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Forging Ahead (The ABCs of Spellcraft Book 10) Kindle Edition

by Jordan Castillo Price (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 135 ratings
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They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. But once in a while, you really hit pay dirt.

Yuri is no stranger to pigment and brush, so he can’t help but be curious when he reads about a rare piece of art discovered in Pinyin Bay—a Shul Cadfur painting rumored to be worth a million dollars. And the painting soon turns up on his doorstep in the hands of his Boardwalk buddy, Drew Draws, who’s desperate to have his find authenticated.

If only the reclusive Cadfur had signed the canvas.

Fortunately, Dixon loves to sign things—whether or not the name he’s signing is his own. All he needs is a good look at the artist’s signature. Not only has Cadfur himself mysteriously disappeared, but even his signature proves more elusory than a wolverine in witness protection.

The situation is so convoluted, one might even suspect Spellcraft is involved.

Can Dixon and Yuri square away the painting before the art appraiser gets there? Or will the million dollars dry up like an open tube of paint?

The ABCs of Spellcraft is a series filled with bad jokes and good magic, where M/M romance meets paranormal cozy. A perky hero, a brooding love interest, and delightfully twisty-turny stories that never end up quite where you’d expect.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09FYLZ5CZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JCP Books LLC (September 16, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 16, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 113 pages
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Jordan Castillo Price

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Author and artist Jordan Castillo Price writes paranormal adventures colored by her time in the Midwest, from inner city Chicago, to various cities across southern Wisconsin. She’s settled in a 1910 Cape Cod near Lake Michigan with tons of character and a plethora of bizarre spiders. Any disembodied noises, she’s decided, will be blamed on the ice maker.

Jordan is best known as the author of the PsyCop series, an unfolding tale of paranormal mystery and suspense starring Victor Bayne, a gay medium who's plagued by ghostly visitations. And her quirky, sweet, magical series The ABCs of Spellcraft is sure to make you smile.

Find out more at www.jordancastilloprice.com

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Mtsnow13
5.0 out of 5 stars Kinegrams, anagrams, sticky green wallpaper, eggs, corpses and babies... Oh my!
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
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This was another fun read in the sitcom-style series I've come to enjoy so much. New relationships, old connections, Handless and Spellcrafters unite (unbeknownst to them all, of course)
This story is basically a scavenger hunt with a few surprise twists thrown in.
Handless Drew Draws is a new, interesting character, rather 'gifted' at redirecting people to do what is needed for Dixon and Yuri, even though he seems clueless. He is a washed up old caricature boardwalk 'artist' (but according to Yuri, that's, stretching the definition) that is hoping to make it big from something he has just 'found'. But in truth, he has the opportunity to find something more.
This time around there was definitely a struggle between trying to keep Spellcraft secrets 'secret' and also directing Drew in the desired direction during the hunt.
I love Dixon's quirky family, and Yuri's level of tenderness and responsibility hidden under his staid demeanor.
And we're getting much more acquainted with the local townsfolk in Pinyin Bay. Meringue, our white-feathered friend, is just full of surprises, but then so are many in this cast of odd pairings! And the visualization of Fisher Price and Edgar Allen Poe as combined playsets? Had my imagination going full tilt (lol)
There was a special moment between Yuri and Uncle Fonzo that made me go 'aww', and I appreciate the everydayness of Dixon's family life and how his Yuri just seems to fit right in.
So looking forward to the next book, as the storyline just keeps on growing bigger and better with each episode, throwing in new surprises and getting me more and more invested in Dixon and Yuri's little town, friends and family.
Forging ahead, most definitely. Ultimate escapism at its best.
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Ulysses Grant Dietz
4.0 out of 5 stars Goofy, madcap, gentle-hearted silliness...with magic.
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022
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I wonder if I’ve commented before that this series would make a great sit-com on television—sort of a contemporary take on Bewitched, or even more recently, the Wizards of Waverly Place.

The Penn family is a hot mess; but apparently that’s not atypical of the magical denizens of the fictional town of Pinyin Bay. They tend not to play by the rules of the handless world (i.e. non-magical), and thus maintain a sometimes fraught balance between community engagement and eccentric lawlessness.

For all the fact that he is a brilliant Scrivener—someone who writes spells that work and work well—Dixon is an oddball with the attention span of a cockatoo (and I say that because his pet cockatoo Meringue plays a significant role in this story). His boyfriend (grown-man-friend, LOL) Yuri is both more mature and less impulsive, but even he seems to be fairly comfortable with the makeshift lifestyle of Pinyin Bay’s magical aristocracy. OF course, Yuri is also a brilliant Seer—the visual part of any good spell being its Seen (another play on words I really love).

It's not just Dixon and Yuri, however, since his whole family is the same, from his cousin Sabina to his mother Florica; as are the various other leading lights of the magical community (the Stranges and the Shirques). Everything seems just a little off-balance and odd, which is both normal and a point of some pride.

The core comic device in this book is the attempt to forge a signature on an unsigned painting that will make it hugely valuable (hence the title). The logical aspect of the plot is entirely accidental, as so much in this world seems to be. The whole purpose of all of Dixon and Yuri’s adventures seems to be to underscore the importance of family in creating a world where everybody is embraced for who they are.

To rephrase my opening line: I would love to see a television series made of these books, because they don’t make a lot of sense, but they are truly a lot of fun.
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Babs
5.0 out of 5 stars For Peanuts
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
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Dixon and Yuri take us on a journey that the readers follow like following a trail of peanuts they have dropped on the ground in their journeys. They are trying to find the original painting of the mayor of their little town. Not an easy find, they take us with them to the houses they have been before and we meet old friends...and not so much friends again. Sabrinal, Dixon's cousin is being hotly pursued by Van, Dixon's nemesis. New friends, a mystery of "what happened to the cockatoo," an egg? and creatures big and small make an appearance. A game of who is having a baby and bam, we have an excellent story. Well worth reading as is the whole series. Crazy characters in a crazy town that is built all "higgley pigley." What could be better.
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Love Wins
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Hilarious Adventure with Yuri and Dixon!
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021
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More adventures with Yuri and Dixon in JCP's latest book Forging Ahead! Both of them embark on a scavenger hunt to find the original painting of Mayor Dunce when Drew Draws appears on their doorstep. The hunt for the original painting leads them to different houses around Pinyin Bay as they encounter some familiar faces. While Yuri and Dixon are chasing down a painting, Sabina is being chased by Dixon's nemesis Vano Shirque! Romance is brewing in the air for Sabina and the book ends on a very surprising note. Can't wait to read more as the adventure continues for Yuri and Dixon!
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andrea__88
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Pinyin Bay adventures!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021
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I LOVE this series! Jordan Castillo Price has created such a wonderful world full of characters and adventures I can't get enough of. This adventure is a scavenger hunt to help Drew Draws. We learn more about characters and Pinyin Bay and the characters grow from it. Nothing is ever stale or boring with Jordan's work. The characters always from and the adventures are always fresh. I can't wait for the next adventure.
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Sherry King
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful wacky fun!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021
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Forging Ahead by Jordan Castillo Price
I’m sure I’m not alone in having devoured this joyous new installment in the ABCs of Spellcraft Series. Wonderful wacky fun with Yuri, Dixon and their Pinon Bay family and friends.
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Loobylou
5.0 out of 5 stars Yuri and Dixon😍😍
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2021
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After reading a few books lately that were good but not amazing, I needed a book to cheer me up and boy, did Forging Ahead do the trick!! It was fun and absolutely brilliant!! I knew Yuri, Dixon and Jordan Castillo Price wouldn't let me down!
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