Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong

  Women of the Otherworld series #3

Blurb from gr: For years real witches have hidden their powers, afraid of being persecuted. They have integrated so well into the community, you could have a witch living right next door and never know about it. Take Paige, for instance, whom we first met in Kelley Armstrong's novel Stolen. Just an ordinary twenty-something who runs her own website design company, worries about her weight and wonders if she'll ever find a boyfriend. Okay, so she's leader of the American Coven and guardian of Savannah, the teenage daughter of a black witch. Really, life is ordinary. But then a telekinetic half-demon, Leah O'Donnell, shows up to fight for custody of Savannah. And although Paige is ready for her, she's not quite so prepared for the team of supernaturals that Leah brings with her, including a powerful sorcerer who claims to be Savannah's father.

When all hell breaks loose -- literally -- and Paige is accused of witchcraft, Satanism and murder, the Coven, fearing exposure, abandons her. Cut off from her friends, Paige is forced against her better judgment to accept the help of a young sorcerer lawyer. And she quickly comes to realize that keeping Savannah could mean losing everything else.

Acquired: paperback; purchased by me

This novel is told from the persepective of Paige, a witch. I was weary about starting this book - I loved Elena's character, and I just wasn't sure if I would like Paige as much. However, I was happy to find I did enjoy Paige, and felt empathy for her, as her known, comfortable life seemed to come crashing down upon her head. This is one of the strengths, though, of Armstrong's writing. While some issues are resolved at the end of the book, not everything is back to normal and peachy in Paige's world. I am looking forward to the next book when we find out a little bit more about Lucas's family.

My rating: 8/10