madgirl's review
5.0
First of all: The fact that this novel exists makes me really happy. Pratt basically crowdfunded it after Bantam dropped the series, and I'm so glad that that worked.
Something about the pacing and structure of this novel really worked for me, because I was just SO NERVOUS while reading it. I think it's because the reader has so much more information than the characters about certain things, and it's like when you want to scream at the girl in the horror movie to NOT GO DOWN THAT HALLWAY!
I think more than any of the others this book is the best example of Marla's questionable life choices, but I really like that she's so incredibly flawed.
Something about the pacing and structure of this novel really worked for me, because I was just SO NERVOUS while reading it. I think it's because the reader has so much more information than the characters about certain things, and it's like when you want to scream at the girl in the horror movie to NOT GO DOWN THAT HALLWAY!
I think more than any of the others this book is the best example of Marla's questionable life choices, but I really like that she's so incredibly flawed.
wealhtheow's review
3.0
After one of her few friends dies, Marla is desperate to bring him back--desperate enough that she threatens a guardian of all reality into letting her kidnap another version of him from an alternate reality. But of course this rips a hole that goes both ways, and the supremely evil Marla Mason from the alternate world comes to this one, just as our Marla crosses over into the other. They each wreak havoc in each other's realities for a while, and it's pretty fun to watch until the Mason . It's so awful that I actually agreed with
All this was intense enough that I'm going to take a little break from Marla's world, before checking out the next book to see what happens next.
Spoiler
flat out starts murdering the sorcerers of Felport, who I've come to really like over the course of these booksSpoiler
the council's unanimous vote to strip Marla of her title as Chief Sorcerer and exile her from Felport.All this was intense enough that I'm going to take a little break from Marla's world, before checking out the next book to see what happens next.
glennisleblanc's review
3.0
This story was serialized on the net at http://www.marlamason.net/mirrors/ I bought a finished copy in eformat only online so I wouldn't have to reload pages and read it when and where I wanted to. The downside to reading this on my phone was I didn't read the book all in one setting but in bits in pieces which turned out to be fine with the way it was written. The events in the book deal with the aftereffects of Spell Games. After the death of someone close to her she tries to bring this person back to her by going to a mirror universe. Of course doing this causes the Anti Marla to come to this world and Marla has to deal with the consequences of her actions and also does a bit of cleanup in the world that Anti Marla comes from. I really liked this and it really drove home the point that there are no easy shortcuts and everything you do has actions that effect other people. The plus to looking up the series online I found out I missed a Kickstarter for the next book but it all ready available to be downloaded in most formats or read online. But kick some money to the writer as a tip please.
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