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Title: Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld | Book 4) |
Review of Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4)
- Meet the smart, sexy ā supernatural ā women of the otherworld. This is not your motherās coven...
Kelley Armstrong returns with the eagerly awaited follow-up to Dime Store Magic. Paige Winterbourne, a headstrong young woman haunted by a dark legacy, is now put to the ultimate test as she fights to save innocents from the most insidious evil of all.. . .
In the aftermath of her motherās murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to start a new Coven for a new generation. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty-something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention.
Someone is murdering the teenage offspring of the underworldās most influential Cabals ā a circle of families that makes the mob look like amateurs. And none is more powerful than the Cortez Cabal, a faction Paige is intimately acquainted with. Lucas Cortez, the rebel son and unwilling heir, is none other than her boyfriend. But love isnāt blind, and Paige has her eyes wide open as she is drawn into a hunt for an unnatural-born killer. Pitted against shamans, demons, and goons, itās a battle chilling enough to make a wild young woman grow up in a hurry. If she gets the chance.
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Comments for Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld | Book 4)
- Posted on 2008-11-07
Gritty but good
In the fourth book of The Women of the Otherworld series, "Industrial Magic," Paige Winterbourne and Lucas Cortez are back. This time they are tracking a killer who is targeting supernatural teens. The story takes them to Miami, and the Cabal, Sorcerer mega-corporation, run by Lucas's father.
This book takes a closer look at Lucas's family and helps explain how and why he chose to rebel against the family business. Despite his evil deeds, I found myself actually liking his father. Armstrong is one of my favorite authors, but as with her other books, if you're very squeamish, the violence can be a bit much.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-10-30
Great Otherworld Book
In Industrial Magic, we return to Paige. She has learned that working with a wizard gives her more power for her magic. With this knowledge, she is trying to form a new coven, but no one is wanting to be part of it.
Her boyfriend Lucas, a wizard, has notice that his father wants him to be part of the family. Benicio Cortez is like a mob boss of the all powerful supernatural community and Lucas tries to keep away from him. But when Benicio's employees start turning up dead, it's time to call in help.
I like how although a separate story, they still link the characters together. Elena, Clay, and Jeremy are asked to come help out. The book has a great story, power struggle, and shocking ending. I love how this series progresses.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-10-11
Industrial Magic -moving up in the world
Kelly Armstrong once again returns to her world of witches, werewolves, wizards(OK, sorcerers), and various other fantastic creatures. In this installment we once again follow the adventures of Paige Winterbourne as she struggles to understand her magic, deal with an adolescent witch, and cope with a sorcerous lover. Add to the mix someone who is killing Cabal children, and a father who is determined to bring Lucas back into the "friendly" family Cabal, and you have an adventure that will keep you wondering "what next?".
Score: 3
- Posted on 2008-07-02
industrial magic
Excellant book on the story of withces. How one women overcame adv ersity and predujuat in her own coven. She meets and decides to trust a Warlock and the story is exciting and wants you to read more of it
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-04-11
Industrial Magic
I'm always thrilled when I find a new writer who a) I think is amazing; b) who is writing a series, which I love; c) there are several books to the series before I find them; and d) whose writing gets better with each book. That describes Kelley Armstrong perfectly.
The Women of the Otherworld series is slightly different in that the narrator of each book changes. Some narrators have more than one book, but there are several. Armstrong does a good job of introducing the narrator at least a book in advance and then also characters from the other books show up. For example, Elena is the narrator in the first two books, Paige shows up in book 2, Paige is the narrator of books 3 and 4 but Elena is in both of those, though not as the focus of the story.
Industrial Magic is the second book narrated by Paige Winterborne, a witch. In this book, she and her boyfriend, sorcerer Lucas, are asked by Lucas' father (a powerful Sorcerer leader) to investigate why supernatural teens are being killed. That's all I can really tell you without spoiling the story for you.
What I CAN tell you is that the story is suspenseful yet is character-driven, there a couple of new characters that you'll enjoy and one thing that is highly implausible - but then isn't the entire concept?
Overall, I'd say this is the best of The Women of the Otherworld and I can't wait to read the next!
Score: 5
