By Benedict Jacka
An Alex Verus story
Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. And while Alex's own powers aren't as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future--allowing him to pull off operations that have a million-to-one-chance of success
I like Alex Verus’s world a lot.
Benedict brings to a life characters that big, fun and different. I
was unsure if I would read the book, being one of three magical books
that I brought when the mood caught me. Fated was the first one and I
wasn’t disappointed. The book its self is easy to read and smooth.
I finished it rather quickly.
We are introduced to a world of magic,
dark mages and battles. We meet creatures and some serious James Bond
Type villains. I would say I was reading a spy novel at time, the
character of Alex is smooth as you like and has the gift of the gab.
I am ware this is a series of books so
I imagine we will be propelled forward more into his world the more
we read the books. This was a great introduction. A little of
everything to wet your appetite.
I got a lot of enjoyment reading the
book, having to know what was going to kick off next and I wouldn’t
rule out reading the other books but now I have sat down to write
about it, other than what I have stated above I can not seem to
muster much more than that. Shame.
I would recommend it but then I am
newish to the genera so maybe I know nothing at all!! :D
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