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Dark Arts and a Daiquiri
- The Guild Codex: Spellbound Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.
It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender - but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics. Good thing this lame-o human is adaptable, right?
Then my favorite guild members - three sexy, powerful, and intermittently charming mages - asked for my help. Did they want access to my encyclopedic knowledge of cocktails? Oh no. They wanted to wrap me up in a pretty ribbon and plunk me in the crosshairs of a murderous rogue to lure him out of hiding.
So that's what we did. And that's why I'm here. About to be kidnapped. Oh, and our grand plan for safely capturing said murderous rogue? Yeah, that completely fell apart about two minutes ago. Why did I agree to this again?
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- Tobias Reaper
- 05-19-19
not sure what the author is doing here 🤨
i REALLY like Tori as a protagonist, but the author has changed her from a self-confident badass who holds her own amongst Mythics, to a little girl who lets the attractiveness of her quarry alter her thought process. if Ezra told her she was poisoned and how to deal with it, she’d go do it. but apparently not so in this book, because the guy’s so hot. that was the final straw, and it occurred WELL before the book was over. talk about character assassination 👎🏾
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- Sandy M
- 04-16-20
Wow, what a letdown
This series went from YA to juvenile in a flash. What a total disappointment. Done with this series.
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- NekodeGomen
- 12-21-18
I was disappointed
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, Three Mages and a Margarita. it was fun, witty, and a unique premise, a non-magic human surrounded by magic users! I had high expectations for this one. It starts out fun, but goes downhill quickly. I could've gotten behind the fact that Tori faced in head first over her head because she saw herself in the missing girl, but the rest was hard to get through. Tori's infatuation with the Shadow Mage was cringeworthy. She spends more time drooling over him than anything else. A lot of the situations she finds herself in with him don't feel natural. All this after a knee-weakening make out session with Aaron. The plot twist was good. But the final show down relied too heavily on the Shadow Mage. Three powerful mages and this guy is stronger than all of them? I felt let down by this book. I've been reading Red Winter and Dark Tempest by this author and am in love with them! This one just isn't a strong sequel.
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- Demetra Toula Iliopoulos
- 12-01-18
Love this audio story
This is the second book in the series. Once I saw that it was out after book 1 I had to get it . Finished it in a day .
This story involves Tori again with her best friends, the 3 mages . They are hunting a dark entity for a bounty award . They call it the ghost because nobody has seen the face or where it comes from or how it leaves . Tori gets a chance to go away with the ghost . Her friends , the mages can’t pick anything up on the ghost , even with their special powers . Once Tori goes with the ghost she finds all sort of information on him. But more important is Tori finds she can’t escape to go back home. There is sooo much to this story . I know you will devour it .
Cris Dukehart was amazing. Cris pulls you right in amd it seems your right in the story . She has a memorizing voice. Looking forward to book 3
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- S Lotzer
- 09-25-19
This book made me want to binge-read the rest...
The first book in this series intrigued me enough to check out the next one, but this second book cemented my desire to devour the whole series.
Now I’m not going to say I don’t have some conflicting feelings towards this book- out of the four books in the Guild Codex: Spellbound series that have been released so far, this is the one that I find most difficult to re-read. I explain this more below, but it helps to know that I am on my third read through so it hasn’t stopped me much- I still love and appreciate this book.
If Three Mages and a Margarita is a book meant to introduce you to this awesome new world, Dark Arts and a Daiquiri is a book to engage you in the characters’ backgrounds and introduce new dynamics to the world. The book starts with Tori apartment hunting and trying to move out on her own, a subplot that almost foreshadows an underlying theme through the rest of the book; moving the reader and Tori’s attention out of the small community of the Crow & Hammer guild and into the larger Mythic world. Tori is still unsure about her position at the C&H, but this is more due to her discomfort at the thought that she could lose everything once the MPD discovers her humanity rather than the situation itself. From the beginning of the book, we get a bit more insight into her past and the reasons behind her mistrust and general demeanour, and by the end of the book, you can see her start to work through these slowly. You are also introduced to a few other colourful and somewhat enigmatic characters that will make you itch to pick up the next book to learn more about them.
My main issue with this book actually has nothing to do with the book itself as much as it does with Tori- or more-so Tori’s stubbornness. I find that she sometimes gets so hung up on her past that she has a hard time seeing what’s happening right in front of her, or lets it colour her opinions a little too strongly. The reason that I don’t hold this against the book though is that it sets her up for some excellent character building that you begin to see at the end of this book and in the next installments. In fact, this book is invaluable to the series when you consider how much it helps continue to world-build and introduce different ideas and characters. It was also the first book in this series that made me actually cry as well as laugh.
