The Witchkin Murders (Magicfall, Book 1) by Diana Pharaoh
Francis (BelleBooks)
Magic, long
underground, has exploded from its confines, leaving the world and its human
inhabitants transformed by Magicfall and the subsequent Magic Wars. Most of
those transformed by magic – “witchkin,” including witches, dryads, and many even
more mysterious creatures – are shunned by humans. When Portland, Oregon, police
detective Kayla realized she was one such, she abruptly left the force rather
than be discovered. But when she stumbles upon the ritualistic mass murder of
witchkin, she calls her old partner, Ray, and gets dragged into the
investigation. Someone is slaughtering these marginalized people with a bigger,
darker, more horrendous goal. It’s up to Kayla and Ray to overcome their personal
hurt, open their hearts, reveal their secrets, and work together to solve the
mystery.
The mystery and the angst-ridden
characters drew me right into the story, and the pacing kept me turning the
pages. The book’s major flaw – for me, anyway, as for other readers it might be
a feature, not a bug – was the Romance-style pacing of the unfolding
relationship. I get impatient when lovers keep secrets to protect the other
person, and especially when the estrangement and misunderstandings that should
have been cleared up by a single honest conversation drag on for chapter after
chapter. This romantic/erotic tension appeals to many readers, but I found it overly
long drawn out in comparison to the fascinating world and its tantalizing
mysteries.
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