Risen
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- Author：Benedict Jacka
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Reviews
David
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Well， the series is finally over。 I’m glad I stuck with it and sometime in the future I’ll start the series again and read the books once again。
Eric
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Excellent conclusion A nail bitter with a gripping story， one I could not put down。 Finishing the book and the series has been very satisfying！
Brian Briggs
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What a way to finish a series！ Bravo！！
Kristy Maitz
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What an interesting ending。 Great work。
Jennifer Hilsbos
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Someone once told me that the sign of a good book is one that breaks your heart， puts it back together again， tears it apart。 By the end it puts it back together but leaves it completely changed。By that measure， this is an excellent book。Jacka is an excellent world builder。 The world of Alex Verus remains constant from the first book through to the last。 Even when it is inconvenient。 The magic system that Jacka uses in the Verus world is fairly unique and quite enjoyable。Alex is both a straightf Someone once told me that the sign of a good book is one that breaks your heart， puts it back together again， tears it apart。 By the end it puts it back together but leaves it completely changed。By that measure， this is an excellent book。Jacka is an excellent world builder。 The world of Alex Verus remains constant from the first book through to the last。 Even when it is inconvenient。 The magic system that Jacka uses in the Verus world is fairly unique and quite enjoyable。Alex is both a straightforward and complex protagonist。 He does not have many things that he cares about， but he takes great care of the things that he does care about。 Spoilers ahead for earlier books in the series。Alex has come to the conclusion that he is really a Dark Mage。 However， he doesn't seek to accumulate power for power's sake， but rather in an effort to protect those that he loves。 As the distance grows between him and his friends， he loses his touchstone on morality， which causes him some discomfort， after the fact。 When his lover， Anne， takes Variam and has him possessed by an Ifrit General， Alex faces the difficult choice of rescuing Variam or rescuing Anne。 They way that Alex solves this challenge takes up the second half of the book in what is an exciting and satisfying resolution。 。。。more
Sesler
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My Rating System:5- Perfect for my taste， could not physically stop reading/listening， wanted more afterword。4- Almost perfect， could not stop reading/listening， probably wanted more afterword。3- Enjoyed the book， could see others loving it， need to think if I want more。2- Can see why others might like the book， but I could not， I do not want more。 1- What is this？ What went wrong？ Why did they do this？ This doesn't make any sense！ （No idea who it is for but definitely not for me）。[Audiobook Ver My Rating System:5- Perfect for my taste， could not physically stop reading/listening， wanted more afterword。4- Almost perfect， could not stop reading/listening， probably wanted more afterword。3- Enjoyed the book， could see others loving it， need to think if I want more。2- Can see why others might like the book， but I could not， I do not want more。 1- What is this？ What went wrong？ Why did they do this？ This doesn't make any sense！ （No idea who it is for but definitely not for me）。[Audiobook Version]What an ending。 Without spoiling anything， this was a good ending to the Alex Verus story。 I do wish some things were different but I am satisfied with the way things turned out。 This series was my introduction to audiobooks and other fantasy novels。 Probably not considered the best choice， but nonetheless I am happy with the way things turned out。 。。。more
Glennis
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Book 12 finally ends this series。 Alex needs to stop the jinn that is inside Anne and somehow keep her safe as Richard is also trying to take the jinn and of course double cross the Light council and screw with Alex’s plans。 There is a lot of taking stock in what has happened and all the characters that haven’t made it to the end of the series。 The one surprise was a new/old character that has found a voice before the series comes to a close。 There is an epilogue for readers that always want a b Book 12 finally ends this series。 Alex needs to stop the jinn that is inside Anne and somehow keep her safe as Richard is also trying to take the jinn and of course double cross the Light council and screw with Alex’s plans。 There is a lot of taking stock in what has happened and all the characters that haven’t made it to the end of the series。 The one surprise was a new/old character that has found a voice before the series comes to a close。 There is an epilogue for readers that always want a bit more and I for one was glad of it。 Hopefully we will see some short stories in this setting at some point。Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss 。。。more
