kepheus's review
3.0
Still love the writing and characters, but there's a lot of deus ex machina going on here. Also, calling it a book is insulting to purchasers. This is the second part of a book that was started in the previous "book". It feels like the publisher spat these out to fulfill a schedule rather than wait for the whole thing.
bunnerz's review
4.0
Ratings - completed series:
#1 Justice Calling: ★★★★☆
#2 Murder of Crows: ★★★★☆
#3 Pack of Lies: ★★★★☆
#4 Hunting Season: ★★★★☆
#5 Heartache: ★★★★☆
#6 Thicker Than Blood (this book): ★★★★☆
#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: ★★★★☆
#5 Heartache: ★★★★☆
#6 Thicker Than Blood (this book): ★★★★☆
#7 Magic to the Bone: ★★★☆☆
#8 Dungeon Crawl: ★★★★☆
#9 River of No Return: ★★★★☆
#10 Balancing the Scales: ★★★★☆
heyt's review
3.0
I see now why people think this and the previous installment should have been one book together. Jade is split from her friends and has to regroup because saving her friends really did a number on her. In this installment Jade is sent on a quest to get help and answers from her biological father. I think it was interesting to see Jade outside of the family she has created for her self. I think this was a good step in her journey because she learns how to trust and lean more on her allies. I am curious to see how much she takes her lessons from this installment and puts into practice when she is once again reunited with her friends.
slc333's review
3.0
Picks up where the previous book left off with Jade landing in the middle of nowhere with no magic from her time twisting in the previous book. Although a continuation of the previous story and with main story arc (the fight with Samir) still unresolved and continuing into the next instalment it was less annoying this time around because the main thrust of this story was Jade searching for her birth father to regain her magic is dealt with. Really liked the chapters from Harper's perspective, she was completely awesome, more so than Jade this time around.
a_h_haga's review
2.0
REREAD 2019
I'm reading all the books again in preparations of 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.
I'm not sure if it is me listening to the whole series in one go, the timing, or if it's just the fact, but I'm sad to say that I'm fallen out of love with this series. When I first started reading it, it was new and original. Now, I see so many things borrowed from other well known authors - which is what authors do, but some do it in a way that hides it better. I also feel that the last two books have been rather aim-less. They're a lot heavier in their plot, and has a lot more haist feels to them, which I'm not really a fan of.
Like in this book. Jade is alone and needs to find someone, so she gets a new crew of awesome folks to help her break into a place. The whole book is about this. Yes, we get glimpses into what's going on with the others, but it feels a little wrong, somehow.
And then there's the ending. All the Deus Ex Machina!
Ok, yes, we have gotten hints of it before, but the way it's done doesn't really do the series credit.
So, here I stand, finding I've outgrown a series that I really liked, finally ready to start reading the last book of this arc, and I'm not sure if I should. Should I take a small break from this series, just one book, and come back with fresh eyes, or should I just push through? I honestly don't know.
The newness of the next book might save it from my slump, or it might not...
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And so I got my hands on the next audiobook in this series. I could probably just buy them on Kindle, but I'm invested in hearing them all now.
Also, I'm really looking forward to the last book being out so I can do a re-listen of the whole series! Could probably get them all down in half a month.
But, to this book.
It picks up right after the last one and has a split POV between Jade and Harper, which is good 'cause the ending in the last book... wow, it stressed me out.
As usual, well written and lots of fun geek references for my generation, which I love.
Also, an interesting twist toward the end. Really looking forward to getting my hands on the next book!
I'm reading all the books again in preparations of 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.
I'm not sure if it is me listening to the whole series in one go, the timing, or if it's just the fact, but I'm sad to say that I'm fallen out of love with this series. When I first started reading it, it was new and original. Now, I see so many things borrowed from other well known authors - which is what authors do, but some do it in a way that hides it better. I also feel that the last two books have been rather aim-less. They're a lot heavier in their plot, and has a lot more haist feels to them, which I'm not really a fan of.
Like in this book. Jade is alone and needs to find someone, so she gets a new crew of awesome folks to help her break into a place. The whole book is about this. Yes, we get glimpses into what's going on with the others, but it feels a little wrong, somehow.
And then there's the ending. All the Deus Ex Machina!
Ok, yes, we have gotten hints of it before, but the way it's done doesn't really do the series credit.
So, here I stand, finding I've outgrown a series that I really liked, finally ready to start reading the last book of this arc, and I'm not sure if I should. Should I take a small break from this series, just one book, and come back with fresh eyes, or should I just push through? I honestly don't know.
The newness of the next book might save it from my slump, or it might not...
------------------------------
And so I got my hands on the next audiobook in this series. I could probably just buy them on Kindle, but I'm invested in hearing them all now.
Also, I'm really looking forward to the last book being out so I can do a re-listen of the whole series! Could probably get them all down in half a month.
But, to this book.
It picks up right after the last one and has a split POV between Jade and Harper, which is good 'cause the ending in the last book... wow, it stressed me out.
As usual, well written and lots of fun geek references for my generation, which I love.
Also, an interesting twist toward the end. Really looking forward to getting my hands on the next book!
traditionson's review
4.0
The hell
So somehow I was expecting more about her meeting with her father and less about how they met but at the same time it worked and confirmed a couple of suspicions I had much earlier in the series. I am really looking forward to seeing how the other new characters come into it. I hope they weren’t a one off.
So somehow I was expecting more about her meeting with her father and less about how they met but at the same time it worked and confirmed a couple of suspicions I had much earlier in the series. I am really looking forward to seeing how the other new characters come into it. I hope they weren’t a one off.
ewolf's review
Good book. Some suspicions from previous book are confirmed later in this one. It also doesn't leave off like it is in the middle of a major event. Instead stops at a point that leaves one wanting to read more. Nice change from book 5, which wasn't found amusing in how it ended.
There are a ton of references to other books and geek-culture in the book. A given considering the story itself.
There are a ton of references to other books and geek-culture in the book. A given considering the story itself.
popestig's review
3.0
This could easily have been the second part of the last book. There was no need for the cliff-hanger.
Adding in a whole new crew of supernatural miscreants also seems a bit of an odd device.
The nerd-service does most of the carrying in this book.
Adding in a whole new crew of supernatural miscreants also seems a bit of an odd device.
The nerd-service does most of the carrying in this book.