No Rest for the Witches is an anthology of four novellas. I liked three of them. The other one was, well, problematic.
"The Majicka" by MaryJanice Davidson - Davidson is one of those authors who writes in a very distinctive style--you either find her so grating that you want to throw the book out and take a bulldozer to it or discover that she's absolutely hilarious. I find her sarcasm amusing. This particular story is a wacky twist on the mentor/pupil cliche. Micah is a Tutor who goes around finding The One to train--sort of like Yoda and Morpheus, except he's bored out of his skull from doing the same thing over and over again. When he finds the next One, he's in for a surprise because Ireland is in complete denial of her gifts. She's too busy taking care of her roommates--a whiny vampire, a fairy who does nothing but eat and sit in the hot tub, a werewolf who got kicked out of his pack, a possessed SUV, and a zombie.
"Voodoo Moon" by Lori Handeland - An FBI agent is assigned to Devil's Fork, a small town right outside of New Orleans, to solve a recent rash of murders. The only catch is that all these murders seem to be locked-room mysteries with the only clues pointing to a local voodoo priest. I thought the concept was interesting, but the story itself could have benefited with the length of a full novel. The characterization of the voodoo priest was handled fairly well--he was subtly ominous. But the agent was a bit flat--with more pages, she could have been more than just another kick-ass heroine.
"Breath of Magic" by Cheyenne McCray - This story is part of a series. Basically, a group of witches and fae warriors must team up to prevent an evil god from getting hold of an amulet which holds his powers. If he does, the world will be overrun with demons. "Breath of Magic" centers around one couple--a witch and a warrior--and their developing relationship amidst all the urban fantasy-ish magic slinging and sword swinging. I really did not like this story. I find it hard to believe that the main characters could find the energy to get it on while there was a war waging in their city.
"Any Witch Way She Can" by Christine Warren - This is also part of a series, but in a way, it's more of a direct sequel to just one of those books (Wolf at the Door). Depressed with her lackluster love life, Miranda Berry decides to cast a love spell. Except it backfires and lands her in the middle of one of her grandmother's dinner parties--in the past. Warren doesn't deal at all with the repercussions of time travel, and Miranda falling in love with one of the dinner guests went way too fast for my taste. But it was the heroine's interaction with her grandmother that saved the story from the mediocre. It was obvious that their strained relationship couldn't be repaired in a single night, but somehow, they managed to take some steps toward reconciliation.
is an anthology of four novellas. I liked three of them. The other one was, well, problematic. 
