Six supernatural besties fighting their fates in A witch whose spells misfire, a wizard who keeps falling for the wrong species, a vampire who longs to be adored, a dragon shifter who can’t shift, a werewolf without a pack, and a demon-spawn bent on being good…
Minerva Lucent has always wanted to be just like her late a guardian, defender of NYC from the demonic threat. She’s spent her whole life trying to secure a spot, but so far, she’s still stuck as a magical beat cop. It’s not that she hates cleaning up after the boozy vampires and miscreant werewolves.
It’s just not inspiring.
But when the guardian she’s crushed on for years spills about a rare opening on their force, she resolves to do anything she can to snag it for herself. If that means she has to rally her friends and do something a little crazy, well.
She’s prepared to do anything.
Including blowing all her savings on an exotic fire lizard egg she hopes to bond. As usual, her plans misfire in a big way, and she winds up bonding a flying rat—the last creature anyone in NYC would ever want as a familiar. What’s worse, Giggles the pigeon won’t stay in her cage. When Minerva’s bestie from high school shows up in dire straits, a choice must be made. Will she secure her promotion or save her friend from an unwanted marriage?
Book source ~ Chirp
Magical Misfits, #1
Author: Bridget E. Baker
Narrators: Various
7 August 2022
Fantasy
9 hrs 27 mins
My Rating ~ 1 bite
This is a very obvious Friends fanfiction story except with a paranormal twist. Six different people, including a brother and sister, who hang out in a “coffee” shop and live their supernatural lives next to regular humans who have no idea the supernatural world exists. Well, five friends hang out and one rich and famous friend shows up at their doorstep escaping an arranged marriage. A clueless woman who has no idea how the real world works. Like paying for things and cooking and, well, you get the picture. Sound like Rachel?
I loved Friends when it came out. It was original and funny and fairly relatable. This is not. And not because there’s magic and supernatural beings. It’s because the characters do the most stupid shit and are one-dimensional, lacking depth of any kind. I mean, could they be any more idiotic? I kept listening, hoping it would get better, but it didn’t. Minerva especially pissed me off with how she treated her pigeon familiar. Wow. What a bitch. The various narrators did a decent job, but the story falls well below my expectations. I will not be continuing the series.
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