Sasan
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Risen was a fitting end to the series， despite having a few things I don't personally agree with。 I have my own blog now， so please do pay it a visit if you're interested in my other reviews :）──────────────────To me， Alex Verus， is the only Urban Fantasy series that made me want to read till the end， and for a time， it was also a comfort series of sorts。 Which makes this end of the road， feel somewhat bittersweet in a sense。 I've actually started reading this series as a palate cleanser very ea Risen was a fitting end to the series， despite having a few things I don't personally agree with。 I have my own blog now， so please do pay it a visit if you're interested in my other reviews :）──────────────────To me， Alex Verus， is the only Urban Fantasy series that made me want to read till the end， and for a time， it was also a comfort series of sorts。 Which makes this end of the road， feel somewhat bittersweet in a sense。 I've actually started reading this series as a palate cleanser very early this year， so seeing the transition it made was interesting。 We've had our ups for 8 installments， before our downs in 9&10 and then the revival in 11。 Risen is the finale to this experience。 While I wouldn't say that I was blown away by it， I'll still say that it was a "fitting" conclusion in a way。 ──────────────────A warning before proceeding。 Nothing in the below is a spoiler to the events in this book， I'm always vague in my reviews for obvious reasons。 However， I will be discussing the results of the build up from the previous 11 books。 Since those things are really what decided the flow of the narrative in this conclusion。 ──────────────────Unlike the previous 11 books in this series， the major theme or event that takes place here， is the battle between factions。 There are more than one front， and seeing how each acted here was intriguing。 I say it like that because， the alliances and whatever else the author tried to build up to， amounted to an expected outcome。 Which， in turn， made me think of how somewhat pointless of a plot-line it was on the whole。 This is just me babbling away here， but this idea could have been taken at a different angle to postpone the inevitable。 While， making it seem like there is a bigger exploitation here。 But， that wasn't really the case this time along。 Having things build up over the course of many books， and then not utilizing it to the full potential it seems to have will always be a missed opportunity to me。 This time was not different。 However， this to me， wasn't exactly a bad thing to see。 I enjoy seeing villains be villains， heroes be heroes and above all else， I enjoy seeing problems appear when things appear to be going smoothly。 It creates a level of tension that makes any battle， much more interesting。 Risen has that in huge ways， given that their opponents weren't just humans。 However， it's also where the shortcomings of an overpowered protagonist start being prominent。 I am of the firm belief that Alex Verus as a character， was overpowered from page one of Fated。 Over the course of these 11 books before this finale， Alex has been gaining （sometimes also losing） friends， allies， influences and above all， more powers。 That last one， is the one that matters to me the most。 Because， Benedict Jacka doesn't shy away from killing some characters， making more problems， making it all bloody and putting them through danger over and over again。 He's incredibly good at making me want to know more， and get me excited。 But， having a character like Alex who can literally shift the flow of time and the futures to his advantages and whims， while being physically capable enough to bridge any gaps， makes all that created tension of danger， go away。 This unfortunately， doesn't create the massive amounts of fun I hope to see in my books。 All the worry about a fate， or how something is going to go， is moot when the protagonist has an ability as broken as this one。 To the extent。 that the conflict in the series continues to rely on people being people， and the human errors， grudges and stubbornness that come with it。 I mean， one of the biggest issues of the series， was easily resolved as if I'm on a literal kindergarten playground， which should be an impression that speaks for itself。 I refrained from discussing anything that comes to character fates， or actions， because it doesn't change much from the thoughts I've had in Forged。 But， I will say that it was wrapped up very neatly with all of the important things resolved。 I don't see where else this series could go with this set of characters， even if some feel underused in comparison。 Though， I wouldn't be against coming back to this world is some other parts of it and seeing what those mages are up to。 Ultimately， I will say that I enjoyed it more so than anything else。 It's a good big battle， filled with many types of magic， many smaller battles and a few choices that only push forward previously established ideas concerning some character mentalities。 My issues with it are prominent （many started a long time ago）， but even then Benedict Jacka managed to create something that was entertaining to read and worth sticking around for 12 books。 I do feel somewhat disappointed about a few things， but I do consider it time well spent。 Which I believe， is always the ultimate goal when consuming a piece of entertainment。 。。。more
