The Osiris Serum changed the world by giving some people magic that they could pass on to their children. The powerful Prime mages are rich, famous, and utterly ruthless in the defense of their Houses. They can create tornadoes, level buildings, or crack the human mind like an egg so everyone else does their best to avoid becoming collateral damage. Nevada Baylor is a private investigator who specializes in insurance fraud and cheating spouse cases to support her family. Her life goes sideways when she is forced to apprehend notorious bad boy Adam Pierce (Fire) who is accused of bank robbery and murder. Her own talent, the ability to detect lies, is useless against a combat mage so it looks like a suicide mission until she's kidnapped by an even more dangerous Prime, Mad Rogan (Telekinesis) and the situation devolves from there. There's a grand conspiracy among the most powerful mages to create anarchy by burning down Houston, TX and Nevada may be the only one who can save the city.

The trilogy revolves around Nevada and her extended family and contains a lot of quirks and humor. Nevada (Truthseeker) 's PoV is loaded with plenty of cynicism and sarcasm despite the fact that both her mother (magus sagittarius - sniper) and grandmother (mech-mage) are military veterans. There is also her teenaged sisters (siren and metamorphosis), who are typical teenagers, as well as her cousin, who is in college (Magister Examplaria - cybermage) and his younger brother, who has not yet manifested magic (spoiler). The Baylor family is obviously not lacking in power as they have at least three Primes, but Nevada soon learns that there's a good reason her parents always avoided notice. Working with Rogan to take down Adam Pierce is a surreal experience for Nevada. because he was raised as an heir to a powerful House and made a name for himself in the war against Mexico, so he's utterly ruthless. Naturally, these two very different personalities find each other wildly attractive.

The world building really shines and thanks to the Osiris Serum the socio-geo-politico feel is completely different from the real world. The magic system is organized and follows some rules but has a lot of variety. Some mages like Rogan are very powerful but others, even Primes, aren't based upon their magic. Harmonizers, for instance, can change mood by adjusting decor or clothes to be more aesthetically pleasing which doesn't hold up to a mage of fire and air who can create fiery tornadoes. The series doesn't take itself too seriously and swings between violence, comedy, and romance. The dialog underscored by Nevada's thoughts is fun, their exploits are outrageous, and the sex is ridiculously supernatural. At times it feels like its poking fun at itself. There's actually a lot about weapons, military service, and readjusting to civilian life which are treated seriously. Also under the humor is a story about family, civic responsibility, and being true to yourself. The storyline continues with Nevada's younger sister as the PoV after the first three books but it loses something at that point. It remains over the top entertainment, if not more ridiculous, but the Catalina/Allessandro dynamic feels a bit more young adult to me.

Reviews of the audiobooks place it around 4.5 stars and Renee Raudman is the same well received narrator who does Andrews' other series, The Innkeeper Chronicles.