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idea was an intriguing one that would have worked better with some additional worldbuilding, Characters rushed into action when they should have known better, given their backgrounds and knowledge levels, Potential consequences were often glossed over, And I never felt enough of a reason to cheer for Magnolia, despite a background that should have made sympathy and empathy natural reactions to her, I kept thinking that I was reading the second in the series, I had no idea why there was apparently only one supernatural family and I had no idea what they were after in the story, Why was the network formed just for this one familyI felt like I was dropped into the story and floundered for the remainder, Did my Kindle miss a prologue or something I would love it if you visited this review at my blog: sitelinkFANGS, WANDS and FAIRY DUST

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NO PEACE FOR THE DAMNED
Megan Powell
North/Amazon Publishing

Book obtained at BEA.
No remuneration was exchanged and, except as noted all opinions herein are my own,

Magnolia Kelch is no stranger to pain, Beautiful and powerful, shes spent her entire life at the mercy of her sadistic father and the rest of the Kelch clan, who have tortured her and tested the limits of her powers.
After one particularly heinous night that leaves Magnolia nearly dead, she finally sees her chance for escape
But this first taste of freedom is shortlived when she collides with Thirteen, head of the Networka secret organization dedicated to fighting supernatural criminalswho recruits her into the group.
Even as shes coming to grips with this new life and the horrific memories that still haunt her, shes conflicted by her growing attraction to fellow team member Theo and the emergence of new, untested abilities.
After months of grueling training, her loyalty to the team is tested when she learns her target is the Networks most wanted: the Kelch family,
Revenge may course through her veins, but so does the blood of the Kelches, And opposing her family may cost her the thing she treasures most, After all, Magnolia is still a Kelch, And the Kelch are damned, meganpowellbooks. com

This recently released novel is compelling and in many respects is wellwritten, I found myself identifying, to a point, with Magnolia, who has never fit in, To a point. But, the lack of detail detracted from the story, Magnolia is a survivor, the ultimate survivor, But she really doesn't seem to have much of a personality and, maybe she wouldn't after what she went through, Why is her family powerful and evil How did they get these powers, The story jumps around revealing dribs and drabs of mysteries, only to launch further mysteries along the vein of the plot of LOST,

I think there's a mystical component to Magnolia's family's power, but I am not sure, Why are the Kelches the way they are What is the source of their misogynistic behavior Is their goal world denomination The story is told from Magnolia's point of view, speaking to the reader like confidants.
But it's as if we should understand already, as if her past, and her family's was some kind of inside story and we were on the inside,

The story is filled with suspense and action, I'm never sure from where Network evolved, How did Magnolia learn to fight To train others to fight If she was stronger why hadn't she escaped before Why do people become devoted to her immediately And, what is the connection she feels to another agent I feel like there was a book before this one that needed to be read.


Basically, I am saying it was an enjoyable book and I wanted to see how the immediate situation resolved, but there was too much mystery and not enough world building.
Maybe future books in the series will have more explanatory information, This is a story about evil, inexplicable evil and how something decent can survive in it, I want to know the rest of Magnolia's story, but I want to understand her world as well,

Book Info: Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy
Reading Level: Adult
Recommended for: Fans of darker urban fantasy

Disclosure: I received a paperback ARC from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review.
All opinions are my own,

Synopsis: Magnolia Kelch is no stranger to pain, Beautiful and powerful, she's spent her entire life at the mercy of her sadistic father and the rest of the Kelch clan, who have tortured her and tested the limits of her powers.
After one particularly heinous night that leaves Magnolia nearly dead, she finally sees her chance for escape, But this first taste of freedom is shortlived when she collides with Thirteen, head of the Network a secret organization dedicated to fighting supernatural criminals who recruits her into the group.
Even as she's coming to grips with

this new life and the horrific memories that still haunt her, she's conflicted by her growing attraction to fellow team member Theo and the emergence of new, untested abilities.
After months of grueling training, her loyalty to the team is tested when she learns her target is the Network's most wanted: the Kelch family, Revenge may course through her veins, but so does the blood of the Kelches, And opposing her family may cost her the thing she treasures most, After all, Magnolia is still a Kelch, And the Kelches are damned,

My Thoughts: This is a darker urban fantasy, and one that we sort of jump into the middle of the story, which makes it a bit hard to get ones feet under oneself as the story starts rolling.
However, most questions are answered by the end of the book,

My main problem with the story is this: Magnolia has been being tortured by her family all her life, She isbefore she escapes, yet shes completely rational and welladjusted to modern life, How does that happen She should be bughouse nuts, at the very least, and certainly not the least bit comfortable in the real world,

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To add to that: Ive read books where other reviewers have complained about instalove, but in this book, there really is instalove between Magnolia and Theo, only Magnolia has no experience with any sort of soft emotion, so she has no idea what is going on.


So, when it comes down to it, I just dont know how to feel about this book, Dont get me wrong I liked it, overall, its just that it makes no sense to me that Magnolia is a functioning person, Theres no explanation as to how she has managed to maintain any sort of sanity, nor as to how she manages to maintain reality, We do eventually get the reason that her family has tortured her all her life, but even that isnt until the very end of the book, Its due to these confusions and questions that I have rated this as three, not due to any lack of interest in my part in the book.
This is this authors first book, and is the first book in a series, I will probably be watching for future books in the series, to see if any of these questions are answered,

If you like dark urban fantasy, and are very willing to suspend disbelief, then go ahead and check this book out, .