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Hex #2
Hex Appeal
The second book in the Hex series features feisty witch Jazz and her drop-dead gorgeous vampire cop boyfriend in a new installment. On again, off again for over 300 years, Jazz and Nick are finally back together, but then Jazz thinks Nick has bitten her. Separated again, upset and angry, the two of them start having violent, recurring dreams in which each one figures in disturbing and menacing ways. They can't sleep, they can't eat, and they finally figure out they'd better get together and discover who's poisoning their dreams-and their relationship.
Full of the fantastic secondary characters that Linda Wisdom's fans know and love, including Jazz's sister witches and a cast of delectable supernatural male characters, Hex Appeal is fun and funny paranormal romance at its best.
"Filled with loads of sass and sensuality, plenty of laughs and a host of oddball characters who'll leave you in stitches and asking for more."
-Book Loons
"With a rollicking cast of supporting characters, biting wit and sensual scenes, 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover is 'a high-power keg of excitement!'"
-Coffee Time Romance
4 Star Review-Romantic Times: "Longtime series author Wisdom makes a wickedly fun jump into the supernatural realm. Offbeat characters...offer insight into this highly intriguing new heroine. The balance of danger, adventure and the supernatural is excellent. With characters as rich and challenging as these, let's hope we haven't seen the last of them."
"Wisdom, no stranger to romance fans, delivers a striking opening salvo in her new paranormal series... a zany, hot read." -Booklist
Full of the fantastic secondary characters that Linda Wisdom's fans know and love, including Jazz's sister witches and a cast of delectable supernatural male characters, Hex Appeal is fun and funny paranormal romance at its best.
"Filled with loads of sass and sensuality, plenty of laughs and a host of oddball characters who'll leave you in stitches and asking for more."
-Book Loons
"With a rollicking cast of supporting characters, biting wit and sensual scenes, 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover is 'a high-power keg of excitement!'"
-Coffee Time Romance
4 Star Review-Romantic Times: "Longtime series author Wisdom makes a wickedly fun jump into the supernatural realm. Offbeat characters...offer insight into this highly intriguing new heroine. The balance of danger, adventure and the supernatural is excellent. With characters as rich and challenging as these, let's hope we haven't seen the last of them."
"Wisdom, no stranger to romance fans, delivers a striking opening salvo in her new paranormal series... a zany, hot read." -Booklist
354 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 6, 2008
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Linda Wisdom
82Ìýbooks431ÌýfollowersI'm a multi-published author since 1979 and now writing paranormal romance or what I like to call witch lit. 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover came out this past March and Hex Appeal comes out in November with Halloween promotion and will also be carried in Target.
My witch series has also been optioned to be shopped around as a TV series or movie. So here's hoping!
My witch series has also been optioned to be shopped around as a TV series or movie. So here's hoping!
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October 4, 2008
Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Nov08
Shoes that bill and coo, and Monty Python’s rabid bunny slippers come to life! “Hex Appeal� by Linda Wisdom is a laugh out loud paranormal romance. With zany secondary characters and a Starbucks addicted witch in love with a smoldering, sexy vampire, this series has something for everyone. In �50 Ways to Hex Your Lover�, Jazz and Nick reunited to finally defeat a returned enemy. Now in “Hex Appeal� they’ll need to trust each other more than ever before to best whatever force is trying to either break them up or kill them.
Jazz is a 700-something (real women never tell) witch with a wicked sweet tooth and a weakness for her vampire lover. Never willing to take the easy route, Jazz is currently working as a curse remover while waiting out her banishment from witch school. When she begins having bad dreams, she figures it’s just something she ate. When she beings having nightmares, she thinks it must be some curse or hex. But when one nightmare causes her to lose her magic…well, that’s war.
Nick still can’t believe how well he and Jazz are getting along. A vampire and a witch…who’d a thunk it? Even being unable to drink Jazz’s blood can’t damage his love for her. When Jazz begins having bad dreams, he’s worried. When he begins having bad dreams, he’s pissed. But it’s becoming all too clear that their enemy or enemies are highly placed in the supernatural community and very powerful.
Jazz is someone I’d want to hang with…while drinking wine, eating chocolate, and trashing men. She’s funny and has so many quirks, I can’t begin to list them all. She also has rubber ducks that swim in her bathtub, a hunk for a boyfriend, shoes that flirt, and shoes that can kill…literally. Now that’s my kind of woman! Nick is still a bit mysterious, but more pieces of his past come to light in this book. These two are the George and Gracie (or Jennifer and Brad for you younger ones) of the paranormal world.
Wisdom’s contemporary California is the perfect setting for Jazz’s crazy world and the wacky and weird characters who inhabit it. While there’s enough steamy romance to satisfy the paranormal romance label, this second book is more about the creatures who live in Jazz’s world…weres, vampires, witches, wizards, ghosts, elves, pixies, and creatures not yet identified. The slowing unfolding mystery reveals itself at a perfect pace, and still leaves room for more books in the series. If you’re looking for a humorous change of pace, pick up Linda Wisdom’s “Hex Appeal� and laugh yourself silly.
Shoes that bill and coo, and Monty Python’s rabid bunny slippers come to life! “Hex Appeal� by Linda Wisdom is a laugh out loud paranormal romance. With zany secondary characters and a Starbucks addicted witch in love with a smoldering, sexy vampire, this series has something for everyone. In �50 Ways to Hex Your Lover�, Jazz and Nick reunited to finally defeat a returned enemy. Now in “Hex Appeal� they’ll need to trust each other more than ever before to best whatever force is trying to either break them up or kill them.
Jazz is a 700-something (real women never tell) witch with a wicked sweet tooth and a weakness for her vampire lover. Never willing to take the easy route, Jazz is currently working as a curse remover while waiting out her banishment from witch school. When she begins having bad dreams, she figures it’s just something she ate. When she beings having nightmares, she thinks it must be some curse or hex. But when one nightmare causes her to lose her magic…well, that’s war.
Nick still can’t believe how well he and Jazz are getting along. A vampire and a witch…who’d a thunk it? Even being unable to drink Jazz’s blood can’t damage his love for her. When Jazz begins having bad dreams, he’s worried. When he begins having bad dreams, he’s pissed. But it’s becoming all too clear that their enemy or enemies are highly placed in the supernatural community and very powerful.
Jazz is someone I’d want to hang with…while drinking wine, eating chocolate, and trashing men. She’s funny and has so many quirks, I can’t begin to list them all. She also has rubber ducks that swim in her bathtub, a hunk for a boyfriend, shoes that flirt, and shoes that can kill…literally. Now that’s my kind of woman! Nick is still a bit mysterious, but more pieces of his past come to light in this book. These two are the George and Gracie (or Jennifer and Brad for you younger ones) of the paranormal world.
Wisdom’s contemporary California is the perfect setting for Jazz’s crazy world and the wacky and weird characters who inhabit it. While there’s enough steamy romance to satisfy the paranormal romance label, this second book is more about the creatures who live in Jazz’s world…weres, vampires, witches, wizards, ghosts, elves, pixies, and creatures not yet identified. The slowing unfolding mystery reveals itself at a perfect pace, and still leaves room for more books in the series. If you’re looking for a humorous change of pace, pick up Linda Wisdom’s “Hex Appeal� and laugh yourself silly.
February 12, 2020
The second half of this book is an exciting adventure; the first half wanders this way and that, but you need to read it to make sense of the second half. You see, the adventure picks up right at the beginning when two seemingly unrelated Bad Things happen.
(1) Jazz the witch (original name Griet) is savagely bitten by her centuries-long lover Nick the vampire (full name Nikolai Grigorovich), even though witches' blood is poisonous to vampires, but he insists he was sleeping and never bit her.
(2) Immediately she storms out onto the boardwalk where its manager Rex accuses her carnivorous bunny slippers Fluff and Puff of eating Willie the Wereweasel, so she has to cage them magically to protect them from a death sentence by the Ruling Council of supernatural species.
Fluff and Puff get competition from Croc and Delilah, two flirty female stilettos who use Jazz's makeup and change their color and shape to match whatever Jazz is wearing; although they're just as chatty as Fluff and Puff, they're not as rich a source of laughs. Irma, Krebs, and Dweezil are back, and Jazz and Nick work away at their relationship under new stresses while they solve some clients' problems. Overall, though, I had much more fun with these characters in the first go-round, 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover. But there's still a fair amount of humor here.
It turns out that a curse is being foisted on Jazz and her friends by a powerful adversary or adversaries, infecting their dreams as in (1) above, stealing their powers, and threatening to trap them in a dream world. This main adventure pops up here and there among side plots and subplots until about halfway through, and from there on the story gets intense. Key characters in the adventure aren't introduced until deep into spoiler territory, so I can't tell you about them. Two stars for the first half, three for the second half, and I'm rounding up for the whole book.
(1) Jazz the witch (original name Griet) is savagely bitten by her centuries-long lover Nick the vampire (full name Nikolai Grigorovich), even though witches' blood is poisonous to vampires, but he insists he was sleeping and never bit her.
(2) Immediately she storms out onto the boardwalk where its manager Rex accuses her carnivorous bunny slippers Fluff and Puff of eating Willie the Wereweasel, so she has to cage them magically to protect them from a death sentence by the Ruling Council of supernatural species.
Fluff and Puff get competition from Croc and Delilah, two flirty female stilettos who use Jazz's makeup and change their color and shape to match whatever Jazz is wearing; although they're just as chatty as Fluff and Puff, they're not as rich a source of laughs. Irma, Krebs, and Dweezil are back, and Jazz and Nick work away at their relationship under new stresses while they solve some clients' problems. Overall, though, I had much more fun with these characters in the first go-round, 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover. But there's still a fair amount of humor here.
