Saturday, January 30, 2010

Review - Blonde With A Wand

Blonde With A Wand
By Vicki Lewis Thompson
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Release Date: February 2, 2010








Anica Reaves is crazy about Jasper Danes, but she's not so sure he'll feel the same way about her once she tells him she's a witch. After all, the last guy she revealed that secret to ran like a bat out of hell. But Anica insists on honesty with any man she's involved with. But during her dinner date with Jasper, Anica discovers he's been less than honest with her. Unfortunately, her temper gets the best of her and she zaps Jasper with her wand turning him into a cat. Because she uses her magic in a negative way against another, Anica is stripped of her powers. How in the world will she remove the hex now?

Jasper thinks his date with Anica is going perfectly and plans for tonight to be "the night", but when Anica returns from the ladies' room, her demeanor has changed from affection to disdain. Things don't improve as they are walking toward Anica's apartment, and Jasper foolishly thinks he can thaw Anica's iciness with a little seduction and a kiss. The next thing he knows, he's sitting under his pile of clothes, transformed into one very ticked off cat. It gives a whole new meaning to "date from hell!"

Anica wrangles a hissing and spitting Jasper and takes him back to her apartment, anxious to hide her magic faux pas from everyone. She knows if the Wizard Council finds out what she's done, she'll be in deep woo woo. Desperate for help, Anica calls her sister, Lily, hoping that she might be able to help find a way to reverse the spell. Anica has always been the "responsible" sister and Lily's the "wild one", so it irks Anica to have screwed up in such a huge way. Unfortunately, nothing Lily does with a wave of her wand helps Jasper, and Anica can't find any counter-spell in any of her magic tomes. Help comes from Big Knob, Indiana in the form of Dorcas and Ambrose, the magical matchmakers from Thompson's popular Hex Series.

Jasper is counting the minutes until he turns back into a man, and he can get even with Anica. But the longer he spends with her, the more he wants her. Every night he becomes human, but returns to his feline form again in the morning. But those hours as a man only serve to stir up the chemistry between him and Anica, and Jasper thinks that maybe being with this sexy witch isn't such a bad deal after all. He even learns to enjoy the simplicity of his life as a cat:

He was now a champion nap-taker, too, and he had to acknowledge that naps lowered his stress levels. He also had meditation skills to rival the Dalai Lama and the patience of...well, of a saint. As a man he used to sit and drum his fingers on the desk while his computer booted up. Now he simply sat and waited.

....He realized with some surprise that there were things he'd miss about being a cat.

Anica and Jasper are about to be tested in ways they never dreamed, and they will have to decide if they are willing to sacrifice the most precious magic of all.....love.

Vicki Lewis Thompson has given her readers another fun and whimsical series. If you are a fan of Bewitched and witch Samantha Stevens and the mayhem her magic sometimes caused with her human husband, then you'll love Blonde With A Wand, the first book in Thompson's Babes on Brooms Series. Jasper's close encounter with Anica's nosy neighbor who wants to take him to the vet to be neutered had me laughing out loud.

The second book in the series, Chick With A Charm, will be released in March. It's all about Lily, Anica's sister. No doubt she's going to make Anica's magical slip up look minor in comparison. Treat yourself to a little magic and a lot of laughter and read Blonde With A Wand.


~ Gannon






12 comments:

  1. This sounds like a very funny read, thank you for your review, Gannon! I always wanted to read that other series of Vicki's, that one with the witch/warlock-couple you mentioned, but I somehow totally forgot about them with time.

    Sometimes, when my brain hasn't completely switched to English yet, I make strange connections in my head: The German word "Wand" means "wall" and I really needed one or two minutes sitting here in front of my computer until I understood the title. Weekend Brain Level: low!

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  2. I am loving the sound of this one. I think maybe it should be an early Valentine present to myself.

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  3. Very good review, Gannon. This sounds like a cute story. I just have to ask---Does any nose wiggling go on like Samantha on "Bewitched"? :)

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  4. Lisa, it's a cute story. And Vicki's Hex series with Ambrose and Dorcas is something you'd really enjoy!

    LOL @ trying to translate. Sometimes I have trouble with the old brain and I'm not translating. :)

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  5. Dianna, I think it sounds like a great Valentine's present for yourself.

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  6. Deb, there's no nose wiggling like Samantha. :-D But it's a lot of fun! When I watched Bewitched years ago, I used to wish I could wiggle my nose and make things happen. Of course, it would come in handy now: laundry, cleaning, etc. LOL

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  7. Great review, Gannon! I've never read VLT before (gasp), but this one sounds like a lot of fun!

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  8. Sounds like a very good read. I typically don't read this type of book, but it sounds so much like Bewitched that it would be a fun read. ^^

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  9. Andrea, you must add VLT to your TBB list!! You will love her books. :)

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  10. Jedisakora, VLT does a great light hearted paranormal. I highly recommend her books!

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  11. Thanks so much for this review, Gannon. I am glad I saw the review and I plan on reading this book.

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  12. Have you RD Divas considered tagging your reviews by rating? That way we can click on a number, ie 4 Stars, 4 & 1/2 Stars, and jump to those reviews instead of sifting through them all?

    Thank you very much for the great reviews!

    This book looks LOL funny!

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