The Eighth Potion

Order of Magic, Book 7

De: Michelle M. Pillow

Narrado por: Rebecca Cook

Paranormal Women's Fiction & Romance from NYT & USAT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow.

After a fake psychic scammed her mother out of her retirement, Cynthia Clarkson has made it her life’s mission to expose every single one of those charlatans. So when she hears a rumor that a group of women in Freewild Cove is claiming to help loved ones move on after death, she’s all over it.

Josh is just the latest in a long line of victims. Cynthia is determined to help him see the truth, and falling for him isn’t part of the plan. She thought she’d seen every trick in the book, but there are some phenomena she can’t explain. These women are good, but she’s better. Even if it kills her, she’s going to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Unless, of course, the demon they claim is after her kills her first.

Heather, Vivien, Lorna, and Sue are back! With the help of Grandma Julia's ghost, they're kicking supernatural butt and taking names.

Paranormal Women's Fiction (PWF), Gen X Romance, Magic Paranormal Psychic Romance, Contemporary Humor

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Very good!

Book 7 is a unique twist on this series. New characters are introduced and quickly become interesting and entertaining. Many of the favorites are in this story too! Highly recommend this series! The narrator did a fantastic job bringing the story to life! I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

An audiobook on my top 10!

This is my favorite Order of Magic audiobook as of yet. Don't get me wrong, I love all of them, this one just tipped the scales a bit. Mainly because it revolves around Cynthia who makes a living actually debunking and lecturing about the charlatan ways of mediums, psychics and the likes. Everything the women of Freewild Cove are. And Josh of course.

The ball gets rolling after Cynthia's lecture while she's trying to have a peaceful meal (like that ever happens, even irl.), she's interrupted, albeit politely, by a very haggard looking man. He sits, orders a meal and proceeds with why he tracked her down. It's not to confront or harang her. He's trying to get a logical, non paranormal, answer to his predicament. He shows Cynthia some disturbing selfies that she just brushes off as a prank and the meal continues.

That is until two young ladies actually do confront her at the table. One in particular, "Red," all but screams at her and makes a scene. Letting Cynthia know that the women in Freewild Cove at the Warwick Theater ARE the real deal.

This gets Cynthia's debunking brain working & a freaked out Josh an idea. This gets the coincidences started, the bad luck going, the romance ensuing and the paranormal hijynx starting. Oh, and did I mention that Cynthia is wearing her mother's ring? Wink wink.

The narration is wonderful and had me busting a gut throughout. This is MOST DEFINITELY A MUST listen!!

It's Real

Cynthia Clarkson is determined to expose the fake psychics, mediums, and tricks used to cheat grieving people out of their money, and leave them in worse emotional shape than they started with. She meets Josh after one of her lectures, and refuses to listen to, let alone believe his story. She heads to Freewild Cove to investigate a rumored group of psychics, and finds Josh there as well. Her interaction with this group is an eye-opener. This is a cleverly written exciting story full of magic, doubt, and discovery. It is brought to life by Rebecca Cook’s entertaining narration.
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GREAT SERIES

There is something about this growing group of women that draws the reader in and keeps you coming back for more. No doubt about it thay are each survivors in their own right and made stronger in their paranormal faith as they join forces to help those needing it. RECOMMENDED IN BOTH EBOOK AND AUDIBLE.

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Fantastic Series!!

Michelle, your books always make me happy!!
This was a terrific final conclusion to this series, but I am going to miss Grandma Julia's crazy antics, the magic, and these women in Free Wild Cove!
Loved the friendships formed and the feeling of family that each book in this series highlighted. Each one was also clever and funny!
Rebecca Cook is an outstanding narrator and was a perfect match for this series!!

Hunted`

In The Eighth Portion, Carolyn Clarkson doesn't believe in the paranormal and supernatural world after her mother has been conned out of her lifesaving. What Cynthia didn't know is that she has a supernatural ability and that a demon has been hunting her.

Josh Alder was a causality of the demon who is hunting Cynthia. The demon was using anyone to get to Cynthia.

Josh went to Cynthia for help but was turned down. So his alternative was to seek the ladies of Freecove for help.

Between Heather, Vivien, Lorna, and Grandma Julia, their antics are hilarious. This last book of the series does not disappoint. Just sad to see this series ends.

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The women's bonds with each other.

not a enough books. Like this one. And the positiv And I needed to be on audioe outlook.

Loved It

I loved this story! While I've listened to a number of Michelle's stories, this is my first in this series. I loved the premise and I was completely fascinated with the angle of the story. Heroine Cynthia doesn't believe in psychics, communicating with the dead, and the supernatural after a "psychic" scammed her mother out of everything after the loss of her father. When a man goes to her for help, she's dismissive of his fears. But when he goes to a group of psychic women, she's determined to prove them frauds and stop them from taking advantage of him and anyone else. But then strange things start to happen...

I was so hooked to this story. Looking out for all the little details and strangeness despite Cynthia's opinions. I liked all the characters. This is definitely a series I would listen to more of.

Rebecca Cook did a good job bringing these characters to life (though I thought one of the women's voices sounded deep enough to be one of Rebecca's male voices), and I liked her for Cynthia. It was great to hear her narrate again as I loved her work on Michelle M. Pillow's Lords of the Abyss series.

Overall: 5 stars
Performance: 4 stars
Story: 5 stars

So good!

I am not typically a fan of romance audiobooks under 8 hours because I enjoy the journey of worldbuilding and character development in a longer work. Michelle M. Pillow's works are an exception—always! The Eighth Potion is written so precisely that all the critical elements are there in just the right doses (mystery, romance, self-discovery, etc.). The writing is beautiful and visually captivating. And the story is SO good! I'm actually a little disappointed I didn't come across this series sooner. It's now high on my TBR list.

Rebecca Cook's narration was fabulous. She handled transitioning between several unique characters while keeping the essence of each. It was easy to follow along with multi-person conversations.

I recommend this book to those who enjoy paranormal romance with subtle hints of mystery.

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Addicting listen!

Ohh this got intense for me a few times!! Cynthia’s story is a sad one. Her mother was hoodwinked by fake psychic and now Cynthia is on a mission to help others not make the same mistake like her mother did. But unfortunately for Cynthia the fake psychic did some things. Cue in the team of Heather, Vivien, Lorna, and Sue. It’s so fun to see these ladies again in Cynthia’s story. It was also nice to see Josh and how he played a role as well. This was an intriguing story that kept me on the edge of my seat.