Aaron Clover
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A great end to a great series。 It cements Alex Verus as my favorite urban fantasy series。 It's just so consistently good。 A great end to a great series。 It cements Alex Verus as my favorite urban fantasy series。 It's just so consistently good。 。。。more
Heidi
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I’m rounding this one up to five stars because the series as a whole was such an enjoyable read。 I thought the author did a great job of wrapping this story up。 You really can’t start the book with this one but if you’re the sort to wait for a series to be finished before you start it this one’s an excellent choice if you like urban fantasy and prefer any romantic buts to be a sub plot and not the main note in the series。 Alex is a likable and sympathetic main character。 The universe sure dumps I’m rounding this one up to five stars because the series as a whole was such an enjoyable read。 I thought the author did a great job of wrapping this story up。 You really can’t start the book with this one but if you’re the sort to wait for a series to be finished before you start it this one’s an excellent choice if you like urban fantasy and prefer any romantic buts to be a sub plot and not the main note in the series。 Alex is a likable and sympathetic main character。 The universe sure dumps on him but he keeps getting back up。 I look forward to the author’s next series as a definite to read book！ 。。。more
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Bittersweet。I wanted some reconciliations and didn't get them。The ending caps off the series in my opinion。 Fantastic。 Bittersweet。I wanted some reconciliations and didn't get them。The ending caps off the series in my opinion。 Fantastic。 。。。more
Darius Amini
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Through the years， I have read a fair number of fantasy series， both urban and not。 And I can say for sure that Alex Verus series is my most favorite fantasy series of all time。 I've just finished the last book and feeling both happy for finishing this interesting journey with Alex and sad because the series is done and there is no more Alex Verus coming。 I wish the best for Mr。 Jacka and hope to read his new， and most likely brilliant book soon。 Through the years， I have read a fair number of fantasy series， both urban and not。 And I can say for sure that Alex Verus series is my most favorite fantasy series of all time。 I've just finished the last book and feeling both happy for finishing this interesting journey with Alex and sad because the series is done and there is no more Alex Verus coming。 I wish the best for Mr。 Jacka and hope to read his new， and most likely brilliant book soon。 。。。more
Susanna
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Risen ends the twelve-book-long Alex Verus series。 Verus has come a long way from a minor mage keeping a magic shop in London to one of the most powerful mages in the country， thanks to some special items， like fateweaver， which allows him to choose the paths the future takes。 Unfortunately it comes with a price of slowly killing him by turning him into stone。Alex doesn’t have a lot of time left， but he still needs to handle the two major issues in his life before he dies: save his ex-girlfriend Risen ends the twelve-book-long Alex Verus series。 Verus has come a long way from a minor mage keeping a magic shop in London to one of the most powerful mages in the country， thanks to some special items， like fateweaver， which allows him to choose the paths the future takes。 Unfortunately it comes with a price of slowly killing him by turning him into stone。Alex doesn’t have a lot of time left， but he still needs to handle the two major issues in his life before he dies: save his ex-girlfriend Anne from being possessed by an evil jinn， and end his megalomaniac former teacher Richard。I’ve never entirely understood Alex’s relationship with Anne。 If I recall correctly， she was an ex-girlfriend already when the series started， and all his dealings with her have made him seem like a dumped guy obsessing with his ex。 For most of the series， she’s seemed happy with the choices she’s made， but Alex has to know better。 