It turns out that a curse is being foisted on Jazz and her friends by a powerful adversary or adversaries, infecting their dreams as in (1) above, stealing their powers, and threatening to trap them in a dream world. This main adventure pops up here and there among side plots and subplots until about halfway through, and from there on the story gets intense. Key characters in the adventure aren't introduced until deep into spoiler territory, so I can't tell you about them. Two stars for the first half, three for the second half, and I'm rounding up for the whole book.
April 9, 2009
This is the second book in the series and another fun ride. I feel like the pacing of the plot was a little off - but it was such fun I didn't let it bother me. I really enjoy this series and find Jazz (the main character and a witch who has been around for hundreds of years) not only relateable but a joy.
I am anxious to read the next in this series which apparently came out in March 2009. I am hooked!
I am anxious to read the next in this series which apparently came out in March 2009. I am hooked!
September 18, 2019
She stood in the open doorway, holding a sultry pose. "Don't you look all Sam Spade?" She kept her voice low and sexy.
Nick sat behind his desk with his feet propped up on the scratched surface. As if he knew of her intent, he wore dark slacks, a white shirt, and suspenders. A battered fedora sat rakishly on his head. "Hey doll," he growled. "You look like trouble on showgirl legs." Nick leaned back his chair, allowing his gaze to roam over her. There was no doubt he liked what he saw.
Jazz perched herself on the edge of the desk.
A blur of movement was Jazz's only warning before she found herself in Nick's lap.
"Isn't it amazing what happens when we work together?" She looped her arms around his neck. "Specifically, I didn't end up in jail and neither one of us ended up in trouble."
"Only because no one liked Dyfynnog all that much." His hold on her tightened, bringing her closer to him. "So what do you think? Do you think a vampire like me and a witch like you can�?"
"There would have been a time I'd tell you not on your unlife, but I feel generous today. Still, you know it won't be easy," she warned him. "I've got Irma and the slippers. And even if Dweezil makes me crazy I won't give up driving for him. And I want romance."
Nick grinned. "Anything else?"
2019 - 2nd(?) re-read
I like this series, but not only did I not like this one as much as the first, I didn't like it as much on this latest re-read.
Jazz seemed a little ditzy for a gal who's been around for 700 years. I don't remember her making quite so many stupid/questionable choices in the first book. And I have to say there was a lot going on, and most of it felt entirely unnecessary. One the other hand, once the bad guys were finally discovered, the confrontation was super short. And pretty unsatisfying, to be honest. I've read the entire series, but I really don't remember the plot points, so I could be wrong, but I don't think it's really ever addressed. Guess I'll find out, because I'm going to keep going with my re-read. Plus I do like Jazz, Nick, and the assortment of other people and creatures, I just didn't love this particular story.
My biggest pet peeve though was the formatting. A lot of the time there was a space in the middle of a word that made it look like two words. It was super annoying, but not a deal breaker or anything. Once you figured out what you were looking at it, it downgraded to just slightly annoying.
"What in the hell?" Krebs stared at the bowl of dip that was now down on the floor and disappearing at a rapid rate.
"Irma's damn dog," Nick growled at the bear-like animal that happily barked at him.
"Ghosts can eat?" Krebs couldn't take his eyes off the chips now going the way of the dip even if he couldn't see what was consuming them.
"Apparently this one can." Nick raised his voice. "Irma, come get your dog!"
"She went with Jazz." Krebs fought a losing battle for his beer bottle.
A moment later, an intense stench filled the air.
"Augh!" He gave up the bottle and covered his nose with his hands.
"Outside now!" Nick ordered. While he didn't have the power Jazz did, he was able to give the dog a mental push toward the kitchen door where the dog flashed through in his escape to the backyard.
"That is disgusting." Krebs's voice sounded nasal as he pinched his nostrils shut.
"Until now I have never been so glad not to have the ability of breathing," Nick muttered, fighting to keep from laughing, but he soon gave in.
Krebs glared at him then ended up following his mirth.
"You can't say I don't provide an interesting time," Krebs choked, heading for the kitchen and replacement beers.
~
"How many lies did she tell you before I showed up?" she asked.
"What makes you think she lied?" Nick settled back in his chair, propping his feet up on the desk surface.
She rolled her eyes. "Duh! The woman wouldn't know the truth if it bit her. Plus, she's heavily shielded. She probably has more than one charm on her. I'd say one charm to hide her true age and another one to hide her thoughts. You couldn't read her properly, could you?" She arched an eyebrow in question. She nodded. "Which is the real reason why you called me. Honestly, Nick, couldn't you see past the face and boobs?"
"I never noticed."But his pious expression didn't fly with her.
"Oh sure." She reached into her jeans pocket and pulled out a card. She dropped it in front of him. "I'm making it easy for you. Just a healthy reload, if you please."
Nick picked up the Starbucks gift card. "Why do I feel as if my idea of a healthy reload and yours is completely different?"
"Then let me make it easy for you." She leaned over, jotting down numbers on a piece of paper and pushed it toward him.
Nick winced. Thanks to Esme, his bank account would be healthier than it had been in some time, but if he continued paying for Jazz's Starbucks addiction, he'd be broke in no time. "Done."
"Thank you," she cooed, hopping off the desk.
"You're not staying?" He eyed her form-fit jeans and body-hugging sweater.
"I just got in from driving a group of drunken gnomes to a bunch of parties. I'm tired, my ears are ringing from crazy gnome jokes, and I reek of gnome ale. I want a shower. You're on your own, lover." She stopped long enough to stretch across the desk and drop a kiss on his mouth.
~
"She said if I want to find out who's behind what's going on with me I need to look to the past."
"That was her only hint?"
"I could have used a few more. Such as what decade or even what century, but she hung up before I could ask her any questions."
"And it's not as if you haven't made your fair share of enemies over time."
"Not enemies. Just people who didn't agree with me." She eyed the southbound lanes sign. "So where are we going?"
"How does Laguna sound?"
"Nice, but if you wanted a cloudy beach we could have stayed home."
"Not if you're looking for a sneaky Wereweasel named Willie."
She sat up straight and turned toward him. "You found Willie? How did you find him?"
"Coby had put the word out and called me the morning that one of his people spied Willie in a Were club down in Laguna." He made a quick zigzag around a slow moving sedan.
"Coby? I gave him my card. Why didn't he call me?"
"Don't pout," he teased.
"It's the witch thing. He trusts a vampire more than a witch. And I'm not pouting. It's my lip plumping lip gloss." She quickly uncrossed her arms and settled her expression in something less…pouty.
Nick grinned, but he knew better than to say anything more.
~
"I settled the problems between Dweezil and Mindy. I solved the case of the missing Willie. Oh wait, that doesn't sound right, does it," she said to the slippers. "I didn't even go ballistic when I found out Krebs is dating Leticia. So if I'm on a roll, why can't I prove that Angelica is behind the nightmares? I know it has to be her."
Think about it, dummy! You're not fighting her on her turf. Her mental gargoyle smacked her upside the head.
When the truth hit her, it hit with a vengeance.
"That's it. Why didn't I think of it before?" She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and raised her hands over her head. The air thickened and swirled around her with magick sparkling through her aura. "Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Bring Irma, Nick, and Krebs to where I sleep. Because I say so, damn it!" She clapped her hands so hard they stung from the contact. When she opened her eyes, she found the three in front of her, one of them in all his freshly showered glory. "Not good! Not good!" She waved her hand, providing Krebs with a pair of pajama pants and even making sure he was dried off.
"How the hell did I get here?" he demanded, looking around.
"I was getting ready for bed," Irma groused. The spirit was dressed in a floral print flannel nightgown and had old-fashioned curlers in her hair. A smidge of cleansing cream dotted her nose. "Although it would be easier if I had an actual bed."
Krebs turned at the sound of Irma's voice. "And how come I can see her when I couldn't before? Hey! Boundaries!" he barked, when Irma's gaze centered on his lower half.
"I fixed it so you could see her and the dog from now on," Jazz explained.
"Why do I get the sense you have a spell up your sleeve." Nick muttered, looking just as disgruntled as the other two.
"Because I do." She gestured for them to be seated. "And I need all of you to help me."
"Even non-magickal me?" Krebs looked pleased. "Wow, I'm part of the Scooby gang."
"I could have you long ago I was necessary," Irma stated. "After all, you couldn't have defeated that horrible Reeves person without me."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, broke the curse, did your thing, we all survived." Jazz waved it off.
Nick sat behind his desk with his feet propped up on the scratched surface. As if he knew of her intent, he wore dark slacks, a white shirt, and suspenders. A battered fedora sat rakishly on his head. "Hey doll," he growled. "You look like trouble on showgirl legs." Nick leaned back his chair, allowing his gaze to roam over her. There was no doubt he liked what he saw.
Jazz perched herself on the edge of the desk.
A blur of movement was Jazz's only warning before she found herself in Nick's lap.
"Isn't it amazing what happens when we work together?" She looped her arms around his neck. "Specifically, I didn't end up in jail and neither one of us ended up in trouble."
"Only because no one liked Dyfynnog all that much." His hold on her tightened, bringing her closer to him. "So what do you think? Do you think a vampire like me and a witch like you can�?"
