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Magic Without Mercy (2012)

by Devon Monk(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0451464486 (ISBN13: 9780451464484)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Roc

series

Allie Beckstrom

review 1: This is one series that really does keep getting better despite nothing being resolved yet. One book flows into the next one seamlessly, so it's a continuing adventure leaving you wondering just what they could possibly handle next. A fugitive from both the law and the Authority, Allie has her hands full trying to cure the city of poisoned magic while not being able to use magic herself. Good thing her dad is along for the ride as he definitely has a better handle on what to do here.Allie and Zay still have their moments, but it's really Shame and Terric that are stepping up to the plate. Allie and Zay have saved the day so many times at this point that they are literally burning out. Collins is another wild card still added into the mix. The book starts out with Allie get... moreting a new look and a rather touching scene with Maeve, showing just how close those two really have become. Yet more hinting at Allie's past without any true answers. Something better get resolved quick because all these disasters will literally kill them otherwise.
review 2: Spoilers. A lot of the same problems I had with the past few books in the series are still there...-Why isn't Allie doing any ass-kicking? Yeah, okay, she can see magic and talk to ghosts. Sweet. A few tatoos and a death hand as well...all mysterious and all that good shit we like in our Urban Fantasies, but...she literally has done nothing. Yeah, she's the cruise director for the whole plot, but really, as a few reviewers mentioned, how did she get put in charge? She has the least experience...-Plot holes...what happened to the magic in St. Johns? If Allie can see magic, and see spells, why can't she see the spells Momma's got up in there? What happened to her magic? It's pretty easy with all the things Devon's got going on in her plot, not to mention memories that get all mixed up, to drop a few points here and there, and it's getting a bit frustrating when I have so many unknowns going on. -The stupid Dad, deux ex machina, plot device. Any time they need Allie or the group to know something that wasn't in the world...Dad in her brain. Anytime she *needs* to cast magic that she can't because it's making her sick, even though she used to carry magic in her, her dad comes in and "protects her" from it. Overall, it's a good book. I enjoyed it, though less than the first few. Maybe I'm just getting tired of all these plot holes that don't ever get answered. I like a good mystery here and there, the enigmatic characters often are key components in an UF plot, I like that, I do. But I swear, I feel like we never get any answers to these series, even 8 books in. From the very first book when Zay was being an ass and being all mysterious, we've never gotten answers. tl;dr Great side characters, great world building, just gotta watch out for the potholes. less

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