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Shadow Beasts

A Magical Library Urban Fantasy Novel (Shelving Magic, Book 1)

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Shadow Beasts

By: Nellie H. Steele
Narrated by: Dana Allen
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If Paige isn’t careful, her new job could land her in an early grave. Paige Turner’s zero-balance bank account demands she take on a new job, but she never expected it would be as Shadow Harbor’s newest librarian. Now the unlucky orphan is learning it’s not books she’ll be shelving…but magic. Dark, dangerous, deadly magic.

Her new position requires she keep the supernatural subworld at bay while retrieving and archiving magical artifacts from around the globe. If she fails, the world may just be doomed…but even trying could get her killed.

Teaming up with a snarktastic teacup dragon doesn’t seem to be helping, either. Paige still struggles to master magic and shelve supernatural secrets. And when her first assignment involves massive multiplication of a group of wayward werewolves, she fears the world may not survive her tenure as librarian.

Fans of The Librarians and Warehouse 13 will love this enchanting new cozy contemporary fantasy series. Buy Shadow Beasts now to start shelving magic today!

©2023 Melissa Marie Sovak (P)2024 A Novel Idea Publishing, LLC
Fantasy Humorous Fiction Feel-Good Paranormal
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It’s library, not lybarry!!! Did this narrator actually get compensated for reading this?!?!? Hope the author (or Arthur, as I’m sure narrator would pronounce it) didn’t pay much to have her story slaughtered!

Might be a good story if it weren’t for this HORRIFIC narrator!!!!!

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overall story was fair to good. Too many coincidental elements. They jump from jeopardy to jeopardy without accounting for the movement difficulties across the globe - perhaps there's some behind the scenes magic operating with which we are never made familiar. There is a vampire stalking our hero - why? There is a cabal of werewolves operating in multiple countries - well coordinated enough to catch up with our heroes, but not quite enough to actually stop or even slow them down very much.
This COULD be a great series, but I think the author needs to slowdown a bit, think the scenes through a bit more, perhaps reduce the number of jeopardy elements and fill in some of the blanks about more.

great premise,fun dragon

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If Warehouse 13 and The Librarians melded together, you’d get this book. Plus, it’s got a sassy teacup dragon - need I say more? Really enjoyed the adventure. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

A really fun first installment

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Loved the new take on being a librarian. The narrator was fabulous. She really brought the charmingly written characters alive

Narration of a fun story was excellent. Greatly enjoyed the little dragon character!

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The beginning of the story was a little slow. But once it got going it was a wild ride all the way to the end.

The way the characters stumbled through each mishap.

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This book started off disappointing and quickly became just plain terrible. This is some of the worst writing I've witnessed from an adult. According to the author, she reads a lot. I listen to a lot of music but that doesn't make me a musician. I'm sorry to say, but this lady should definitely not quit her day job. Between the contrived plot, the inconsistent characters, the inept good and bad guys, and the huge plot holes, this is one stinker of a book.

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