Kimberly's Reviews > Strange Familiar

Witch Olivia Brew is getting worried she’d never find her familiar. Her powers have been waning and damned if she can get them back without finding that particular animal which is her magical helper. When she does find him, Olivia faces quite a shock – her familiar is a man.

Kane Oliver is no one’s pet. Not even if the “owner” in question is as sexy as Olivia. He has enough problems without adding in his desperate need for a crazy woman claiming to be a witch. But Kane’s about to find out that being Olivia’s familiar is the least of his problems. There’s something a hell of a lot more powerful than Olivia that wants to tear him from her side forever.

Zaniness meets sensuality with a healthy dose of magic thrown in the mix in Strange Familiar. I did like Olivia and Kane, which hooked me into the story from the first. However, while the quirkiness of Strange Familiar appealed to me, the over-the-top behavior of pretty much every character aside from Kane and Olivia was distracting. The romance was more sex than actual romance which actually wouldn’t have been a problem if I had actually understand why Kane and Olivia fell in love with each other. The farther into Strange Familiar I got the more I felt like I was on some kind of spinning teacup ride. I wanted to like Strange Familiar; I honestly did. But ultimately it just wasn’t the book for me, though I would like to give one of Cassidy Hunter’s other stories a try in the future.

Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed.