Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle [Review]

Midnight Crystal (Ghost Hunters #7, Arcane Society #9, Dreamlight Trilogy #3) by Jayne Castle
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: February 10, 2022

Ghost Hunters
0.5. Bridal Jitters
1. After Dark
2. After Glow
3. Ghost Hunter
4. Silver Master
5. Dark Light
6. Obsidian Prey
7. Midnight Crystal - Paperback | Kindle
8. Canyons of Night
9. The Lost Night
10. Deception Cove
11. The Hot Zone
12. Siren's Call
13. Illusion Town
14. Guild Boss
15. Sweetwater and the Witch

Arcane Society
1. Second Sight
2. White Lies
3. Sizzle and Burn
4. The Third Circle
5. Running Hot
6. The Perfect Poison
7. Fired Up
8. Burning Lamp
9. Midnight Crystal
9.5. The Scargill Cove Case Files
10. In Too Deep
11. Quicksilver
12. Canyons of Night

Dreamlight Trilogy
1. Fired Up
2. Burning Lamp
3. Midnight Crystal

Jayne Castle (AKA Jayne Ann Krentz)
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
For many earthly centuries, a legendary curse has plagued the Winters family, stemming from the tumultuous founding of the Arcane Society. But now, on the futuristic world of Harmony, the curse’s final mystery will be unraveled…

Adam Winters has enough responsibility as the new head of the local Ghost Hunter Guild without being saddled with the family curse. He’s convinced his recent nightmares and hallucinations will lead to him becoming a psychic rogue—unless he can find a stolen relic and a woman who can read dreamlight.

Marlowe Jones rides into his life on a motorcycle and with a dust bunny at her side. Though a descendant of the rival Arcane family, she’s just what Adam needs: a psychic private investigator and dreamlight reader extraordinaire.

Together, amid the glowing catacombs and steamy underground jungles of Harmony, Adam and Marlowe must break the curse, save the entire underworld—and fight a passion that could destroy them both…
Thoughts on Midnight Crystal: We have a Winters/Jones hookup and hoo-boy they make it work. Sure, sure, they have to deal with curses and betrayals and underhanded dealings and what have you, but Adam and Marlowe don't let that bother them. Too much.

I mean, yeah, there's the whole Winters family curse thing, which is a little unwieldy, but Marlowe's ability to read dreamlight has her sure he's not about to go off the deep end. Frankly, that's a relief to Adam since he was none to sure given the recent nightmares and hallucinations he's been dealing with.

While Marlowe doesn't believe in curses, she does see how well the two of them fit together. So working with the new Guild boss isn't a total hardship. But she's also been burned recently and doesn't trust her talent/intuition when it comes to interpersonal relationships as much as she probably should. That doesn't stop her, though, from stepping up and doing what she needs to do to save the underground.

A few underhanded dealings, a media firestorm, an underground maze that dazzles as much as it confuses, and a very old relic that tries to disrupt a very good thing. Good stuff all around.

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