{"id":10856,"date":"2018-05-10T20:14:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T00:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=10856"},"modified":"2024-03-01T17:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:58:31","slug":"flight-of-magpies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/10856","title":{"rendered":"Flight of Magpies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flight of Magpies<\/a><\/em> (2014) K.J. Charles<\/a> (A Charm of Magpies)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The third book of the Charm of Magpies series finds Stephen and Lord Crane struggling to come to terms with Vaudrey’s desire to leave England and Stephen’s dedication to his job–a job that offers little remuneration but a lot of danger.<\/p>\n

Crane had promised he wouldn\u2019t leave the country without him, and meant it, but his thoughts had undeniably turned from how he could stay in England to how he could make Stephen cross the seas with him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even worse, Stephen’s partner, Esther Gold, is currently unable to practice magic.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Mrs. Gold. I hope she\u2019s well?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNo, she\u2019s sick. More or less continually, which is unpleasant for her, and since she is the worst patient of my acquaintance, fairly nasty for me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is best about this series is that the characters are very well done. Each is well-developed and unique, and most of them refuse to take themselves seriously.<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t familiar with the operation of the patent stove or the boiler, and if it came to that, it was a long time since he\u2019d made a cup of coffee for himself. <\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations, Vaudrey, you\u2019ve become purely decorative,\u201d he said aloud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As I’ve noted before, this is M\/M erotica, so there is a lot of boinking, but I really like the characters, and I really liked the story and how Stephen and Vaudrey work out their problems.<\/p>\n

Publisher: KJC Books<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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