The reader sees what’s happening through several different eyes. This rapid change of view might be irritating and confusing to some, but I think it truly fueled the intensity of the storyline. The book is written in first person, and it jumps between between Chloe, Luke, and Karen every few pages. Never did she realize that the two might be related.īretton does an outstanding job with her characters. Not only must she protect the town from Isadora, she must also deal with the secrets Luke’s ex-wife has revealed. Karen has tracked Luke down to Sugar Maple tell him that she’d been receiving phone calls from their dead daughter.Ĭhloe is floored. Not only was he previously married, but he also had a daughter that died two years ago. It seems that Luke is full of secrets, knocking Chloe off guard. The town is suprised when yet another human enters Sugar Maple. And in Laced with Magic it appears as though Isadora has returned, attempting to regain her powers. In Casting Spells, Chloe uses her powers to banish Isadora, a Fae leader, from Sugar Maple. Several weren’t too fond of Chloe’s “ethnicity” in the first place, so adding another human to the mix made things worse. The residents of Sugar Maple aren’t happy in the slightest. Luke decides to stay in Sugar Maple after his investigation, and he and Chloe begin to date. Prior to his arrival, Chloe was the only (partial) human to live in Sugar Maple. In Casting Spells, the prequel to Laced with Magic, a former Boston police detective, Luke Mackenzie stumbles upon Sugar Maple after investigating the drowning death of his friend Suzanne Marsden. I’d be remiss not to mention the background of the story. The town’s secret hidden is kept hidden from humans using a protective charm that protects the town as long as a female decendant of the Hobb family. The Sugar Maple Arts Playhouse is under the direction of shapshifters…Faeries keep the Inn’s restaurant fully booked and…the town funeral parlor belongs to a happily married couple who happen to be vampire.” (pg.
Out-of-towners who visit the town don’t realize that the citizens aren’t human.Ī tenth-generation wtich owns the Cut & Curl across the street…The hardware store is run by the sweetest family of werewolves you’ll ever meet. On the surface, Sugar Maple looks like the typical quiet little Vermont town. She’s the de facto mayor of Sugar Maple and owns the town’s knit shop, Sticks and Strings. SeptemJenn blog tour, General Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review 10Ĭhloe Hobbs is a half human, half scorceress living in the quaint town of Sugar Maple Vermont. Review & Blog Tour: Laced with Magic by Barbara Bretton
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