Title: Dime Store Magic ReRead
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Otherworld #3
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Dark fantasy, Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2004
Paige and Lucas are one of the most nerdy and dorky couples in my literary pile. And I love that fact. As an uber nerd myself, I love that Paige’s less than conventional ways find their perfect match in Lucas and his nerdiness. They just work so well together from the very beginning, and the fact that both are in their early twenties and choose to place a teenager over their own wants and needs? Absolutely adorable and perfect. I had kind of forgotten how freaking cute and loving they are, so I’m really glad that I chose to start rereading the Otherworld series.
Although I loved rereading Dime Store Magic, I didn’t read through this quite as quickly as I usually do. The first few times, I was kid free and, I found the fact that there were two young women losing their mum’s and their entire lives to be a little bit more challenging to read this time. I like that it pushed me a little bit further out of my comfort zone, and made me seriously think about the moments that made me so uncomfortable. It was also a reminder that everyone struggles with parenthood in the beginning, no matter how it’s thrust upon us.
Where Bitten and Stolen focus on the werewolves, Dime Store Magic starts to really promote the other paranormal entities in the Otherworld world. I particularly enjoy the politics of the witches and sorcerers and how they are in a species-driven paranormal war. Again, Armstrong manages to absolutely draw me in with her brilliant characters, her great writing and her phenomenal world building. This helps to flesh out the world and the different characters brilliantly. Plus, now that I know that the series finishes with Savannah’s story, it was even more brilliant how the world was set up. Plus, all the details of who and what Savannah is going to become made me fall in love all that more strongly.
One of my favourite things about Paige is her drive to be better and figure out how to protect herself. Rather than being a passive damsel in distress, she is constantly showing up to fight and trying to figure out how to stand on her own two feet. I also love that her break from the coven gives her so much potential to continue to grow and thrive, even if it is painful in the moment. Lucas is the perfect partner for her, being willing to stand back and let her fight her own battles, but being willing to back her up when she needs it. All in the name to keep Savannah safe.
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