ARC Review: Nightfall (Blood Magic, #1) by L.H. Cosway

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Blurb

Tegan encounters all kinds of crazies working the night shift at a 24-hour grocery store. None of them, however, have anything on the handsome stranger who comes in one night and helps her fend off an armed robber. He looks the thief directly in the eye and without confrontation convinces him to turn around and walk out the door.

Tegan has never seen anything like it, nor does she understand why he then lays those mesmerising eyes on her and tells her to forget they ever met. She shrugs it off as just another weird night shift encounter, until the following evening when her best friend produces free passes to a new club in the city. Tegan agrees to go and is pleasantly surprised by the tasteful, classy décor and oddly beautiful, intensely ethereal clientele. To her surprise, her mysterious stranger is sitting smack dab in the VIP section. What are the chances?!

Tegan is struck by the coincidence of bumping into him again so soon, while he is furious that she remembers him when he insisted she forget their meeting. Tegan has no idea that she’s taken a misstep into a whole new world inhabited by vampires, slayers, dhampirs, witches and warlocks. All of whom display a wholly disconcerting interest in what makes her unique from the rest of the clueless humans who populate the city. On top of this, her handsome stranger keeps turning up at her work and seems intent on getting to know her a whole lot better.

Nightfall is book one in L.H. Cosway’s Blood Magic Series. A previous, unedited version of this story was published under the title Tegan’s Blood.

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Review

4 stars!

I love urban fantasy and Cosway’s Blood Magic series is right up my alley. She has set up a world with vampires, witches, warlocks, slayers, shapeshifters, magic and more, and I am totally hooked.

Teagan is trying to make ends meet and works the night shift at a 24-hour grocery store. One night she meets a guy unlike anyone she’s met before. At the right place and the right time, this strange stops an attempted robbery in its tracks with just a glance and some quiet words. She is instantly intrigued by this golden eyed stranger yet she assumes she’ll never see him again so she tries to push him from her mind. However, the next night she runs into him again, and stumbles upon something she shouldn’t have seen. Suddenly, she is thrown into a world she never knew existed that changes her life forever.

Teagan wasn’t prepared for the world of magic, for the beings she only thought were in fairytales and nightmares. There are two opposing sides and things get a little crazy when both sides seem to want her for reasons unknown.

Teagan is something special and there are questions surrounding why she’s so desirable. There’s also a new threat to all beings alike and she’s caught in the middle. She has to fight for her life and decide who are allies and who are enemies, and we are along for the ride.

Nightfall gives us a world full of mystery, magic, and murder. There here are surprising connections and unexpected twists to keep you on your toes. The mystery and supernatural elements are the main focus but there is also a romance brewing. There are two potential love interests, maybe even three, but one takes the lead and at this point it’s the one I am rooting for. Who knows that is going to come as the series goes on but I am excited to see who she chooses because each one of them is unique and intriguing in their own way.

We are left with a bit of a cliffhanger, and though it’s not a jaw-dropper like I was expecting, it still makes you want to dive right into the next book in the four-book series to get more of Teagan and more of this supernatural world.

*ARC generously provided by the author*

 


Blood Magic

     

Nightfall (#1)
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Moonglow (#2)
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Witching Hour (#3)
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Sunlight (#4)
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The Blood Magic Series
Includes Nightfall, Moonglow, Witching Hour, Sunlight, and Rita & Roman’s novella, Principles of Magic.
Releasing – 7 December 2021

 


St. Bastian Institute

*spin off of the Blood Magic series featuring Tegan & Ethan’s daughter, Darya.

    

Foretold: A St. Bastian Institute Novel (#1)
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Thorns: A Prison of Thorns Novel (#2)
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Blaze: An Oreylia Novel (#3)
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