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A review by meliaraastair
A Flash of Hex by Jes Battis
5.0
First of all – trigger warning. Gross, disturbing serial killer/rape. This is one of those I’d never watch it on TV but even pushing a little dark for my reading tastes.
There’s a dark serial killer on the loose, ritualistically preying on children of mages. But what is the ritual? And who (or what?) in the world would do something like this?
First of all, you have to start on book one. While I think you could follow along with the plot just fine and not be lost, the characters will make so much more sense if you read from the beginning. This series is like a cross between Jim Butcher and a CSI show, so if you are into any of those things, check these out!
As I said, these are a little dark for my tastes, but the characters are fantastic. Tess is a great character, as is her quasi-partner Derrick, their Mia (just read the books…)…and the supporting characters are great too. All are written well and add to the story – and a very diverse group, too!
While there are a few moments where the plot and world system is a little confusing, for the most part, it is well explained and makes great sense. I love the CORE (the CSI group), especially as we get to see more of it in this book. I’m very much looking forward to reading the next book and I highly recommend them if you can stomach some darkness! Also – not PG warning – there are some romantic relationships that could have skimmed a little more in my opinion. I’m not a big fan of the steamy romance scenes – thankfully, they are few and far between.
I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to read the next! I’ll go 8.5 of 10 overall and 3.5 of 5 for readability.
There’s a dark serial killer on the loose, ritualistically preying on children of mages. But what is the ritual? And who (or what?) in the world would do something like this?
First of all, you have to start on book one. While I think you could follow along with the plot just fine and not be lost, the characters will make so much more sense if you read from the beginning. This series is like a cross between Jim Butcher and a CSI show, so if you are into any of those things, check these out!
As I said, these are a little dark for my tastes, but the characters are fantastic. Tess is a great character, as is her quasi-partner Derrick, their Mia (just read the books…)…and the supporting characters are great too. All are written well and add to the story – and a very diverse group, too!
While there are a few moments where the plot and world system is a little confusing, for the most part, it is well explained and makes great sense. I love the CORE (the CSI group), especially as we get to see more of it in this book. I’m very much looking forward to reading the next book and I highly recommend them if you can stomach some darkness! Also – not PG warning – there are some romantic relationships that could have skimmed a little more in my opinion. I’m not a big fan of the steamy romance scenes – thankfully, they are few and far between.
I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to read the next! I’ll go 8.5 of 10 overall and 3.5 of 5 for readability.