Jaye Wells

MAGIC IS A DRUG. ADDICTIVE AND DEADLY. After the grisly murder of a dirty magic coven leader, Kate Prospero and The Magical Enforcement Agency team up with the local police to find the killer. When a tenacious reporter sticks her nose in both the investigation and Prospero's past in the covens, old ghosts resurface. As the infighting between covens turns ugly, an all-out war brews in the slums of Babylon.. Deadly Spells is the third novel in the Prospero's War series that started with Dirty Magic and Cursed Moon!

Deadly Spells

MAGIC IS A DRUG. ADDICTIVE AND DEADLY. After the gristly murder of a dirty magic coven leader, Kate Prospero and The Magical Enforcement Agency team up with the local police to find the killer. But as the infighting between covens turns ugly, an all-out war brews in the slums of Babylon. When a tenacious reporter sticks her nose in both the investigation and Prospero's past in the covens, old ghosts resurface. The team will have to use all the weapons in their arsenal to stop the coven war and find the killer before the case brings down all their careers - and their lives. Deadly Spells is the third urban fantasy in the Prospero's War series by USA Today Bestseller Jaye Wells. The first two novels in the series were Dirty Magic and Cursed Moon.

Prospero's War: Book Three

Sarah Escorsa

☢ No No No No this Cannot Be the Last Published Instalment in this Series Sob Sob Sob Sob and No No No No No Again MacHaloistic Buddy Reread (NNNtCBtLPIinSSSSaNNNNA™) ☢

Previous rating: 4 stars.
New rating: 5 stars.

I don't know what the bloody freaking shrimp I was on the first time I read this book, but it must have been high quality stuff. I mean, I originally rated this story 4 stars! 4 disgusting, pathetic little stars! I should be ashamed of myself. Such disgraceful behavior on my part should be severely punished (preferably by Morales a certain federal agent who shall not be named (view spoiler)[
  

  

  
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's true, the first part of the story isn't as deliciously insane and wild-ridish (yes, that is a word) and Bahahahaha Best Profanities/Obscenities/Improper Comments Ever-ish (BBPOICE™) as book 2, but bloody shrimping hell, does the rest of the story make up for it! So 5 stars it is. QED and stuff.



✉ A very private message to Jaye Wells: you have to write a sequel. NOW. It's been two years, Jaye Wells. TWO bloody shrimping years! Barnacles are getting restless. So are murderous crustaceans. So get writing, woman! Who the fish cares if your publisher is a total nitwit who declined to buy another book in the series?! I have three two words for you, my dear: SELF. FREAKING. PUBLISHING. Got that? Good. And in case you need a little extra incentive: if you don't write a sequel NOW, I'll either become an alcoholic, or unleash the shrimpy homicidal maniacs on you. But hey, no pressure. 

P.S. I want Morales to bother the shit out of me when I grow up. (view spoiler)[
  

  

  
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· Book 0.5: Fire Water ★★★★
· Book 1: Dirty Magic ★★★★
· Book 2: Cursed Moon ★★★★★
· Book 4: Volatile Bonds ★★★



Original crappy non-review (February 2015):


  You don’t like the game, change the rules.




(view spoiler)[Yes, there is a point to this cupcake. (hide spoiler)]

Last name: Prospero
First name: Kate
Nickname: Cupcake (don't let that fool you, there's nothing sweet about this girl) (view spoiler)[See? There was a point to the cupcake. (hide spoiler)]
Occupation: Magic Enforcement Agency detective

☛ Reasons why Cupcake's life is a freaking mess: 
☑ Evidence #1: she's a recovering dirty potion cooking addict.
☑ Evidence #2: she's a recovering alcoholic.



☑ Evidence #3: she's the ex-heir to Abe Prospero, Arcane criminal underworld kingpin (who also happens to be uncle dearest).“Hold up—Prospero? You one of Old Abe’s relations?” I nodded. “His niece.” “And you’re a cop?” Hot Pocket shook his head. “Ain’t that a trip? And here I thought I was the black sheep of my family.”☑ Evidence #4: her ex-boyfriend is Babylon's newly appointed mayor. He also happens to be an ex-member of uncle dearest's coven. And an asshole with a hidden agenda. Obviously.I looked up from the damning document to glare at Volos. “You son of a bitch.”☑ Evidence #5: her roommate is a seventy-something crazy potion cooking/senior citizen-stalking freak. Gotta love Baba.She liked to give her potions names that reflected their uses, like Lose Dat Ass Tea or, even more disturbing, Sexy Juice.☑ Evidence #6: she's the guardian to her pain-in-the-ass, DUDE member teenage brother. In case you're wondering, DUDE stands for Don't Use Dirty Elixirs. Ha.

With all that crappy stuff going on Cupcake should pretty much feel like this:



☛ But no. She's way too busy saving Babylon from a black Brazilian giant who happens to either turn into a cat or go poof. And running away from reporters. And dealing with her teenage brother's daily drama. And going on crappy dates with self-righteous assholes. And watching her boss' back. And kicking serious butt no matter what. And being generally awesome. I mean, the girl calls the guy in her life "my bitch." How cool is that? 

Cupcake. I'm in love. 

☛ As much as I love Kate, I have to admit that this instalment was a bit slow-going compared to the previous ones. Well the first part of the book anyway. It lacked the total craziness of Cursed Moon: insane leprechauns, evil flute-playing satyrs, dirty magic lust potions, truth potions… And it wasn't as dark or gritty. Still, the pace picked up a lot after the 40% mark. And then it was a wild ride until the very last page, twist and turns included. 



☛ On today's menu we have: havoc and mayhem scenes, nerve-wrecking scenes, headdesk scenes, I could kill you with my bare hands scenes, attagirl scenes (lots of those), you devious asshole scenes (lots of those as well), omg-this-is-so-sick-I-love-it scenes, you scumbag scenes, oh no you don't scenes, you have got to be kidding me scenes, Kate-Prospero-don't-be-such-a-freaking-idiot scenes, oh wow scenes, well-I-didn't-see-that-one-coming scene… And that final scene. Man that final scene. {insert delerious fangirl scream here} Very cool.

☛ Hmmm… This hasn't been a very informative review now has it? Oh well. It doesn't make much sense does it? Oh well. I guess you'll just have to read the book to figure out WTH I'm talking about. Sucks to be you, doesn't it?

Oh wait, I almost forgot:



*sighs*

You don't get it? Of course you don't. Just read the book I tell you. It will all make sense soon enough.

Totally Addicted to Reading

Like the previous installments Deadly Spells is fast paced, suspenseful and action packed. I could not help but to keep turning the pages as I was eager to see how everything was going to come together. To sum up I enjoyed this series and I hope there will be more books as I would to read more about Kate. Jaye Wells has now joined the list of my must read authors.

See my full review at
http://romancing-the-book.com/2015/07...

Deadly Spells

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