Death and Relaxation (Ordinary Magic, #1)

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Police Chief Delaney Reed can handle the Valkyries, werewolves, gill men and other paranormal creatures who call the small beach town of Ordinary, Oregon their home It s the vacationing gods who keep her up at night With the famous Rhubarb Festival right around the corner, small town tensions, tempers, and godly tantrums are at an all time high The last thing Delaney needs is her ex boyfriend reappearing just when she s finally caught the attention of Ryder Bailey, the one man she should never love.No, scratch that The actual last thing she needs is a dead body washing ashore, especially since the dead body is a god.Catching a murderer, wrestling a god power, and re scheduling the apocalypse Just another day on the job in Ordinary Falling in love with her childhood friend while trying to keep the secrets of her town secret That s gonna take some work. Read Death and Relaxation (Ordinary Magic, #1) – kino-fada.fr This book starts out fine and then it s like being a passenger in a cab in Manhattan vroom brake vroom brake vroom brake Ugh Motion sickness And that s not even the worst of it.The premise was kind of cool Reminiscent of Ilona Andrews Innkeeper series and suffers by the comparison , but the similarity is shallow Ordinary is a town in Oregon where gods and monsters go to take vacation The creatures vampires, werewolves and the like go about their daily lives as they are, but t This book starts out fine and then it s like being a passenger in a cab in Manhattan vroom brake vroom brake vroom brake Ugh Motion sickness And that s not even the worst of it.The premise was kind of cool Reminiscent of Ilona Andrews Innkeeper series and suffers by the comparison , but the similarity is shallow Ordinary is a town in Oregon where gods and monsters go to take vacation The creatures vampires, werewolves and the like go about their daily lives as they are, but the gods have to give up their power for the time they re on vacation This makes them mortal and, thus, vulnerable So, of course one is killed This is in the blurb so it s not a spoiler Delaney Reed has taken over her late father s job as chief of police She s also the one who oversees all the rigamarole to k...While the inability of the heroine to see what was so obvious drove me NUTS I admit I still enjoyed this story Devon Monk did a great job creating wonderful bonds between the people of Ordinary, Oregon I especially enjoyed the relationship ...3.75 starsDevon Monk is one of my favorite urban fantasy authors I don t think I ever find a book from hers that I don t like ever since I discovered her Allie Beckstrom series five years ago ALTHOUGH, I did skip her Age of Steam series, mainly because I m not really a fan of steampunk Anyway, this new series of her is another one that I enjoy and definitely will follow It s a little bit lighter than her usual story Sure, there s a dead god which fell into Delaney s jurisdiction, but things 3.75 starsDevon Monk is one of my favorite urban fantasy authors I don t think I ever find a book from hers that I don t like ever since I discovered her Allie Beckstrom series five years ago ALTHOUGH, I did skip her Age of Steam series, mainly because I m not really a fan of steampunk Anyway, this new series of her is another one that I enjoy and definitely will follow It s a little bit lighter than her usual story Sure, there s a dead god which fell into Delaney s jurisdiction, but things didn t feel too intense, or too life threatening, like what I found in her other series.I wholeheartedly loved the idea of Ordinary a town where su...Interesting idea revolving around gods and their vacation destination of Ordinary, Oregon a one horse town according to one character Delaney Reed is the chief of the town s small police department where two of the other three full time employees are her sisters She s likable enough except whenever her love interest, Ryder Bailey, comes around and then her brain always turns to mush I liked the relationship between Delaney and her sisters but pretty much started skimming all the Ryder parts Interesting idea revolving around gods and their vacation destination of Ordinary, Oregon a one horse town according to one character Delaney Reed is the chief of the town s small police department where two of the other three full time employees are her sisters She s likable enough except whenever her love interest, Ryder Bailey, comes around and then her brain always turns to mush I liked the relat...