Dime Store Magic (re-read)

Author: Kelley Armstrong
Genre: Supernatural, Suspense
Series: #3 in the Women of the Underworld series
Type: Trade Paperback
Source: Own
Pages:  416
Publisher: Vintage Canada
First Published: April 2004
First Line: "Todd adjusted his leather power seat and smiled."

Book Description from GoodReads:  Paige Winterbourne was always either too young or too rebellious to succeed her mother as leader of one of the world's most powerful elite organizations- the American Coven of Witches. Now that she is twenty-three and her mother is dead, the Elders can no longer deny her. But even Paige's wildest antics can't hold a candle to those of her new charge- an orphan who is all too willing to use her budding powers for evil... and evil is all too willing to claim her. For this girl is being pursued by a dark faction of the supernatural underworld. They are a vicious group who will do anything to woo the young, malleable, and extremely powerful neophyte, including commit murder- and frame Paige for the crime. It's an initiation into adulthood, womanhood, and the brutal side of magic that Paige will have to do everything within her power to make sure they both survive.

My Review:  A couple of days ago I reviewed Shatter Me for the second time.  I'm not an avid re-reader (too many books, so little time) but as I looked around my book shelves I noticed a few series that I've failed to keep up on.  So I informally named the summer of 2014 as the "remember all the book series that I need to catch up on!" Ya, it's a catchy title. 

Kelley Armstrong's wonderful 'Women of the Underworld' series was unfortunately one of these series that I had fallen behind on.  And that's sad because I adore it.  In my recent review of Shatter Me I had stated that the old adage 'you can never go home' can come into play when rereading a book you once loved.  Meaning, that you may find yourself not quite so smitten with the book the second time around.  I'm happy to say this isn't the case for Dime Store Magic. 

I had first read Dime Store Magic back somewhere around 2006 and liked it.  But, at that time, I think my love of all things Elena and Clay (the two main characters in the first two books in the series - Bitten and Stolen) kind of overshadowed what Armstrong was trying to do with Paige in Dime Store Magic because this time around I loved it.  I was really riveted to the story and had a hard time putting the book down.  Lots of great supernatural action with well fleshed out characters = a truly great read.

I've waxed poetic about this series by one of my favourite Canadian authors time and again on this blog so I won't tell you to go out and pick up Bitten (the first book in the series) ASAP just because I've gotten more people than I can count hooked on this series. 

I won't tell you to but I highly advise it. ;)

Highly recommended (but begin with Bitten and read in order!)

My Rating: 4/5 stars

Note: If you look up my first review of Bitten please keep in mind that it is pathetically short.  It was literally the first book review I posted here on my blog back in 2009.  I did re-read it back in 2010 and posted another (more comprehensive) review of it in case I've got you itching to pick up this series.