bunnerz's review
4.0
Ratings - completed series:
#1 Justice Calling: ★★★★☆
#2 Murder of Crows: ★★★★☆
#3 Pack of Lies: ★★★★☆
#4 Hunting Season (this book): ★★★★☆
#5 Heartache: ★★★★☆
#6 Thicker Than Blood: ★★★★☆
#7 Magic to the Bone: ★★★☆☆
#8 Dungeon Crawl: ★★★★☆
#9 River of No Return: ★★★★☆
#10 Balancing the Scales: ★★★★☆
#1 Justice Calling: ★★★★☆
#2 Murder of Crows: ★★★★☆
#3 Pack of Lies: ★★★★☆
#4 Hunting Season (this book): ★★★★☆
#5 Heartache: ★★★★☆
#6 Thicker Than Blood: ★★★★☆
#7 Magic to the Bone: ★★★☆☆
#8 Dungeon Crawl: ★★★★☆
#9 River of No Return: ★★★★☆
#10 Balancing the Scales: ★★★★☆
book_whispers's review
4.0
First off I am disappointed in Tess's role. Okay, so her role was pretty epic and moving. The issue was that Tess was everything and more than what I hoped she could have been. I get her role in Jade's hero's journey, but still. I love Tess.
Another thing is the ugly truth is out. Jade isn't really a comic book owner, she's a translator. Ha-ha. Okay so she's both, but I loved how she grudgingly admits it at the start. It's also fun that her supernatural gift is used to make a living so mundanely.
Alek and Jade are truly starting to grow for me as a couple. Finally the build up is becoming enough that I can buy it. I enjoy their frank talks and such.
In my nerd obsessed mind I am under the complete belief that Jade and I, not to mention all her friends, would be besties. The references to all things nerdy here just kept me laughing. Especially poor Tess's cruel introductory to sci-fi shows. Poor girl. The look through Tess's eyes to the big bad was also interesting, as you really see how sad and pathetic he is. Yeah, we want him crushed.
Content Warning: Clean sex scene, sexual humor, realistic homosexual relationship (I want more dang it!), nothing to gory though I guess to some extant since we are dealing with heart eating beings ^_-, and overall nothing really stood out.
4/5- Great! Really enjoyed it.
Originally reviewed at Book Whispers.
Another thing is the ugly truth is out. Jade isn't really a comic book owner, she's a translator. Ha-ha. Okay so she's both, but I loved how she grudgingly admits it at the start. It's also fun that her supernatural gift is used to make a living so mundanely.
Rock to mud. I couldn’t remember all the details of the spell, though I knew there was something in there about not working on magical stone. Fuck that, because the manual wasn’t a spell book, not in reality. In reality, I just needed to have the power and the belief I could do it.Sorcery magic still leaves me just a little confused. Jade is still crappy at magic so I'm guessing it's her unconscious doubt. That she's not believing? Why does she need all the fancy stuff? It makes it easier for her to believe? I don't like that it's not addressed fully. Though I do think I am on the right track.
“Curiosity is known to kill cats, Ms. Crow,” he said, raising an eyebrow in a gesture that looked utterly practiced and precise.I'm also very thrilled in all the magical creatures being introduced in this entry! Yeah for vampires, druids, and other things! Yippee! The more magical creatures the better. Not to mention unicorns! The world of The Twenty-Sided Sorceress is becoming so awesome. Doesn't heart with The Last Unicorn jokes. (No really I was obsessed when I was younger. Kind of still am.)
“Satisfaction brings them back,” I said, letting go of my magic. I didn’t want to accept what my brain and senses were telling me. “Do you sparkle in sunlight?” I asked.
“No,” he said. “I burn.”
Alek and Jade are truly starting to grow for me as a couple. Finally the build up is becoming enough that I can buy it. I enjoy their frank talks and such.
In my nerd obsessed mind I am under the complete belief that Jade and I, not to mention all her friends, would be besties. The references to all things nerdy here just kept me laughing. Especially poor Tess's cruel introductory to sci-fi shows. Poor girl. The look through Tess's eyes to the big bad was also interesting, as you really see how sad and pathetic he is. Yeah, we want him crushed.
Content Warning: Clean sex scene, sexual humor, realistic homosexual relationship (I want more dang it!), nothing to gory though I guess to some extant since we are dealing with heart eating beings ^_-, and overall nothing really stood out.
4/5- Great! Really enjoyed it.
Originally reviewed at Book Whispers.
heyt's review
4.0
I can see why the first four installments of this series were bundled into a title called Level Grind. I liked this installment because we see more movement in the overarching plot line and not just the mystery of the week. I found Samir's apprentices to be intriguing because they are after all in the same position that Jade was at one time. I appreciate the fact that Jade is still struggling with what it means to be a sorceress and the choices she has to make to survive the threat of Samir.
slc333's review
4.0
3.5 stars. These are relatively short (this one was only 16 chapters) but are fast paced and action packed so they are a good quick read.
tsbowman1124's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
a_h_haga's review
3.0
REREAD 2019
Reading the whole series from the beginning in preparation for reading [b:Magic to the Bone|29558243|Magic to the Bone (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, #7)|Annie Bellet|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1458469174l/29558243._SY75_.jpg|49434964] for the first time.
Listening to this book now, I feel like I've read it before.
Yes, I know I have, but not in the sense that I've read THIS book before, but another book rather like it. I can't remember which one, but the feeling wouldn't give out, which is kind of annoying.
Other than that, I also found the book felt a little messy. There's a lot of story-lines here that I do enjoy, but pushing them all together didn't quite work for me this time around.
To be honest, the problem may be that I'm listening to the whole series in one go, which I usually don't, so I start seeing patterns and such that I didn't notice before, but I'm not sure I want to take a break from the reread either.
New rating: 3/5 stars
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Listened to this as an audiobook
Oh, things are going down!
And we got druids and nature magick. I love it!
Not much else to say about this that I haven't already said about the series.
Well written, short and fast listen's.
Also, as said, things are going down! I need the next book in the series NOW!
Reading the whole series from the beginning in preparation for reading [b:Magic to the Bone|29558243|Magic to the Bone (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, #7)|Annie Bellet|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1458469174l/29558243._SY75_.jpg|49434964] for the first time.
Listening to this book now, I feel like I've read it before.
Yes, I know I have, but not in the sense that I've read THIS book before, but another book rather like it. I can't remember which one, but the feeling wouldn't give out, which is kind of annoying.
Other than that, I also found the book felt a little messy. There's a lot of story-lines here that I do enjoy, but pushing them all together didn't quite work for me this time around.
To be honest, the problem may be that I'm listening to the whole series in one go, which I usually don't, so I start seeing patterns and such that I didn't notice before, but I'm not sure I want to take a break from the reread either.
New rating: 3/5 stars
------------------------------
Listened to this as an audiobook
Oh, things are going down!
And we got druids and nature magick. I love it!
Not much else to say about this that I haven't already said about the series.
Well written, short and fast listen's.
Also, as said, things are going down! I need the next book in the series NOW!
vladmech's review
4.0
Definitely planned to read only a bit of this on my lunch yesterday but ended up staying up late to power through the ending. Another great entry into the series, onto the next one!