A review by lessharper
Arcane Circle by Linda Robertson

4.0

This book ends exactly where the last ended.

The plotting is good and less of the action and drama is telegraphed too early. In this one you know who-done-it early on and who the major baddies will be, the surprises are what the baddies do. For the first time a bit of action

Max's murder

is a true surprise. That the head honcho were (Rege) and his henchmen are misogynistic bastards isn't a surprise and it borders on annoying, still this is used to the good guy's advantage.

We're introduced to Seph's mom- who is a tattoo artist and the one who bound Johnny's power. Oh, she also had another kid with her boyfriend who is in jail in Calli for aggravated assault. Seph's mom is kind of an asshole. She get's shot and loses her right arm- her karmic payment for what she did to Johnny.

This brings up some interesting writing around Seph's fear of abandonment among other things. Personally I'm not looking forward to the addition of this character in the future books- she's a self centered a-hole.