Review: Motor City Finale ties everything up with a big shiny bow
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2012
While the book Motor City Mage which finishes off Pape's Urban Arcana series does stand alone fairly well, those who read the previous books are definitely at an advantage. Mage Des and werewolf Lana are continuing characters (Des is brother to the leading lady fromMotor City Witchand Lana is a cousin to the lead inMotor City Wolf) and the pair have been eyeballing and annoying each other for a while now, so - with the preliminaries already out of the way - the pair get hot and heavy pretty fast and then, as the story progresses, the romance follows more slowly. That said, since Lana gets swept along when paranormal enforcer Des's latest case takes the pair into alternate dimensions, there ends up being a fair amount of fantasy action this time around to break up the generous amount of steamy stuff. And Pape makes sure to bring back all the previous pairs from the earlier books for a curtain call and ends with a round of HEAs that tidily ties the series up with a big shiny bow.So Motor City Mage ended up being an enjoyable finish to Pape's four book series - though I think my favorite is still the first bookMotor City Fae- and I'd recommend the Urban Arcana books to those who like light and steamy romances with a good mix of paranormal races: Fae, witches and werewolves.Complimentary copy for review provided by NetGalley release date 3/12