Devils and Details (Ordinary Magic, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jul 09, 2017 Mandapanda rated it it was ok

Shelves: urban-fantasy

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Sep 05, 2016 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-read-2016

4.5 Stars

I’ve been highly anticipating the release of this book because I really enjoyed the first installment in this series and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. DEVILS AND DETAILS definitely did not disappoint. It brought the story tighter together for sure and a lot of questions are answered. It was still a hell of a lot of fun to read!

Our heroine, Delaney, is left investigating a couple of supernatural events in this book. First, the disappearance of all the Gods powers. And se 4.5 Stars

I’ve been highly anticipating the release of this book because I really enjoyed the first installment in this series and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. DEVILS AND DETAILS definitely did not disappoint. It brought the story tighter together for sure and a lot of questions are answered. It was still a hell of a lot of fun to read!

Our heroine, Delaney, is left investigating a couple of supernatural events in this book. First, the disappearance of all the Gods powers. And second, a dead vampire killed using an old blood ritual. I really liked that we get two things to focus on as part of the plot of this book. One simpler to solve than the other, but I loved to see them multi-task on more than one thing. It kept things interesting for me for sure.

I am fascinated by the mix of mythology and creatures in this series and this book interconnects them all quite well in the plot. We get to see more of the werewolves and vampires as well as the Gods and now more humans that know about the supernatural. The big bad in this story was not a huge mystery, I think as soon as it’s mentioned you are lead to believe that’s the unlikely culprit, but it was certainly entertaining to see it unfold.

This series doesn’t take itself too seriously and that’s one thing I love about it. The fresh humor continues in this installment while presenting the serious cases our heroine needs to solve. It makes this such a fast and enjoyable read and I find myself turning the pages with pleasure. I find Delaney charming and I love being in her head. She makes me laugh and smile and I’m always rooting for her.

This book will address more of the romance that we were left hanging with in the previous book. Ryder continues to be a character I love reading about and, although in this book he was a bit unsteady because of the muddy waters he was treading, I am so very intrigued by the turn of events and I’m looking forward to seeing it all unfold in the next one. We are left with a cliffhanger again as one of the cases is not completely solved. That just means I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next one in the Spring of 2017.

If you haven’t picked this up yet and you want something different and highly entertaining then give this series a shot. I am so happy I took a chance and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Favorite Quotes:

“Gods could be such drama queens.”

“Little known fact: a room full of angry gods sounds a lot like a bingo hall fight.”

“One grouchy god. Check. One pouty god. Check. Silver lining? Starting a Monday out this bad meant it couldn’t get worse. — It got worse.” ...more

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Sep 11, 2016 Sandra rated it it was amazing

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

A few niggly things but overall a terrific read.

The niggly things include our Police Chief Delaney Reed, not locking her front door despite people continually just walking in; going for a lone run along the beach when she knows someone is possibly out to get her and knowing when she has a wrong one in sight but doesn't even check him out.

Really looking forward to the next one! ...more

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Sep 12, 2016 Steph rated it really liked it

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

... some wounds only scar on the inside ...
I love getting lost in Devon Monk's stories. I've enjoyed binging on books 1-2 and look forward to book 3, Gods and Ends, sometime in 2017. ...more

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Jun 07, 2023 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it really liked it

Shelves: how-ebook, what-modern-fantasy, what-vampires, what-shifters, what-female-protagonist, what-cliffhanger, what-gods, what-het-romance, what-het-with-gay-chars

3.75

There was some action, danger, and peril in this book. I like the world building because it’s unique. There were fewer areas where it was hard to suspend my disbelief than the last one. The pacing and narrative was good and there were fairly good descriptions.

More lighthearted than most modern fantasies but only a few places were actually funny. Mostly it tried too hard.
I love the character of Death, then I always seem to because authors always make him ironic or sardonic (and always male… ...more

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Mar 11, 2017 Karyogini rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-on-2017

I took my time with this one.

The characters are solid. :) I really like how everyone has a distinct personality.

Rar! The problems... just keep piling up! She is just so stubborn sometimes... but the worst is Ryder. Grrrrr. I haven't forgiven him. Pfft.

Is it really a small town? I'm imagining Gilmore girls town. ...more

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