{"id":2216,"date":"2018-10-09T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=2216"},"modified":"2021-03-03T09:34:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:34:52","slug":"review-three-mages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-three-mages\/","title":{"rendered":"Review &#8211; Three Mages and a Margarita"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/39676313-three-mages-and-a-margarita\"><em>Three Mages and a Margarita<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>by Annette Marie<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2219 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/threeMages.jpg?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Three Mages and a Margarita\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/threeMages.jpg?w=231&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/threeMages.jpg?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>Series:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Guild Codex: Spellbound, Book 1<br \/>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong>&nbsp;New Adult, Urban Fantasy, Magic<br \/>\n<strong>Release Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;September 14th 2018<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:<\/strong> 312<br \/>\n<strong>Purchase from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Mages-Margarita-Guild-Codex-ebook\/dp\/B07H6X8WL5\/\">Amazon<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>My Rating:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n<p>Broke, almost homeless, and recently fired. Those are my official reasons for answering a wanted ad for a skeevy-looking bartender gig.<\/p>\n<p>It went downhill the moment they asked me to do a trial shift instead of an interview\u2014to see if I\u2019d mesh with their \u201cspecial\u201d clientele. I think that part went great. Their customers were complete dickheads, and I was an asshole right back. That\u2019s the definition of fitting in, right?<\/p>\n<p>I expected to get thrown out on my ass. Instead, they\u2026offered me the job?<\/p>\n<p>It turns out this place isn\u2019t a bar. It\u2019s aguild. And the three cocky guys I drenched with a margarita during my trial? Yeah, they were mages. Either I\u2019m exactly the kind of takes-no-shit bartender this guild needs, or there\u2019s a good reason no one else wants to work here.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s a broke girl to do? Take the job, of course\u2014with a pay raise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: The three mages are definitely sexy, but this series isn\u2019t a reverse harem. It\u2019s 100% fun, sassy, fast-paced urban fantasy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><em>Three Mages and a Margarita<\/em> (<em>TMAAM<\/em>) was fabulous. I powered through in a day, desperate to know what happened next. I loved the storyline and the characters.<\/p>\n<p>Tori is lots of fun, and I can certainly relate to her temper, although I&#8217;ve learned to keep mine in better check. I&#8217;m interested to learn more about her brother and the &#8220;Three Mages&#8221;. I want to know more about what Aaron is like under his arrogant exterior. I certainly want to know more about Ezra and Kai. I&#8217;m curious to know how much Justin knows about magic.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"reveal\">Click here if you&#8217;re OK reading minor spoilers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"toReveal\">I kept waiting for Tori to find out she had powers or was the real target of the kidnappers. I was honestly a little bummed out that neither of those things happened. But it&#8217;s cool that a human can hold her own among the mythics.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t recommend&nbsp;<em>TMAAM<\/em> enough. If you have some extra time, buy the book and read it. It&#8217;s great.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Giveaway!<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_x7bso087\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/d04251232669\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"d04251232669\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<p>Annette Marie is the author of Amazon best-selling YA urban fantasy series Steel &amp; Stone, its prequel trilogy Spell Weaver, and romantic fantasy trilogy Red Winter. Her first love is fantasy, but fast-paced adventures and tantalizing forbidden romances are her guilty pleasures. She lives in the frozen winter wasteland of Alberta, Canada (okay, it&#8217;s not quite that bad) with her husband and their furry minion of darkness\u2014sorry, cat\u2014Caesar. When not writing, she can be found elbow-deep in one art project or another while blissfully ignoring all adult responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Author links:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorannettemarie.com\/\">Website<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorAnnetteMarie\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/8546572.Annette_Marie\">Goodreads<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annettemmarie\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\"\/>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This review is based on a complimentary eBook I received from Xpresso Book Tours. The complimentary receipt of this book has in no way affected my review or rating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/xpressobooktours.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?resize=280%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xpresso Book Tours\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out my review of Three Mages and a Margarita, first book of The Guild Codex: Spellbound series by Annette Marie. And don&#8217;t miss the giveaway!<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-three-mages\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Review &#8211; Three Mages and a Margarita<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[89,71,39,148,104,69,147,80],"class_list":["post-2216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-blogger","tag-5star","tag-book-review","tag-books","tag-fantasy","tag-new-adult","tag-spoilers","tag-urban-fantasy","tag-xpresso-book-tours","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-zK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3419,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-taming-demons-beginners\/","url_meta":{"origin":2216,"position":0},"title":"Review &#8211; Taming Demons for Beginners","author":"Rachel","date":"November 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Read my review for Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie, first book in The Guild Codex: Demonized series.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book Blogger&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book Blogger","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/category\/book-blogger\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Taming Demons for Beginners","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tamingDemons.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5101,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-fatal-throne\/","url_meta":{"origin":2216,"position":1},"title":"Review &#8211; Fatal Throne","author":"Rachel","date":"July 27, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Fatal Throne is great, and well worth a read.\"\u00a0Check out my review of *Fatal Throne* by Candace Fleming, M.T. 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