After such a relentless beginning to this series in The Given i did wonder if this book would keep up with the pace: i most certainly wasn’t disappointed.
As i surmised in my review of The Given, more characters and groups were added along the way slowly building even more complexity and depth into the story, our protagonist finally has to decide which group she’s going to join, and all this is done with never a dull moment.
Once again, it’s incredibly well written, fast paced, and just sucks your attention in as it keeps rewarding you by revealing ever more bits and pieces of the story as you go along.
I do admit to not being aware of having read any urban fantasy before. I kind of got put of the whole genre by the awful stuff TV show stuff. So it’s really nice to be shown just how good this genre can be when done really well. The magic system, which Colby calls “Alchemy”, is well put together and certainly works for the story really well, as each group and character seems to have something different to reveal about it as they themselves get revealed within the story.
All there’s left to say is, so far, so very, very good, and its definitely left me wanting a lot more.
I’ve got a few other books to read but i’ll be back soon with The Lock In.
