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[author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating][author-post-rating]Spell Blind by David B. Coe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I had this one for a while before I started reading it, because there were a bunch of other approved ARCs I had to read, etc. Then I finally opened it, and…I wasn’t blown away, but I kept reading. The author presents us with our world, just a little removed–magic is real, though most people don’t give it much thought. Our protagonist is a weremyste–a wizard all the time, but a crazy, hallucinogenic, more powerful wizard during the three days of the full moon. I felt like this aspect of magic wasn’t dealt with all that well–essentially weremystes turn into hermits during the full moon, or they might hurt someone (or themselves). Obviously this isn’t good for a career or a relationship, but we really only see one example of how the moon affects Justis. It’s a good example, with plenty of magic and peril, but I feel like it could have been explored more. The writing is punchy and the story flows well. The characters aren’t terribly well described, but each one does have a personality and represent a diverse swath of humanity. Some squeamish types will note a few gruesome deaths. There’s some fun dialogue and a few bits about mental health and medication.

There are plenty of private investigator-types in urban fantasy, and Justis isn’t all that different from, say, Harry Dresden in that series’ first book. I enjoyed reading this one, but I didn’t find it hard to put it down in favor of another game of Spellfall. I do want to know what happens next for Justis and his just-magic-of-normal world, though the author will have to give us another whopper of an antagonist to bring this series up to Dresden’s level. If you’re craving similar urban fantasy-mystery, give this a shot.

Received as a free digital ARC via Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Read from February 08 to 18, 2015.

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