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Blood Magick by Nora Roberts |Book Review

Jun. 17, 2021


Blood Magick by Nora Roberts |Book Reviewfive-stars
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts
Series: The Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy #3
Genres: Paranormal Romance

County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O’Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which carries soaps, lotions, and candles for tourists, made with Branna’s special touch.

Branna’s strength and selflessness hold together a close circle of friends and family—along with their horses and hawks and her beloved hound. But there’s a single missing link in the chain of her life: love…

She had it once—for a moment—with Finbar Burke, but a shared future is forbidden by history and blood. Which is why Fin has spent his life traveling the world to fill the abyss left in him by Branna, focusing on work rather than passion.

Branna and Fin’s relationship offers them both comfort and torment. And though they succumb to the heat between them, there can be no promises for tomorrow. A storm of shadows threatens everything that their circle holds dear. It will be Fin’s power, loyalty, and heart that will make all the difference in an age-old battle between the bonds that hold their friends together and the evil that has haunted their families for centuries.

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In this series: Dark Witch, Shadow Spell
Other books from this Author Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, Identity, Inheritance , The Mirror

We come to the end of this series and I must say there was so much emotion in this book. There were several times I wanted to cry. Here we have Branna and Finbar fighting with the others to end Cabhan. Branna and Fin history together and have loved one another for years. They don’t think they can be together because Fin bears Cabhan’s mark. That mark has brought a lot of pain, grief, and years apart. This book takes us on such a ride.

The one thing I wasn’t crazy about was the end. I felt that it just ended. After everything we have been through with these people I would have liked to gotten an epilogue or something with look in the future. Just something, for me it felt incomplete. Some closure was missing. I would have loved to know that Sorcha found her Daithi again in the great beyond. Their love was so strong and that leads me to the one other thing.


As I’ve said before I would love to have stories of the first three and their love stories. Possibly even more of Sorcha and Daithi. For the few things that bothered me I loved this book and hated coming to the end of this series. One thing this series has proved is that love is the strongest magic there is.

five-stars

About Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the in Death series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty.

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  1. Sandra Dufoe says

    June 17, 2021 at 11:45 am

    I love a good series but usually wait for all the books to be complete and I agree most books should have an epilogue just makes things complete for me.

    Reply
  2. bn100 says

    June 17, 2021 at 12:35 pm

    haven’t read this eries

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  3. Dandi D says

    June 17, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    This sounds like a really interesting story!

    Reply
  4. heather says

    June 17, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    I have not read this series yet but I am so going to now. It sounds super good and I know I will love it. Thanks for sharing this review.

    Reply
  5. Adriane says

    June 18, 2021 at 1:27 am

    I may check out this series 🙂

    Reply
  6. Judy Thomas says

    June 18, 2021 at 2:38 am

    I have read this trilogy & loved it.

    Reply
  7. Kathy Persons says

    June 18, 2021 at 7:43 am

    Haven’t read this series yet Need to start at book 1

    Reply
  8. megan allen says

    June 18, 2021 at 10:40 pm

    One thing I cannot deal with..is when a series ends oddly. If I am not satisfied with the ending it drives me absolutely insane. I can’t help it. I will start obsessing over why it ended the way it did and what could have happened to make things different.
    I know this sounds crazy but after I’ve invested myself in a series..love the characters..I want things to work out a certain way lol. I love and trust Nora though so I am definitely reading this series!

    Reply
  9. rochelle+haynes says

    June 18, 2021 at 10:48 pm

    This sounds like a good book

    Reply
  10. Barrie says

    June 20, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Nora has written so many books that it’s hard to keep track of them all! lol. This sounds like a unique read.

    Reply
  11. nyx says

    June 20, 2021 at 2:15 am

    interesting

    Reply
  12. Ree says

    June 20, 2021 at 3:54 am

    Sounds interesting
    Will add it to my list!

    Reply
  13. Kelly Kimmell says

    June 21, 2021 at 9:12 am

    I need to put this on my reading list, sounds intriguing.

    Reply
  14. Linda says

    June 21, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    Nora Roberts is such a good writer. I’ve read a few and they’re all good.

    Reply
  15. Jenn says

    June 24, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    I’d love to check out this trilogy. I love the elements of suspense, romance, and witchcraft!

    Reply
  16. Audrey Stewart says

    June 25, 2021 at 11:24 am

    I am such a big Nora Roberts fan! I am trying to add all her books to my book shelves.

    Reply
  17. Aline Azevedo says

    October 30, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    Haven’t read any of Nora’s books, but this series sounds amazing and full of emotions. Looks like a good start!

    Reply
  18. Adriane says

    November 25, 2021 at 10:09 pm

    I enjoy Nora Roberts books

    Reply
  19. Eva Millien says

    December 15, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    I love Nora Roberts but I haven’ t read this one yet, I am going to have to change that! Thanks for sharing your review and have a wonderful holiday season!

    Reply
  20. Phyllis Huebbe says

    March 23, 2022 at 12:09 pm

    I’ve read this book, loved it!

    Reply
  21. Bea LaRocca says

    October 28, 2022 at 2:58 am

    Thank you for sharing your awesome review of Blood Magick, this one is definitely a must read for me

    Reply

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