Overall, for me, this book was another hit. Even if I get frustrated with it, to me that can be the signature of good writing- the ability to make a character that is so realistically frustrating that you keep finding yourself throwing up your hands in exasperation but then immediately clamouring to keep reading and find out what happens next. I highly recommend anyone who enjoyed Three Mages and a Margarita to pick this book up as well- it is liable to make you fall 100% in love with this world, and it introduces a character that becomes one of many people’s favourites.
For anyone hoping for more character building in Tori- I promise she gets better. Annette Marie is a slow-burn romance author, but I find that her character development is slow-moving as well. To be fair, it's more realistic. A person doesn't just completely get over their past or personality flaws in just a week or even a month. But over the course of the four books that are out so far, you do get to see Tori begin to work through her issues, and I hope that by the end of the series she will be a bit of a better-rounded character for us to be proud of.
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- Joanne
- 02-02-19
I tried, I really tried
I hate it when the supposedly intelligent heroine does something so stupid she puts herself and everyone else in danger. Tory is a hothead and in the first book, she did a few impulsive, stupid acts but in this, the second book, she’s beyond stupid. I couldn’t finish it. The narrator is great and she saves the storyline. And maybe it gets better. And I know it’s a YA book but I enjoy YA UF but did not like this one.
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- Taylor
- 01-29-19
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Sooooooooo... Tori probably isn't a mary sue. probably. but that doesn't stop her from being an author self insert, considering she's constantly surrounded by hot men, and... well, I won't spoil it, but there are some scenes that seem like fantasies from a very hormonal teenaged girl.
still, there's a lot to like in this book, and I'm saying that as a straight man. everything is very well written, despite the copious amounts of manservice, which is more amusing than anything else.
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- Humility
- 06-23-19
Erotica for tweens
The last book was interesting at the least. A low powered human surrounded by much stronger superfolk was an uncommon enough premise and the story was intriguing enough and the writing humorful enough that I had no trouble ignoring the harem elements especially as they were far more low key than your typical harem book. This book however...
The entire book is about kissing so graphic and full of innuendo it was basically a sex scene and a single new male character. And thats basically it. The whole book is just to try and paint this one new character as the perfect bad boy fantasy. With writing that garuntees that any 9 year old girl who gets her hands on it will be giggling with the naughtiness of the book she is reading.
Now if you arent a prebuscent girl looking for an alternate prince charming to have naughty thoughts about. Then this book isnt for you. And if you are, then please keep in mind, cults are bad, kidnapping is bad and jumping into the bath with a hot sexy bad boy, bad boys being bad boys, the results are likely to not be half as cuddly as what happens in this book.
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- jane shopper
- 01-23-19
Great performance by narrator. Story line thin.
I want to like the idea of a young, strong, take care of herself gal out in the world. So, I listened to both “books”. ( seems like a already short book chopped in two) The main character has no magical training but mysteriously masters spells and use of artifacts by observing others once. Aaaahhh I wanted a lot more character development. That being said this is a good book if you are a 14 year old girl. There definitely is an audience for it. And parts are entertaining but thin. I was extremely kind with my rating of the first book but had to be more critical here.
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- MaGGot
- 04-22-19
Tééñ Úrbàñ Phantasy
Everyone is a 💓 throb... A teenie boppers fairy fay fantasy.
Entertaining, cool characters, an awsum epic druid.
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- Flora
- 02-09-20
Another Gripping Urban Fantasy Adventure.
Annette Marie is still a relatively new-to-me author, this is only the second book of hers I've read. I was a bit weary starting this urban fantasy series, as she is a well respected YA author and I usually avoid YA like the plague, but I've quickly become engrossed into this world of Mythics, danger and secrecy.
I like Annette's writing style and I found this story as easy to read as the previous one. The prose and pace used was good; the tale never felt rushed or overly convoluted and thankfully came without any information dumps or slumps.
Once again, I downloaded the ebook for free using my Kindle Unlimited subscription and added the narration. This series has been my introduction to Cris Dukehart and again I was impressed with her performance; loving the pace at which she read the story and her slight tonal adjustments for the dialogue. I think Cris has definitely captured Tori's character and the feel of the story brilliantly in her narration.
