Conflicted Cauldron is on holiday! Below are some things I hope to be seeing. See you in a few weeks :)

More brain candy for you today. Mind over Monsters is basically Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossed with the X-Files if Buffy didn't find out about her secret identity until she was in her late twenties. Or maybe if Mulder had a better high kick.

The story begins with the main character Bea revealing her secret powers of telekenetics by saving a boy from being run over. She is recruited to a secret department of the FBI called FREAKS (Federal Response to Extra-sensory And Kindred Supernaturals) that deals with crimes and mishaps related to vampires and zombies and werewolfs and whatever other creatures pop up that aren't supposed to exist. Enter a hot werewolf and a hot vampire competing for her affections and a zombie breakout in small town somewhere and we're off to the races.

This book  is the first book in the series, and I think the series has potential. The characters are fun and I hope they will get more interesting and develop through the various adventures.

Two complaints. #1 - What is a Kindred Supernatural? I get wanting to come up with something to name the squad the FREAKS. Any ideas out there? #2 - Harlow should pander to her most likely audience (pink ruffling loving, Mr Darcy lusting women who are a little soft round the middle and prefer a nice Friday night home with a book) slightly less blatantly. Please? Let Bea explore her inner badass and I promise not to hate her if fighting monsters makes her buff.

Long Story Short: Fun, silly read. In the way of series I expect novels 2, 3, 4 will probably be better than 1, but the stage is set for some laughs.