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Book 64, 2016
Aug. 21st, 2016 11:29 amLast night I read the rest of Barely Bewitched, which is the second book in author Kimberly Frost's "Southern Witch" series.
Tammy Jo Trask has only recently learned that, yes, she does have magic, just like the rest of the women in her family. However, her use of such power has brought her to the attention of WAM (the World Association of Magic), and they are demanding that Tammy Jo participate in a mandatory challenge to see what class of witch she is. To assist her, WAM has sent two male witches to help train her: the stuffy Jordan Perth, and the inflammatory Incendio, who seems to harbor a hatred of Tammy Jo and her ocelot familiar, Mercutio.
When a vague curse puts Tammy Jo in touch with the world of Fae, she accidentally releases an entire box of pixie dust, which causes everyone in town to behave irrationally. Now, it's up to Tammy Jo to dodge Incendio, try to recover her family's jewelry from her mortal childhood enemy, Jenna, patch things up with her ex-husband Zach, ignore her urges towards male witch Bryn Lyons, and oh yeah, compete in WAM's challenge.
Poor Tammy Jo! I don't recall that she got much sleep in this story. She was constantly on the go, trying to save Zach, Bryn, Mercutio, her jewelry, and the town. She took quite a beating doing it, too. Still, Tammy Jo persevered!
If there was anything I disliked, it was the over-abundance of swaggering men. Zach seemed to think Tammy Jo needed to be coddled and protected, Bryn is simply confident that she can't resist his charms, Incendio treats her like an annoying gnat to be squashed, Jordan acts like he's doing her a big favor by "helping", and the town bully, Earl, twice grabbed Tammy Jo with the intent to assault her. Characters like that burn my biscuits, and it was annoying to read.
Favorite lines:
♦ "Now, let's get back to icing our darn cupcakes and planning our robbery."
♦ That's the trouble with some people, namely anyone who's suffered the serious misfortune of growing up.
♦ ...about as thrilled as a girl offered a nickel to take a day trip with the devil.
♦ "If we get caught, I don't think I'll let them take me alive."
Waffling over score here. If I could give it 4 1/2 stars, I would, because of the irritating menfolk. I'll give a nod to the overall humor and non-stop action and give it a five:
*****
Tammy Jo Trask has only recently learned that, yes, she does have magic, just like the rest of the women in her family. However, her use of such power has brought her to the attention of WAM (the World Association of Magic), and they are demanding that Tammy Jo participate in a mandatory challenge to see what class of witch she is. To assist her, WAM has sent two male witches to help train her: the stuffy Jordan Perth, and the inflammatory Incendio, who seems to harbor a hatred of Tammy Jo and her ocelot familiar, Mercutio.
When a vague curse puts Tammy Jo in touch with the world of Fae, she accidentally releases an entire box of pixie dust, which causes everyone in town to behave irrationally. Now, it's up to Tammy Jo to dodge Incendio, try to recover her family's jewelry from her mortal childhood enemy, Jenna, patch things up with her ex-husband Zach, ignore her urges towards male witch Bryn Lyons, and oh yeah, compete in WAM's challenge.
Poor Tammy Jo! I don't recall that she got much sleep in this story. She was constantly on the go, trying to save Zach, Bryn, Mercutio, her jewelry, and the town. She took quite a beating doing it, too. Still, Tammy Jo persevered!
If there was anything I disliked, it was the over-abundance of swaggering men. Zach seemed to think Tammy Jo needed to be coddled and protected, Bryn is simply confident that she can't resist his charms, Incendio treats her like an annoying gnat to be squashed, Jordan acts like he's doing her a big favor by "helping", and the town bully, Earl, twice grabbed Tammy Jo with the intent to assault her. Characters like that burn my biscuits, and it was annoying to read.
Favorite lines:
♦ "Now, let's get back to icing our darn cupcakes and planning our robbery."
♦ That's the trouble with some people, namely anyone who's suffered the serious misfortune of growing up.
♦ ...about as thrilled as a girl offered a nickel to take a day trip with the devil.
♦ "If we get caught, I don't think I'll let them take me alive."
Waffling over score here. If I could give it 4 1/2 stars, I would, because of the irritating menfolk. I'll give a nod to the overall humor and non-stop action and give it a five:
*****
