REVIEW: DAY SHIFT by CHARLAINE HARRIS

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Nadene @ Totally Addicted to Reading in 4 stars, Ace Publishing, Charlaine Harris, Review, Urban Fantasy / 0 Comments

DAY SHIFT by CHARLAINE HARRIS
SERIES: MIDNIGHT TEXAS
PUBLISHER: ACE
PUBLISHED: MAY 5, 2014
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY
PAGES: 320
SOURCE: PENGUIN’S FIRST TO READ
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In Midnight Crossroad, Charlaine Harris โ€œcapture[d] the same magic as the world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and [took] it to another level” (Houston Press). Now the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels returns to the one-traffic-light town you see only when youโ€™re on the way to someplace elseโ€ฆ



There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, Texas, where the residents like to keep to themselves. Even in a town full of secretive people, Olivia Charity is an enigma. She lives with the vampire Lemuel, but no one knows what she does; they only know that sheโ€™s beautiful and dangerous.


Psychic Manfred Bernardo finds out just how dangerous when he goes on a working weekend to Dallas and sees Olivia there with a couple who are both found dead the next day. To make matters worse, one of Manfredโ€™s regularโ€”and very wealthyโ€”clients dies during a reading.


Manfred returns from Dallas embroiled in scandal and hounded by the press. He turns to Olivia for help; somehow he knows that the mysterious Olivia can get things back to normal. As normal as things get in Midnightโ€ฆ


This is my first time reading Charlaine Harris’ work. I
heard great things about her Sookie Stackhouse series, but unfortunately I
never had the chance to read it. When I found out she had a new series I was
keen to give it a try as such I was glad to receive an advanced reader’s copy
through Penguin’s First to Read program
. When I received this title I had no
idea that it was the second book in the Midnight, Texas series. Fortunately, it
was easy for me to get into the story without feeling lost.
The story is set in Midnight, a small and quaint town in
Texas. The residents of this town are rather unconventional. They like their
town the way it is and as such was not keen on the changes that was about to
come upon their town. These were changes they could not afford as they had
secrets they did not wish the outside world to know.
In this installment the story focuses on Manfred a psychic.
He does most of his readings via the telephone but there are times when he
gives face to face readings. It was at one these readings that he found himself
at the centre of a murder investigation. 
The investigation would open up the town to scrutiny which the residents
could not afford and as such Manfred with the help of Olivia sought to clear
his name.
For me the story was entertaining and interesting. The pace
was perfect. At no point in the story did I find myself feeling bored. The
story was told from a third person omniscient POV I loved the characters.
Although they were different in nature and had their secrets they were very close.
They all had one goal in common, that of protecting their town from outsiders.
This story shows that working together as a team can lead to successful
results.
I loved how Manfred and Olivia went about uncovering who the
actual murderer is. Their attempts at times were funny. It was during this time
that I learnt a lot about Olivia. She is definitely someone to watch out for.
Although I enjoyed the story, there were some things I had
an issue with. For example, one of the changes that was to affect Midnight was
the building of a hotel by a multinational company, however not much detail was
provided on this. In addition, it was not clear what happened to the senior
citizens who were residing at the hotel. What was the real purpose for them
being there?
I enjoyed this book overall. After reading this installment,
I am looking forward to the next book in the series as I can’t wait to uncover
the secrets of the town Midnight.


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