The measure of a good friend is that they have lots of friends of their own. Sammy is a good, decent, kind person who has lots of friends who admire and love him simply for who he is. Sammy Raphael's powers don't dazzle people like other witches he knows do, so Sammy feels unimportant in comparison, but, in truth, he's not. Greatness doesn't always present itself with a shout sometimes it appears with a whisper. Loved the friendships in the book and the support they all give each other. And while we are on the subject of weirdly shaped phallus, after I got over Luciens', turns out Ryder isn't normal either! As Sammy said. Lucien made my skin crawl most of the time, but when he pulls out the cobra shaped penis, I was about to run for the hills. I was rooting for Sammy to get his HEA and that he got.īut here's my tiny mini rant. Once they are together, they do work well. But maybe that could be because of missing parts from the first book. So the connection wasn't as strong for me. There's plenty of time in this book when Sammy and Ryder aren't actually together, even though Ryder is always lurking and trying to be a friend.

And it's not until a major shake up in the witch community that truths come out. Cue in the perfectly timed entrance of Lucien, a very powerful witch from Europe who just happens to be model-worthy gorgeous, gay and apparently attracted to Sammy.īut things aren't always what they seem, and that rings true with pretty much everyone in this book. When he comes back from summer break a grown, changed man, going by the new name Ryder, and although Sammy swoons, might be time for him to realize that their love will never happen. He's been in love with his straight best friend Alvish for years.

Sammy is a witch, albeit not a very powerful one.

What I can tell you is that this story was entertaining, with just a touch of magic and a bit of mystery. Having not read the previous book, I really can't put my finger on how this series should be. '.this story was entertaining, with just a touch of magic and a bit of mystery.' ~Under the CoversĪ little bit less humor than I come to expect from Tara Lain, but I guess that might just be the tone this series is written in. Reviewed by FRANCESCA & posted at Under the Covers Book Blog

Brush with Catastrophe by Tara Lain