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A review by jkh107
The Virtu by Sarah Monette
4.0
Second in a series featuring a tortured wizard and his former-assassin half-brother, as they go around causing trouble, being exploited, destroying magical artifacts and restoring them, and exploring all the magical implications of labyrinths.
In this book, Felix and Mildmay return to Melusine on a mission to repair the Virtu and make things right; unfortunately, Mildmay's still a wanted man, and Felix isn't so popular either.
I really enjoyed the world-building in this series, the characters (I'm a sucker for a tortured hero, and Felix and Mildmay are literally and figuratively tortured), the adventure, the intrigue and the way the author doesn't yield to temptation to make the magical systems all neat and tidy. I recommend this series highly.
In this book, Felix and Mildmay return to Melusine on a mission to repair the Virtu and make things right; unfortunately, Mildmay's still a wanted man, and Felix isn't so popular either.
I really enjoyed the world-building in this series, the characters (I'm a sucker for a tortured hero, and Felix and Mildmay are literally and figuratively tortured), the adventure, the intrigue and the way the author doesn't yield to temptation to make the magical systems all neat and tidy. I recommend this series highly.