Friday, July 11, 2025

Book of the Week: Dog Days by John Leavitt

Every now and then I read fantasy books with magical characters, so I tried the first in the series by John Leavitt, called "Dog Days." The book appealed to me because it was about a kind of entry-level magic practitioner with a mystical dog.


MY THOUGHTS - The book was good, and the main character, Mason was likeable as he dealt with weird things, like man eating sidewalk worms, and other things. He works with elder magic wielders to help solve a mystery of who and why other magic wielder's mystical animal sidekicks are being stolen or never return. Some cases lead to the deaths of the magic wielders, too... but in the beginning that's a little hard to figure. When you get more than half way, you learn what's really going on. The end battle between Mason and the villain was a bit odd, too, as I couldn't figure if it was a mental thing or in another dimension... but overall I enjoyed the book as a 4 of 5 stars. I'm sure the 2nd in the series will make sense sooner!

ABOUT THE BOOK: First in a new urban fantasy series-with a bite as magical as its bark.

Mason used to be an enforcer, ensuring that suspect magic practitioners stayed in line. But now he scrapes out a living playing guitar. Good thing he has Louie, his magical...well, let's call him a dog. But there are some kinds of evil that even Louie can't sniff out. And when Mason is attacked by a supernatural assailant, he'll have to fall back on the one skill he's mastered in music and magic-improvisation

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