A very good book, engaging and entertaining. I loved the world building, the cast of characters and the plot.
I look forward to reading the next book.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

This novel was an excellent read to start the series! So much action and mystery, involving murders and magic. The author draws you into this new world. Magicfall occurred four years ago, and some people developed special abilities and powers. This did not sit well with the humans. Kayla is one of those people, who had to leave a job she loved because of her own transformation that she could not control. Her partner, Ray, felt betrayed by her sudden leaving, but he was keeping secrets of his own. Kayla reaches out to Ray after she discovers several witchkin murdered. Their meeting after four years does not go that smoothly, but they will put aside their issues to focus on the crime committed. However, humans do not get involved with witchkin. A kidnapping of a powerful family hits Kayla close to home and Ray is the lead detective. This leads them on a hunt for the killers and each discovering more abilities about their own transformations and their connections to the powerful gods and deities of the past. I am cannot wait to read the next novel in the series!

This is an awesome book. The world building is great. I can't wait to read what comes next!. #TheWitchkinMurders #NetGalley

I received a free copy of THE WITCHKIN MURDERS (Magicfall: Book 1) by Diana Pharaoh Francis in exchange for an honest review. Magicfall brought the return of magic to the world and a war between the magical witchkin and the humans. The war is now over, and the magical and nonmagical people reside uneasily together in this strange new post-apocalyptic world. Prejudice is rampant, and police assistance is only available to the nonmagical. Kayla was a police detective before Magicfall; afterward, she had to quit because she was affected by magic and would no longer be considered human. For four years, Kayla avoided law enforcement and trouble by keeping mostly to herself and by scavenging for now-scarce commodities in areas now consumed by wild magic. However, trouble and police involvement crash down on Kayla when she stumbles over a black magic sacrifice and can’t keep herself from calling Ray, her former partner. As Kayla and Ray work together to solve one mystery, they learn Portland will soon be destroyed if they can’t stop the perpetrator. Since the world’s at risk, can Kayla and Ray put the past behind them, share their secrets, and work together again?

This was a pretty good story. I’d classify this as an urban fantasy romance. Though there isn’t any actual sex in the book, there are a lot of fantasies and some explicit discussion of body parts affected by lust. Though my personal preference would be that the fantasies and such just be acknowledged and not detailed, that is my own taste. I would recommend this book to fans of urban fantasy law enforcement investigations, to fans of romance with a supernatural theme, and to fans of Diana Pharaoh Francis.

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