That the jinn does become the master of her in the end is exactly the ‘I told you so’ moment she calls it—and she still hopes he leaves her alone。 He doesn’t。His dealing with Richard is more satisfying and it’s left to the very end。 Alex is at his last breath—literally， as his lungs have stopped working—and he has to pull off the impossible before dying。 A death scene in first person narrative is never easy， but the author does a passable job with it。And then he immediately ruins the poignant moment by jumping to his author voice to mock the reader。 I’ve seldom encountered a stupider move in a book， and I can’t believe his editor allowed it to go through。 What did he think？ That we wouldn’t read the epilogue otherwise？ Not that I really cared for what happened to Alex’s apprentice Luna， but she did give us the closure with Alex and Anne。 [spoiler] That Anne’s turned from evil to someone who bakes and happily keeps a home is something else again。 Are there no other roles for women than a mother and a bitch？ [end spoiler]But most of the book is taken by an endless battle。 It starts around 8% mark and continues to the very end。 I don’t generally care for battles， and this was mind-numbingly long and pointless。 It really didn’t add anything to the story and was merely something the reader had to suffer through to get to the main part， Anne and Richard。Now that the series is over， I have mixed feelings about it。 It had its good moments， but the best books were in the beginning。 We have a closure of sorts for Alex， and that’s good enough for me。I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chris Johnson
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Risen being the final instalment of the series has a lot of loose ends to round up。 Benedict Jacka goes above and beyond to give the series and it's readers resolution for the series。 Fantastic read from cover to cover， looking forward to future work from the author and what their next series will look like。 Risen being the final instalment of the series has a lot of loose ends to round up。 Benedict Jacka goes above and beyond to give the series and it's readers resolution for the series。 Fantastic read from cover to cover， looking forward to future work from the author and what their next series will look like。 。。。more
Martin Sear
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Brilliant seriesAn excellent ending， which cannot be said for a lot of series， very much enjoyed the stories and writing and will look out for more of his work in the future
Matthias Kalupner
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A bitter sweet ending to a great series！ Thanks @Bendict Jacka for the great work。
S。J。 Higbee
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In addition to being the twelfth book in the series， this is also the final instalment of Alex’s adventures。 So as well as providing yet another gripping adventure， Risen has to provide a fitting and satisfactory ending to this popular， long-running series。 I would add that if for any reason you haven’t read any of the books， or have missed out a few – please don’t tuck into this one unless you’ve at least read Fallen and Forged， or you won’t fully appreciate the enormity of what Alex has gone t In addition to being the twelfth book in the series， this is also the final instalment of Alex’s adventures。 So as well as providing yet another gripping adventure， Risen has to provide a fitting and satisfactory ending to this popular， long-running series。 I would add that if for any reason you haven’t read any of the books， or have missed out a few – please don’t tuck into this one unless you’ve at least read Fallen and Forged， or you won’t fully appreciate the enormity of what Alex has gone through。 Unlike many books in a series， I cannot claim that you won’t understand what is happening – Jacka is very adept at ensuring the reader does know some of the backstory to what is going on。 And as a result， this one took a bit of time to get going。I didn’t find this a problem， as I felt this was also in line with Alex’s character development。 After all， he is facing his imminent death due to a lethal magical infection – so it makes sense that he is thinking about how he got to this stage and who is responsible for the mess he’s in。 I’ve always been impressed with Jacka’s characterisation of Alex as a divination mage – the way his ability to see into the future very rapidly wanes as the possibilities multiply is spot on。 And while it does give him some advantages in a fight， given he often has lacked the weaponry of other mages， avoidance and nudging others into making mistakes has generally been his only way to survive。 So how can this play out in a massive pitched battle against some truly terrifying beings – his former girlfriend being one of the most lethal adversaries？By now， Alex has become equipped with some mighty tools of his own。 And his first-person narration as someone who now has the ability to wreak revenge upon the disturbingly long list of people who have badly twisted his life in the past， is masterful。 