ARC Review: Unpredictable Magic by Faith Hunter

Unpredictable Magic
Author: Faith Hunter
Publication: Ace (July 14, 2026)

Description: Witches Angelina and Evan Everhart-Trueblood take a case that spirals out of control until the whole city is at risk in this exciting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter.

Angelina Everhart-Trueblood and her brother Evan run Everhart Investigations, a PI firm in Chattanooga that solves paranormal crimes committed by supernatural beings. When their new client wants help finding her friend, who supposedly disappeared during a reception at Angie’s aunt Jane’s winter residence, things get . . . complicated.

The client is not who she appears to be, and demons strike the city for the first time since the Witch War. On top of that, evidence is pointing toward the involvement of an overly ambitious vampire—who just happens to be Angie’s ex-husband.

As Angie and Evan team up with CPD, they will have to dig deep into their magical reserves—and rely on some friends in high places—to rid Chattanooga of the danger creeping into their city.

My Thoughts: This traditional urban fantasy stars siblings Angelina Everhart-Trueblood and her brother Evan. They are godchildren of the Dark Queen and royalty by decree who have managed to escape court formality and court politics by opening their own investigation agency in Chattanooga. Their next case which was supposed to be a simple missing person case drops them right back into the center of court politics again.

When their missing person is found to have been at a reception at the Queen's residence that they attended and that their vampire bodyguard Walter should have attended, they find themselves in a conspiracy to overthrow the queen and restart the demon wars. Angie's ex-husband is a vampire player in that conspiracy as is Evan's human girlfriend. Even an old companion of Walter's has a role in the conspiracy. 

It soon becomes clear that finding their client's missing friend is the very least of their concerns with stopping the conspiracy against the queen taking priority as well as dealing with their own personal issues regarding their various exes. 

This was an engaging urban fantasy title in the same world as the author's Jane Yellowrock world. A number of characters also made appearances in that series of fifteen books and multiple short stories. 

I really enjoyed the worldbuilding and enjoyed the complex and intriguing main characters who exchanged viewpoints throughout the story. Now, I want to go and read the Jane Yellowrock series and, because of a preview at the end of this book, the Soulwood series. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.