"There would have been a time I'd tell you not on your unlife, but I feel generous today. Still, you know it won't be easy," she warned him. "I've got Irma and the slippers. And even if Dweezil makes me crazy I won't give up driving for him. And I want romance."
Nick grinned. "Anything else?"
2019 - 2nd(?) re-read
I like this series, but not only did I not like this one as much as the first, I didn't like it as much on this latest re-read.
Jazz seemed a little ditzy for a gal who's been around for 700 years. I don't remember her making quite so many stupid/questionable choices in the first book. And I have to say there was a lot going on, and most of it felt entirely unnecessary. One the other hand, once the bad guys were finally discovered, the confrontation was super short. And pretty unsatisfying, to be honest. I've read the entire series, but I really don't remember the plot points, so I could be wrong, but I don't think it's really ever addressed. Guess I'll find out, because I'm going to keep going with my re-read. Plus I do like Jazz, Nick, and the assortment of other people and creatures, I just didn't love this particular story.
My biggest pet peeve though was the formatting. A lot of the time there was a space in the middle of a word that made it look like two words. It was super annoying, but not a deal breaker or anything. Once you figured out what you were looking at it, it downgraded to just slightly annoying.
"What in the hell?" Krebs stared at the bowl of dip that was now down on the floor and disappearing at a rapid rate.
"Irma's damn dog," Nick growled at the bear-like animal that happily barked at him.
"Ghosts can eat?" Krebs couldn't take his eyes off the chips now going the way of the dip even if he couldn't see what was consuming them.
"Apparently this one can." Nick raised his voice. "Irma, come get your dog!"
"She went with Jazz." Krebs fought a losing battle for his beer bottle.
A moment later, an intense stench filled the air.
"Augh!" He gave up the bottle and covered his nose with his hands.
"Outside now!" Nick ordered. While he didn't have the power Jazz did, he was able to give the dog a mental push toward the kitchen door where the dog flashed through in his escape to the backyard.
"That is disgusting." Krebs's voice sounded nasal as he pinched his nostrils shut.
"Until now I have never been so glad not to have the ability of breathing," Nick muttered, fighting to keep from laughing, but he soon gave in.
Krebs glared at him then ended up following his mirth.
"You can't say I don't provide an interesting time," Krebs choked, heading for the kitchen and replacement beers.
~
"How many lies did she tell you before I showed up?" she asked.
"What makes you think she lied?" Nick settled back in his chair, propping his feet up on the desk surface.
She rolled her eyes. "Duh! The woman wouldn't know the truth if it bit her. Plus, she's heavily shielded. She probably has more than one charm on her. I'd say one charm to hide her true age and another one to hide her thoughts. You couldn't read her properly, could you?" She arched an eyebrow in question. She nodded. "Which is the real reason why you called me. Honestly, Nick, couldn't you see past the face and boobs?"
"I never noticed."But his pious expression didn't fly with her.
"Oh sure." She reached into her jeans pocket and pulled out a card. She dropped it in front of him. "I'm making it easy for you. Just a healthy reload, if you please."
Nick picked up the Starbucks gift card. "Why do I feel as if my idea of a healthy reload and yours is completely different?"
"Then let me make it easy for you." She leaned over, jotting down numbers on a piece of paper and pushed it toward him.
Nick winced. Thanks to Esme, his bank account would be healthier than it had been in some time, but if he continued paying for Jazz's Starbucks addiction, he'd be broke in no time. "Done."
"Thank you," she cooed, hopping off the desk.
"You're not staying?" He eyed her form-fit jeans and body-hugging sweater.
"I just got in from driving a group of drunken gnomes to a bunch of parties. I'm tired, my ears are ringing from crazy gnome jokes, and I reek of gnome ale. I want a shower. You're on your own, lover." She stopped long enough to stretch across the desk and drop a kiss on his mouth.
~
"She said if I want to find out who's behind what's going on with me I need to look to the past."
"That was her only hint?"
"I could have used a few more. Such as what decade or even what century, but she hung up before I could ask her any questions."
"And it's not as if you haven't made your fair share of enemies over time."
"Not enemies. Just people who didn't agree with me." She eyed the southbound lanes sign. "So where are we going?"
"How does Laguna sound?"
"Nice, but if you wanted a cloudy beach we could have stayed home."
"Not if you're looking for a sneaky Wereweasel named Willie."
She sat up straight and turned toward him. "You found Willie? How did you find him?"
"Coby had put the word out and called me the morning that one of his people spied Willie in a Were club down in Laguna." He made a quick zigzag around a slow moving sedan.
"Coby? I gave him my card. Why didn't he call me?"
"Don't pout," he teased.
"It's the witch thing. He trusts a vampire more than a witch. And I'm not pouting. It's my lip plumping lip gloss." She quickly uncrossed her arms and settled her expression in something less…pouty.
Nick grinned, but he knew better than to say anything more.
~
"I settled the problems between Dweezil and Mindy. I solved the case of the missing Willie. Oh wait, that doesn't sound right, does it," she said to the slippers. "I didn't even go ballistic when I found out Krebs is dating Leticia. So if I'm on a roll, why can't I prove that Angelica is behind the nightmares? I know it has to be her."
Think about it, dummy! You're not fighting her on her turf. Her mental gargoyle smacked her upside the head.
When the truth hit her, it hit with a vengeance.
"That's it. Why didn't I think of it before?" She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and raised her hands over her head. The air thickened and swirled around her with magick sparkling through her aura. "Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Bring Irma, Nick, and Krebs to where I sleep. Because I say so, damn it!" She clapped her hands so hard they stung from the contact. When she opened her eyes, she found the three in front of her, one of them in all his freshly showered glory. "Not good! Not good!" She waved her hand, providing Krebs with a pair of pajama pants and even making sure he was dried off.
"How the hell did I get here?" he demanded, looking around.
"I was getting ready for bed," Irma groused. The spirit was dressed in a floral print flannel nightgown and had old-fashioned curlers in her hair. A smidge of cleansing cream dotted her nose. "Although it would be easier if I had an actual bed."
Krebs turned at the sound of Irma's voice. "And how come I can see her when I couldn't before? Hey! Boundaries!" he barked, when Irma's gaze centered on his lower half.
"I fixed it so you could see her and the dog from now on," Jazz explained.
"Why do I get the sense you have a spell up your sleeve." Nick muttered, looking just as disgruntled as the other two.
"Because I do." She gestured for them to be seated. "And I need all of you to help me."
"Even non-magickal me?" Krebs looked pleased. "Wow, I'm part of the Scooby gang."
"I could have you long ago I was necessary," Irma stated. "After all, you couldn't have defeated that horrible Reeves person without me."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, broke the curse, did your thing, we all survived." Jazz waved it off.
November 16, 2024
Second in the Jazz Tremaine, a.k.a., Hex, paranormal romance series revolving around a witch and her friends in Southern California.
My Take
I love it! I love it! Instead of the usual ending for a spell, "so mote it be", Jazz uses "because I say so, damn it!" Too funny.
Oh, man, I love the rubber duckies!! Wisdom is too funny in describing their actions when Jazz is taking her bath!?! I can't wait to see how they react to a swimming pool!
What I don't get is how lackadaisical Jazz is about investigating what happened to Willie? She keeps waiting until there's another threat against Fluff and Puff before she thinks about detecting. The same thing happens when she loses her powers. She has no interest in really digging in and finding out what happened. Who caused it. She's just really whiny and irritating here. Then there's her lame approach on the dream realm. Duhhh…certainly explains why she keeps getting years added on to her banishment.
The Story
It starts badly with Nick sucking down Jazz's blood while they're in bed. At least…she thinks he was sucking it down. On her stomp back to her place, Jazz decides to take a chance with crossing the boardwalk with Fluff and Puff…only, Rex catches them and accuses them of eating Willie! Rex intends to bring it up to the Ruling Council � a sure death sentence unless Jazz can find out what really happened to Willie.
The pluses are the cool croc shoes that Thea sent Jazz and the fabulous payment Patrice gives her for taking care of that curse. A negative is that a couple of the old movies Jazz was in back in the 1920s that Krebs found. And Jazz still isn't sure what she thinks of Krebs and Nick getting together to watch sports�
The bigger negatives are becoming mortal and all those damned nightmares! It's not just Jazz either. Irma, Nick, and Krebs are also suffering. And Nick's nightmares have him wondering if Jazz wouldn't be better off. At least, until Jazz drags the three of them off with her into the dream realm!
Nick has a few interesting cases: Mrs Archer wants to find her son, a newly-turned vampire, and be sure he's okay, and Esme wants to protect her daughter from her family � hmmph…the truth always outs.
The Characters
Jazz Tremaine and her fellow witches have been naughty for centuries � at least they're consistent, since being naughty is what got them banished in the first place. Fluff and Puff are her anything-eating bunny slippers who've been banned from the boardwalk by Rex, the boardwalk manager. Irma is a matronly ghost who comes with the T-bird Jazz drives, who spends most of her time whining at Jazz and trying to light up a cigarette in the car, the garage, the� She's recently acquired a nameless ghost dog, Sirius. Ooh, Jazz gets a great shoe present from Thea!! I want a pair!! Croc and Delilah are magical crocodile shoes that change to match your outfit. They also like makeup. And men…watch out, boys! Stasia Romanov and Blair Fitzpatrick are two of her witch friends who live nearby.
Nick Gregory, a.k.a., Nikolai Gregorivich, has been a vampire for longer than Jazz has existed as a witch, I think. He and Jazz are currently in an on-again stage of their centuries-old relationship. Krebs, a.k.a., Jonathan, is Jazz's housemate and a computer whiz. Well, actually, he owns the house and runs his website creation company from it. Contrary to Jazz's "orders", Krebs has been seeing one of his clients, Leticia, on the side.
