Death and Relaxation (Ordinary Magic, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Oct 21, 2016 Katyana rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, uf

This was a really hard one for me to rate.

Let's start with the stuff I loved.

1. The Reed sisters
Their family dynamic is amazing. And I hope we get to dig even deeper into Myra and Jean, because I love them as much as I love Delaney. The story of their family - just drawn in broad strokes, for this first book in the series - seems complex and interesting, and I want more. But it was also great to see these three sisters and their very real relationship with each other.

2. The world-building
I love ...more

11 likes · Like · see review

Nov 25, 2015 Steph rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites-all-years, author-웃, author-favorite, series-ongoing, series-book1, favorites-2016, year-read-2016

"This is Ordinary, nothing about it has ever been normal."

Ordinary Magic introduces us to Delaney Reed and her two younger sisters. All are police officers in Ordinary, Oregon, as well as "peacekeeper, guardian, and law for all the mortals, creatures, and deities who made Ordinary their home." The small town is an official vacation destination for gods, goddesses and deities who must relinquish their powers - albeit temporarily - while on holiday, which makes them human for the dura ...more

5 likes · Like · see review

Jun 22, 2016 Sandra rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, pnr-uf, witch-magic-fae, vampires, shifters, devon-monk, kindle

A very solid 4 stars, possibly 4.5 stars.

Loved the idea of a vacation spot for Gods in Ordinary, Oregon. And the fact that 'creatures' were also present and a largely unknowing human population rounded out the town. And also the Reed family, in this generation 3 sisters, all of them the town's police force. Still a question mark over how Reed senior, the Sheriff, died a year before the story started.

Delaney Reed, the new Sheriff, has the responsibility of bridging the Gods power when they vacati ...more

3 likes · Like · see review

May 20, 2023 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: what-dogs, what-modern-fantasy, what-vampires, where-grr-mine, what-shifters, what-mages-witches-wizards, what-female-protagonist, how-series, what-magic, what-gods

Another Devon Monk book that was so good I didn’t stop to take notes. The world building was fantastic and unique. I’ve never read anything like this before and I’ve read a lot of modern/urban fantasy. It was a little confusing why someone immortal would risk death to be mortal but I can also see that if you were tired of life and wanted something challenging and exhilarating…

The book was funny, maybe a little glib in places, interesting, full of action and adventure and danger including a hospi ...more

Like · see review