone is the same person just with a different name". I must admit the epilogue had me tearing up a bit while trying to hug my cat.
There is supposed to be this conflict throughout the books between three of our "main" characters that comes to a climax. However, there was never any doubt in my mind that it would turn out the way it did. More characters die than I expected (but after the first book I probably should have!). Six characters is also a lot to follow for such a relatively short book, so we don't get to spend a lot of time with any of them. And because of it, Nathalie doesn't seem to have any purpose in this novel nor the Boudreaus, who are built up to be almost this witch police body but are really lacking. -
I really enjoyed this series, and the final book did not disappoint. The folklore and world building is admittedly dense and required I reread the first book and go straight into books 2 and 3, but it was worth it. I've not read any book about witches quite like this and would recommend it to anyone who likes witches and especially witches set in New Orleans. Oh, and voodoo, there's voodoo in there too. The ending was a bit hard for me to fully grasp, so I may have to do a reread but there's noting wrong with a book that really makes you think. The descriptive language really helped me visualize the sometimes graphic and disturbing scenes of the book and I'll bet if I'd ever been to New Orleans, it would have made this visualizing that much easier. Not for the faint of heart, but perfect for October to get you in the mood for Halloween.
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This is book three of a trilogy. I had not read books one and two so I was totally lost in this third book. It does not work as a stand alone. I liked it but so much happened in the first two books that I couldn’t piece everything together. I think I could have liked this if I’d read the other books. However, there was so much killing of witches and family members, I did not connect with any of the characters in the story. All in all, most of the characters were ruthless and unlikeable so I didn’t really care if they were killed off. Maybe if I’d read the other two, I’d have liked this more but I didn’t. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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This entire series was good but this book was a great finale! while I felt there had been threads in the previous books that had been dropped and left me feeling a little dissatisfied this book managed to tie everything together and answer those previous plot holes. I would recommend this series for anyone who is interested in Magic inspired tales but it wouldn't be the first series I recommend to someone.
This book did leave me feeling a little disheartened with how everything ended up I did appreciate the writers ability to keep me guessing throughout the story. I would rate this a 4/5 only because there were a few things I didn't care for. This doesn't mean however that you wouldn't absolutely love it! -
The best thing I can say is at least it wasn't as weird as the Savannah Series. While the writing was good there were just too any unanswered/unaddressed plot lines. I am only going to address two of them here: What exactly happened to Nathalie and how did she manage to escape those holding her captive? Also, since it seems that all the witches had their magic returned why was she dazed, confused and unable to see the things that she had been able to before?
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I was a little disappointed by this one, which really stunk - I loved loved loved the first two books in the series, but this third one felt a little wild even by the standards of the magical witch antics in the earlier volumes...
The books are all wildly imaginative and the characters are an incredible mash-up of personalities, quirks, and foibles. The mythology/magic worked into the tale are marvelously well laid out, providing a great mix of entertainment and information. And the still-decadent New Orleans that Horn delivers as his backdrop is almost a character in itself - fitting, I always thought, given the city's history.
Sounds like all good things, no? But still, something in this one just didn't grab me the same way...
I don't know what it was exactly - perhaps the shifting focus, character-wise, or perhaps just the winding down of the series - that made it a more difficult read for me. I still enjoyed it, don't get me wrong, I just found it a less compelling story on its own than the others. Still, it's a FANTASTIC series and definitely worth picking up - if this last volume isn't as strong as the earlier it's by a matter of degrees, and seeing how everything wraps up was more than worth the effort. Horn's witch books are always worth a look - the Savannah Witches series is also a lot of fun - and if you aren't familiar with them, you should give them a try.
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Book 3 in a paranormal series that really brings out from the book the sense and feel of the city of New Orleans. These books most certainly need reading in order and are worth it if you are a paranormal fan. For me i can take paranormal books sometimes so i have to spread out my reading of them otherwise i become blah with them. This book i give a solid 3 stars but for the overall series i give 4 stars. A very good series and book 3 adequately brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. Not my number 1 book in the series but it is always hard to end series with everyone satisfied.
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this is the 3rd and final chapter of this great story. It is about New Orleans witches and the war that is going on. I would definately recommend to read the first two books int he series or you will get a bit lost. Wonderful world building the arthur makes you feel like you ar there you can almost see and smell New Orleans. The characters are well written and the story line itself is interesting. I didnt read the first two books first so didn't enjoy it as much I went back and read them and the third made more sense after that. fast paced book I enjoyed the series.
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Excellent conclusion to the series. An enticing mix of families, magical disciplines, and New Orleans history makes this a great read. The darkness is deep & sultry, the evil is thick & juicy, and the love runs bottomless & strong. Character list at the beginning helped to refresh the memory and keep better track of the many characters and their connections. Reader's connection to the characters is tested at some deaths, but such is the way of life and literature.
