What Trickery Is This?: A Magical Midlife Adventure

We again join Aggy, Madame Lares of Rome, (that's Rome Indiana, not the more famous one in Italy), as all sorts of weird things start happening. As fast as she, and her council, move to solve one problem another occurs and, soon, the problems are happening faster than they can be fixed. Couple that with a fairy queen of the fae who reckons that she has been slighted by Madame Lares, the Crone whose help is so cryptic that it appears worse than useless and a demon lawyer who suggests that opening a link to the demon plane might help, and Aggy and her friends have a situation that's getting worse by the minute. Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. I was fortunate enough to get hold of an advanced review copy and loved it. It is definitely well worth the read.

I’m left gaping like a landed fish over the events of this book. I consider it a good indication of how much I loved a book when I get to the end of it and have no idea how I’m going to explain what I just experienced. And that's exactly where I find myself now. I could detail all the surprises that Aggy uncovers during their adventures, but I don't want to ruin the journey for the readers who haven't gone through it yet. I could explain how much more I know about Aggy’s council members and the paranormal world around Rome now, but that wouldn't even be scratching the surface of what goes on in this book. I'm blown away by the ending, and as much as I want Aggy and her council to get a chance to rest, I'm desperate to know what will happen next. I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.

I have come onto this series rather late, in fact this is the first book in the series that I have read, so it took me a while to get into it and work out who and what all the characters are. Obviously if I had read it from the start I wouldn't have had this issue, however it would have been better if there had been some sort of recap or brief introduction to the cast, especially as the story is set in a semi-magical community. Once I had got into the story, I thought that it was an exciting, fun magical mystery featuring a magical being called a trickster, who causes all sorts of mayhem wherever he goes. The book features all manner of magical beings, from shifters to demons and from fairies to witches and it was quite fun working out what each character was and what sort of relationship they have with each other. Those who know this author's work will recognise her style of gloriously over the top characters and crazy situations, I would just recommend starting at the the beginning of the series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.