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katyanaish's review
2.0
This book really suffered from asshole-itis. By which I mean, 95% of the characters are assholes.
Deb is an asshole.
Lynette is an asshole.
Johnny is an asshole.
Pretty much everyone in the police and SC force is an asshole, except Damien.
And worst of all, Ella is an asshole. A huge, TSTL asshole. Her ego is so mammoth that she just runs roughshod over everyone, assuming she knows best about every damn thing, even though you could put all her magical experience in a shot glass and still have room for a shot. I hate how she lets herself get manipulated by everyone - Deb, Lynette, the SC people - and it made me honestly hate those people. But then she does nothing to change the situation. And then she is adamant that ONLY she can handle the situation, and she decides to leave everyone vulnerable by blowing off the plan and going off to do her lone cowboy thing. And even when that blows up in her face, she doesn't take the lesson that she needs to get her ego under control. No, she just makes her next plan to use people and do her own thing.
She never thinks, for one damn second, about the consequences. And that makes her as bad as Lynette. And Lynette - - is evil. There's no excuse for what she did. It's evil. And the fact that Deb doesn't see a problem with it, and is in fact happy with the results, means Deb is trash.
I don't think I'll continue on with this series, because I basically want everyone to die. There's not one primary character that I'm rooting for. I like Damien a lot, but he's sidelined and barely developed. So ... yeah. I think I'm done.
Deb is an asshole.
Lynette is an asshole.
Johnny is an asshole.
Pretty much everyone in the police and SC force is an asshole, except Damien.
And worst of all, Ella is an asshole. A huge, TSTL asshole. Her ego is so mammoth that she just runs roughshod over everyone, assuming she knows best about every damn thing, even though you could put all her magical experience in a shot glass and still have room for a shot. I hate how she lets herself get manipulated by everyone - Deb, Lynette, the SC people - and it made me honestly hate those people. But then she does nothing to change the situation. And then she is adamant that ONLY she can handle the situation, and she decides to leave everyone vulnerable by blowing off the plan and going off to do her lone cowboy thing. And even when that blows up in her face, she doesn't take the lesson that she needs to get her ego under control. No, she just makes her next plan to use people and do her own thing.
She never thinks, for one damn second, about the consequences. And that makes her as bad as Lynette. And Lynette -
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robbing her of free will to bind her magically and financially to the covenI don't think I'll continue on with this series, because I basically want everyone to die. There's not one primary character that I'm rooting for. I like Damien a lot, but he's sidelined and barely developed. So ... yeah. I think I'm done.
jlaynereads's review
5.0
OMG ...
In my last review for the 1st book in this series Stone Cold Magic, I said I was waiting for Ella to come into her own. Oh boy did she ever! Also ended up neutered so to speak as Well!
I'm genuinely hoping they can find a way to halt the "reaper" and she can keep the new Magic.
These books remind me of the Hollows books series!
Can't wait for the next book Demon Born Magic!
In my last review for the 1st book in this series Stone Cold Magic, I said I was waiting for Ella to come into her own. Oh boy did she ever! Also ended up neutered so to speak as Well!
I'm genuinely hoping they can find a way to halt the "reaper" and she can keep the new Magic.
These books remind me of the Hollows books series!
Can't wait for the next book Demon Born Magic!
capnmodesty's review
3.0
This was an interesting second book - there was a bit of romance, a lot of witches, and plenty of convoluted reaper magic.
eudaimoniac's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jenner33's review
4.0
This is a good continuence of the first book. I enjoy Ella's progression. I am curious how everything turns out in the next book.
spookshow's review
4.0
Picked up from the end of the first book.
I enjoyed the adventure in this, the pacing was good as was the character development.
The only thing that irked me a bit was that it's like the author was grasping at straws so Ella could be pissed off, either that or Ella is just a bit petty. Actively wanting someone she cares about to risk their job for her seems a bit crappy to me, maybe that's what the author was going for? This was just a very small thing though. It didn't take away from the book all that much.
Looking forward to see where the story is headed as well as the characters.
I enjoyed the adventure in this, the pacing was good as was the character development.
The only thing that irked me a bit was that it's like the author was grasping at straws so Ella could be pissed off, either that or Ella is just a bit petty. Actively wanting someone she cares about to risk their job for her seems a bit crappy to me, maybe that's what the author was going for? This was just a very small thing though. It didn't take away from the book all that much.
Looking forward to see where the story is headed as well as the characters.
slc333's review against another edition
3.0
Still enjoyable but Ella annoyed me on several occasions with her risk taking poor decision making. It smacked of arrogance.