Review: Heat of The Moment

Sisters of The Craft: Heat of The Moment | Lori Handeland

Published by: St. Martin's Paperbacks, June 30th 2015

Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy, Magic, Witches

Pages: 352

Format: Ebook

Source: St. Martin's, via Netgalley

A spell that tore three sisters apart is broken four hundred years later, when the magic in their blood reunites them. Now, one of them will discover her gift—and reignite a love long thought lost…
Flame-haired Becca Carstairs was born to be a veterinarian. Since childhood, her affinity for animals has been special, and her healing touch nothing short of magic. But only Becca knows the truth—that she alone can hear the creatures’ voices. She’s always trusted her sixth sense… until a string of missing pets, an attempted murder, and a face from her past converge into one explosive mystery, with her at its center.

Is haunted Owen McAllister, the boy who broke her heart ten years ago, related to the sinister crimes that have peaceful Three Harbors, Wisconsin, on its guard? Or is his reappearance part of the answer to questions that have troubled her all her life? As Becca delves into her strange heritage, she’ll have to fight for her life… and the man she will always love.

Just as full of danger, intrigue, and magic as the first book.

I really liked Bobby Doucet, but I LOVED Owen. I don't know what it was about him but I really clicked with him. What I liked was that he was disabled. What I didn't like was how he was healed at the end and that was his happy ending. But I did like Becca, the main character, and their relationship with each other. This book also features some pretty great parents. Way to go, Heat of The Moment.

Becca's communicating with animals was a nice difference to other books I've read, and I loved how obvious her healing magic was once I got to the end. Very cleverly snuck in through the whole book. 

I do have some gripes. The historical Scotland bits are SO out of place it's jarring. And why does every female in this series need a male hero to come and save her? I get that Becca did save herself in a way, but it still ticked me off. There was also a comment about a farmer having only daughters, no sons, so there's no way his farm could continue and that really riled me up. FEMALE FARMERS EXIST!

But hey, apart from the slights to my feminist sensibilities, this book is fun, and fast paced, and the romance is very nice. I'm looking forward to the next book.

Characters ★★★★☆

Setting/world ★★★☆☆

Writing ★★★☆☆

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