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Hex and the City

Stolen Hearts, Book 1

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Hex and the City

By: Nazri Noor
Narrated by: John Solo
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Leon Alcantara is a real son of a witch.

The last in a proud line of witches, he’s come to test his small magic in the big city. Stealing enchanted artifacts pays the rent, but the competition is fierce. And handsome. And great at magic too.

But Maximilian Drake and his dark, brooding glances are the least of Leon’s problems. A chain of anomalies surges through the city, strange distortions in reality that threaten both Dos Lunas and its people.

Suspected by the arcane authorities, Leon is forced to work with his nemesis to clear his name. But Max is so secretive over his shrouded past. Can he even be trusted? Leon must decide before the anomalies destroy the city—and his entire life.

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Leon Alcantara drifts from city to city eking out a living as a magical ‘Finder’ for Spiders, magical beings who use their networks to establish the existence of magical objects. Let’s just say Leon doesn’t ask permission to take these objects. On a routine heist, he encounters another finder, Maximilian Drake, and in the ensuing tussle, a third, more dangerous thief makes off with the item and chaos ensues. Needless to say Leon and Max aren’t impressed with each other but circumstances require them to work together to stop the chaos.

I’ve loved previous Nazri Noor books but felt this supernatural grumpy / sunshine romance didn’t live up to previous efforts. There didn’t seem to be enough world-building, I think Nazri assumed previous knowledge a little too much. I also felt the romance got in the way of the heist plot, which seemed to consist of the occasional emergence of a chaotic event that needed to be hosed down rather than a genuine tracking of the perpetrator. I understand that this is the first in a series, but by the end, only the romance was resolved and that was a bit frustrating. On the plus side, I really enjoyed Leon and Max and their fun enemies-to-lovers banter and I’m intrigued by the dragon goddess story arc so I’ll chase up the next book. 🎧 Voice acting hero John Solo gives another great performance on the audio.

Supernatural enemies-to-lovers plot has potential

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