Bound (Alex Verus, #8)

Posted on 26 September 2018 by Benedict Jacka

Mage Alex Verus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the eighth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.Right now I wasn t seeing Richard as the teacher out of my nightmares, he was just another Dark mage, and I looked into the future to see what would happen if I turned that knife on him insteadAlex Verus is still haunted by his time apprenticed to Richard Drakh He s been free of him for many years, but now the only way to keep his friends from being harmed is to again work for Richard and his deadly ally Even worse, he s forced to bring the Light mage Anne into this servitude as well.After weeks of being hunted and finally cornered into what he thought was his last stand, Alex never thought his life would be spared and never anticipated at what price This time, the diviner can see no way out Read Bound (Alex Verus, #8) – kino-fada.fr I was so excited to get this on Netgalley and I m still excited after having read the latest Alex novel Things have changed quite a bit for him and his friends after the events of Burned, and for any of you who remember the end, things have gotten Dark indeed.Having no spoilers is going to be a huge chore here because all I want to do is talk about the new developments and the strange reveals and the action and the end surprise sigh I tell you, I m still so excited However, I can safely tel I was so excited to get this on Netgalley and I m still excited after having read the latest Alex novel Things have changed quite a bit for him and his friends after the events of Burned, and for any of you who remember the end, things have gotten Dark indeed.Having no spoilers is going to be a huge chore here because all I want to do is talk about the new developments and the strange reveals and the action and the end surprise sigh I tell you, I m still so excited However, I can safely tell you that this series is s...Number 8 in the series and still going so well There was an interesting new approach in this one with the story being spread over a much longer time period than usual There s a lot of discussion and debate between the main characters and some explanations and philosophising but it never slows the book down Of course there is also a huge amount of action and Alex gets really tough by the end Never threaten his Anne My only problem was that the book was far too short, but what a great and tota Number 8 in the series and still going so well There was an interesting new approach in this one with the story being spread over a much longer time period than usual There s a lot of discussion and debate between the main characters and some explanations and philosophising but it never slows...I d like to apologize to Benedict Jacka He spent months slaving over this book and I devoured it in a lazy Saturday afternoon like some demented Mr Creosote It was good, but I am already ready forSorry.This is the eighth book in the Alex Verus series, and I m glad to find that Alex is finally realising that he has to do something other than just deal with today s problem then sit back and wait for tomorrow s He s starting to think ahead, and this gives the potential forinteresting developments in the future.Although the action takes place over several months rather than thetypical several days it moves quickly enough that this book felt shorter than the 416 pagessays i This is the eighth book in the Alex Verus series, and I m glad to find that Alex is finally realising that he has to do something other than just deal with today s problem then sit back and wait...This long running urban fantasy series still delivers the goods despite this one being a bridging novel between the disasters of the previous books and finding out the true plans of the Dark Mages.Alex and Anne are now bound to serve Richard Drakh under pain of the death of everyone they know and care about Strangely, what Richard does with their service is largely business as usual for both of them with even worse relations with the Light Mages of the Council It s hard to believe those relati This long running urban fantasy series still delivers the goods despite this one being a bridging novel between the disasters of the previous books and finding out the true plans of the Dark Mages.Alex and Anne are now bound to s...3.5 to 4 starsDecent enough Alex Verus story Volume 8 in the saga and he is now working reluctant for his old mentor and the Dark Mages His loyal team remain as does his giant spider friend Arachne as they face a minefield of politics and violence trying to do the right thing Felt like a b...Working as Morden s liaison to the Keepers as well as his personal aide is the only thing that keeps Levistus s death sentence off of Alex Verus head So even this situation is not one that Alex wants from himself he needs to learn how to work with it But Alex realizes that he needs a bargaining position, a win condition, that can help him fighting against both Richard and Levistus so while doing his job at the council, Alex also tries to work on his personal powerI truly forgot how I e Working as Morden s liaison to the Keepers as well as his personal aide is the only thing that keeps Levistus s death sentence off of Alex Verus head So even this situation is not one that Alex wants from himself he needs to learn how to work with it But Alex realizes that he needs a bargaining position, a win condition, that can help him fighting against both...Oh, poor Alex Verus life just keeps getting worse for him.As the book opens Alex and Anne have been blackmailed into working for Dark Mage Richard Drakh and his right hand, the first Dark Mage representative on the Council, Morden The gang of four Alex, Anne, Lunar and Variam are broken and isolated, forced to align with the Dark Mages against their wishes and villified by the Light Mages they walk a deadly line Even Drakh and Morden s Chosen and other cohorts loath and detest Alex His home Oh, poor Alex Verus life just keeps getting worse for him.As the book opens Alex and Anne have been blackmailed into working for Dark Mage Richard Drakh and his right hand, the first Dark Mage representative on the Council, Morden The gang of four Alex, Anne, Lunar and Variam are broken and isolated, forced to align with the Dark Mages against their wishes and villified by the Light Mages they walk a deadly line Even Drakh and Morden s Chosen and other cohorts loath and detest Alex His home and livelihood have been razed to the ground Can you understand why I pre ordered this book an...Wow I love that the Alex Verus series is always filled with action and dire situations Bound starts right where the previous book, Burned, left off and I do so enjoy the title that has been chosen for this book Alex is absolutely bound by circumstances in this book and there is no wiggle room for the choices he must make Having already lost everything, there is very little that Alex has left to lose, except his friends It is this threat, the promise of death to everyone he cares for, that m Wow I love that the Alex Verus series is always filled with action and dire situations Bound starts ...

26 September 2018

Benedict Jacka