Dweezil runs All Creatures Car Service and specializes in the othernatural market. He's had a succession of receptionists since he fired Mindy for sabotage. He's pretty much a scumbag with his eye perpetually on the money � when it's not focused on his collection of vintage erotica. His current receptionist is Grevia, a zombie. Kurdilir is Dweezil's lead mechanic. Luger is a vampire leader. Coby is the local pack leader and runs the Full Moon Café. And gives Jazz some help on her missing Willie case.
Mindy has set up a rival driving company Historic Cars with her very hostile father Eilemar's backing and is seducing Dweezil's workers away from him. Not that it's hard to seduce 'em, as cheap as Dweezil is.
Patrice Sanibel is a client of Jazz's. Someone has put a curse on her and she's "disappearing" from her friends' horizons.
Willie the wereweasel, works the carnival rides at the boardwalk before he disappears. Thea is another of Jazz's witch friends; she's been writing for centuries. In this century, she's a celebrated romance author � the girls reckon she's got personal experience to draw on for still more centuries. Reinhold is an enforcer for the Protectorate and not one of Jazz's fans. Angelica is a bitch vampire from way back with a short romantic history with Nick. She's just become the new leader of the Vampire Protectorate. Detective Larkin is a sheriff's detective and has been discovering about the othernaturals, unhappily. Dyfynnog is a powerful wizard and the former owner of Fluff and Puff until Jazz liberated them.
Eurydice is one of the witches on the Witches' Council. Pithias is on the Wizards' Council.
The Cover and Title
It's another cartoon cover with the red-haired Jazz in her pointy, witch's hat and wearing a push-up bra with a black halter dress with a Dracula-type collar rising up behind her head, its empire waistline accented by a fuchsia belt and her fuchsia, peep-toe, fuck-me-sandals, sitting on a park bench as she pets a cat � why isn't she petting Puff or Fluff?? The coffin represents Nick. The background is the park with a blocky city skyline at night. A quarter moon is shining in the background with a bat flying. I don't understand why the artist isn't making the boardwalk that Jazz loves so much the background..?
I really don't know where the title comes from…unless it's Jazz's Hex Appeal that appeals to Nick.
My Take
I love it! I love it! Instead of the usual ending for a spell, "so mote it be", Jazz uses "because I say so, damn it!" Too funny.
Oh, man, I love the rubber duckies!! Wisdom is too funny in describing their actions when Jazz is taking her bath!?! I can't wait to see how they react to a swimming pool!
What I don't get is how lackadaisical Jazz is about investigating what happened to Willie? She keeps waiting until there's another threat against Fluff and Puff before she thinks about detecting. The same thing happens when she loses her powers. She has no interest in really digging in and finding out what happened. Who caused it. She's just really whiny and irritating here. Then there's her lame approach on the dream realm. Duhhh…certainly explains why she keeps getting years added on to her banishment.
The Story
It starts badly with Nick sucking down Jazz's blood while they're in bed. At least…she thinks he was sucking it down. On her stomp back to her place, Jazz decides to take a chance with crossing the boardwalk with Fluff and Puff…only, Rex catches them and accuses them of eating Willie! Rex intends to bring it up to the Ruling Council � a sure death sentence unless Jazz can find out what really happened to Willie.
The pluses are the cool croc shoes that Thea sent Jazz and the fabulous payment Patrice gives her for taking care of that curse. A negative is that a couple of the old movies Jazz was in back in the 1920s that Krebs found. And Jazz still isn't sure what she thinks of Krebs and Nick getting together to watch sports�
The bigger negatives are becoming mortal and all those damned nightmares! It's not just Jazz either. Irma, Nick, and Krebs are also suffering. And Nick's nightmares have him wondering if Jazz wouldn't be better off. At least, until Jazz drags the three of them off with her into the dream realm!
Nick has a few interesting cases: Mrs Archer wants to find her son, a newly-turned vampire, and be sure he's okay, and Esme wants to protect her daughter from her family � hmmph…the truth always outs.
The Characters
Jazz Tremaine and her fellow witches have been naughty for centuries � at least they're consistent, since being naughty is what got them banished in the first place. Fluff and Puff are her anything-eating bunny slippers who've been banned from the boardwalk by Rex, the boardwalk manager. Irma is a matronly ghost who comes with the T-bird Jazz drives, who spends most of her time whining at Jazz and trying to light up a cigarette in the car, the garage, the� She's recently acquired a nameless ghost dog, Sirius. Ooh, Jazz gets a great shoe present from Thea!! I want a pair!! Croc and Delilah are magical crocodile shoes that change to match your outfit. They also like makeup. And men…watch out, boys! Stasia Romanov and Blair Fitzpatrick are two of her witch friends who live nearby.
Nick Gregory, a.k.a., Nikolai Gregorivich, has been a vampire for longer than Jazz has existed as a witch, I think. He and Jazz are currently in an on-again stage of their centuries-old relationship. Krebs, a.k.a., Jonathan, is Jazz's housemate and a computer whiz. Well, actually, he owns the house and runs his website creation company from it. Contrary to Jazz's "orders", Krebs has been seeing one of his clients, Leticia, on the side.
Dweezil runs All Creatures Car Service and specializes in the othernatural market. He's had a succession of receptionists since he fired Mindy for sabotage. He's pretty much a scumbag with his eye perpetually on the money � when it's not focused on his collection of vintage erotica. His current receptionist is Grevia, a zombie. Kurdilir is Dweezil's lead mechanic. Luger is a vampire leader. Coby is the local pack leader and runs the Full Moon Café. And gives Jazz some help on her missing Willie case.
Mindy has set up a rival driving company Historic Cars with her very hostile father Eilemar's backing and is seducing Dweezil's workers away from him. Not that it's hard to seduce 'em, as cheap as Dweezil is.
Patrice Sanibel is a client of Jazz's. Someone has put a curse on her and she's "disappearing" from her friends' horizons.
Willie the wereweasel, works the carnival rides at the boardwalk before he disappears. Thea is another of Jazz's witch friends; she's been writing for centuries. In this century, she's a celebrated romance author � the girls reckon she's got personal experience to draw on for still more centuries. Reinhold is an enforcer for the Protectorate and not one of Jazz's fans. Angelica is a bitch vampire from way back with a short romantic history with Nick. She's just become the new leader of the Vampire Protectorate. Detective Larkin is a sheriff's detective and has been discovering about the othernaturals, unhappily. Dyfynnog is a powerful wizard and the former owner of Fluff and Puff until Jazz liberated them.
Eurydice is one of the witches on the Witches' Council. Pithias is on the Wizards' Council.
The Cover and Title
It's another cartoon cover with the red-haired Jazz in her pointy, witch's hat and wearing a push-up bra with a black halter dress with a Dracula-type collar rising up behind her head, its empire waistline accented by a fuchsia belt and her fuchsia, peep-toe, fuck-me-sandals, sitting on a park bench as she pets a cat � why isn't she petting Puff or Fluff?? The coffin represents Nick. The background is the park with a blocky city skyline at night. A quarter moon is shining in the background with a bat flying. I don't understand why the artist isn't making the boardwalk that Jazz loves so much the background..?
I really don't know where the title comes from…unless it's Jazz's Hex Appeal that appeals to Nick.
May 7, 2009
After doing a review of Linda Wisdom's first Jazz Tremain book, "50 Ways to Hex Your Lover," I was really pleased to get a copy of the newest installment of the series to review.
The Jazz Tremaine books are probably some of the girliest books I review-- and I mean that in a good way. Jazz is is a witch who also happens to be your typical girl. She loves clothes, shoes, mocha lattes, her haunted T-Bird convertible and her vampire lover Nick Gregory. Okay, maybe her shoes have more personality than your average pair of stilettos-- including a crush on her human roommate and a tendency to raid her make-up drawer-- but a girl will forgive a pair of shoes that change color and style to match any outfit. Sometimes it's good to be a witch.
But being a 700+ (she'll never tell the exact number) year-old witch means that a girl is bound to make enemies. It starts with a dream that is so real Jazz is convinced Nick bit her and it scares her something awful. But it isn't until Jazz begins having more frequent dreams of becoming mortal that she realizes someone has put a hex on her. And that's not her only problem; someone has framed her carnivorous bunny slippers, Fluff and Puff, for the murder of a local Were. Add to that a ghost who wants Jazz to update her wardrobe and you have one busy witch.
Jazz, with the help of gorgeous vampire Nick Gregory, starts digging into the world of the were culture to try to figure out who would want to frame her bunny slippers. At the same time, she's trying to fend off some pretty bad dreams that may threaten to turn her into a full-fledged mortal once and for all.
"Hex Appeal" is a very cute book that is full of likable and fun characters. It's definitely on the lighter side and isn't like a lot of current paranormal fiction that lives on the darker side. This isn't a book that has a ton of graphic violence nor is it particularly suspenseful. Sometimes I have a hard time reviewing a book like this because I feel that I have to recommend it to a particular audience. It's one of those books I'd put into the cute and fluffy category and if that's what you like, I say this one is for you. But if you like your paranormal romances to have a little more angst this might seem a bit breezy for your taste.
