Review: Another amazing visit to Soutnern Arcana
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
This is the sixth book in a series.  Because of the extensive world building and character interactions, you should start at the beginning ([...] ).I’ve had this book on my Kindle to review for a while (bad MamaJo) because I knew it was going to put me through the wringer and it did.  The duo that is Moira Rogers has a special knack for completely overwhelming you with the written word.  As I was reading Enigma, I found myself reliving the poignant loss from two book previous (Cipher).  Mind you, that was a book I had read more than two years ago.The dedication could not have been more perfect for the story, the main characters, and the readers who will embark on this journey.  And this story is a journey.The world building: When you read a Moira Rogers book you had better be prepared to be fully immersed into the world with the characters.  When I’m reading these books, I find myself checking out people’s tattoos (IRL) to see if maybe the Ink Shrink has been to work on them.The characters: In each installment the reader feels how the characters are growing and adapting to an ever-changing political environment.  Incorporating shifters, psychics of all varieties, and magical humans this series has truly amazing characters.  Do you love the dominant alpha males?  The submissive but protective female “underdog”?  Powerful psychics afraid of what their love will do to another person? All that and so much more await you in this world.  Each and every character you meet will jump off the page at you because they are written so well.  Patrick and Anna are no exception, both scared of who they are and what they will become, both protective, and both just a little broken.I was so anxious to see what would happen between Anna and Patrick when left to their own devices, and I wasn’t disappointed.  The couples from the previous books play a role in this story, but not so much that Anna and Patrick are out of the spotlight.  Patrick and Anna have much to overcome, and I truly enjoyed seeing them come out on the other side so much stronger for having journeyed together.  The tension between the two of them had my kindle smoking and when they do hook up: FLAMES BABY.  Of course it wouldn’t be a Moira Rogers book if it didn’t put you through hell and bring you back out just a little changed.  My heart broke for them, individually and as a couple so many times in this book that when the end came I felt like my heart had been ripped out, sewn back together, and then lovingly placed back in my chest.  Truly exquisite writing that prompted me to go back and read the entire series including Enigma again.If you are a fan of PNR, UF, or just a gritty and emotional story then Moira Rogers’ Southern Arcana series is for you.  Buy it, borrow it, beg for it, just get it :D