Really great start to a new series. I love the humor used. Very interested in knowing a little more about the world these characters live in since magic is a known thing. We also need more info about Garen. Also, I want to know more about Mobius, probably the most unique familiar ever. Basically I just want more!
One of the things that did bother me was a scenario would be set up and then it wouldn't play out on the page. Example: Wards were set up to keep people away from the area they were clearing of bad magic because this was not a single day project. Everyone is exhausted at the end of a long day and they get called in to unstick a couple of people who ignored the keep out signs and got stuck in the ward. Now this would normally be simple to take down the ward, get the people, and put the ward back up. But, when they get there, Bel realizes they forgot to scrub the residual magic and the wards have sucked all of this magic residue up and twisted it into something insane, the magic has kind of melded the ward into the rock. They aren't sure how to get this undone, but they know if they get done before midnight they will be lucky. End of chapter. Next chapter starts with them waking up the next morning, and all that is said is 1 sentence about they got the people out and Matt and Victoria didn't get the calls, due to not checking there phones. First, you set me up for this whole situation, then leave me hanging. Second, 2 government agents in the middle of a dangerous job just leave 1 phone charging and the other on vibrate and neither check the phones at all from about 5pm till the next morning? and the other agents don't go track them down when they don't respond to calls about people being stuck in the wards? Makes no sense. Also this isn't the only time a scene was set up, then left off page.
I like this author a lot. (although I really need more Jon books, I feel his and Brandon's relationship has really evolved to a great place after Vegas and I so need the next adventure where they are a solid couple to really round out the series) I really love the adventure, the humor, and the unique take on the different worlds in AJ Sherwoods different series. I haven't had many issues with editing which is a bonus in this genre.
I fully recommend anything by this author, even the first book in Jon's mysteries which had some personal issues that the author fixed in the next books.
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