I do tend to like my books to have a little more depth than "Hex Appeal," though I hate to knock the book for being on the lighter side. I did mention in my review of "50 Ways to Hex Your Lover" that I wish Wisdom had put a little more history into the book and that complaint still stands. In fact, I thought "Hex Appeal" had less detail than the first one. But darn it, the book is so likable I can't bring myself to critique it too harshly. There were times when I felt that certain story-lines didn't fully mesh and that the ending was more than a bit rushed. But still.... I think it's one of those books I liked despite myself. I could certainly find quibbles from a reviewer standpoint but from an entertainment standpoint, the book works. Any witch who ends her spell casting with "because I say so damn it!" Instead of "so mote it be," is someone I'd like to know and read about.
The Jazz Tremaine books are probably some of the girliest books I review-- and I mean that in a good way. Jazz is is a witch who also happens to be your typical girl. She loves clothes, shoes, mocha lattes, her haunted T-Bird convertible and her vampire lover Nick Gregory. Okay, maybe her shoes have more personality than your average pair of stilettos-- including a crush on her human roommate and a tendency to raid her make-up drawer-- but a girl will forgive a pair of shoes that change color and style to match any outfit. Sometimes it's good to be a witch.
But being a 700+ (she'll never tell the exact number) year-old witch means that a girl is bound to make enemies. It starts with a dream that is so real Jazz is convinced Nick bit her and it scares her something awful. But it isn't until Jazz begins having more frequent dreams of becoming mortal that she realizes someone has put a hex on her. And that's not her only problem; someone has framed her carnivorous bunny slippers, Fluff and Puff, for the murder of a local Were. Add to that a ghost who wants Jazz to update her wardrobe and you have one busy witch.
Jazz, with the help of gorgeous vampire Nick Gregory, starts digging into the world of the were culture to try to figure out who would want to frame her bunny slippers. At the same time, she's trying to fend off some pretty bad dreams that may threaten to turn her into a full-fledged mortal once and for all.
"Hex Appeal" is a very cute book that is full of likable and fun characters. It's definitely on the lighter side and isn't like a lot of current paranormal fiction that lives on the darker side. This isn't a book that has a ton of graphic violence nor is it particularly suspenseful. Sometimes I have a hard time reviewing a book like this because I feel that I have to recommend it to a particular audience. It's one of those books I'd put into the cute and fluffy category and if that's what you like, I say this one is for you. But if you like your paranormal romances to have a little more angst this might seem a bit breezy for your taste.
I do tend to like my books to have a little more depth than "Hex Appeal," though I hate to knock the book for being on the lighter side. I did mention in my review of "50 Ways to Hex Your Lover" that I wish Wisdom had put a little more history into the book and that complaint still stands. In fact, I thought "Hex Appeal" had less detail than the first one. But darn it, the book is so likable I can't bring myself to critique it too harshly. There were times when I felt that certain story-lines didn't fully mesh and that the ending was more than a bit rushed. But still.... I think it's one of those books I liked despite myself. I could certainly find quibbles from a reviewer standpoint but from an entertainment standpoint, the book works. Any witch who ends her spell casting with "because I say so damn it!" Instead of "so mote it be," is someone I'd like to know and read about.
November 26, 2018
Full Review posted at
I do believe "Hex Appeal" will be my least favorite in the series, but it will not stop me from reading the third book in the series when I have some downtime.Ìý I want to find out what happens next to Jazz. I recommend this to readers who love a little humor in their book and readers who love the paranormal.
I do believe "Hex Appeal" will be my least favorite in the series, but it will not stop me from reading the third book in the series when I have some downtime.Ìý I want to find out what happens next to Jazz. I recommend this to readers who love a little humor in their book and readers who love the paranormal.
August 30, 2014
Jazz Tremaine is having nightmares, terrible nightmares. These are the kind of night terrors where you wake up sweaty and scared, remembering every detail and still able to feel every touch, every blow, hours after the fact. Her first one is so real, so physical, with the only other person in the dream being her boyfriend, that she accuses Nick Gregory of actually attacking her. Mistake #1!
Never mind the fact that as she roars awake, Nick is solidly asleep beside her. It takes hours for Jazz to convince herself that the attack was not real and she makes the appropriate apologies to Nick. However, she doesn’t give him the details behind her initial accusation. Mistake #2!
Trying to chalk the nightmare up to spicy food and graphic videos just before bed, Jazz attempts to get on about her daily routine. Unfortunately, this is not meant to be as Jazz’s wards are accused of the disappearance and apparent murder of a local carnival worker. She secrets the wards away but does not start her investigation into the charges immediately. Mistake #3!
Fortunately for the two wards, Jazz and Nick are not your typical couple. Jazz is a powerful witch, over 700 years old, and Nick is centuries older than that and a vampire. Because of her heritage and her potential, Jazz has suffered innumerable indignities and tragedies even at the hands of her own kind. And Nick has been an Enforcer with the vampire Protectorate for longer than Jazz has been alive. Self-employed, Jazz uses her skills to eliminate curses and spells put upon others and Nick has his own PI business, supposedly retired from Protectorate service.
And currently, someone wants Jazz, and probably Nick, dishonored, disenfranchised, destroyed mentally and physically, and ashes-to-ashes dead. Jazz and Nick don’t know it yet, but we, as readers, are informed early on that that is the case. We just don’t know who or why. Thus, as we read, every scene involving the dreams, the feeling Jazz has of a malevolent presence close enough to touch but not see, and even the framing of the wards is colored by our omniscience. Needless to say, we are faced with hundreds of pages of ever-ratcheting tension.
This is not a standalone novel. In this 2nd entry in the series, Linda Wisdom makes repeated references to incidents that occurred in the 1st novel, without any synopsis or adequate background. Therefore, I strongly suggest that you read that entry first, or if it has been awhile since you read it, go back and quickly review the action. There is a definite correlation between what was and what now is.
Another tack that Linda Wisdom has taken with this book is to make our main protagonist, Jazz, an obnoxious “witch.� And I mean that both literally and figuratively. In the first novel, as we obtain her backstory, we can somewhat understand her emotional state. But in this novel, Wisdom has taken her character over the top, past snark and quick-wittedness, to an in-your-fact offensiveness that grates like fingernails scraping across a board.
Jazz’s anger is always at the tip of her tongue and at the tips of her fingers, ready to unleash her acid words or her witchflame at the slightest provocation. It is no wonder so many supernatural creatures despise her and that she has so few friends. And those same characteristics that make the others think her troubles couldn’t happen to a better witch � her belligerence, her sarcasm, her aggressiveness, and her self-absorption � make it difficult for the reader to empathize with her, also. Even Nick loses his patience and compares her to a five-year-old. After 700 years, you would think that Jazz would have learned the difference between honey and vinegar and the decided advantage of think first, speak and act later. But that is not how Wisdom chooses to write the character and I found myself skimming past the snit fits.
So even as annoying as Linda Wisdom paints Jazz, even as inscrutable as she writes Nick, even as you scream for the characters to “just communicate already,� the mysteries involved are well worth the reading time. Childishness aside, you just can’t help but want to know who is trying to take down Jazz Tremaine this time. And while there is no cliffhanger, there are a lot of little hooks, details not cleaned up in this entry, which just might provide fodder for future novels.
Never mind the fact that as she roars awake, Nick is solidly asleep beside her. It takes hours for Jazz to convince herself that the attack was not real and she makes the appropriate apologies to Nick. However, she doesn’t give him the details behind her initial accusation. Mistake #2!
Trying to chalk the nightmare up to spicy food and graphic videos just before bed, Jazz attempts to get on about her daily routine. Unfortunately, this is not meant to be as Jazz’s wards are accused of the disappearance and apparent murder of a local carnival worker. She secrets the wards away but does not start her investigation into the charges immediately. Mistake #3!
Fortunately for the two wards, Jazz and Nick are not your typical couple. Jazz is a powerful witch, over 700 years old, and Nick is centuries older than that and a vampire. Because of her heritage and her potential, Jazz has suffered innumerable indignities and tragedies even at the hands of her own kind. And Nick has been an Enforcer with the vampire Protectorate for longer than Jazz has been alive. Self-employed, Jazz uses her skills to eliminate curses and spells put upon others and Nick has his own PI business, supposedly retired from Protectorate service.
And currently, someone wants Jazz, and probably Nick, dishonored, disenfranchised, destroyed mentally and physically, and ashes-to-ashes dead. Jazz and Nick don’t know it yet, but we, as readers, are informed early on that that is the case. We just don’t know who or why. Thus, as we read, every scene involving the dreams, the feeling Jazz has of a malevolent presence close enough to touch but not see, and even the framing of the wards is colored by our omniscience. Needless to say, we are faced with hundreds of pages of ever-ratcheting tension.
This is not a standalone novel. In this 2nd entry in the series, Linda Wisdom makes repeated references to incidents that occurred in the 1st novel, without any synopsis or adequate background. Therefore, I strongly suggest that you read that entry first, or if it has been awhile since you read it, go back and quickly review the action. There is a definite correlation between what was and what now is.
Another tack that Linda Wisdom has taken with this book is to make our main protagonist, Jazz, an obnoxious “witch.� And I mean that both literally and figuratively. In the first novel, as we obtain her backstory, we can somewhat understand her emotional state. But in this novel, Wisdom has taken her character over the top, past snark and quick-wittedness, to an in-your-fact offensiveness that grates like fingernails scraping across a board.
