Night Trials

Midnight Magic, Book 3

By: Richard Amos

Narrated by: Tom North, CJ Wayne

Secrets are like hot coals—you can't hold onto them for long. And my biggest secret just burned right through my hands.

Damn.

Things have really turned sour. I'd been looking for answers, but then along came the biggest plot twist of my life, with me as the star. Core-shaking stuff, details I would've been happy to never know.

Sometimes, it's good to be left in the dark.

Damn.

My relationship with the mega-yummy billionaire vampire Tae Frost is now on the line. One moment, things were heating up between us, the next… WHAM! Rug pulled out from under. Hard.

I only have myself to blame.

Have I already said, damn?

With danger at every turn and my Arcana powers growing at an alarming rate, I'm left with no choice but to face the music of these awful truths.

After all, there's no run option.

Man, what a trial!

Night Trials is the third book in an urban fantasy romance series packed with magic, demons, action, and steamy moments. Step into the world of a warlock who always tries to see the sunny side of life and the sexy vampire who makes his knees go weak. This book is not a standalone and is best enjoyed after book one, Night Tricks, and book two, Night Troubles.

©2022 Richard Amos (P)2024 Podium Audio

couldn't finish

I loved the first book and liked the second, but was unable to get through this one. The main characters' tone and point of view were too unrealistic to the situation once he entered the demon realm. the tone was still cheery and story line focused on the beauty/frivalous things someone in a life or death wouldn't really be complimenting or going on about... The story just felt detached from and emotional connection like the author was unable to relate to this part of the story. shame because until this book I enjoyed the journey.

Pool parties in the demon realm

On the one hand, there are finally some explanations, revelations and plot progressions. Tae’s backstory is intriguing; Clay’s backstory … not so much. I did enjoy the Scooby gang of Archie, Victoria, and Fizz and wished for more Avengers Assemble teamwork.

On the other hand, I found the whole demon realm / Evil Queen thing really inane. Are demons pure evil or do they have as much variety as humans? Because if there is a spectrum, it makes no sense how a caricature villain maintains order over 1,000 levels. Of course, the 1,000 levels thing was silly too. Then there’s the evil plan over the last three books which is revealed to be … also nonsense. Nonetheless, I won’t spoil the plan and will instead call out the ridiculousness of being held hostage in the demon realm, with his friends’ lives on the line, and Clay drooling over Tae in swim trunks at a pool party and them having bondage sex. The oddity of the MCs’s sex-shenanigans, while beheading enemies, re-living the deaths of loved ones, or working through being royal demon spawn, grated more than it sizzled.

I don’t understand why the weird combo of bubblegum romance and abusive/dark urban fantasy is still keeping me entertained enough to move on. Perhaps it’s because the “dark” stuff is still very YA tame.
Or, perhaps it’s the magic of Kylie Minogue. Nope- that running gag is killing me softly with her song.