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The Witching Vault by Kathrin Hutson Series: Accessory to Magic #1
Published by Exquisite Darkness Press on December 10, 2020
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Pages: 262
Format: eBook
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Purchase Links: Amazon*Libro
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Run the witching vault. Protect the Gateway. Say please. And don’t get killed.
After her release from magical prison, Jessica Northwood can’t hold a job to save her life. So when an apprenticeship opens up at a spellbound bank, no questions asked, she can’t exactly say no… But she definitely should have.
Her new boss is an eccentric scryer witch who can read Jessica’s mind but can’t remember her name. Winthrop & Dirledge Security Banking can think for itself and has a serious attitude problem. But after Jessica’s previous line of work, this should be a piece of cake—until a murder in the bank takes things to a whole new level. Now her contract says she’s the new owner, Jessica has no idea what she’s doing, and the bank won’t let her leave.
For centuries, the bank’s owners have stood between the Gateway in the upstairs hall and the occult syndicate who want it for themselves. As she deals with magical clientele who know the stakes far better than she does, Jessica must decide just how far she’s willing to go to keep this job. Because if she doesn’t, she’ll end up as dead as the body in the lobby. Or worse.
Illona Andrews’ Inkeeper Chronicles meets The Magicians in this snarky, fast-paced Urban Fantasy Adventure from International Bestselling Author Kathrin Hutson.
The Witching Vault is book one in the Accessory to Magic by Kathrin Hutson.
The story is wrapped around a magical bank, a door that’s supposed to be a gateway to someplace, and a lead heroine who is some kind of magical powerhouse. All of this sounds cool and I wanted to like this book more than I did.
The story relies to heavily on no-one telling Jessica Northwood anything. Everyone has information, but know one is willing to share it. Jessica just takes the bullshit from these characters despite being a magical powerhouse.
The beginning, middle, and end is pretty much the character bumbling around and learning nothing. We don’t learning anything about Jessica or why she’s put into this position. The whole storyline is frustrating and nothing makes sense.
The Witching Vault was not the book for me. If the blurb intrigues you, I urge you to give it a shot. Just because it did not work for me does not mean it won’t for you.
Rated: 2 Stars
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I’m sorry this one didn’t work out for you. It really sucks when you want to like something and you just can’t get into it. Great review.
Thank’s Melanie. I really wanted to enjoy this one. It sound interesting, but it didn’t work out. Thank’s for visiting!
This sounds annoying more than anything with the no communication.
It was very frustrating. I really wanted to enjoy this one, but it did not work out for me. Thank’s for visiting!