Review: Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Identity

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Identity Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Identity by Lydia Sherrer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have read and enjoyed all the previous instalments of Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus, so I was thrilled to receive an ARC of the 6th: Identity.

This is rather longer than the previous books, though it doesn’t feel excessively long. There are all the elements that we love about this series: magic, Sir Kipling (and his snark), a little romance, fighting for good, writing that flows well, is easy to read and so on. There are a number of little references to other books, tv, films - I particularly enjoyed the one about Firefly. I missed Sir Kipling’s snark a bit - to start with he isn’t able to communicate directly with Sebastian. I also missed Lily, though that obviously couldn’t be helped!

Most of the book was told from Sebastian’s viewpoint, and it was great to see his character development, to see him starting to fight his feelings of uselessness and find worth in things other than his fae magic. I particularly loved the scene with Jamie. It was also good to see Trista back again.

A little more serious than previous instalments, this is an excellent continuation of the ongoing story. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

I received a free copy of this book. My opinions are my own.

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