Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.60803538
EAN: 9780312949211
ISBN: 0312949219
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2007-10-02
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: 2007-10-02
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Customer Rating:
Summary: Interesting ideas
Comment: Quite a selection of stories. Some great, some not my style, but all interesting.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Half and half
Comment: -The Majicka by MaryJanice Davidson was a fun entertaining read. Felt a little short, but that's often her style. I'm not going to say any more but it's worth the read. 5 stars

-Voodoo Moon by Lori Handeland was a little too contrived but not awful. 3 stars

-Breath of Magic by Cheyenne McCrary was absolutely AWFUL. There wasn't a whole lot of plot once you get past the sex scenes. 1 star

-Any Witch Way She Can by Christine Warren was cute but the ending was kind of stupid. 4 stars

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good
Comment: I love anthologies. Especially if they are of the paranormal romance genre. This was a good book. Not the best I've ever read, but not the worse either.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Quick & Fun Fluff
Comment: I really enjoyed MaryJanice Davidson's story in this anthology, and would love to see the characters again in their own book. Although it contained the same "we just met, now let's have sex" as most of her other books, the characters were funny and unique enough that I still liked it.

Lori Handeland's story was quite freaky, Cheyenne McCray's was sexy, and Christine Warren's was really enjoyable.

Overall, a quick way to spend an hour or two!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. -Shakespeare (Hamlet)
Comment: This is a paranormal romance anthology containing four short stories from four different authors.

The Majicka - By MaryJanice Davidson - a humorous tale about a wealthy farm/land owner that takes in stray folk from the mystical realm; a fairy, a vampire, a werewolf and a woman trapped within a car. When another mysterious stranger ends up on her doorstep it's to reveal something otherworldly about herself.

Voodoo Moon - By Lori Handeland - A serial killer who leaves absolutely no clues at the crime scenes in a small town, except voodoo dolls, has the sheriff finally asking for help from the FBI. Skeptical agent Dana Duran doesn't believe in things that go bump in the night, but soon she starts seeing things she can't explain with her own eyes.

Breath of Magic - By Cheyenne McCray - A battle between good an evil and the possession of a powerful eye ensues in the city and the witches are paired up with Tuatha D'Danann warriors to help them in this power struggle.

Any Witch Way She Can - By Christine Warren - A human girl surrounded by a family of magical foxwomen, werewolves and other magical entities is an oddity. Randy doesn't mind her human status but seeks to find a love ever lasting conjuring a spell from one of her cousin's magical books. The result lands her in her grandmother's house in the middle of a dinner party in nothing but her pajamas.

My one problem with this anthology is one I share with most romance anthologies; making the characters fall in love in less than 100 pages. That means, typically, within a day of meeting these characters are oozing undying love for one another and usually it's not very convincing. I don't know why they insist on doing it that way when you can still have the romance, even the sex, with the characters FALLING in love; they just don't have to complete the journey and FALL in one day.

This is one of the better anthologies I have ever read. I enjoyed all the stories and found their paranormal plot's phenomenal. Breath of Magic left me lost a time or two as it seems to be part of a series I have never read, but for the most part I thoroughly enjoyed it. MaryJanice's had her signature humor all over that story, from the giant He-Fairy to the car with attitude, I giggled continuously. All in all each story lends a unique and exciting twist on the paranormal and on romance. Enjoy!

Cherise Everhard, March 2008

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