Witch Hunt

Preternatural Affairs, Book 1

De: SM Reine

Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer

There are scratches on Cèsar Hawke's arms, a discharged Glock on his coffee table, and a dead woman in his bathtub. Yeah, maybe he brought the waitress home for some fun-he was too drunk to remember it-but he knows for a fact that he didn't kill her. He's an agent with the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He doesn't hurt people. He saves them.

The cops disagree. Now Cèsar is running.

Isobel Stonecrow speaks with the dead. She brings closure to the bereaved and heals broken hearts. But when she talks to the wrong spirit, the OPA puts a bounty on her head.

Tracking down Isobel is the last case assigned to Cèsar before he bolts. If he finds her, he can prove that he didn't kill that waitress. He can clear his name, get his job back, and bring justice to all those wronged families. She's just one witch.

He's bagged a dozen witches before. How hard can one more be?

©2014 SM Reine (P)2014 SM Reine

I'll listen to the next book.

the story is pretty good, and it kept me guessing till the end. I'll read the next book and decide about the series then.

I think this story is better than I think it is...

The narration was excellent which is probably why I kept listening to the end. I didn't love this story didn't hate this story...lukewarm is about where I am at. There were several times I felt the main character was falling into the same issue & it made my eyes roll ...Again?? Really? perhaps I was not in the mood for this story maybe I would have liked it better another time? Perhaps. Even though I listened pretty much all just in two sessions I found myself scrolling back often to repeat what just went on. This would mean to me that it just wasn't holding my attention well enough. Nothing really stands out that I can say was my favorite part it was just ok. I would probably read the next book with this main character, now that I've been aquatinted with who he is what he is what he does and the world in which he operates with other types of witches and Supernaturals etc I may be able to enjoy it more. I may even listen again to this, try it another time because something is wrong as I know it wasn't a bad story. I think I have too much else going on in my mind at the moment to have given this enough attention. I will blame myself for not enjoying this as much as I probably should have. So I will even reserve a final judgement until I perhaps read it again. Sorry for this useless review my mind is really elsewhere! I'm just not making any sense even to myself!

Too busy without a good storyline.

There is a lot of magic lore and not enough back ground information. Then there is the mystery of finding out who the real killer is so there is a lot of information coming in that way. This feels like two worlds colliding, but not any focus on either one. I also didn't like the main character very much so I didn't really care what happened to him. I read about 3 hrs of this and stopped. I decided I didn't care if I finished so I won't be continuing with this series or even this book. The narrator is okay. I think that if you like Dresden series, this might be for you, just not for me.

Lively & Imaginative

S M Reine has the stat of a real entertaining series here. The characters were engaging and there was a great storyline.

Listen for yourself....

Any additional comments?

This is the first book in a series and contrary to a recent trend the unfulfilled ending leading into the next book, Witch Hunt can stand on it's own.

I believe it is the characters that make you want to read more. I believe that when a character is written well enough, we just have to know how he treats the next crap thing that happens.

I believe S.M.Reine has done this with Cèsar Hawke. He is smart and very stupid. He is brave and protective. He is a knight in slightly rusty armor. He is the reason I am traveling down the path of this series.

Have you ever had those books that you just want to enjoy? You never get another first read of a good book. I wanted it to last. So I listened to a bit and put it away, repeatedly.

Then, I spent the last hour and a half listening to every word, I couldn't help myself. It reached a point where putting it aside was no longer an option.

This book is funny and twisted and weird in just the right places. It feels like the pilot episode of a good tv show.

I highly recommend taking a few hours and investing. Now, I'm going to bite the Silver Bullet.