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here This is my third Devon Monk book, and I m sorry to say this author is never on my autobuy, not even near it I do like her stories, and this is not an exception, but they never move beyond an ok, this is a nice read I m never particularly interested in their sequels Death and relaxation suffered from two main ailments thinness, both in plot and world building, and uncertainty Am I a uf mystery or a uf romance.The plot is really barely there, but I think it s linked to point 2 There s too This is my third Devon Monk book, and I m sorry to say this author is never on my autobuy, not even near it I do like her stories, and this is not an exception, but they never move beyond an ok, this is a nice read I m never particularly interested in their sequels Death and relaxation suffered from two main ailments thinness, both in plot and world building, and uncertainty Am I a uf mystery or a uf romance.The plot is really barely there, but I think it s linked to point 2 There s too much page time on the main romantic interest s body, too much hormones blinding the heroine, and not enough story And I do mean not enough story, even for a first book on a new series, mostly because it doesn t have the excuse of creating a world My other pet peeve was the heroine, she was portayed as way, way too naive f...Ordinary If you re a die hard paranormal lover of seriously kick tail, hard core action female protagonists you re going to be sorely disappointed with this very ordinary cozy mystery This is essentially a formula driven mystery with an unremarkab...This was a really hard one for me to rate.Let s start with the stuff I loved.1 The Reed sistersTheir 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 wantBut it was also great to see these three sisters and their very real relationship with each other.2 The world buildingI love This was a really hard one for me to rate.Let s start with the stuff I loved.1 The Reed sistersTheir 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 wantBut it was also great to see these three sisters and their very real relationship with each other.2 The world buildingI love the whole idea of Ordinary I love that gods and monsters vacation there, that they pretend to be normal I love imagining this sleepy little coastal paradise being the, like, place where the gods kick off their shoes and pretend to be mortal 3 The secondary castEven beyond the Reed sisters, t...Not bad Kinda boring though Still, I ll read the next one when it comes out.The whole Ryder thing just about ruined this book for me.A true small town story I would know, I live in one, minus the vacationing gods You get the setup of how the town works, then a god is murdered The police chief is not only a chief, her family finds a new mortal the god power has to go in The chief actually holds that power in her body until then There are a lot of questions about the chief s childhood crush too, that need answering It was really a great murder mystery, I always enjoy paranormal crime books It was interesting enough that A true small town story I would know, I live in one, minus the vacationing gods You get the setup of how the town works, then a god is murdered The police chief is not only a chief, her family finds a new mortal the god power has to go in The chief actually holds that power in her body until then There are a lot of questions about the chief s childhood crush too, that need answer...Story was ok but I didn t enjoy the relationship dynamic at all Got the the end of book 2 and didn t bother with book 3 I was so put off by the MC s.This is Ordinary, nothing about it has ever been normalOrdinary 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 duration ofThis is Ordinary, nothing about it has ever been normalOrdinary 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 duration of their stay Additionally, it s the home of vampires, weres and other creatures Let s not forget about the mortals, some of whom are in the know, others who are not.This This world building is worth a 5 star rating on its own It was fresh, unique and such fun to read The mysteries inside it werepredictable, which lowered my overall rating to 3.5 stars But, I m hooked and anxious to move on...Delaney Reed is the chief of police in Ordinary, Oregon, but her town is anything but ordinary It is a place where various creatures vampires, werewolves, etc live among humans and where gods of the world come for a vacation When they do, they have to give up their god powers and live as mortals They also must have a job for the duration of their stay in Ordinary So there is a bar in Ordinary owned by Hera There is a kite rental place owned by Thanatos, the god of death There is a g Delaney Reed is the chief of police in Ordinary, Oregon, but her town is anything but ordinary It is a place where various creatures vampires, werewolves, etc live among humans and where gods of the world come for a vacation When they do, they have to give up their god powers and live as mortals They also must have a job for the duration of their stay in Ordinary So there is a bar in Ordinary owned by Hera There is a kite rental place owned by Thanatos, the god of death There is a glass blowing studio owned by the trickster god Raven They do make smart business owners, those gods But not everything is simple in Ordinary, and Delaney has her hands full Someone blew up a rhubarb patch of a very cranky man Someone killed a god And someone shot Delaney herself, almost killing her Delaney has to solve all those problems on time if she wan...I liked this well enough and I m going to read book two, but I really need Delaney to be less stupid and oblivious.

Death and Relaxation (Ordinary Magic, #1)
  • 18 February 2018
  • ebook
  • 326 pages
  • Devon Monk
  • Death and Relaxation (Ordinary Magic, #1)