Urban Shaman

from Antares1

I found C.E. Murphy's Urban Shaman to be quite unique. Joanne Walker AKA Siobhan Walkingstick is heading home after her mother's funeral. She sees a woman being chased by a pack of dogs towards a man with a knife. Despite jet lag and the fact that she'll most likely be fired from her job as a mec...

from BJ3568

This story (the first book of a series) follows a woman in her late 20's as she comes into knowledge of her power and shamanic responsibilities as she fights to save herself and her new friends. While being very powerful, she is also highly skeptical. Damaged by events throughout her past, she is...

from ladycato

I've wanted to read this book for ages, and I'm so glad I finally acquired and devoured it. Joanne Walker's having a lousy week. On a return flight to Seattle, she notices something peculiar in the street below - a woman fleeing a pack of dogs, and a sinister man with a knife. Super-rational Jo h...

from JacobsBeloved

I had a difficult time really getting into this book simply because I could not connect with the main character, Joanne Walker. The reader gets thrown into the fast-paced plot right from the beginning, but background information about Joanne Walker is almost non-existent. I kept asking myself why...

from TheDivineOomba

It takes a different take on trend of Chick Lit plus Urban Fantasy because there are no vampires, no werewolves, just a few old age Gods. The biggest issue is the way the secondary characters seem to just accept Joanne's new abilities as Shaman, and that Magic Exists. I did like the randomness of...