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My Review:Title: Mind Magic (The Triad of Magic #1)
Author: Poppy Dennison, Macy Blake
Series: The Triad of Magic #1
Published by: Indie
Release Date: October 29, 2019
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 220
Genres: Paranormal Romance, LGBT
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My rating:
Blurb:
Magical species must never mix.
According to the rules, Simon Osborne should ignore the children’s cries for help. After all, they’re werewolf cubs, and he’s an apprentice mage. But for once in his life, Simon breaks the rules and rescues the cubs, saving them from a demon intent on draining them of their magic.
Of course, all actions have consequences, and Simon’s bold move earns him the displeasure of his peers and the attention of the cubs’ alpha, a man named Gray Townsend.
The last thing Gray needs is a mage in his life, but Simon did save his son. Since Simon is now a friend of the pack, Gray doesn’t have much choice about it—or the forbidden attraction that goes along with it. Unfortunately for the alpha, he needs Simon’s help to track down the demon behind the kidnappings—before it strikes again. Simon and Gray must join forces to protect the pack, even as they struggle to resist the temptation that threatens to destroy them both.
2nd Edition. Originally published in 2012 as Poppy Dennison.
It was pretty good. Simon, an apprentice mage, saves some bear cubs from an evil sorceror. Good right? But because magic users and shifters aren’t suposed to interact, his master is mad at him. But I was stuck on was the why’s. Why is it frowned upon for them to mix? I don’t think we are ever given a good enough excuse. Anyway, the alpha, Grey, is one of the cubs father’s and it’s clear they have an attraction, making an already tense situation worse for Simon.
As things progress and they hunt the evil sorceror, their relationship evolves, rather quickly, I might add. And suddenly the why’s of them interacting are thrown to the wayside. Like it was never that important to begin with. It seemed like it was just a made up rule with no back bone to create tension where none really needed to exist. We have a big bad that’s evil enough to carry the plot, we don’t need an extra reason for them to be apart. It seemed like it was supposed to be a forbidden love, but it came across really flat in that aspect.
There is a lot of telling and the dialogue needs work. I hate when there is too much telling, it stalls out the progression of the story. And everyone knows how important dialogue is to me so doubt I’ll read more in this series.
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