Published: Aug. 09, 2012
Words: 87,826 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476024554

Short description

A murder at a local music festival pits Caitlin Ross against a mage bent on obtaining a wish-granting amulet that leaves chaos in its wake. The second book in the Caitlin Ross series is "Even better than the first!"

Extended description

When her best friend ropes Caitlin Ross and her band into playing at a local music festival, Caitlin expects to be irritated with the whole affair. She doesn't expect to find one of the festival promoters murdered with magic. As the only person with knowledge that the death is anything but natural, Caitlin sets herself to unmask the murderer, and discovers that he or she is after an amulet that grants wishes to those lucky--or unlucky--enough to obtain it.

Determined to find the amulet first and use it to lure the murderer into the open, Caitlin plunges into the festival armed with her magic and with her wits. But even as a series of chaotic events points her in the right direction, Caitlin finds out that her magical gifts have consequences that she never expected.

Tags

shamanism, magical realms, pagan fiction, colorado fiction, colorado author, magic amulet, gods and mortals, celtic music, consequences of magic

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Review by: pippin didit on May 08, 2013 :
Extra wonderful book. Ignore anything you read about this book and just READ it. I promise you will LOVE it!!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Deborah Jacques on Dec. 26, 2012 :
This second in the Caitlin Ross series continues to impress with multiple complex characters and action that sweeps you along into the story without becoming overwhelming. The end offers resolution while inviting me along for the next part of the ride, which I find refreshing!!!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Heather Sainsbury on Dec. 09, 2012 :
One of the things I enjoy about Ms Lampe's character development is that nothing is absolute. The characters are neither inherently good or inherently evil, which is what you find often times in fantasy work. The characters are complex with many layers, much like an onion. Turning the pages reveals a new layer, moulding the characters into people that really could be our neighbors. I feel like I know Caitlin, Timber, and Breda personally - I'm transported into the midst of the story and just love that about Katherine's work!

I enjoyed this one so much that as soon as I finished it I started on the next one (who needs sleep anyhow? :)). And, I just finished that one as well! I'm very much looking forward to The Parting Glass - thank you, Katherine, for sharing these stories with us!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Michael Zimmerle on Nov. 08, 2012 :
This book assures the reader that author Katherine Lampe is not just a one book writer. This second book in the Caitlin Ross series is engaging, fully realized and VERY difficult to put down (or turn off as the case may be). Caitlin and Timber become even more fully developed and familiar, and the supporting cast is made up of totally "real" people.
The "behind-the-scenes" look at the festival scene is illuminating and fun in Lampe's now familiar slightly cutting style.
And let us not forget the magic, plenty of gritty, troublesome, dangerous, and very effective magic. Lampe takes on that most capricious of magics, the wish, in this installment, reaffirming the old saying, "be careful what you wish for."
Caitlin's interactions with her patron gods are both a little humorous and slightly terrifying, as they should be.
After reading this volume, you may never experience a local festival the same again.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Stef Maruch on Sep. 28, 2012 :
The second book in the Caitlin Ross series is even better than the first. The setting (a small town festival) is vivid. I really care about a lot of the human characters; they have a variety of realistic motives. The gods and demons that Caitlin has to interact with to solve the mystery are mysterious, thrilling, and scary. Caitlin's magic and its terrifying effects are beautifully described.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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