Jazz’s anger is always at the tip of her tongue and at the tips of her fingers, ready to unleash her acid words or her witchflame at the slightest provocation. It is no wonder so many supernatural creatures despise her and that she has so few friends. And those same characteristics that make the others think her troubles couldn’t happen to a better witch � her belligerence, her sarcasm, her aggressiveness, and her self-absorption � make it difficult for the reader to empathize with her, also. Even Nick loses his patience and compares her to a five-year-old. After 700 years, you would think that Jazz would have learned the difference between honey and vinegar and the decided advantage of think first, speak and act later. But that is not how Wisdom chooses to write the character and I found myself skimming past the snit fits.
So even as annoying as Linda Wisdom paints Jazz, even as inscrutable as she writes Nick, even as you scream for the characters to “just communicate already,� the mysteries involved are well worth the reading time. Childishness aside, you just can’t help but want to know who is trying to take down Jazz Tremaine this time. And while there is no cliffhanger, there are a lot of little hooks, details not cleaned up in this entry, which just might provide fodder for future novels.
July 17, 2013
I liked the first book although there were some minor points not perfect for me and I really hoped that the second book would be better ... unfortunately that was not the case.
the characters are great, the world is interesting, the story could be really good - and that is where my main problem is.
the idea of the story is great but I got the feeling that Mrs. Wisdom had so many ideas that she tried to put them all in this book and therefor forgot to concentrate on the main story line and develop some dephts to the story.
actually was the climax as in the first book quite quick resolved (the first book was more detailed in this and we got a real ending there). here the ending was some meetings without much explanation and then everything should be fine????
why did Angelica target Jazz, what happend to her, what happend to the Wizard - Jazz didn't kill him, ...
if this was just the second book in a series with Jazz and Nick as main characters it would seem like a cliffhanger but as the next book is about one of Jazz friends, all the open questions are just left that way
another thing which drove me crazy was the relationship between Jazz and Nick. in the first book you could feel something between them - here they appeared like friends with benefits or more like sex-buddies.
I could understand why Jazz was angry at the beginning but after she knew Nick didn't do anything, why did she not talk with him. they just popped up in the others office and discussed some minor thing and then went their seperate ways.
what happend to Nicks deepest fear? did he confess his love? did she tell him what she felt ...
the ending left me with the feeling that I was let down ...
I really would have liked to read the next book because it sounds interesting but I fear that it will show the same weeknesses this book had and that would depress me
the characters are great, the world is interesting, the story could be really good - and that is where my main problem is.
the idea of the story is great but I got the feeling that Mrs. Wisdom had so many ideas that she tried to put them all in this book and therefor forgot to concentrate on the main story line and develop some dephts to the story.
actually was the climax as in the first book quite quick resolved (the first book was more detailed in this and we got a real ending there). here the ending was some meetings without much explanation and then everything should be fine????
why did Angelica target Jazz, what happend to her, what happend to the Wizard - Jazz didn't kill him, ...
if this was just the second book in a series with Jazz and Nick as main characters it would seem like a cliffhanger but as the next book is about one of Jazz friends, all the open questions are just left that way
another thing which drove me crazy was the relationship between Jazz and Nick. in the first book you could feel something between them - here they appeared like friends with benefits or more like sex-buddies.
I could understand why Jazz was angry at the beginning but after she knew Nick didn't do anything, why did she not talk with him. they just popped up in the others office and discussed some minor thing and then went their seperate ways.
what happend to Nicks deepest fear? did he confess his love? did she tell him what she felt ...
the ending left me with the feeling that I was let down ...
I really would have liked to read the next book because it sounds interesting but I fear that it will show the same weeknesses this book had and that would depress me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 10, 2011
Hex Appeal
is the 2nd book in the Jazz Tremaine series. So, some series spoilers may exist.
Reading Order:
Hex Appeal finds Jazz and Nick living happily together. But, when Jazz dreams that Nick bit her and drank her blood, which is harmful to vamps, she is devastated. Nick, finding himself being woken up by Jazz yelling at him for it, is completely confused. He didn't bite her, there are no wounds on her neck, yet she feels like it was real.
When her "fuzzy" slippers, Fluff and Puff, are accused of eating a were-weasel, Jazz sets off to prove their innocence. All the while, Jazz continues to have freaky dreams. After initially thinking Jazz was over-reacting to her dreams, Nick confesses that he too is suffering from bad ones as well. Together they try to figure out who's twisting with their dreams into nightmares.
While I find myself laughing out loud a lot and enjoy spending time in the zany California Wisdom has created, I don't LOVE these books. I do enjoy them quite a bit and liked this one a bit more than the first. Mainly because it gave us more of Nick, who you can't help but like. I also like her techie, roomie Krebs. I'll be continuing on with the series.
Reading Order:
Hex Appeal finds Jazz and Nick living happily together. But, when Jazz dreams that Nick bit her and drank her blood, which is harmful to vamps, she is devastated. Nick, finding himself being woken up by Jazz yelling at him for it, is completely confused. He didn't bite her, there are no wounds on her neck, yet she feels like it was real.
When her "fuzzy" slippers, Fluff and Puff, are accused of eating a were-weasel, Jazz sets off to prove their innocence. All the while, Jazz continues to have freaky dreams. After initially thinking Jazz was over-reacting to her dreams, Nick confesses that he too is suffering from bad ones as well. Together they try to figure out who's twisting with their dreams into nightmares.
While I find myself laughing out loud a lot and enjoy spending time in the zany California Wisdom has created, I don't LOVE these books. I do enjoy them quite a bit and liked this one a bit more than the first. Mainly because it gave us more of Nick, who you can't help but like. I also like her techie, roomie Krebs. I'll be continuing on with the series.
June 10, 2009
"PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The second book in the Hex series features feisty witch Jazz and her drop-dead gorgeous vampire cop boyfriend in a new installment. On again, off again for over 300 years, Jazz and Nick are finally back together, but then Jazz thinks Nick has bitten her. Separated again, upset and angry, the two of them start having violent, recurring dreams in which each one figures in disturbing and menacing ways. They can't sleep, they can't eat, and they finally figure out they'd better get together and discover who's poisoning their dreams-and their relationship."
I am really enjoying this series by Linda Wisdom. Her characters are so funny and likable. The magick Jazz performs makes me wish I could do just a little bit of it! LOL! Jazz's witch sisters, Stasi and Blair, are brought into the story more. Each will have her own book after 'Hex Appeal'. Wisdom has quite an imagination. For instance, Jazz is given a pair of crocodile stilettos that are 'alive.' Their names are Croc and Delilah. Any outfit Jazz puts on their stilettos turn a different color and type of show to match. Croc and Delilah are man crazy. They coo and sigh and pout; they even wear eye shadow and lipstick. So if you can imagine a pair of high heels with pursed lips in different shades that wrap themselves around men's ankles...well, I just cracked up every time they made an appearance. Jazz, Nick and the other characters made this a fun read!
I am really enjoying this series by Linda Wisdom. Her characters are so funny and likable. The magick Jazz performs makes me wish I could do just a little bit of it! LOL! Jazz's witch sisters, Stasi and Blair, are brought into the story more. Each will have her own book after 'Hex Appeal'. Wisdom has quite an imagination. For instance, Jazz is given a pair of crocodile stilettos that are 'alive.' Their names are Croc and Delilah. Any outfit Jazz puts on their stilettos turn a different color and type of show to match. Croc and Delilah are man crazy. They coo and sigh and pout; they even wear eye shadow and lipstick. So if you can imagine a pair of high heels with pursed lips in different shades that wrap themselves around men's ankles...well, I just cracked up every time they made an appearance. Jazz, Nick and the other characters made this a fun read!
September 18, 2013
Review by Cassandra from Book Talk
My Thoughts
This is such a fun series. It's full of the things that makes reading my passion it's just a little slow at times. We continue our journey with Jazz and Nick, only this time it takes a while to learn what evil forces are really at work. With Jazz's nature of jumping the gun, her relationship with Nick gets out of control thanks to dreams going down a dark path. I can't help but love Jazz with her crazy ways and the trouble she seems to find no matter what way she turns. Nick is a down to earth guy, well as much as one of the undead can be. Things are also getting out of Jazz's control when it comes to Krebs's supernatural relationships. We meet new characters and see some of the old ones. Jazz's work also adds another aspect to the story with new clients and trouble at the car service. Fluff and Puff have their own problems while awaiting Jazz to rescue them. All in all, this is a fun and sassy read that leaves you wondering what is going on in all of the various mysteries. Warning: some explicit content.
My Thoughts
This is such a fun series. It's full of the things that makes reading my passion it's just a little slow at times. We continue our journey with Jazz and Nick, only this time it takes a while to learn what evil forces are really at work. With Jazz's nature of jumping the gun, her relationship with Nick gets out of control thanks to dreams going down a dark path. I can't help but love Jazz with her crazy ways and the trouble she seems to find no matter what way she turns. Nick is a down to earth guy, well as much as one of the undead can be. Things are also getting out of Jazz's control when it comes to Krebs's supernatural relationships. We meet new characters and see some of the old ones. Jazz's work also adds another aspect to the story with new clients and trouble at the car service. Fluff and Puff have their own problems while awaiting Jazz to rescue them. All in all, this is a fun and sassy read that leaves you wondering what is going on in all of the various mysteries. Warning: some explicit content.
November 30, 2022
Hex appeal is a cute paranormal romance novel. The main character is girly and badass at the same time and Nick, the love interest is a sexy and sweet PI. The characters in this book were fun to get to know and their interactions were very entertaining. I do love when objects have personalities of their own and the killer/lovable slippers and shoes were cute.
