Ash’s review of That Old Black Magic (Living in Eden, Book 3) by Michelle Rowen
Paranormal Romance published by Berkley Sensation 06 Dec 11
The final book in the Living in Eden series, That Old Black Magic, wraps everything up in a nice neat bow.
I have enjoyed this series, and I like both Eden and Darrak. They are still trying to figure out a way to break both the spell and the curse that are threatening their lives. Their romance is sweet and I love watching Darrek grow into a hero. I wish Eden is a better heroine for him, though. I think she doubts things for longer than she should have.
As for the other characters, the only one I really care about is Lucifer. I would love for him to get his own book. I feel like his story has been left unfinished. The rest of the cast turns back into background characters to me. The Malleus are typical bad guys pretending to be good. I think that whole storyline could have been left out completely. If we were just focused on Eden and Darrek, I think it would have been much better. Also, the whole black magic/white magic thing feels old. Eden and Darrek’s relationship is unique and I wish their world could have matched that.
At the end of That Old Black Magic, everyone gets their happily ever after. I can’t say there are really any surprises here. Everything happens pretty much as I expected it to. It works in some areas and bothers me in others. Enough seems to be left open that Michelle Rowen could go back and write more stories, and I really hope she does. I would love to see more of Lucifer and the angels.
Grade: C
Summary:
Reluctant witch Eden Riley knows that codependent relationships aren’t good, especially when you’re possessed by a sexy but troublemaking demon. Darrak’s physical form makes good girl Eden want to go bad, but the constant itch to use the soul-destroying black magic she’s recently acquired might force Eden to explore her dark side in an entirely different way.
And when her magic starts manifesting itself without conscious effort, both Eden’s life and the possibility of a future with Darrak are threatened-since only one of them might be able to survive this…
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