I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I have to admit that I when I got this book I did not know it was part of a series. So reading it I was a little confused. It did remind me of something that I have read before. Kay is a witch that has her power stripped away and she comes home to try to get them back. That is how she encounters a new guardian. It was a little bit hard to get through. Not sure if I will read anymore.

DNF @ 40%.

True Blood, but make it edg[ier]!

This book reads like a True Blood fanfiction, complete with sassy diner waitress, token gay Black best friend, ancient and all-powerful love interest, and a whole mess of demigods, vampires, witches, and ... werewolves? Didn't get far enough to figure that one out. Here, the waitress is also a stripper who deals drugs, there's insta-love, ancient Sumerian (why?) and a shadowy government (?) organization hunting witches/demigods (again, why?) and it's a mess.

We're dropped into the MC running naked through the woods to escape assault while high out of her mind on drugs, then she immediately has sex with a tree. Ten pages into the book, there are three explicit sex scenes, yet 40% of the way into the book there's no plot to be found. It reads like wish-fulfillment fic.

I don't typically read paranormal romance but was intrigued by the description. It didn't deliver. Apparently, this is a rewrite and re-release of a series the author wrote nearly a decade ago. She should have kept re-writing - her writing has potential but this story needs a lot more work.

Witch Tara Kay returns to her family’s land after the violent theft of her magical abilities, her return isn’t as celebrated as she had hoped. In search of regaining her blood magic.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Natalie Gibson is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can't wait for the next book.

The Nature of Magic follows the story of Tessa Kay, who is an Earth Witch, the story is the 4th in the current series. It starts with her guardian coming to life through her favorite childhood tree and follows her journey to find her place in the current state of her world. I came upon this book because I really loved what the plot entailed and the cover was quite beautiful. It was exciting, the world-building was refreshing and it quite honestly broadened my vocabulary. I did have a hard time connecting with the characters in this book. Tessa strikes me as needy and kind of wishy-washy which is something I try to stay away from in a female MC. The verbiage in some of the scenes were repetitive and a bit over the top in terms of word choice. There were so many things going on all at the same time that it was difficult to keep track of the plot at times. The imagery was vivid and the smut was definitely there. Just not a huge fan of the execution. I look forward to trying another book by this author since her style of writing was good! I will be looking to try another series by this author in hopes of finding something more of my style!