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri had all the aspects that I look for in a great story: intelligent writing style that’s easy to read, main characters with depth of personality that feels real, a wealth of quality in the supporting cast, believable background story and setting (despite the fantasy genre) and a good balance between different scenes meaning that I got to experience lots of different emotions while reading this story. I also loved the fact that the mystery and conflict was satisfactorily concluded by the end of the book while still leaving me keen to find out what Tori would get caught up with next.
I would recommend this book to fans of mystery stories who enjoy adventure within an urban fantasy setting and don’t mind a bit of bloody action and a sprinkling of romance thrown in.
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- Andrew Armstrong
- 02-20-19
Great fun
Some stories get a good balance between drama, humour, and other elements that make a good story. This one did and the narrator conveys this well.
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- Stacey mann
- 12-20-20
Brilliant
So Tori is back and Badass as ever in the second book in the guild codex series, if you are looking for a strong minded, brave, hilarious, stubborn MC who fights for what’s right and people in need then this is the series for you. It is fast paced, action packed and keeps you hooked till the last page. Throw in some super sexy men with magic to boot and you have an amazing and exciting read... I can’t recommend this book enough and am excited for the next book Two witches and a whiskey.
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- Sarah Mac
- 03-13-20
Very entertaining
Tori is a human that works in a bar full of magical people and she puts them in their place when they step out of line.
Apartment hunting, getting taken by a ghost while searching for a kidnapped teenager and fighting an even bigger evil. All is not as it seems though - can't say much more otherwise I will spoil the story.
Although there is plenty of snark and humor, more of Tori's vulnerabilities are revealed.
Narration was great - I really like this narrator (good narration always makes a great story much better).
One little spoiler I will make is - D******!!!!! Haha did you think I would spoil it? Listen to it and find out lol
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- D. Dolenz
- 03-13-20
I am hooked
The first book in the series was OK. I got the 2nd thinking it would be OK like the first. Bar, magicians, guild....
But this one threw a whole new twist into the story line.
I am looking forward to the next one.
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- Tailtrix
- 07-03-19
Really enjoyed it. Narrator is brilliant
I enjoyed this so much ive bought the next one. Easy to follow, with rich characters and decent storyline. The narrator is perfect, injects the right amount of personality into the authors creation.
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- Mrs. C. Hunt
- 03-03-19
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri
This is another great book in the series, light hearted with kid nap and intrigue.
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- Jehanna
- 01-20-19
Fun story
I enjoy this genre when it doesn't take itself too seriously and this series is amusing but also addresses some serious issues such as the damage child abuse does to the psyche and its lingering effects whatever your origin.
I enjoyed the narration as Chris Rinehart is very good. The book is written in the first person and it just sounded right throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-22-20
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri
An entertaining and fast paced story. It is written with warmth and energy, and a happy ending is always nice.
I really enjoyed this book.
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- Christopher Edwards
- 11-12-19
Still soo much vom in mouth
Still a decent premise, but still just leer city. The pages long descriptions of how looking at his hunky muscles makes the lead characters pants catch fire is bleh. It's not as vom worthy as the first book, so perhaps there is hope yet.
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- Matthew
- 04-16-20
Straight Guy Reviews
I powered through this one and really enjoyed it. This book really improved on the the first. Great fast paced action storyline. Great use of humour and not trying too hard at it.
The Author explores the main characters in more depth but leaves you wanting.
A well defined magic societal structure and breakdown of magic classes.
Less of the romantic interludes than the first book. Not to to say it's absent and Tori doesn't still fixate on the male dishes served up, There is just less. Again this is not the book so, use the 30sec forward button as required.
Overall a great listen written in first person, that requires little concentration on you part.
Enjoy
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- Imee-B
- 09-29-19
***Unputdownable***
I was hoping that Torie will develop some sort of magical ability butit didn't work out that way aww but it doesn't mean that I didn't liked it, I absolutely love this series, it's smart sassy and funny. And please let the Ghost have a future relationship with Torie I meant I love Aron but I don't feel much chemistry between him and Torie, I actually feels more between Ezra and Torie and even Kai. Anyway I can't wait for book 3
Chris Dukehart is brilliant as always thank you.
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- Naedrax17
- 09-21-19
A great follow up.
A fun follow up. Tori is asked to help her favourite 3 mages capture a mage referred to as The Ghost who has been abducting children / teenager mages. Things go wrong & Tori discovers things are not always as they seem. Tori is still being plagued by her past with her family & struggles to trust anyone including her new three best friends. Cris Dukehart does another excellent job of narrating.