Blog Tour & Giveaway: Shadow Magic (Macabre Academy Book 1) by Sherry J. Soule

Book Blurb:

Shadow Magic

Macabre Academy Book 1

by Sherry Soule

Genre: Paranormal Mystery Romance

Ghost summoning? No biggie. Raising the dead? Bring it on. Solving my sister’s sudden disappearance? A bit more complicated…

I’m Serena LeStrange, a necromancer who prefers to hide her freakishly fabulous skills from others. Only my sister makes me feel less of a weirdo, so when she mysteriously vanishes from college, I enroll at Macabre Academy to start my own investigation.

Except this is no ordinary school for the magically inclined, it’s home to all monsters—even the most dangerous ones. And after meeting an incredibly gorgeous vampire and a sinfully hot reaper, I find myself entangled in a passionate, yet forbidden, flirtation. To complicate matters, I get stuck with a ghostly genie sidekick and suspect a sinister sorority of misdeeds.

But to solve the mystery, I’ll need all the help I can get. Someone at Macabre knows what happened to my sister, and I won’t stop until I dig up the truth.

Unfortunately, some dark secrets prefer to stay buried.

Do you enjoy not-so-cozy paranormal mysteries, slow burn romances, and unconventional heroines?

Welcome to Macabre Academy, the first spellbinding book in a paranormal mystery romance trilogy!

PG-13: *No F-bombs, sex (slow burn), or graphic violence, but there are steamy kisses.

Heroine: A quirky supernatural Nancy Drew.

Premise: An older university-age paranormal academy series with mystery and light humor.

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My Review:

3.5 Out Of 5 Stars

Genre: Ghosts, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Zombies--

I found Shadow Magic to be an interesting play on the Magical Academy genre, with older characters in their later 20s instead of the younger age group (18ish year olds) I am use to. I did have some questions about why the new college students were so old, and the only reason I can deduce is that the supernaturals live hundreds of years so maybe they start college later and/or mature later. There was a lot of tongue in cheek type humor in the story, especially when pertaining to the names of the characters and creatures, and the plot moved along at a nice pace. My favorite part of the story was the world building which was so huge and detailed, with all kinds of paranormal kinds represented as well as layers of society and politics I appreciated.

This book had a basically impossible love triangle in it. There was Dante, the Grim Reaper, who was a sharp dresser and understood the loneliness that lived in Serena's soul. And then there was Blake, the Vampire player frat boy who wants to have fun with Serena but knows she is lying to him. Basically both relationships are doomed from the start since both guys admit that they can't date outside their species, but I really really love a certain sweet, broody reaper and hope for them to defy the odds and have an epic romance!

The main mystery Serena is investigating is basically resolved, but the ending has a shocking twist that the next book in the series will need to resolve. This is the perfect series for anyone looking to read an action packed supernatural academy read with every kind of paranormal creature possible, lots of drama and a touch of mystery (and maybe the next book will have more romance!).

Author Bio:

Sherry Soule is a Multi-Genre Author, who lives in Northern California with her family and two spoiled rescue cats. She likes to surround herself with positive people and reads daily.

Sherry writes exciting tales of passionate romance, epic drama, and thrilling suspense. Many of her books have been on the Amazon bestseller lists and nominated as top picks in the "Best Paranormal Romance" categories on numerous review sites.

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