Karma Series
Book One
Donna Augustine
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Strong Hold Publishing
Date of Publication: July 9, 2014
ISBN: 0692248463
ASIN: B00LMNRWQ4
Number of pages: 344
Word Count: 72,000
Cover Artist: Donna Augustine
~Synopsis~
People say
karma's a...well, you know. Personally, I don't think I'm that bad. It's not
like I wanted this job. I wasn't even in my right mind when I accepted it.
Now, I'm surrounded by crazy coworkers like Lady
Luck, who's a bit of a tramp, and Murphy's Law, who's a bumbling oaf.
But the worst is Fate. He's got a problem with
transfers like myself and I have to see him constantly. It's unavoidable, since
we're hunting the same man, my murderer
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I was
immediately drawn into the story and once I started I couldn't put it down. I
can't wait for the next book in the series. ~ Review by
BookGirl
~My Review~
I got the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review for the blog tour
Wow, wow, wow is what comes to my mind when I think of Karma.
"I run the agency Unknown Force of the Universe"
I really loved this book and as soon as you get the hang of it you can't put it down. Let me start of with saying this. I love how Death and the Toothfairy plays golf once a week. How Lady Luck is a bit of a loose one. How Mother want to do something totally crazy. How The Jinxess is 3 boys and Cupid being a love all and everyone guy. How The guards that only communicate with Karma and off course Fate. Yummy delicious fate.
"He pulled back suddenly and looked even more pissed off than before he'd kissed me."
Fate reaction towards Karma reminds me of kinder garden crushes where the boy would be mean to you cause he likes you. I love his and Karma relationship. I think in future books even more will be revealed. I do get the feeling that he has been watching Karma a lot longer then he pretends to when she was a human. I think they are soul mates. that's why none of Karma's other relationships has worked out in her past 10 lives because Fate wasn't there. (but now that's just how I feel)
"I still wanted him to want me. Why didn't he want me? I was a cute dead chick"
Karma the main character, get taken by death all to quickly, grasping to the life she had she makes a bad decision that seems like a curse but in the future will be a blessing in disguise. She grows and learns the truth but also bring up even more questions. Karma grows and with Fate they hunt down her killer.
"No. But I've seen souls who were fated to be together. Lifespan after lifespan, there is still a connection. I saw him look at you. Nothing. You're relationship with him was purely luck."
There isn't a boring moment in this book an I can't wait for Jinxes (book 2 in the series) I do hope in the next one we get to meet Santa. This book and series is one of the few I would love to see being made into a movie. it's also up on top with the Harry Potter and Divergent.
I give this book 5 stars
I do want to applaud the author, this was an amazing book and after reading this you can't help yourself to wonder about soul mates, karma, luck and murphy's law.
~Excerpt~
“No.
Just you. Everyone has their own department. You are Karma.” He pointed toward
me dramatically, the way someone would try and accent a meaning to a person who
didn't know the language.
“I'm
not sure I'm adequately suited for this position. Even for a month. I'm more of
a “bygones be bygones” kind of person. Don't you need someone a bit more vengeful?”
He
looked down at the file spread on his desk. “I would disagree. Your file said
you would be an excellent candidate.”
“May
I see that?” I asked, eying up said file on his desk. How much did Harold know
about me? Everything? That was an uneasy feeling. Even the best of us had our
secrets and even though I considered myself a decent human being, I didn't
think I fell into the saintly category.
The
file didn't look big enough for my entire life to be in it. It didn't even look
thick enough for a short story. Maybe just a highly edited Wiki version?
“No,
absolutely not.” He shut the Manila folder quickly, as if I were going to jump
up and try to peek. The guy took neurotic to a whole other level.
Okay,
the file wasn't that important. I needed to keep the peace and simply explain
in better detail how I'd made an error in judgment. Be nice. My southern mother
had always said you caught more bees with honey than vinegar. She had tried to
drill it into my head since I was a small child. It wasn't something I'd come
naturally to, that was for sure, but it was a valid tactic, even if that wasn't
the lesson my mother had meant to instill.
