I received a copy of this book to read as part of the 2021 BBNYA competition. Thank you to the TWR and BBNYA teams for organizing this blog tour and providing me with the materials for it.

I didn’t know what to expect when I went into this book, but I am so grateful that I got to read it because it ended up being one of my favourite reads from the later part of last year.

The KC Warlock Weekly: Accused follows Levi, a normal guy who runs a newspaper. The catch is, his newspaper reports on magical things, a world that he didn’t intend on getting himself mixed up with. In this book, he also happens to get himself accidentally tied up with a murder and now he’s on the run, trying to prove his innocence while trying to solve the murder. This book was an action-packed, wild ride, that had me hooked from the beginning and desperately wanting to know what happened next.

I really liked the main character in this book. I liked reading about him scrambling around, trying to solve the mystery to clear his name. I liked his personality, and I definitely want to read more books that feature him. I also liked that this book had autistic rep in it, though I cannot comment on the quality of the rep.

I liked the world building in this book. Urban fantasy is my second preferred type of fantasy (middle-grade being my first choice) and I thought this book fell excellently into the urban fantasy category. This book takes place in our world, and I liked learning about the hidden magical world that co-exists secretly with the normal world. I liked how the magical community all knows each other, and I also liked the idea of magic existing in plain sight.

I also liked the mystery aspect of this book. I’m a fan of mysteries in general and the mystery in this book did not disappoint. I liked following Levi as he followed the clues, trying to put the story together. I liked watching him fall deeper and deeper into a world he didn’t know existed, uncovering secrets that he wasn’t supposed to discover.

I also liked that there was a tiny bit of romance in this book with Levi and Ben. I enjoyed their scenes together, I enjoyed how they worked together, and I’m hoping that Ben shows up again in the sequel.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend it. I’m hoping to read the second book in this series soon and I am so grateful that this book came into my life.