To Kill a Warlock

To Kill a Warlock Dulcie O’Nei

Review #1

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Out of all the free novels I’ve read this year, this one is definitely a cut about the rest. Granted, it still has some flaws, but it’s an entertaining read overall.

O’Neil is a fun character to follow. She has a distinct voice and walks through her curious world with an air of confidence that is easy to read. She’s relatively good at what she does and definitely has chemistry with Knight and Bram, though I feel it’s a bit lacking when it comes to Quillan, but I’ll get into that in a moment. O’Neil’s main flaw, aside from her rather weird first name (yes, I know it’s Spanish for “sweet”, but it really does not roll off the tongue if you ask me) is that she’s got a lot of Mary Sue in her. Being the best at what she does, being stunningly beautiful, having a great job, and never completely breaking down over the course of the novel. I never really felt like this was an ordeal that she couldn’t overcome, and that is important in a main character. We need to feel their struggle as the story progresses and while I saw her having some difficulties, they mostly felt inconvenient rather than life threatening. She’s certainly still entertaining, but I never connected with her and that does lessen some of the enjoyment.

Review #2

To Kill a Warlock audiobook Series Dulcie O’Neil

A bit of a hard nose but I like her. And I think it is hilarious that she wants to be a writer. She is so jaded it is hard to see her writing romance novels. Being a cop fits, but not her first choice and having her heart broken means she hasn’t dated nor trusts men so seems steange, right? Dulcie meets Knight who enlists her unwilling help to solve a confidential case. One she is already working on. Unable to tell her boss and team means she has to work with Knight and seek help from a few unsavory contacts. Anything to catch the creatures killing other criminals.

Review #3

Audiobook To Kill a Warlock by H. P. Mallory

When I first got my Kindle Fire about ten years ago, one of the things that had me weak-kneed with wonder was being able to download free books. And, not just any freebies, but books that seemed to be right up my alley that I would happily plunk down my book allowance for. All that to say, the combo of paranormal fantasy romance elements and murder mystery in a new to me urban fantasy series was an easy grab. Unfortunately, I grabbed many freebies so this one set on the shelf until now.

Dulcie O’Neil is a fairy, but don’t mistake her for one of those little Tinker Bell types that flit among the trees. She’s a Regulator for the supernatural policing organization that keeps an eye on supernaturals who waver off the straight and narrow. Recently, she’s been working a case against a crooked warlock who has been breaking the rules as to what he trades and sells in his magic shop. Unfortunately, she is also the last one to see him alive and must figure out who took him out. She gains an unwilling partner in the mysterious Knight, fresh from the Netherworld, but seems to have a habit of picking up dangerous, smoldering men along the way while solving her case.

Review #4

Audio To Kill a Warlock narrated by Therese Plummer

For me this book was a little slow at the beginning, however once it got going I really enjoyed it. Dulcie is a feisty, beautiful faery and a regulator who attracts the attention of most of the male characters. After the introduction of Knight the story began to hot up in more ways than one! With a dangerous supernatural killer to find, Dulcie didn’t know who she could trust. Loved the twist at the end. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series to find out what comes next for Dulcie.

Review #5

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I first heard about this title via a Teaser Tuesday post on a book blog and the teaser made me laugh so I checked the book out. As a pretty cheap read on the Kindle, I decided to give it a shot and I wasn’t disappointed. It took just a couple of paragraphs to make me laugh as when Dulcie is introduced, she’s…in a little bit of a sticky situation. A very funny one.

Dulcie is a fairy, working in law enforcement, her best friend is a witch, she’s self conscious, dedicated, smart, a struggling writer and has a crush on her very hot boss. She’s working a particularly hard case, with some interesting twists. One of the biggest being Knight Vander, who is working undercover. Only Dulcie is allowed to know why he’s there, who he is (well, to a certain extent) and other select details about the case. I found Knight as entertaining as Dulcie, especially towards the end when, erm, something happened that made things that much more interesting. Not that they weren’t before, because they were. But I think my favourite character was actually Sam, Dulcie’s best friend. She’d not seen too much, but she’s everything a best friend should be. Smarter, totally trust worthy, and willing to tease and push Dulcie when it’s needed. Also, Sam is a witch and with some of the situations Dulcie finds herself in, this makes for a very useful job and an entertaining one as well.

I don’t often read lighter, humorous fantasy. I’m a much bigger fan of dark urban fantasy. It just tends to suit me better, dark, dangerous, constantly facing difficult decisions and life threatening…threats. I can find works like this where its got a lighter feel to it, where humor is one of the biggest focuses (in all aspects of the story), tedious, dull and irritating. I can’t often find myself really getting in to them. But in this case, I did. I actually struggled to put it down, much to my surprise.

I thoroughly enjoyed the story, I really didn’t figure out what was going on until the reveal. I guessed a couple things, but even those I only got partially right, a chapter or two before it happened. All the characters seem to have far more to them than you first assume. They’re well rounded and believable. One of my favourite aspects of Dulcie is not actually her strength, but her self consciousness. It’s not really a spoiler to say this so I’ll explain a little more. Dulcie doesn’t like having pointed ears. She thinks it’s a big personal flaw and stops her being pretty despite being petite and slim. I think it’s something that makes her very ‘normal’ for lack of a better word. Because I am certain every single person has something about themselves they wish they could change, something they worry about. And Dulcie has that, which helps make her that much easier to relate to, to care about. There were times when I did really wonder about Dulcie’s sanity, I have to admit, but even when I was, I wasn’t annoyed with her, I was laughing. And not really at her either, because I could see why she was thinking/doing what she was.

A fast paced read, a fun world to be a part of with some great world building. It’s funny without being crazy or that feeling of the author trying too hard. The romantic aspect of the story wasn’t actually given the page time I thought it would be, with other factors often over riding it. But it was fun and entertaining as well as having a unhurried feel to it, which I really liked. I actually only realised after I’d started the book (because apparently I didn’t bother really looking in to it before buying it, I should stop doing that) that the author is self-published. So I admit I was more impressed at that point, because it really is a very well put together book with great characters and I was left wanting to know what happens next for Dulcie. It is well wrapped up, no major hanging plot lines and a satisfying conclusion, but plenty of room to explore more things in the next book. Which I’m really looking forward to and hope will be out sooner rather than later!!

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