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Much Ado About Magic
by Shanna Swendson
This book was a long awaited 5th book in a series. I read the first four books 2 years ago and have been dying for this 5th book. So, finally it came! Yay!
I love the characters in this book and the ending was awesome and not predictable!
Everything else I have to say contains spoilers, so please skip this if you haven't read the series.
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I loved how the book started out and just dived into the main conflict. The characters are so much fun and have been well developed.
I never liked/trusted Ramsey the whole time and suspected him of being the force behind all the trouble all along. I had caught that he was using a charming spell early on. He was definitely a dude with quite a plan, gotta give him credit for that, lol! He really had it out for Merlin, and basically had a 30+ year grudge and plan that took that long to fulfill. Ramsey was pretty darn smart with how he fought Merlin in the end, and thank goodness for Owen's intervention, otherwise, I think Ramsey would have won.
I loved the whole background on Owen being revealed and that he could finally find out his own story that he never had answers to until now. I think his parents really weren't bad people, they were just young, clueless and believed Ramsey at the wrong time and were used and turned bad. I thought it was cool the mom figured out a way to leave evidence for Owen. I also loved that James and Gloria could explain why they were co cold during Owen's growing up years, and how they had been told he would be taken from them if they became to attached and lovey dovey. It made me like those characters so much more and appreciate why they were the way they are. I love that they doted on Owen when he was recovering from loosing his powers, and how they were gushy and lovey, finally, what they had wanted all along.
I loved that Katie stepped up to the plate and was not so helpless as she was in previous books. Now that she has a clue, she is a much stronger heroine and more fun to follow. I love that her not having magic makes her just as valuable as those who do have magic, not to mention, she is very streetwise and can figure out scheming plotting from SpellWorks. I loved that Katie went poking around even though Owen told her not to and that she told him she loved him while she was yelling at him (he needed it) and giving him a kick in the pants, since he was being so clueless. I love that he always loved her and was so sweet when he came around to seeing the spell lifted from Ramsey.
I just love that it ended with Owen loosing his powers and that Merlin had a serious need for Owen to do some very top secret/specialized stuff that only a past super wizard who has no powers now, would be amazing at. Very cool. I'm totally excited for the 6th book that is due to release in the next month or so. I will be highly anticipating it! :)
One last note... it burns my hide that the publisher of the first four books would not publish book 5 & 6 and leave all the fans hanging on the edge of their seat for years. It made me thrilled that Shanna self published these books. Yay, Shanna - so glad you did that! Thank you!
I love the characters in this book and the ending was awesome and not predictable!
Everything else I have to say contains spoilers, so please skip this if you haven't read the series.
Please scroll for the spoilers:
I loved how the book started out and just dived into the main conflict. The characters are so much fun and have been well developed.
I never liked/trusted Ramsey the whole time and suspected him of being the force behind all the trouble all along. I had caught that he was using a charming spell early on. He was definitely a dude with quite a plan, gotta give him credit for that, lol! He really had it out for Merlin, and basically had a 30+ year grudge and plan that took that long to fulfill. Ramsey was pretty darn smart with how he fought Merlin in the end, and thank goodness for Owen's intervention, otherwise, I think Ramsey would have won.
I loved the whole background on Owen being revealed and that he could finally find out his own story that he never had answers to until now. I think his parents really weren't bad people, they were just young, clueless and believed Ramsey at the wrong time and were used and turned bad. I thought it was cool the mom figured out a way to leave evidence for Owen. I also loved that James and Gloria could explain why they were co cold during Owen's growing up years, and how they had been told he would be taken from them if they became to attached and lovey dovey. It made me like those characters so much more and appreciate why they were the way they are. I love that they doted on Owen when he was recovering from loosing his powers, and how they were gushy and lovey, finally, what they had wanted all along.
I loved that Katie stepped up to the plate and was not so helpless as she was in previous books. Now that she has a clue, she is a much stronger heroine and more fun to follow. I love that her not having magic makes her just as valuable as those who do have magic, not to mention, she is very streetwise and can figure out scheming plotting from SpellWorks. I loved that Katie went poking around even though Owen told her not to and that she told him she loved him while she was yelling at him (he needed it) and giving him a kick in the pants, since he was being so clueless. I love that he always loved her and was so sweet when he came around to seeing the spell lifted from Ramsey.
I just love that it ended with Owen loosing his powers and that Merlin had a serious need for Owen to do some very top secret/specialized stuff that only a past super wizard who has no powers now, would be amazing at. Very cool. I'm totally excited for the 6th book that is due to release in the next month or so. I will be highly anticipating it! :)
One last note... it burns my hide that the publisher of the first four books would not publish book 5 & 6 and leave all the fans hanging on the edge of their seat for years. It made me thrilled that Shanna self published these books. Yay, Shanna - so glad you did that! Thank you!