“Harold,
when I agreed to work for you, I was under the duress of seeing my dead body.
You can understand how jarring that can be, right? I wasn't thinking clearly at
all.” It sounded logical enough to me, but I wasn't sure if he'd ever had the
pleasure of dying and his manner didn't scream naturally empathetic.
He
cleared his throat and I could tell by the set of his mouth that I wouldn't
like the next words. “I'm sorry, but that's not how things work here. Like I
told you, there’s a mandatory one-month trial period. An active one-month.”
He
leaned back in his chair and pushed his glasses up closer to his face. His almost
black eyes, artificially enlarged from the lens, stared at me in a bit of an
awkward way. I wasn't sure if there was a bite to follow up his bark but his
magnified beady gaze sure made the situation less than desirable.
Still,
beady gaze and all, I had to try one last time. Perhaps a different angle.
Regardless of my record, he clearly thought I was an idiot; maybe that was the
way to go. I had no problem playing a stooge if it got me out of here quickly.
“As
you stated, I'm a transfer. You really don't want me. I'm a horribly slow
learner. The mistakes I've made in my life, geesh, you'd squirm if you knew.” I
twirled a finger in my hair for effect and wished I had some chewing gum to
smack.
“Yes,
I'm well aware.”
He
was? Hey, wait a minute; I didn't think I'd done too badly for myself. What
were these jerks writing about me in that file?
“Fate
will help you with that.”
And
just like that, I had bigger problems. I wasn't just stuck here; I was stuck
with him. “The guy who helped me so far?”
“Yes.”
“No.”
“It
has to be him.” Harold threw his hands in the air, as if why am I bothering
him? Not his orders.
“Then
I'll work alone.”
I'd
be clueless but peaceful. There was something wrong about that guy. There was
something too bossy or too intense. I couldn't even describe exactly what it
was about him that was too much, but it was.
Even
the brief moment I'd actually been in my right mind around him, it was as if
his presence exerted some sort of gravitational pull, stronger than a normal
person’s. As if his intensity could throw me out of orbit. And I didn't want to
go out of orbit. I had enough things to handle besides ping ponging around.
“Non-negotiable.
I've got orders.” Harold folded his hands and rested them atop his desk,
littered with paper.
“From
who exactly?”
“The
universe.” His chin notched up a hair.
“Would
it be possible to speak to this universe person? I'm sure they'll understand
that there is a personality conflict.” It was time to bump my complaint to
upper management.
“No
one speaks to the universe.”
“Then
how do you know what to do?” I leaned in a little.
“Simple.
Through my orders.” His eyes started to twitch.
“Which
you get how?”
“My
memos.”
“Then
you can send a memo to the universe. I won't work with him.”
“I'll
file your complaint but it won't matter. And don't forget, as I've already
explained, it has to be an active month.”
Twenty-five
days. I've dealt with worse for longer. One case in particular came to mind.
The guy actually tried to bite me when we lost. Harold didn't seem inclined to
bite and he didn't get into my personal space. I could deal with him.
On
the other hand, Fate looked like he might be the biting sort.
“Do
the last five days count toward the thirty? Time served and all?”
“Yes."
“These
first days were highly unpleasant. Do you think I could get extra credit for
those? Maybe, I don't know, you could knock off a day or two? Like they do in
jail for good behavior?”He squinted his eyes and tilted his head. I was going
to take that for a no.
~About the Author~
Donna
Augustine’s lifelong ambition was to become the crazy cat lady. Unfortunately,
when family allergies cut short her dream of living in a house full of furries,
she turned her ambitions toward writing. Combining her love of fantasy, scifi,
horror and romance, she tries to string together interesting twists on urban
fantasy.
A native of New
Jersey, when she isn’t writing, or overdosing on caffeine, she can occasionally
be spotted in disguise at the local dog park.
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Fabulous review!!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the excerpt - I'm looking forward to checking this out!!
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