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Unholy Magic

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML: "Expect the unexpected. Kane delivers dark, sexy urban fantasy at its finest. I couldn't put it down." . HTML: BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Stacia Kane's City of Ghosts. ENEMIES DON'T NEED TO BE ALIVE TO BE DEADLY. /> For Chess Putnam, finding herself near-fatally poisoned by a con psychic and then stopping a murderous ghost is just another day on the job. As an agent of the Church of Real Truth, Chess must expose those looking to profit from the world's unpleasant little poltergeist problem--humans filing false claims of hauntings--all while staving off any undead who really are looking for a kill. But Chess has been extra busy these days, coping with a new "celebrity" assignment while trying on her own time to help some desperate prostitutes. Someone's taking out the hookers of Downside in the most gruesome way, and Chess is sure the rumors that it's the work of a ghost are way off base. But proving herself right means walking in the path of a maniac, not to mention standing between the two men in her life just as they--along with their ruthless employers--are moving closer to a catastrophic showdown. Someone is dealing in murder, sex, and the supernatural, and once again Chess finds herself right in the crossfire. .… (mehr)

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Prelim review: If you liked the first book, you'll like this one as well. Chess is back and has more troubles than she has pills to counter. Which is saying something. (

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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |

This book was painful to read. Heart-wrenchingly painful, to the degree that I had to seriously consider whether or not to finish reading it, because it was starting to seep into my daily life and really bring me down. And it wasn't just that it was painful; it was that Chess was doing it all to herself.

The only thing that really kept me going was the slight hope that Chess would figure it all out and dig herself out of her own hole. And that's what's going to keep me going to the next book.

Unique worldbuilding, interesting linguistics, gripping story. Worth it, if only for hope. (

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lyrrael | Aug 3, 2023 |

disturbing and frustrating and makes me all kinds of mad but still really good. (

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aeryn0 | Jul 23, 2023 |

That was really intense. Almost too intense in a couple of places. Stacia Kane lets Chess' addiction speak for itself, rather than sermonizing about it and it makes some parts of the story feel incredibly raw, like watching the latter half of Requiem for a Dream. I wanted to put the book down almost as much as I wanted to finish reading. I am kind of scared to read the next book, even though I've already bought it. Won't stop me though, I'm reading [b:Wrong Ways Down|17374209|Wrong Ways Down (Downside Ghosts, #1.5)|Stacia Kane|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1371653450s/17374209.jpg|24162407] now and I'm starting [b:City of Ghosts|7352840|City of Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #3)|Stacia Kane|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327897476s/7352840.jpg|6912417] immediately thereafter, even though I've got 2 other books to finish and a pile of stuff from the library. (

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wonderlande | Jan 1, 2023 |

I haven't seen anything quite like the world Stacia Kane has created with Downside Ghosts, and I like what she's done. I appreciate the irony of an anti-religion organization/government that calls itself The Church and runs itself like hyper-organized religion, and I'm curious where she'll take that. I'm also wondering what is going on in the rest of the world. Is The Church everywhere? Did Haunted Week happen everywhere in the world? She might have said in the first book, but I can't remember. I hope that's information that's still to unfold.

Talk about your flawed protagonists. Just about every decision Chess makes is the wrong one, but I still like the character so much and wish for better things for her. I love Terrible and hope the tension between him and Chess isn't dragged out for too much longer. If she doesn't break it off with Lex in the next book, after all that happened in this one, I'm going to be really sad.

I also hope to see Oliver Fletcher in future installments. He could be a powerful ally for Chess, and I think they made a good team. Despite the blackmail and the creepy relationship he has with his client's wife, I still ended up liking the guy. I liked that some of Chess's first impressions of him were colored by her own past and the reader got to discover, along with Chess, that she was wrong.

This second book in the Downside Ghosts series was a strong follow-up to Unholy Ghosts. Recommended for people looking for something different in their urban fantasy. (

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:

"Expect the unexpected. Kane delivers dark, sexy urban fantasy at its finest. I couldn't put it down."

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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Stacia Kane's City of Ghosts.

ENEMIES DON'T NEED TO BE ALIVE TO BE DEADLY.

For Chess Putnam, finding herself near-fatally poisoned by a con psychic and then stopping a murderous ghost is just another day on the job. As an agent of the Church of Real Truth, Chess must expose those looking to profit from the world's unpleasant little poltergeist problem--humans filing false claims of hauntings--all while staving off any undead who really are looking for a kill. But Chess has been extra busy these days, coping with a new "celebrity" assignment while trying on her own time to help some desperate prostitutes.

Someone's taking out the hookers of Downside in the most gruesome way, and Chess is sure the rumors that it's the work of a ghost are way off base. But proving herself right means walking in the path of a maniac, not to mention standing between the two men in her life just as they--along with their ruthless employers--are moving closer to a catastrophic showdown. Someone is dealing in murder, sex, and the supernatural, and once again Chess finds herself right in the crossfire.

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