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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
This series continues with its strongest premise: the quandary of those who walk the grey path, how they see their action in the more common right and wrong views. It delves into the consequences of Alex's previous actions. An excellent addition to the series.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Jacka seems to be exploring what he can do in terms of the magical environment. In this installment, it's the idea of a shadow realm (bubble of artificial reality created by a mage), with a side-visit to a new magical creature (a blink-fox), which I'm assuming will reappear in future installments. Still great character work, but one of the things I really enjoyed in the first few books was the play between real-world London and the magical realm (one of the things I also particularly like about Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series). These past few Alex Verus novels seem to be less "muggle" and more entirely "Hogwarts." Makes sense as Jacka digs deeper into his featured characters, but I wish things weren't quite so hermetic (literally so in terms of the shadow realm idea!).
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Better than the previous one, I liked that his actions had large consciouses, killing people, even indirectly should cause problems in someone's life even if they're not legal problems.