Published: Oct. 11, 2012
Words: 93,926 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301345243

Short description

It’s the 21st Century, and magic users are outlaws. The public considers summoners evil and in league with the Devil. So when someone or something wipes out the entire Spokane Grove, police are baffled and wary. After all, what is more powerful than a group of summoners? Grace Moore is a foodie—and a mid-level Seattle summoner—sent to investigate the murders.

Extended description

It’s the 21st Century, and magic users are outlaws. The public considers summoners evil and in league with the Devil. So when someone or something wipes out the entire Spokane Grove, police are baffled and wary. After all, what is more powerful than a group of summoners?

Grace Moore is a foodie—and a mid-level Seattle summoner—sent to investigate the murders. In her search, she discovers Robert, a streetwise teenager, who inherits his summoner uncle’s diary and performs a summoning to get back at a teenage rival—and accidentally attracts a giant demonic raccoon looking to devour anyone with talent. Robert is the most powerful magic user, albeit untrained, she’s ever seen. If the demon raccoon manages to devour him, Grace is sure that the cops won’t be the least of her problems—assuming she lives. But can she keep Robert safe and solve the murder of the magic users before she can become the next item on the demon’s menu?

Tags

urban fantasy, suspense, mystery, magic, seattle, wizards, washington, dresden, runes, spokane, butcher, summoners, wizards adventure fun, wizards and magic, wizards in spokane, coves, groves

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Review by: Angie Lenkevich on April 03, 2013 :
Grace Moore is a Summoner that uses the Weave to protect humanity from Vistors. Grace has worked hard to be the fastest with runes during summoning. Grace's hometown of Seattle has it's own Grove and everyone does their part. Tragedy has struck Spokane Grove and it's up to Grace to find out the cause before something else happens. Grace arrives in Spokane but things are far more worse when seeing the scope of damage to the Grove. Grace tests the Weave finding it full of holes and possible location of Vistor. Robert Lorents is in foster care, enjoys playing his saxophone, and has major crush on Jeanelle Harris. Robert is thrilled that Jeanelle accepts his affection and attention. Robert feels the sting of betrayal that leaves him resentful and angry. Robert's world is about to become so unpredictable when a nasty Vistor zeros in on him. Grace spies a teenage boy staring open mouthed at the Vistor charging towards him. Grace saves Robert's life and discovers that he's also a Summoner with alot of power. What really happened to Spokane Grove? Can Grace repair the damage to the Weave? Will Robet become an apprentice? Can the Vistor be stopped? Your answers await you in Grace Under Fire.

I really enjoyed this book. It's a great start to the series. A very easy read. I especially liked Grace. She had such passion and charisma that was a pleasure from beginning to end. I found myself wanting to read just one more chapter to get to the end fast. I will definitely be looking out for the next installment in the series.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Angie Lenkevich on April 03, 2013 :
Grace Moore is a Summoner that uses the Weave to protect humanity from Vistors. Grace has worked hard to be the fastest with runes during summoning. Grace's hometown of Seattle has it's own Grove and everyone does their part. Tragedy has struck Spokane Grove and it's up to Grace to find out the cause before something else happens. Grace arrives in Spokane but things are far more worse when seeing the scope of damage to the Grove. Grace tests the Weave finding it full of holes and possible location of Vistor. Robert Lorents is in foster care, enjoys playing his saxophone, and has major crush on Jeanelle Harris. Robert is thrilled that Jeanelle accepts his affection and attention. Robert feels the sting of betrayal that leaves him resentful and angry. Robert's world is about to become so unpredictable when a nasty Vistor zeros in on him. Grace spies a teenage boy staring open mouthed at the Vistor charging towards him. Grace saves Robert's life and discovers that he's also a Summoner with alot of power. What really happened to Spokane Grove? Can Grace repair the damage to the Weave? Will Robet become an apprentice? Can the Vistor be stopped? Your answers await you in Grace Under Fire.

I really enjoyed this book. It's a great start to the series. A very easy read. I especially liked Grace. She had such passion and charisma that was a pleasure from beginning to end. I found myself wanting to read just one more chapter to get to the end fast. I will definitely be looking out for the next installment in the series.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Crystal Bolster on Oct. 15, 2012 :
I loved the book, it was very hard to put down. Two strong voices dominated the story and I couldn't help but enjoy the differences. They would swap point of view in each chapter and with Grace and Robert, you knew who was speaking because they were so different.

I loved Grace's passion about food and one line was perfect, A month of stale drive through food. Paraphrased a bit, but that was the ultimate slam. And as passionate about food as Grace is, it makes complete sense, it at times made me hungry because I'd think about the food. But it didn't overwhelm the story.

Robert grew as a person and learned while being a typical teenager who just happened to have a Summoner uncle leave him enough to be dangerous legacy.

The action scenes were awesome, and after spending time in the Valley Mall, it totally needs a make over anyway. The secondary characters were compelling, especially in Frank Allen. I hope to see more of him in the next book. As a detective, watching his viewpoint on a known fact (Summoners are evil) waver, it was reassuring that even they didn't miss out on a chance to grow and develop as well.

I would recommend this book to anyone, it takes realistic cause and effect with a serendipitous alter reality that keeps the story streaming forward.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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