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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
medium-paced
This one was super interesting and really kept my attention!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I read the first two Alex Verus books a long, long, time ago, so it kind of took me a while to get back into the swing of Alex's divining possible futures thing. He's trying to hang out with his apprentice (Luna- cursed with a powerful magic that pretty much hurts/kills folks who she touches) and open his shop for more than 1 day when people start showing up telling him to go to an estate called Fountain Reach. And figure out why mage apprentices are disappearing.
While Alex spends a lot of time in his head talking about plans, and possible futures, and judging people from his past like annoying Lyle and dangerous Onyx (still bent on assassinating him even when it goes against his own good), this tale serves layer upon layer of villain and intrigue.
People keep attacking him when he's near Anne, a new apprentice friend of Luna's, and it seems like multiple parties want her to disappear.
Can Alex protect Anne even when he suspects her? Will Sonder ever get some action or will he be relegated to research-only? Can Alex find new guerilla attack methods to save himself from Mage hierarchy crap?
This is a fun Urban Fantasy with an engaging hero who really isn't all that powerful, but super sneaky. Sometimes his planning made me want to skim a bit, but all in all a great chapter in this adventure.
While Alex spends a lot of time in his head talking about plans, and possible futures, and judging people from his past like annoying Lyle and dangerous Onyx (still bent on assassinating him even when it goes against his own good), this tale serves layer upon layer of villain and intrigue.
People keep attacking him when he's near Anne, a new apprentice friend of Luna's, and it seems like multiple parties want her to disappear.
Can Alex protect Anne even when he suspects her? Will Sonder ever get some action or will he be relegated to research-only? Can Alex find new guerilla attack methods to save himself from Mage hierarchy crap?
This is a fun Urban Fantasy with an engaging hero who really isn't all that powerful, but super sneaky. Sometimes his planning made me want to skim a bit, but all in all a great chapter in this adventure.
Rather nice, it's certainly a popcorn fantasy mistery-adventure, and has really some problems with female rapresentation -- we kind of not get if mages have effectively an "old boys' club" situation or not, or if it is only a throwaway comment covering up for Jacka's inadvertent omission of any female magic user which is not a foil, a kid to protect or an outright villain.
A relaxing and comforting read.
A relaxing and comforting read.
I am starting to really like this series.
This was a really fun book with a nice addition to the how the world works.
It's still kind of odd how "dark" and "light" magicians work, and how they are both kind of presented as just as likely to turn out to be bad guys.
This has a lot of positive things going for it.
There's a really well written chase on a roadway and fight at a... truckstop type place.
The introduction of more types of monsters is handled well and I think that it helps expand the world a bit.
The other thing I really liked was the location of this book. It's a big weird mansion that seems to make people confused. It's explained a bit in the book, but it's also a bit confusing.
Like, no one seems to notice that this big magic house is making them get lost. Like multiple people reference the fact that they think the house is disorienting and that they got lost trying to go to dinner. Or that sort of thing. You'd think that some of the best magical minds in the world would go "Hmmm..., this seems odd. Maybe we shouldn't have a tournament here that involves kids, especially when kids have been going missing mysteriously".
It's pretty fun and pretty good and I'm getting the next book from the library today, so I'm looking forward to more from this series.
This was a really fun book with a nice addition to the how the world works.
It's still kind of odd how "dark" and "light" magicians work, and how they are both kind of presented as just as likely to turn out to be bad guys.
This has a lot of positive things going for it.
There's a really well written chase on a roadway and fight at a... truckstop type place.
The introduction of more types of monsters is handled well and I think that it helps expand the world a bit.
The other thing I really liked was the location of this book. It's a big weird mansion that seems to make people confused. It's explained a bit in the book, but it's also a bit confusing.
Like, no one seems to notice that this big magic house is making them get lost. Like multiple people reference the fact that they think the house is disorienting and that they got lost trying to go to dinner. Or that sort of thing. You'd think that some of the best magical minds in the world would go "Hmmm..., this seems odd. Maybe we shouldn't have a tournament here that involves kids, especially when kids have been going missing mysteriously".
It's pretty fun and pretty good and I'm getting the next book from the library today, so I'm looking forward to more from this series.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The setting in this is very strong, and we see some more interesting sides of Alex. Anne and Variam are great additions and Luna starts coming into her own.
adventurous
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3,5 asi trošku horší než předchozí, ale furt fajn.
Trochu mě na téhle sérii štve, že je to na jednu stranu UF, na druhou ten lidský svět neslouží málem ani jako kulisa. Možná tak ve smyslu, že mají schůzku ve starbucks a jednou se tam projeli autem po dálnici, ale je to takové... plošší než ty opravdu povedené UF.
Trochu mě na téhle sérii štve, že je to na jednu stranu UF, na druhou ten lidský svět neslouží málem ani jako kulisa. Možná tak ve smyslu, že mají schůzku ve starbucks a jednou se tam projeli autem po dálnici, ale je to takové... plošší než ty opravdu povedené UF.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes