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rachel_reads_rom's review
1.0
It pains me to give a book 1 star, however it pained me more to be finishing this book. I wanted to quit it after 30% but a friend asked me to give the series a chance. Frankly I just don't see the draw. The story is set in a magical urban world, however the author's descriptions need a lot of work. Whenever a new element is added, instead of describing it and slowly weaving us deeping into this magical setting, she just explains the character recognizes what's happening because they've seen it before. That's partly better then the unimaginative descriptions she does give, like one of the main characters in the book, the assassin. The assassin wears black, why? Because its assassins black of course. That comment is made frequently throughout this story for no apparent reason other then to be a joke that isn't funny.
The lack of depth to the writing continues. Minutes after two characters are kissing one asks the other to trust him, she says she doesnt, he says one thing to her and then instantly "ok i trust you". there's sadly just a lot of words and no substance, i found myself imaginging rewriting scenes as i read them
The lack of depth to the writing continues. Minutes after two characters are kissing one asks the other to trust him, she says she doesnt, he says one thing to her and then instantly "ok i trust you". there's sadly just a lot of words and no substance, i found myself imaginging rewriting scenes as i read them
gypsydawn's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
This novel is set inside the entire Dragon Born collection and needs to be read as such. Though it’s the first one in Alex’s journey, if you haven’t read Seraphin’s first installment, you should stop and read that first. There is so much info there that is required fir true understanding here, since this author actually respects her readers and doesn’t rehash unnecessarily. That said, this is only a 3.5 from me as it is not as strong as some of her other works, and far too short.
This novel is set inside the entire Dragon Born collection and needs to be read as such. Though it’s the first one in Alex’s journey, if you haven’t read Seraphin’s first installment, you should stop and read that first. There is so much info there that is required fir true understanding here, since this author actually respects her readers and doesn’t rehash unnecessarily. That said, this is only a 3.5 from me as it is not as strong as some of her other works, and far too short.
angels_gp17's review against another edition
3.0
Magic Edge is book one in the Dragon Born Alexandria series by Ella Summers. Now I am trying to read the series in order with all the other Dragon Born world books.
This book reminded me of the Hidden Legacy series; because of all the magic and we had this one scene that was similar to the chained up scene in Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews. Is this series as good as Andrews, no, but it was still entertaining.
We get assassins, hate groups, magic orb’s with apocalyptic tendencies, and lots of action.
Alex is Serafina’s sister. She’s headstrong, reckless, and confident. She’s a bad ass, dragon born and hides her magic. Then we have Logan an assassin. When we meet him he’s a mystery and you wonder about him throughout the story. When the author reveals something big about him it’s a surprise and an interesting twist.
We do get a few secondary characters. I enjoyed them. One character was Marek who is Alex’s friend and bit of comic relief. He doesn’t know what she is, but that doesn’t stop her from making friends.
The hate group, the Convictionites, are a cult of humans who have known about magic and it’s creatures. They seek to destroy that world and to do so they use magic even though they hate it.
Logan and Alex are rivals forced to work together. They are attracted to each other right way and it’s a very strong attraction. Their is lots of sexual tension between them and their first kiss is HAWT. Both are a little crazy and have their own demons, but they kinda complement each other.
Magic Edge was an ok read. It’s a fun fluff with a magic edge. It’s fast-paced and full of action.
Rated: 3 Stars
You do need to read the Dragon Born series in order:
Mercenary Magic (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 1)
Magic Edge (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 1)
Magic Games (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 2)
Magic Nights (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 3)
Blood Magic (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 2)
Magic Kingdom (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 3)
Fairy Magic (Dragon Born Awakening, Book 1)
Rival Magic (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 4)
Shadow World: A Dragon Born Trilogy
Spirit Magic (Dragon Born Awakening, Book 2)
Magic Immortal (Dragon Born Awakening, Book 3)
Shadow Magic (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 4)
This book reminded me of the Hidden Legacy series; because of all the magic and we had this one scene that was similar to the chained up scene in Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews. Is this series as good as Andrews, no, but it was still entertaining.
We get assassins, hate groups, magic orb’s with apocalyptic tendencies, and lots of action.
Alex is Serafina’s sister. She’s headstrong, reckless, and confident. She’s a bad ass, dragon born and hides her magic. Then we have Logan an assassin. When we meet him he’s a mystery and you wonder about him throughout the story. When the author reveals something big about him it’s a surprise and an interesting twist.
We do get a few secondary characters. I enjoyed them. One character was Marek who is Alex’s friend and bit of comic relief. He doesn’t know what she is, but that doesn’t stop her from making friends.
The hate group, the Convictionites, are a cult of humans who have known about magic and it’s creatures. They seek to destroy that world and to do so they use magic even though they hate it.
Logan and Alex are rivals forced to work together. They are attracted to each other right way and it’s a very strong attraction. Their is lots of sexual tension between them and their first kiss is HAWT. Both are a little crazy and have their own demons, but they kinda complement each other.
Magic Edge was an ok read. It’s a fun fluff with a magic edge. It’s fast-paced and full of action.
Rated: 3 Stars
You do need to read the Dragon Born series in order:
Mercenary Magic (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 1)
Magic Edge (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 1)
Magic Games (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 2)
Magic Nights (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 3)
Blood Magic (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 2)
Magic Kingdom (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 3)
Fairy Magic (Dragon Born Awakening, Book 1)
Rival Magic (Dragon Born Serafina, Book 4)
Shadow World: A Dragon Born Trilogy
Spirit Magic (Dragon Born Awakening, Book 2)
Magic Immortal (Dragon Born Awakening, Book 3)
Shadow Magic (Dragon Born Alexandria, Book 4)
starlitbooknerd's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome
Yet another book that I forgot to review even though I did it along time ago. I can’t wait to see what happens next!!!
Yet another book that I forgot to review even though I did it along time ago. I can’t wait to see what happens next!!!
tartbarbie's review against another edition
4.0
Alex is a mercenary who works to keep the supernatural being in line and protecting the humans. Currently she’s in Zurich working for a mage protecting the city when what should be routine turns into her getting bit by a vampire hybrid that causes those around her to question what she really is because a human would have turned. Alex has a deep dark secret she has magic but she’s spent her whole life keeping it buried deep inside. Alex comes from a long line of dragon born which have been hunted to extinction at least thought to be.
Alex is working on a case to find three magical orbs before they can be stolen and united to create a way to remove all magic. She unexpectedly teams up with Logan known as Slayer who is an assassin currently working in the area. Teamed up with an unlikely partner the pair work together to find the orbs but neither one can deny the attraction to each other. Can Alex keep it together long enough to solve the case or will her in magic come out and change everything? What about her feelings for Logan?
I like Alex she’s a kick ass monster hunter who isn’t afraid to change down a group of hybrid vampires. I’m curious to see where her dragon born future will lead her now that she’s started to learn what she can do. I wasn’t sure about Logan but he’s grown on me through he book and clearly they have some kind of steamy connection. I’m curious to see how things are going to work out in their future.
I’ve had this one on my kindle for far longer than I would like to admit. I love the green cover it was calling my name from the moment I first saw it. While Magic Edge is a spin off of another series you don’t have to read the prior to enjoy Alex’s story. Magic’s Edge is set in a urban fantasy world where the humans live among the super natural beings. I love the concept it’s a unique spin on the urban fantasy world with an exciting story. I love the characters I felt I was really able to connect with Alex she’s just one of those characters you can connect with. I really like the chemistry between Alex and Logan it really works. This is my first novel by the author but I’m a quick fan I love her story telling the book just flows it’s hard to put down. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next books.
Alex is working on a case to find three magical orbs before they can be stolen and united to create a way to remove all magic. She unexpectedly teams up with Logan known as Slayer who is an assassin currently working in the area. Teamed up with an unlikely partner the pair work together to find the orbs but neither one can deny the attraction to each other. Can Alex keep it together long enough to solve the case or will her in magic come out and change everything? What about her feelings for Logan?
I like Alex she’s a kick ass monster hunter who isn’t afraid to change down a group of hybrid vampires. I’m curious to see where her dragon born future will lead her now that she’s started to learn what she can do. I wasn’t sure about Logan but he’s grown on me through he book and clearly they have some kind of steamy connection. I’m curious to see how things are going to work out in their future.
I’ve had this one on my kindle for far longer than I would like to admit. I love the green cover it was calling my name from the moment I first saw it. While Magic Edge is a spin off of another series you don’t have to read the prior to enjoy Alex’s story. Magic’s Edge is set in a urban fantasy world where the humans live among the super natural beings. I love the concept it’s a unique spin on the urban fantasy world with an exciting story. I love the characters I felt I was really able to connect with Alex she’s just one of those characters you can connect with. I really like the chemistry between Alex and Logan it really works. This is my first novel by the author but I’m a quick fan I love her story telling the book just flows it’s hard to put down. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next books.
mrose21's review against another edition
4.0
I don't really have much review to write here,
I liked the story, I liked the characters I don't feel this book is very memorable but maybe that is just me. Its a little interesting because its sort of about Dragon born and that is pretty cool and she is pretty amazing.
I liked the story, I liked the characters I don't feel this book is very memorable but maybe that is just me. Its a little interesting because its sort of about Dragon born and that is pretty cool and she is pretty amazing.
small_alex's review against another edition
DNFed on p. 51 out of 222 (23%)
Wowza this is bad. The FMC is incompetent. She's described as this badass supernatural vigilante, but by the end of chapter 4, she's almost died twice. BOTH times, she needed to be saved by a man (who of course proceeded to chastise her for behaving recklessly), only for her to then respond like a child who needs supervision, trying to argue that her predicament was not her fault (it absolutely was). Like. Why would you waltz into a supernaturals bar and tell everyone that you're a supernatural vigilante?? When you KNOW they all hate you?? Why would you drink something you didn't watch the sketchy bartender make?? When you KNOW he's lying and being super suspicious??
The dialogue is brutal to get through. She talks like a middle school mean girl, and her inner monologue is just as bad. "Attracted to you? Puh-lease! I will admit no such thing." <--that's supposed to be flirting/snarky banter. Her interactions with the MMC are just her bullying him (again, like a child), and him shamelessly flirting with her. I really just do not like the writing style. Even ignoring the dialogue issues, it's so clunky. Every other line is just "Alex does this" and "Alex feels that." All telling, no showing.
It's a bummer because the concept is cool, but like wow the FMC is insufferable.
Wowza this is bad. The FMC is incompetent. She's described as this badass supernatural vigilante, but by the end of chapter 4, she's almost died twice. BOTH times, she needed to be saved by a man (who of course proceeded to chastise her for behaving recklessly), only for her to then respond like a child who needs supervision, trying to argue that her predicament was not her fault (it absolutely was). Like. Why would you waltz into a supernaturals bar and tell everyone that you're a supernatural vigilante?? When you KNOW they all hate you?? Why would you drink something you didn't watch the sketchy bartender make?? When you KNOW he's lying and being super suspicious??
The dialogue is brutal to get through. She talks like a middle school mean girl, and her inner monologue is just as bad. "Attracted to you? Puh-lease! I will admit no such thing." <--that's supposed to be flirting/snarky banter. Her interactions with the MMC are just her bullying him (again, like a child), and him shamelessly flirting with her. I really just do not like the writing style. Even ignoring the dialogue issues, it's so clunky. Every other line is just "Alex does this" and "Alex feels that." All telling, no showing.
It's a bummer because the concept is cool, but like wow the FMC is insufferable.
roraima's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
owlshelle's review against another edition
4.0
Snark and action
This book was a great surprise for me. This was the first glimpse into an Ella Summers book and i can't wait to dive into more. There were so many supes in the story and some i have never heard of but were so exciting! The chemistry and comradeship between Alex and Logan was perfect. The amount of snark and giggles i had is just what I needed.
This book was a great surprise for me. This was the first glimpse into an Ella Summers book and i can't wait to dive into more. There were so many supes in the story and some i have never heard of but were so exciting! The chemistry and comradeship between Alex and Logan was perfect. The amount of snark and giggles i had is just what I needed.