A hilarious new standalone novella brimming with otherworldly charm from the reigning queen of paranormal romantic comedy Molly Harper! Ingrid Asher is the newest resident of Mystic Bayou, a tiny town hidden in the swamp where shapeshifters, vampires, witches and dragons live alongside humans. Ingrid doesn’t ask for much. The solitary tree nymph just wants to live a quiet life running her … quiet life running her ice-cream shop in peace. Unfortunately, she can’t seem to shake her new neighbor, Rob Aspern, head of the League’s data science department and so good looking it just isn’t fair.
If there’s one thing Ingrid doesn’t need, it’s someone poking around in her business. But the more she gets to know the hunky mathematician, the more she finds herself letting her guard down. Can she trust him with her secrets, or will her past destroy everything?
This book is based on the Audible Original audiobook.
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Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues is a short novella in the Mystic Bayou series by Molly Harper and narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Jonathan Davis.
Ingrid is our Tree Nymph. She’s felt the pull of the Rift and has finally deiced to head it’s call. She plans to raise cows and open a creamery. She’s leery of human males; because she was once hurt by one.
Rob is a League scientist. He’s attracted and drawn to Ingrid, but he knows he needs to go slow. Yet his attempts at wooing Ingrid push her further away.
It’s always fun to return to the Bayou. The focus was strictly on the budding relationship between Rob and Ingrid. We get very little on the Rift, other then the knowledge that the problem is rapidly growing. I liked learning about Ingrid’s backstory and that she’s a new type of paranormal. I also enjoyed her interactions with the different Mystic Bayou regulars. The romance is sweet and gentle
I enjoyed listening to Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues. My only issue is that it was to short. I would’ve liked more.
Audio: As with previous books in the series the story is shared in a dual narration with Amanda Ronconi and Jonathan Davis. Amanda reads Ingrid’s POV and Jonathan reads Rob’s POV. They both did a great job and they did well in the accents for each character. I liked Ingrid’s Norwegian accent the best. Overall I enjoyed the audio.
Rated: 3 Stars
Apparently, this is part of a series, something I did not know when I picked it as my Audible free selection that month.
It was okay, and I probably would have appreciated it more if I had read others in the series. This was short, and kind of YA in tone.
I didn’t really enjoy this one as much as the first two. I just couldn’t connect or even care about the main protagonists. Still, the story was interesting.
I never would have picked this book up (the title would have scared me away!) except that it was a freebie on Audible. But it was surprisingly cute, and tongue-in-cheek. The story: in a world where supernatural creatures intermingle with humans, the ageless tree nymph Ingrid keeps to herself after having her heart broken (seventy years ago). Her only real interaction in the world of humans was her role as a model for a milk company, years earlier. But now she’s moved to Mystic Bayou, Louisiana, where she plans to use her modeling earnings to open an ice cream shop.
Rob, meanwhile, fantasized about the Eidelweiss milkmaid when he was a teenager. So when he spots Ingrid on the streets of Mystic Bayou, he’s instantly smitten — but her reticence and a misunderstanding or two get in the way of their happiness. It’s a fluffy, whimsical read, and not a big time investment.
My rating: *** 1/2
Sexual content: none that I recall
Language: none that I recall
Violence: none
Political content: none
Great short audio book. About a tree nymph, ice-cream and falling in love. In a new place.Molly Harper
This is technically deemed book 2.5 of the Mystic Bayou series I believe. It’s a very short novella and is also very different from the two books that came before it. The other books use the romance plot revolving around the action plot of the rift but the rift is hardly mentioned in this novella. The hero is a normal human make we met briefly in book 2 and the heroine is a brand new character. Their romance isn’t hot snd heavy like the other books either. It’s very slow snd sweet and in the end we only get a few kisses. It’s a quick and entertaining read because we get to see updates in the two couples previously paired up and get a hint and who gets a book next which is always fun. I’m headed to download that book now.
A fun, fast read!
A very cute book with some really good narration. I believe this is a first for me with the author and narrators but I will definitely be looking for more in the future.
Many paranormal romances gravitate around an external plot like a mystery or some crisis. That is not the case in this short book. It is solely focused on a romance between a psychologically scarred tree nymph and the human man who decides to coax her out of her tree. It’s a quick and enjoyable story, but there isn’t much to it—including a reason for the romance. The nymph is simply not interested and I never understood why the man pursues her. Don’t get me wrong, the character was fascinating—especially when we finally learn why she is so skittish around people—but her personality wasn’t attractive and there was never any reason given to explain the man’s interest in her other than purely physical attraction.
What was more interesting was the background of mythical creatures living on the outskirts of human society with a sort of self-appointed and not particularly liked governing structure. I suspect that this government—for good and ill—plays a much bigger role in other books set in Mystic Bayou.
Ingrid Asher moves to Mystic Bayou to finally open her dream business, an ice-cream shop. It also helps that she doesn’t have to hide her nature. Unfortunately, she can’t keep her mind off the head of the League’s data science department, Rob Aspern.
I think this is my first tree nymph novel and I really enjoyed it. I found Ingrid fascinating and relatable. She has seen the worst of humanity and is scared from it. Rob brings her happiness but he also makes mistakes that shake their new relationship. Their relationship is very rocky for most of the book but it has a strong base. You know they will have a HEA but it will take a little bit to get there, which is perfect for me.
“But dating magie girls is like running a marathon through an obstacle course full of booby traps.” – Zed
Rob has appeared in previous books and is frequently called Dr. Ken Doll Assface by Zed. Rob also plays Magic the Gathering, which I loved. I really liked Rob. He was a sweet man who was always trying to be helpful, even when it ends up the opposite. There need to be more men like him in the world, smart, sweet and fun.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novella and I can’t wait to read the next book. Mystic Bayou is fascinating and I just love all the different paranormals who live there.
I rate this 4.5 stars. It was a great shorter story, about a tree nymph and a scientist falling for each other. After some misunderstandings. As with the other books, so far the gang was in this book also. I enjoy that the original characters are in each book and in each book one or two characters are added. It’s nice having those characters that I came to love and understand, keeping each book consistent.
This was a fun one. Really quirky and cute town and Ingrid’s love of ice cream is to be admired.
Good fun! A sideways look at the problems of magical folk who live for centuries and the establishment of a town deep in the bayou of Louisiana with a side order of romance.
I loved the alternate narration!