My biggest complaints about this book is that it meanders a lot, in the very beginning the protagonist has two issues that come up and instead of actively working on solving and fixing them, she just goes on about her daily life and eventually things just come together, I would’ve preferred a more active approach and feel like that would’ve helped the pacing as well. The characters were fun, but I would’ve like to see more of their interactions and more tension throughout the story.
My biggest complaints about this book is that it meanders a lot, in the very beginning the protagonist has two issues that come up and instead of actively working on solving and fixing them, she just goes on about her daily life and eventually things just come together, I would’ve preferred a more active approach and feel like that would’ve helped the pacing as well. The characters were fun, but I would’ve like to see more of their interactions and more tension throughout the story.
March 28, 2025
Llevaba en mi estanterÃa 14 años porque lo empecé en su dÃa y nunca lo terminé. Lo cogà simplemente con ánimo de leerlo de una vez y donarlo y al final me he enganchado mucho más de lo que esperaba. Lo que no sabÃa es que era una segunda entrega, asà que próximamente leeré la primera, que me ha costado encontrarla!
La historia me ha sorprendido porque no iba sobre lo que yo pensaba que me iba a encontrar. Está llena de aventuras, hechizos, humor y todo tipo de seres sobrenaturales. Me han encantado el carácter y el humor de Jazz, asà como su relación con Nick.
Este libro me ha hecho reconectar con un género que me encanta y he disfrutado mucho de esta lectura!
La historia me ha sorprendido porque no iba sobre lo que yo pensaba que me iba a encontrar. Está llena de aventuras, hechizos, humor y todo tipo de seres sobrenaturales. Me han encantado el carácter y el humor de Jazz, asà como su relación con Nick.
Este libro me ha hecho reconectar con un género que me encanta y he disfrutado mucho de esta lectura!
November 18, 2021
I'm giving this a 3.5. Downgrading it from a 4. When I started this book it was cute and whimsical but by the end it was almost too cute and whimsical. I loved that Jazz was snarky and seemingly badass but by the end of the book she came across as whiny and self-absorbed. Mostly it was the last 50 pages that really downgraded the book for me. Would have liked to see a stronger ending. Overall the book was enjoyable but I'm not sure if I'd pick up any more in the series.
October 9, 2018
DNF at 58%. I liked Jazz OK for the first book, but in this one, she is just awful. She's selfish, not very nice to the people around her and just annoying. I am afraid this is a DNF for me since the main character is pretty awful. 2 out of 5 stars.
August 16, 2020
Absolutely adorable! I just love Fluff and Puff, and hated to see them accused of something they didn't do this time. I'm reading this series all out of order as I find my books. Can't wait for more of Jazz and Nick.
March 13, 2021
Sweet dreams are not made of this as far as Jazz is concerned. Someone is sending her a bad case of nightmares and Jazz won't stop till she finds out who; also her bunny slippers have been for eating a wereweasel so Jazz is one busy witch!
August 5, 2017
Really enjoyed this series
November 24, 2017
Eğlenceli bir seri aslında , ama şu sıralar ben pek kitabın üstüne gidemedim. Artemisin güzele olan alerjisi bu seride de varlığını hissettirmiş. 2 kitapla yetinin demişler bizlere .. yazık
November 23, 2019
Instead of being a strong, female lead, the main character was whiny and annoying
August 13, 2020
I have really enjoyed this story. It was a fun read with likeable characters that all have special powers. Not sure if there is a third for the series but would like to read it.Ìý
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September 29, 2023Dnf
April 13, 2024
Jazz, a 300 year old witch & her vampire boyfriend continue trying to figure out their relationship while dealing with someone invading their dreams.
May 8, 2009
Jazz and her friends are now back, along with some new faces in the sequel, Hex Appeal. Again Jazz is caught up in solving a mystery mainly because Fluff and Puff have been accused of eating Willie, a wereweasel who operated the Ferris wheel on the boardwalk near where Nick lives. Never mind that I am still trying to figure out how these bunny slippers could eat a whole person alone, since I would assume if they are putting things down their mouth to digest, something has to come out the other end. But since Jazz hasn’t stepped in any interesting slipper doo-doo, she knows that her slippers would never do such a thing, mainly because they think wereweasel blood isn’t that tasty. But it doesn’t help matters when Fluff coughs up a black button that belongs to Willie. Willie’s boss and boardwalk owner, Rex, thinks he has enough proof to destroy the slippers. Now Jazz has to figure out who is trying to frame Fluff and Puff.
Around the same time, Jazz is having some intense dreams of death, mainly hers. They are so real that while she is sleeping next to Nick, she has a really bad nightmare where Nick has gorged himself on her blood, even though witch’s blood is dangerous for vampires. Poor Nick has no clue what the deal is with Jazz, and thinks she is overacting. But then Nick starts having dreams of Jazz being human and married with a husband and family. At first Nick and Jazz ignore their dreams, but they become a lot worse. And then something really horrible happens where Jazz loses all her powers for a day and is a mortal. Something is rotten in the state California and Jazz has to find out who wants to do her in.
Hex Appeal had me in stitches. This is a screwball paranormal-comedy with witches, vampires, were creatures, and all types of footwear that comes alive. Not only is there Fluff and Puff, who I so want for myself, but Jazz has a new pair of stilettos from a witch friend named Croc and Delilah that like to wear Jazz’s makeup, constantly blow kisses and raspberries and have a bad habit of rubbing up against any male’s leg they come in contact with. Yup, they are some horny shoes. Plus, they really compliment Jazz’s feet. If only we, the female readers could be so lucky to have such shoes like Jazz’s.
Jazz and Nick’s relationship is an interesting one. These two are passionate with one another, but they still make sure to keep their own space. They bicker, laugh and make love, but they realize they have to set boundaries because their past relationship with one another was a bit emotional where Jazz would have a habit of flinging fireballs at Nick when she became angry at him. What I would have loved to read would have been some flashbacks of Nick and Jazz and how they first met and what made them fall in love with one another. But even though these two are immortals, they act like any other modern day couple.
Since most paranormal books I tend to read happen to be dark and gloomy, Hex Appeal brings out some laughs and smiles over the antics of Jazz and the world that Linda Wisdom has created. I will continue to read this series as long as Linda writes them. It takes great skill from an author for me to enjoy footwear such as Fluff and Puff as my new favorite characters of the year
Around the same time, Jazz is having some intense dreams of death, mainly hers. They are so real that while she is sleeping next to Nick, she has a really bad nightmare where Nick has gorged himself on her blood, even though witch’s blood is dangerous for vampires. Poor Nick has no clue what the deal is with Jazz, and thinks she is overacting. But then Nick starts having dreams of Jazz being human and married with a husband and family. At first Nick and Jazz ignore their dreams, but they become a lot worse. And then something really horrible happens where Jazz loses all her powers for a day and is a mortal. Something is rotten in the state California and Jazz has to find out who wants to do her in.
Hex Appeal had me in stitches. This is a screwball paranormal-comedy with witches, vampires, were creatures, and all types of footwear that comes alive. Not only is there Fluff and Puff, who I so want for myself, but Jazz has a new pair of stilettos from a witch friend named Croc and Delilah that like to wear Jazz’s makeup, constantly blow kisses and raspberries and have a bad habit of rubbing up against any male’s leg they come in contact with. Yup, they are some horny shoes. Plus, they really compliment Jazz’s feet. If only we, the female readers could be so lucky to have such shoes like Jazz’s.
Jazz and Nick’s relationship is an interesting one. These two are passionate with one another, but they still make sure to keep their own space. They bicker, laugh and make love, but they realize they have to set boundaries because their past relationship with one another was a bit emotional where Jazz would have a habit of flinging fireballs at Nick when she became angry at him. What I would have loved to read would have been some flashbacks of Nick and Jazz and how they first met and what made them fall in love with one another. But even though these two are immortals, they act like any other modern day couple.
Since most paranormal books I tend to read happen to be dark and gloomy, Hex Appeal brings out some laughs and smiles over the antics of Jazz and the world that Linda Wisdom has created. I will continue to read this series as long as Linda writes them. It takes great skill from an author for me to enjoy footwear such as Fluff and Puff as my new favorite characters of the year
June 22, 2011
Another adventure with Jazz Tremaine and Nick Gregory and I must say it was a fun ride. Jazz is still a headstrong, tough, and sassy witch, and Nick is still sexy, fierce, and hard. Their relationship goes to a new level in this second book and you get to really see them connect with each other emotionally and of course physically. But their connection is threatened when someone begins to manipulate their dreams and in their minds they become what the other fears most.
In this follow up we get just a bit more history on Nick, and we meet more of Jazz’s enemies. We are reacquainted with our favorites from the first book, Krebs, Irma, and Fluff and Puff, and greeted with new characters like her Crocodile shoes, Were-people, and customers who have sought her out to eliminate a curse. Fluff and Puff are still entertaining and her new crocodile shoes are a hot mess. But Fluff and Puff are banished to bunny slipper jail when they are accused of eating Willie the Were-Weasal. To save them from being destroyed by the Ruling Council, Jazz must find Willie and prove their innocence. But as her dreams grow increasingly disturbing and frightening, she finds herself sidetracked.
This story was just as engaging and entertaining as the first. The end was a little anticlimatic for me though. I think it’s because I was left with more questions than answers. Like why does she despise The Protectorate so much, how do werewolves and elves know what to warn her about, and what exactly did Fluff and Puff go thorugh with their previous owner, and how did Jazz become the one that would rescue them? There wasn’t as much action in the ending and her foes didn’t really reap any consequences. All the pieces just didn’t really tie together neatly for me. I’m anticipating getting some answers in the follow up books. But despite that, this was still a good read for me, and I can’t wait to read the other two in this series.
