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Freaky Crypts

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Freaky Cryptstitle: Freaky Crypts
author: Amanda M. Lee
series: Mystic Caravan #14
published: 2 August 2022
publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
genre(s): cozy mystery, paranormal
pages: 291
source: Kindle Unlimited
format: eBook
buy/shelve it: Amazon | BookBub | BookHype | Goodreads

rating: four-stars | series rating: four-stars

the blurb

Poet Parker thought her past was lost to her…but it’s about to invade her present.Her uncle Sidney is in New Orleans, which just happens to be where Mystic Caravan is setting up shop for the week, but Poet isn’t expecting a happy reunion. Things are tense—to say the least—and that’s before zombies are reported in the French Quarter.New Orleans is one of Poet’s favorite places in the world, and she’s thrilled to be in the city, but when it becomes apparent that a war is brewing between powerful loas, the Big Easy becomes big trouble.Poet has always been interested in her origins, and she’s about to get the answers she’s always sought. It seems one of the warring loas knows what she is and why she can wield such powerful magic…but he’s only willing to share for a price.Poet has always believed that fighting a war of someone else’s making was a mistake. Now she has no choice because if she doesn’t fight, everybody will die.Zombies are taking over the Quarter. Loas are fighting their own. Poet’s heart is vulnerable thanks to the return of the one family member she remembers.Blood will spill. Whoever is left standing will have the ultimate answers. Poet just hopes it will be her.


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POV: 1st person
keywords/phrases: vampires, shapeshifters
spice: 0🔥
language: 0🤬

This is one of my favorites of the series thus far! The reader gets to see Poet’s past reconcile with her present, which is an emotional ride but one that really develops her character. Loa lore also becomes part of the story, which added some new depth to the overall series arc. The story that unfolds in this book is a huge part of the series story!


About Amanda M. Lee

When I was a kid, I was torn between whether or not I was going to grow up and be the Incredible Hulk or Wonder Woman. I flirted with being a Jedi Knight for awhile, but I wasn’t up for the intense travel associated with the gig. In my teens, I settled on being a writer — although I had no idea the effort that would entail.
Not only am I a writer now, but I’m a writer in several different mediums. I’m a longtime newspaper reporter, an avid reader and a voracious science fiction fanatic.

Rating Report
plot
four-stars
characters
four-stars
writing
four-stars
pacing
four-stars
Overall: four-stars

reading challenges:

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