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Ink Seduces Lives When Undead Rise Midnight Arcanum Academy, Book 1

By: Rae Stapleton
Narrated by: Alexa Borys, Cole Robert Eubanks
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Summary

Zombies and Sacrificial Slayings. That’s pretty much the news headline every single day now. Like most people, I have no freaking clue why the dead are rising, or what’s causing it. All I know is that my mother is missing, and I want her back. And if this supernatural team of monster hunters can track her down then I will do anything—absolutely anything for them. Even if it means, sharing my soul to do it.

Oh sorry, we haven’t been properly introduced. I’m Evangeline Midnight, and one month ago I was just your average teenage girl. An aspiring tattoo artist ready to graduate high school and go to university. Then we botched a séance, my mother went missing and some powerful necromancer flooded the streets of New Orleans with zombies.

Oh well, you know what they say: Let the Good Times Roll.

This is book one in a fantasy romance series where there are six guys—well, five supernatural guys and one demon, and no choosing required! Expect laughter, action and everything from faeries, vamps, dragons and shifters to demons, ghosts, and witches. *Kitchen sink excluded.

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©2018 Rae Stapleton (P)2022 Rae Stapleton

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The accent…

Chapters from the male narrator’s POV have The Highland Hothead speak in a clearly Scottish accent, but in chapters from the heroine’s POV, the female narrator did not give that character any noticeable accent. What was up with that?

Story-wise, it was as 3-stars as it can get. The writing feels disjointed, with the heroine’s stance on magic constantly changing. She can accept magic is real when it comes to the seer grandmother and her predictions, including her own astral projecting and the whole waterfall thing. But when faced with other types she’s all “impossible!”.

The heroine is also hard to like, as she is such a tropey character: she’s super hot, a brilliant student, a genius artist and super powerful to boot. However, she’s stupid enough to openly state she’s not a damsel in distress, while wandering off without informing the people who openly care for her about it during very dangerous situations. She is deeply unlikeable, at points unforgivably annoying.

That also makes it harder for me to believe the relationship with the guys. Everyone is clearly in lust with her, as the book is constantly reminding us of the raging hardons the guys sport every time they share any space with her, but I read this genre to see characters fall in love, which looks a lot different than this.

The banter I am mostly fine with. At no point was it witty, more often than not falling onto the corny side of things, but I did enjoy some moments. The plot… I’m still not sure what to think of it. There are a lot of plot threads, but the one I care about the least has to be the zombie one. I don’t consume a lot of zombie-related media but the way they acted here somehow never felt like a believable threat to me. I feel a rotting hoard should be easy to spot long before they make their way into any populated area, let alone a club. But there’s a chance I missed something about the Necromancer making the zombies somehow invisible until they reached their goals. Sorry, I just couldn’t find it in me to care.

But all in all I didn’t hate this, and am not against listening to more of it since it does have potential, but I would be prefer to check the author’s other works in search of a more likeable cast and tighter writing.

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Interesting Contemporary Fantasy

This was my first experience with Rae Stapleton's work, and it was good, Life for Evangeline was pretty typical until her mother went missing. Evangeline sought the help of a supernatural monster team to help her find her mother. The story was filled with several types of paranormal beings. The tale was fast paced and filled with some action. There were some steamy moments. The tale ended on a cliffhanger. Alexa Borys' and Cole Robert Eubanks' dual narrations were great, and their performances added to the story's entertainment. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.

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Interesting first is series

This is the first book in the Midnight Arcanum Academy. Evangeline Midnight has just turned eighteen and finished high school. After a séance her mother goes missing her life turns very interesting indeed, Her magic kicks in and the zombie are on the move. I enjoyed this story and look forward to listening to more of this series. The narration is excellent.

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