Sunday, 1 March 2026

MAGICAL MIDLIFE MADNESS


Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene
Book 1 in the Leveling Up series
Narrated by Nicole Poole
Genre: urban fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobookAudiobook


A woman starting over. A new house with an unexpected twist. A cape wearing butler acting as the world's worst life coach.

"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes.

Do-over.

This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path.

Eager for a fresh start, I make a somewhat unorthodox decision and move to a tiny town in the Sierra foothills. I'll be taking care of a centuries old house that called to me when I was a kid. It's just temporary, I tell myself. It'll just be for a while.

That is, until I learn what the house really is, something I never could've imagined.

Thankfully forty isn't too old to start an adventure, because that's exactly what I do. A very dangerous adventure that will change my life forever. I have a chance to start again, and this time, I make the rules.
Source: Info in the "About Magical Midlife Madness" was taken from amazon on 08/02/2025.


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My Thoughts:
A fun, magical romped through midlife crises. Because one crisis is not enough...

Not a book to be taken too seriously. If you do, you will probably not enjoy it.

What I wanted to know is if her husband got his comeuppance...

There isn't much of a plot. This book is just basically an introduction to the world of the Ivy House.

Nicole Poole did a beautiful job of bringing this book to life!

Enjoyed this book and of course, book 2 is already bought!


Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4.5
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 4.5
Ending = 4
World building = 5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (7 hrs and 9 mins listening time)
Plot = 3.5
Narration = 5


Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 cherries


Books In The Leveling Up Series:
Book 1: MAGICAL MIDLIFE MADNESS Book 2: MAGICAL MIDLIFE DATING Book 3: MAGICAL MIDLIFE INVASION Book 4: MAGICAL MIDLIFE LOVE Book 5: MAGICAL MIDLIFE MEETING Book 6: MAGICAL MIDLIFE CHALLENGE Book 7: MAGICAL MIDLIFE ALLIANCE Book 8: MAGICAL MIDLIFE FLOWERS Book 9: MAGICAL MIDLIFE BATTLE Book 10: MAGICAL MIDLIFE AWAKENING Book 11: MAGICAL MIDLIFE RESCUE Book 12: MAGICAL MIDLIFE ROGUE


 
Meet The Author

About K.F. Breene:
K.F. Breene is aWall Street Journal,USA Today,Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and fantasy novels. With millions of books sold, when she’s not penning stories about magic and what goes bump in the night, she’s sipping wine and planning shenanigans.


The Narrator

About Nicole Poole:
Nicole Poole is a classically trained actor with equal passions for literature and improvisation. She has toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company, has been a member of the critically acclaimed Walter Thompson Orchestra for over fifteen years, and recently became a member of the Parisian groups SPOUMJ and Anitya. She is honored to have been recognized for her narration by an AudioFile Earphones Award, a Publisher's Weekly Listen-Up Award, and nomination for an Audie Award.



FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were purchased with private funds.
No money received for this review.

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