February 7th, 2025
Home | Log in!

On Top Shelf
TWO INK MINIMUMTWO INK MINIMUM
Fresh Pick
THE KENNEDY GIRL
THE KENNEDY GIRL

New Books This Week

Reader Games

Reviewer Application

❤ Valentine Giveaways ❤


Love, Secrets, and Second Chances—February’s Must-Read Books Await!

Slideshow image


Since your web browser does not support JavaScript, here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow:

slideshow image
A Stray Pup, A Second Chance, and a Killer on the Loose�Wagtail�s About to Get Wild!


slideshow image
A Hacker, an Undercover Mission, and a Love Worth Fighting For.


slideshow image
A Duke by any other name would smell as� dastardly?
Roguish?
Rakish?
� delightful?


slideshow image
Shaken, Stirred, and Unexpectedly in Love�Can They Mix Business with Pleasure?


slideshow image
As London's high society watches their every move, can these two brilliant minds find the formula for true love?


slideshow image
Chocolate, Second Chances, and a Love Too Sweet to Let Go.


Black Magic

Black Magic, May 2013
by Russell James

Samhain Publishing
Featuring: Lyle Miller
280 pages
ISBN: 1619213451
EAN: 9781619213456
Kindle: B00AMIIHX2
Paperback / e-Book
Add to Wish List


Purchase



"When a new magic shop opens up in small town Citrus Glade, the owner isn't what he seems."

Fresh Fiction Review

Black Magic
Russell James

Reviewed by Amber Keller
Posted February 7, 2014

Horror

Citrus Glade is a small town that has seen its better days. When a stranger moves in and opens up a new magic shop, the townsfolk are hopeful that their town can improve, but new business owner, Lyle Miller, has nefarious plans. His magic is tailored to fulfill each customer's desire. Four local boys come to the shop to buy magic tricks; the tricks aren\'t so innocent after all. When things start changing around town, some people start to notice, but is it too late? Lyle has ensnared more towns people for his Grand Adventure, one that will endanger Citrus Glade and half the state. BLACK MAGIC is one wildly inventive and imaginative tale. Author Russell James writes about evil, misguided characters, and a town that refuses to go down easy. The characters were written with personality and realism. Russell's ability to color each one, exploring their strengths and weakness, stood out in the story. A small town that is slowly dying being visited by an evil is not a new theme, mind you, but the way the story was handled certainly was. As a creature lover, I especially liked the thing that revealed itself for Barry. There are many subplots here that complement the main one. There are also some squirm-worthy, gore-laden scenes that are sure to get your ick factor going. BLACK MAGIC is an amusing read that I recommend to horror readers.

Learn more about Black Magic

SUMMARY

In this magic shop the magic is real. And the trick is on you. Citrus Glade is a dying town that needs new businesses, but the one that just opened is doing much more harm than good. Stranger Lyle Miller's magic shop seems to only stock what its select customers desire. When four outcast boys buy common party tricks, only Lyle knows what those tricks can really do. As subtle changes occur around town, a few residents realize that something is amiss...and getting worse. But it may already be too late. Lyle's black magic has empowered more townspeople to help him execute his Grand Adventure, a plan that will reduce the town, and half the state, to rubble


What do you think about this review?

Comments

No comments posted.

Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!

 

 

 

© 2003-2025 off-the-edge.net  all rights reserved Privacy Policy