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I'm doing a re-read on this series because the third book's due out soonish, and once again had a lot of fun on this ride. The series is a spinoff of the Jon's Mysteries books--this time going with a medium rather than a psychic investigator. One of the things I like is that Mack (the medium) had food intolerances, which isn't a chronic illness that gets portrayed very often.

A new series from an author who consistently writes funny romps, and this one doesn't disappoint. Was a smidge strange because I've read the human familiar series under her YA pen name, so I kept trying to compare them. There are similarities: a mage whose magic is constantly keeping their body functioning; a human familiar who loves nothing more than running into danger; the general feel of the various characters on their team. But they've been remolded in such a way that this is a different book entirely. Very much looking forward to the rest of the series.

Ok, so I might get a wee bit frustrated with a lot of time travel plots and their overly-heavy reliance on paradox and/or memory wipes as narrative drivers. This series doesn't do that, and the story is better for it. Lots of world-saving action and a very low-key romance make this new adult-ish series enjoyable and quick. Raconteur's writing has continued to get better in the last few years and this along with the Henri Davenforth series are absolutely a pleasure to read.

The estimable Ms Carriger apparently decided to dig our hearts out with a spork for this one. Agatha and Pillover get--after much longing and pining--their happy ever after. (I do love that Carriger's been writing these followups to her YA Finishing School series. This one was just a doozy for my emotions.)

DNF. While I like the author's writing in general--and the first few chapters were promising, story-wise--I just don't much care for mistaken identities story lines. Even when it's because of a sooprise magic dragon. (Seriously, the anxious-pooping dragon was gearing up to be a wonderful character.)

Just as fun as the first one in the series, and I'm not generally a fan of enemies-to-lovers story lines. This one starts out that way but then shifts into more of a grumpy/sunshine dynamic. With a slimy fossil dealer bad guy as the foil for the two dino-shifter protagonists.

Really enjoyed Rachel Dulude's narration of the first book, so sticking with audio for the second.

Like the first in the series, this is action-packed fluff. Lots of peril for the good guys, but due to Talbot's writing style it's ultimately more comfort than angst. The series does have an overarching story line rather than being a set of stand-alones.

Fewer than 200 pages; lightly written even though there's a fair bit of peril; fated mates (m/m). A nice snack of a book.

Talbot has a lot of other pen names but her writing style and certain turns of phrase are fairly distinctive, so you'll likely figure out pretty quickly if you've read something of hers under another name.

(I'm re-reading the series because the fourth book's due out soon, but it's been a year since the third and I don't remember a thing.)