The Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center: The Complete Series

By: K.M. Shea

Narrated by: Natalie Duke

Werewolves have fleas. Cyclops need glasses. Dark Elves give villain monologues.

Maybe the magical paranormal world isn’t quite what we expect?

This special boxset contains the complete urban fantasy series, The Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center: Vampires Drink Tomato Juice, Goblins Wear Suits, and The Lost Files of the MBRC.

Book 1: Vampires Drink Tomato Juice
Morgan might be losing her sanity. She thought it was a normal day but after witnessing an incident involving a werewolf, a substitute teacher/possible vampire, and a thermos of tomato juice, things get weird.

A quick train ride later she finds herself at the Chicago headquarters of all things fantastical: the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center.

At the MBRC Morgan encounters dragons, vampires, elves, centaurs and even the Pooka, a shape-shifter who is too handsome for his own good.

The MBRC strives to rehabilitate and integrate magical beings into human society. It’s also supposed to be a secret, and Morgan’s accidental initiation breaks every rule the place has.

Book 2: Goblins Wear Suits
Morgan has settled into a balance between her school work and teaching at the MBRC. But she doesn’t know what she wants after this.

Her family and friends, including a certain flirtatious Pooka, all have colleges and future career paths for her to consider. Her choices are made even more difficult when terrorist threats are issued by an anti-human, magic-based organization.

And their main target is Morgan.

Book 3: The Lost Files of the MBRC
When Morgan decided to stay employed at the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center, she thought her life would quiet down as she started college and developed her career.

She thought wrong.

The Lost Files of the MBRC is an anthology of five short stories set in the world of the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center series.

©2017 K. M. Shea (P)2023 K. M. Shea

Hilarious

Definitely hilarious banter but my impression has been that if a teenager encyclopedia and slice of life,not really a story with head and toe… I’ve ended up skipping several chapter after mid book 2 because of that Anyway, great performance

A little disappointing

This series is lightweight and fun, but has a bit too much of a high school, teen, which-guy-will-she-end-up-with flavor to fit my taste. I was hoping for more of a Magiford feel, so found myself disappointed.

Not to say it wasn’t enjoyable, the series was funny and I wasn’t at risk of putting it down unfinished. But beyond being too ‘modern teen’, the storyline tended to meander a bit without clear goal or purpose. This made it less engaging as a whole, and more of a casual read than something gripping to capture my attention.

Content:
There were maybe 3 or 4 light swear words throughout the series. The romance was very clean, and there was no real violence to speak of.
As for religious content, the vampire said he believes in the second coming of Jesus Christ, but only as a casual comment. The MC mentions her parents forcing her to go to church a couple of times, but she is not a believer. Despite those few references, the series doesn’t really speak for or against faith or God.

Great, clean fun.

What a great story! I was hesitant at first because of the MC’s age. Being in my forties, I can’t really relate to 16 year olds anymore. If it had been any other narrator it might have been a problem. She did a wonderful job of portraying someone young without sounding like a total twit. My favorite thing about this story was that I was able to listen to it with my middle school daughter. No sexy times. It is surprising how hard it is to find a paranormal/fantasy book that isn’t full of detailed sex.

loved this series

my wife got me into KM Shea and I really enjoyed everything I've listened to of hers I get excited any time I see that she's released a new audiobook and automatically buy it. these where no exception.

very enjoyable

This is first time listening to this author. It's yet another fresh take in the Urban Fantasy genre. It's funny, a little romance that is 'spice ' free, YAY!!!! Maybe I am just old, but listening to paragraph after paragraph of spice is just tedious. I found this complete set to be enjoyable and fun. I recommend it for us old ladies an young adults.

What a fun book! several times I giggled!

I really enjoyed the clean humor! The only thing I didn't like was the slight Nasal tone to Morgan's voice. Not a good idea to have a main character with a Nasal voice (unless he's the bad guy!)

Excellent audio version of a favorite book set!!

I already loved these books by K M Shea, and have read many times over. But the audiobook was even better and renewed my love for this book set. I thoroughly enjoyed the Reader who did an amazing job at the voice inflections.
Love love LOVE!

Fantastic!

This story was fantastic from start to end! I love the short stories at the end that gives more about their lives after the end of the books. The reader did fantastic she gave so much emotion and character to each voice.

Okay

I loved the performance but there was barely any romance. I don't really know WHY the male lead ended up falling in love with the MC, and I'd say the first book is more slice-of-life than plot-focused. I think this is a good book for teens though. I certainly don't think I was the intended age target, so I rated this book with that thought in mind. If you want to read a REALLY good book from K. M. Shea, check out Magic Forged.

Fun and Unexpected

So much fun! This is a story I could listen to over and over (and I probably will). I enjoy the witty banter and the unorthodox characterizations of magical beings. The main character is younger than much of Shea’s other work, so the whole story has a innocence about it that makes it a light, happy read. Definitely recommend!