A Little Night Magic (Nodaway Falls, #1)

by Lucy March

[EBookObsessed]

A Little Night Magic reminded me of the Molly Harper Jane Jameson/Nice Girls series and more than just because it has the same narrator. This was a light-hearted, fun paranormal story.

A Little Night Magic introduces us to the concept of day magic and night magic. A strange visitor to Nodaway Falls, NY throws a “dirty gym sock” at Liv one night while she is working at CCB (Crazy Cousin Betty’s Waffle House). The next thing she knows, Liv is making inanimate objects turn into animals. Apparently, Liv is the magic equivalent of a rent-a-clown making balloon animals.

But she doesn’t want to believe anything about magical powers since that is crazy, except it turns out Liv isn’t the only one in town with powers. Turns out that Betty has day magic and can make magical pastries appear. Dozen doughnuts, delicious chocolate cake, no problem, just get your order in before nightfall, because Betty’s magic stops once the sun sets.

There is also Olivia’s hot crush, Tobias, who is more than just amazing at making waffles. He apparently works for the magical equivalent of a PI firm and his day magic is a lot more dangerous than chocolate cake or turning mugs into bunnies.

But even Tobias isn’t as dangerous as what has come to their little sleepy town. Someone has night magic and is turning Liv’s friends against each other. This someone with their dark, spooky mist wants Liv’s power and if they have to kill her to drag it out of her…well, that’s not their problem, is it. And if Liv doesn’t agree, they will simply start destroying the little town of Nodaway Falls one building at a time.

This was a funny, quirky story, but I have to confess that while I found the idea of day magic vs night magic intriguing, I also thought that the magical abilities were limited and some were kind of stupid. Except the ability to whip up pastries instantly. I wouldn’t be able to get out of my chair anymore if I could whip up a delicious treats anytime I had a desire. It’s raining doughnuts. Open up! Num, num. I couldn’t help but wonder why the villian wanted Liv’s animal making ability anyway? It really wasn’t that amazing. Maybe they wanted to make a living doing tricks for kid parties. Every magical in this series is a one-trick pony so it really limits things.

I remembered seeing this one come out a few years ago and when I received a buy one-get one offer the other day from audible, I picked this as my get-one option. I like narrator Amanda Ronconi. She performs the Molly Harper Nice Girl and Werewolf series. This story reminded me a lot of the Molly Harper series and not just because of the narrator. I might pick up the other two books, but I am not rushing to my computer to purchase them.