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Reviewed by Priya Mathew for Readers' Favorite
Night Shift by Allie McCormack is the ninth book in the Magic of Wishes & Dreams paranormal romance series. The story is set in the Hudson Valley, north of New York City, where shifters have been exposed to the world, and anti-supernatural extremism is quietly becoming something darker. Beth Kerrigan is a clouded leopard shifter piecing herself back together after a devastating betrayal. She found a sliver of peace working at a veterinary clinic alongside her twin sister Naomi. Then Tyr Lindström walks through her door. A 650-year-old vampire who builds custom motorcycles and installs security systems. Though he might be the last complication Beth needs, he might be the first person in years who’ll accept her exactly as she is, broken edges and all. Their connection builds slowly, negotiating not just the impossible distance between a mortal life and an immortal one, but also between old wounds and a future neither expected to want. When violence reaches the clinic doors, will Beth and Tyr be able to find a way to bridge not just the gulf between their worlds, but survive long enough to try?
Night Shift is a warm, character-driven read, and Allie McCormack writes the healing with genuine care. The romance between Beth and Tyr is a slow burn that earns every degree of its heat. The writing is clean and easy, the kind that lets you disappear into it on a rainy afternoon. The clinic community, including Djinn, shifters, vampires, demons, bloodhounds, and humans all tangled up by marriage, loyalty, and so much ancient history, hummed with a life of its own. Characters like Layla, Tobi, and the irresistible Jacinth feel like they're barely contained by the page; each one has a whole story behind their eyes, and I found myself eager to go back to earlier books to follow those threads. As someone new to this series, I found my way around the story with ease, but I felt like I had walked into a party already in full swing. It was almost like everyone knew each other's secrets, shared a history I could only glimpse, and it made me hungry to know more about this paranormal community. The themes of trust after trauma, what it means to deserve love, and the courage it takes to let someone in have quiet, real weight. Night Shift is a story that sneaks up on you and is perfect for fans of low-drama paranormal romance with real emotional heart.
