Book Review: Shadow Path by P.L. Blair

Book Title: Shadow Path
Author: P.L. Blair
Genre: Fantasy - Adventure - Mystery
Publisher: Studio See Publishing

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Kat Morales and her Elf partner, Tevis, are police detectives in Corpus Christi, Texas, assigned to solve the mystery of the dead ogre found stabbed with an enchanted sword. The world isn't the same since the portals opened between our world and the "Otherside" few years back. Seeing an elf with his pointy ears is a normal thing, maybe not accepted by all, but normal nonetheless. However, crimes now (sometimes) involve magic and a good portion of--what was called before the portals opened--the supernatural.Although "Shadow Path" is book one in the fantasy adventure Portals Series by P.L. Blair, it is the third book I read in the series. Luckily, each book was written to stand alone, with enough hints to drive you back to read the other books but without missing the story you're reading at the time.

Shadow Path has some enlightening moments when mythology met P.L. Blair's imagination half way. An intriguing read, indeed. It was quite entertaining to research Greek mythology to find out where Blair's creativity sparked and changed things or even added to them. Reading how Arvandus and Gairth met Kat and Tevis was like meeting old friends after a long time; I had goosebumps all over my arms. I smiled.
Dragons, elves, pixies, and many other creatures I haven't heard of make an appearance in this book. If you are a teen or older, interested in fantasy and its fantastical creatures, myths, and whodunit mysteries, then Shadow Path is for you.

Stormcaller by P.L. Blair ~ Book Trailer

This is the trailer for Stormcaller, book 2 in P.L. Blair's "Portals" fantasy adventure series.

Tilte: Stormcaller
Author: P.L. Blair
Genre: Fantasy - Adventure
ISBN: 9780979697425
Publisher: Studio See Publishing
Book Blurb:
Stormcaller continues the adventures of Corpus Christi police detective Kat Morales and her Elven partner Tevis in P.L. Blair's second book in her "Portals" series. They battle an ancient Aztec god to save the Texas gulf coastline from certain destruction by a hurricane. Tlaloc, worshipped by the ancient Aztecs as a god of rains, storms and disease, has come to Corpus Christi with an ultimatum: He will be worshiped as in times past, including Human sacrifice, or he will destroy the Texas coastline with a hurricane. It's up to Police Detective Kat Morales, her Elven partner Tevix and the rest of an elite team headed by the Wizard Arvandus to stop Tlaloc before he makes good on his threat. The adventures that began for Kat and Tevis in Shadow Path continue as they race against time, and between worlds, to defeat the Stormcaller.

Sister Hoods - Book Review

Sister Hoods by P.L. Blair

ISBN Number: 978-0-9796974-4-9
Genre: Fantasy/Suspense
Publisher: Studio See

Buy Link: http://www.studiosee.com/sisterhoods.aspx

Sister Hoods starts with a robbery carried out by Nymphs and Satyrs, an attempt to stop developments on a magical forest, the Woodlands. Detectives Kat and her partner Tevis get involved in their capacity as officers of the law, but soon their role is changed dramatically. The rest of their elite team (Wizard Arvandus, his nephew—a half lovetalker—Gairth, the Djinn Achmed, and a Hobgoblin who calls himself Jorge Ramirez) who monitor and fight magical crimes get involved as well in this race against time to save the magical land, to let a sleeping wyvern be. An awakened wyvern is not a good thing. First it goes through a random killing spree, and then it feeds until it gorges itself on food; humans.

P.L. Blair did it again.
She’d created this otherworldly world of magic, wizards, spells, enchanted devices and locations. There were fantastically beautiful creatures with the power to turn their allure into a deadly weapon, example, unicorns and Nymphs to name a couple.

The characters are amazing, even the secondary ones. I felt an instantaneous liking to one such character (a secondary one,) Elaine Todd. She stood out and I’m still not sure of the reason. Perhaps she reminded me of someone I know or maybe her strong personality was something that impressed me! This shows Ms. Blair’s solid grip on human nature.

Achmed the Djinn came through in a touching scene, one that showed a clear character development. That scene warmed my heart, made me change my mind about Achmed’s coldness.This is a book that can be read by adults and teens, even smaller kids if they can handle the big words. It would be a pity for any to miss this world.

A great job indeed