I received an ARC of this book in exchange for this review.
It is Part 2 of the Sloane West Detective Series. I read a page and decided I should perhaps have read Book 1 first. So I bought it and read it. Loved it and moved on to Book 2.

The world that has been created as the stage for this series is fascinating. And very clever. There are various cross overs between our (Nogical) world and the world of the Magicals. It is seamlessly integrated it is just like magic.
There is a mystery to solve – which Sloane does. She works alongside the RCMP and her contacts there. She has already developed herself a little lesbian inner circle. In solving the mystery she deals with magical ‘interference’ and also the nasty Nogical crime.
Sloane ‘lost’ her chance with the woman she was interested in by leaving and spending time sorting out her affairs before she moved back to Vancouver Island. This develops in an interesting manner in this book but again perhaps it is not meant to be as nothing runs smoothly.

It seems I am perfectly ok with remembering the names of various creatures and what they can and can’t do. However, name a car Pearl and I am forever trying to remember who she is!
I also have reached the conclusion that the number of books you can read without a mention of breast cancer diminishes upon diagnosis and thereafter you find it everywhere!

This book ends on an interesting cliff hanger hopefully ready to go straight into Book 3.
And poor Rose is left home alone again.

If you are going to read this, make sure to read the series as it will make much more sense and you will understand what is happening and who everybody is.
But I do think you should read them.