In this follow up we get just a bit more history on Nick, and we meet more of Jazz’s enemies. We are reacquainted with our favorites from the first book, Krebs, Irma, and Fluff and Puff, and greeted with new characters like her Crocodile shoes, Were-people, and customers who have sought her out to eliminate a curse. Fluff and Puff are still entertaining and her new crocodile shoes are a hot mess. But Fluff and Puff are banished to bunny slipper jail when they are accused of eating Willie the Were-Weasal. To save them from being destroyed by the Ruling Council, Jazz must find Willie and prove their innocence. But as her dreams grow increasingly disturbing and frightening, she finds herself sidetracked.
This story was just as engaging and entertaining as the first. The end was a little anticlimatic for me though. I think it’s because I was left with more questions than answers. Like why does she despise The Protectorate so much, how do werewolves and elves know what to warn her about, and what exactly did Fluff and Puff go thorugh with their previous owner, and how did Jazz become the one that would rescue them? There wasn’t as much action in the ending and her foes didn’t really reap any consequences. All the pieces just didn’t really tie together neatly for me. I’m anticipating getting some answers in the follow up books. But despite that, this was still a good read for me, and I can’t wait to read the other two in this series.
August 26, 2012
I really enjoyed the previous book, but this one did not have the same (hex) appeal. I've read better takes on the nightmares in urban fantasy, this was neither scary nor compelling. Jazz is overly into scents. You'd think anyone who lived through times where everything smelled so bad that people used large amounts of perfume to cover it up would be into unscented everything, but apparently not. I imagine she smells like a Lush store. I pity anyone she knows with perfume allergies. Anyway, the romance with Nick here is pretty dull. I suppose that's the point, they are getting along fine.
The version I read (Overdrive copy from my public library) seemed like a draft copy. It's hard to believe it's the published version. Chock full of layout/typesetting errors like extra spaces in the middle of words (sometimes making for amusing reading, a space between the k and the t in cocktail changes the whole meaning of the sentence) or missing spaces between words. Sometimes a blank page before a new chapters, sometimes not. Editing and continuity issues left me wondering if this copy was missing paragraphs. I suspect not. I'm guessing edits were made for length and the over all story suffered. Specifically
The version I read (Overdrive copy from my public library) seemed like a draft copy. It's hard to believe it's the published version. Chock full of layout/typesetting errors like extra spaces in the middle of words (sometimes making for amusing reading, a space between the k and the t in cocktail changes the whole meaning of the sentence) or missing spaces between words. Sometimes a blank page before a new chapters, sometimes not. Editing and continuity issues left me wondering if this copy was missing paragraphs. I suspect not. I'm guessing edits were made for length and the over all story suffered. Specifically
May 6, 2020
This is the second book in the series starring Jazz and Nick with the full cast of characters (plus a few more) as the first book. Jazz and Nick seem to be back together but as with any good romance, they have their ups and downs. This is one of those down periods as Jazz believes that Nick (a vampire) has bitten her! That is a serious problem in Jazz's world! Their romantic problems carry over into their dreams which consist of strange violence.
The story continues with Irma (the ghost trapped in Jazz's mustang) and Jazz learning to get along.
There is one slight problem with this book and that Jazz does not seem to be the energetic go-getter of the first book. In this book she refuses to investigate what happened to Willie until something worse happens. When she loses her powers she is just so blase about it that it got very irritating. Now I realize that love can do strange things to you and making a deal with your boyfriend that he is not to bite you and then he does, might tend to cause a few problems. However, you would think that after seven centuries Jazz would have learned how to cope with life as she knows it. I tend to think that after all these years, Jazz is depressed which is why she has to be forced into doing what must be done. :)
Yes, the bunny slippers are still causing mayhem, and Jazz also has "rubber duckies" in her bathwater that are not your usual run of the mill "baby bathtime play toys". In addition, Jazz is also given a pair of crocodile high heels that are just as alive as the bunny slippers! Now I'm not fond of reptiles but these shoes have a personality with a capital P!
If you read book one, prepare for this book to be a bit different. It was still good just not as good as the first book. Still, I will continue on and read the 3rd book in the series. Luckily it takes more than just an author writing an off book once in a while to make me quit reading a series. :)
The story continues with Irma (the ghost trapped in Jazz's mustang) and Jazz learning to get along.
There is one slight problem with this book and that Jazz does not seem to be the energetic go-getter of the first book. In this book she refuses to investigate what happened to Willie until something worse happens. When she loses her powers she is just so blase about it that it got very irritating. Now I realize that love can do strange things to you and making a deal with your boyfriend that he is not to bite you and then he does, might tend to cause a few problems. However, you would think that after seven centuries Jazz would have learned how to cope with life as she knows it. I tend to think that after all these years, Jazz is depressed which is why she has to be forced into doing what must be done. :)
Yes, the bunny slippers are still causing mayhem, and Jazz also has "rubber duckies" in her bathwater that are not your usual run of the mill "baby bathtime play toys". In addition, Jazz is also given a pair of crocodile high heels that are just as alive as the bunny slippers! Now I'm not fond of reptiles but these shoes have a personality with a capital P!
If you read book one, prepare for this book to be a bit different. It was still good just not as good as the first book. Still, I will continue on and read the 3rd book in the series. Luckily it takes more than just an author writing an off book once in a while to make me quit reading a series. :)
April 13, 2009
This is the second book in a series and while it is better than the first book, it still has some things in it that I just don't like. This book seemed to be a lot more focused that the first one and it held my attention better. My biggest problem with the book, however, was that I just didn't really see a reason for the people attacking Jazz and her friends to be attacking her. I don't understand why Angelica and the wizard would go that far to harm Jazz when there is not truly a reason worthy enough for it. I also didn't like that Jazz was given more years to her banishment for something that was not her fault and was basically self-defense. It seemed like the majority of the book was spent just on speculating on what could be going on and Jazz just thinking and talking about her need to solve various problems. There didn't seem to be a lot going on and then the last maybe 50 pages were devoted to finally dealing with Jazz's biggest issue. Like in the first book, there were some things that really did not need to be in the book. The whole mother searching for her vampire son and then killing him plot... that took up needless pages and did not solve anything. I do not understand why this author feels the need to add really random and pointless things into the story when maybe a little more should be focused on beefing up the actual plot.
One final problem I had with the book was the ending. As far as I am aware, this is the last book dealing with Jazz and Nick. There did not seem to be a wrap up to all of their relationship issues. Nick is afraid she will run off to live a normal human life and thinks maybe she should have one, but this is never addressed in their relationship. They really seemed to just be in a good stretch of their relationship... and that it was only a matter of time before it went south again.
One final problem I had with the book was the ending. As far as I am aware, this is the last book dealing with Jazz and Nick. There did not seem to be a wrap up to all of their relationship issues. Nick is afraid she will run off to live a normal human life and thinks maybe she should have one, but this is never addressed in their relationship. They really seemed to just be in a good stretch of their relationship... and that it was only a matter of time before it went south again.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 12, 2012
Hex Appeal is the follow up to Linda Wisdom's 50 Ways To Hex Your Lover in her Jazz Tremaine series.
In the part 1 of the series, we're introduced to a fiery witch called Jazz, driver to all sorts of creatures by day and curse eliminator by night.
Although I enjoyed the first book, I enjoyed this one even more. The pace of the story was perfect, in this book Jazz was cursed through a series of nightmares. Nick, Krebs and even Irma were also targeted through the nightmares of which I won't go into so I don't spoil it for anyone else.
Linda Wisdom did a great job of describing the nightmare scenarios even making me feel like I was experiencing them myself. I love it when a story can draw me in like that.
More characters were introduced such as Angelica the new head of the protectorate, Jazz's girly croc stilettos plus we got to see a little more of Jazz's witch sisters, Stasi and Blair.
The only downside with this book is the same one I experienced with the first. In both books I felt that too little back story was given to the villains that played a huge part of both stories.
Once I finished the book I still felt as if I didn't know quite enough about the wizard Dyfynnog although he was mentioned very briefly in the first book, nothing was really added to the second to provide more background to his character. The same goes for Angelica, she seemed like a highly interesting character so it was a bit of a shame we didn't get to know her better.
All in all, a great read. I'm off to read the next book in the series, Wicked By Any Other Name.
In the part 1 of the series, we're introduced to a fiery witch called Jazz, driver to all sorts of creatures by day and curse eliminator by night.
Although I enjoyed the first book, I enjoyed this one even more. The pace of the story was perfect, in this book Jazz was cursed through a series of nightmares. Nick, Krebs and even Irma were also targeted through the nightmares of which I won't go into so I don't spoil it for anyone else.
Linda Wisdom did a great job of describing the nightmare scenarios even making me feel like I was experiencing them myself. I love it when a story can draw me in like that.
More characters were introduced such as Angelica the new head of the protectorate, Jazz's girly croc stilettos plus we got to see a little more of Jazz's witch sisters, Stasi and Blair.
The only downside with this book is the same one I experienced with the first. In both books I felt that too little back story was given to the villains that played a huge part of both stories.
Once I finished the book I still felt as if I didn't know quite enough about the wizard Dyfynnog although he was mentioned very briefly in the first book, nothing was really added to the second to provide more background to his character. The same goes for Angelica, she seemed like a highly interesting character so it was a bit of a shame we didn't get to know her better.
All in all, a great read. I'm off to read the next book in the series, Wicked By Any Other Name.
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