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jesslynh's review
4.0
Only thing I didn't like was the big, fat, cheat of a cliffhanger. Thank goodness the series is complete or I'd be really irritated. You all know how I hate cliffhangers--rely on your story to bring the reader back, please!
pixip's review
5.0
The series finally came into it's stride during this book I didn't want to put it down for a minute which is damn hard during a work day lol Allie came up against even more this time and boy did she come out on top. The end of the book leads straight into the next and had me reaching for it straight away.
amibunk's review
3.0
While I enjoy the world building in this series, I often get confused about who is an enemy and who is a good guy. Not only that but there are lots of loose ends floating around. I hope some answers are given in the next series, because I'm pretty tired of being kept in the dark.
maferg01's review
5.0
Oh my gosh this is the best book in the series so far. I can't wait for the next in the series this fall. I need to know what happens next! This story was one action packed scene after another. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
git_r_read's review
5.0
Below is my review from a couple of years ago. It still stands. I heartily recommend this author, book and series.
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Such a superb series. I've not read or listened to these in any order, but it doesn't overly matter. I guess there could be some spoilers, but it wasn't a huge deal to me.
Allie lives in a difficult world to navigate. She has magic inside her, she utilizes magic, but it comes at a cost. She needs to offset the use as it causes pain of sorts. She can make it affect her later where others use proxies to take the pain. She also has to keep a journal for her day-to-day activities as sometimes her memory disappears for various reasons.
She has friends and coworkers who know some of what she is but not all and she has to be careful what she says. A little like being a spy I imagine.
I love the characters Allie interacts with, magical and otherwise, good and not-so-good. Some are definitely questionable of which side they are on. Some are drawn to it and some are forced against their will.
And the magical bureaucracy...The Authority...lordy...the hoops Allie has to jump through! All in all, though, awesome story.
Definite recommend.
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Such a superb series. I've not read or listened to these in any order, but it doesn't overly matter. I guess there could be some spoilers, but it wasn't a huge deal to me.
Allie lives in a difficult world to navigate. She has magic inside her, she utilizes magic, but it comes at a cost. She needs to offset the use as it causes pain of sorts. She can make it affect her later where others use proxies to take the pain. She also has to keep a journal for her day-to-day activities as sometimes her memory disappears for various reasons.
She has friends and coworkers who know some of what she is but not all and she has to be careful what she says. A little like being a spy I imagine.
I love the characters Allie interacts with, magical and otherwise, good and not-so-good. Some are definitely questionable of which side they are on. Some are drawn to it and some are forced against their will.
And the magical bureaucracy...The Authority...lordy...the hoops Allie has to jump through! All in all, though, awesome story.
Definite recommend.
lynseyisreading's review
3.0
This was an okay instalment. The first three quarters of the book were pretty average but the end was a great climatic scene. Be warned it has one stinker of a cliffhanger. You're going to want to have the next one in hand.
To be honest, if it were not for nearly every book so far ending in some kind of cliffhanger, I might have walked away from this series by now. There's nothing wrong with it, exactly, but it doesn't rock my world by any stretch of the imagination. This cliffhanger ploy is something that's definitely starting to aggravate.
Allie's character still isn't the badass I want her to be. For someone that has the unique ability to channel as much magic as she wants you'd think she'd be more helpful in a crisis, but as far as I can tell, whenever there's a dangerous situation, Allie is more of a liability than anything else. She either just rushes in half cocked and gets in the way, or she has a Too Stupid To Live moment and makes everything worse.
The romance element is still only luke warm for me, too, but its definitely better in this book. It's nice to see Zayvion training Allie to better defend herself. This should help with the above.
The most interesting thing at the moment for me is the subplot between Shane, the lovable, if slightly annoying, Irish rogue, and a blast from his past that turns up by the name of Terric. There is some question as to whether or not the two are soul complements. Something that both are uncomfortable with as it usually is something that that happens between a male and female pair and can be a highly pleasurable thing to experience during sex. So for two straight guys? Well they react pretty much as you'd expect them to react. They try and out-man each other and piss each other off as much as possible rather than deal with it like a grown up.
I am going to read the next one ('cause of the dang blasted cliffhanger) but it's with reservation. I really hope for an improvement in this series, or I'm out.
To be honest, if it were not for nearly every book so far ending in some kind of cliffhanger, I might have walked away from this series by now. There's nothing wrong with it, exactly, but it doesn't rock my world by any stretch of the imagination. This cliffhanger ploy is something that's definitely starting to aggravate.
Allie's character still isn't the badass I want her to be. For someone that has the unique ability to channel as much magic as she wants you'd think she'd be more helpful in a crisis, but as far as I can tell, whenever there's a dangerous situation, Allie is more of a liability than anything else. She either just rushes in half cocked and gets in the way, or she has a Too Stupid To Live moment and makes everything worse.
The romance element is still only luke warm for me, too, but its definitely better in this book. It's nice to see Zayvion training Allie to better defend herself. This should help with the above.
The most interesting thing at the moment for me is the subplot between Shane, the lovable, if slightly annoying, Irish rogue, and a blast from his past that turns up by the name of Terric. There is some question as to whether or not the two are soul complements. Something that both are uncomfortable with as it usually is something that that happens between a male and female pair and can be a highly pleasurable thing to experience during sex. So for two straight guys? Well they react pretty much as you'd expect them to react. They try and out-man each other and piss each other off as much as possible rather than deal with it like a grown up.
I am going to read the next one ('cause of the dang blasted cliffhanger) but it's with reservation. I really hope for an improvement in this series, or I'm out.
molly_roanoke's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75