Alex has never been the cuddliest of protagonists – and this time around， his aloof persona that tries to keep everyone at a distance rings absolutely true。 So that by the time it all kicked off， I was completely invested in the story and desperate for Alex to be able to succeed – though that seemed to be an impossible dream。I was also very aware that Jacka doesn’t flinch from killing off established characters， if it serves the story – and there are losses during the battle that made me wince。 So in addition to providing a gripping， action-filled plot – does Jacka also bring this series to a fitting conclusion？ Yep。 It completely works for me。 I’m sorry to see the end of this classy， well-written urban fantasy series – but so glad to see the story safely landed。 Very highly recommended for fans of the series。 While I obtained an arc of Risen from the publishers via Netgalley， the opinions I have expressed are unbiased and my own。10/10 。。。more
Dom Shaw
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Brilliant end to a brilliant seriesIt's been an epic journey。 Alex Verus ranks alongside Harry Dresden as one of my favourite urban fantasy characters and following the story of his life has been a joy。 Thank you， Benedict - I'm very much looking forward to your new series。 Brilliant end to a brilliant seriesIt's been an epic journey。 Alex Verus ranks alongside Harry Dresden as one of my favourite urban fantasy characters and following the story of his life has been a joy。 Thank you， Benedict - I'm very much looking forward to your new series。 。。。more
THE BIBLIOPHILE （Rituranjan）
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A fitting conclusion to one of the most dynamic urban fantasy series I've had the pleasure of reading。 This last novel brims with non-stop magical action and mayhem galore。 Everything explodes in a terrifying bang。 I enjoyed it， but was also a little irked at times， because I missed the suspense and anticipation of the previous books。 The ending is bittersweet， and I believe it is justified， as the characters underwent a long journey of loss， love， hope and struggle。 This was like Stallone's The A fitting conclusion to one of the most dynamic urban fantasy series I've had the pleasure of reading。 This last novel brims with non-stop magical action and mayhem galore。 Everything explodes in a terrifying bang。 I enjoyed it， but was also a little irked at times， because I missed the suspense and anticipation of the previous books。 The ending is bittersweet， and I believe it is justified， as the characters underwent a long journey of loss， love， hope and struggle。 This was like Stallone's The Expendables， but with magic and guns akimbo。 One hell of a violent ride。 I'm satisfied with this。 I love how Jacka had upped the ante for Alex， and how the characters took a more ambiguous turn towards the end。 As for the main antagonist， Drakh， who was one of the most enigmatic characters in the entire series， his motive felt flat for me。 But， that's a minor niggle。 The confrontation between him and Alex was terrific。 Also， I love how Luna has grown into a more fierce and independent woman though。 But， I wish， we had gotten to see Arachne and the Dragon one more time。 If Jacka visits this world someday， I hope he writes a series with Jin-Yeong as the protagonist， as I see a lot of unfulfilled potential in her character。This journey with Alex Verus was thrilling and entertaining， a mix of both grim and joyous moments。 And， I'm happy that Jacka has ended the series with a positive note， without making this unnecessarily lengthy like Dresden。 I read the acknowledgement at the end， and I agree with the author。 So， it's a sort of goodbye to Verus， but with the hope of meeting him and Anne again， perhaps in someone else's story。 Now， for sometime， they atleast deserve some peace and quiet， baking cookies and playing with their magic fox。 。。。more
☕️Kimberly
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Penny
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I have been with this series since the very beginning， and I can’t believe this is the last one…and what a way to go！ Everything has come to a head， and Alex must save everyone， including the girl he loves， or die trying。 I really can’t say too much about this as I don’t want to inadvertently give away any spoilers， but what I can say is that this is a very fitting end to the series， and I laughed at the end at the way the author kinda， sorta， kept us hanging。 Kinda， sorta。 Wink， wink， nudge， nu I have been with this series since the very beginning， and I can’t believe this is the last one…and what a way to go！ Everything has come to a head， and Alex must save everyone， including the girl he loves， or die trying。 I really can’t say too much about this as I don’t want to inadvertently give away any spoilers， but what I can say is that this is a very fitting end to the series， and I laughed at the end at the way the author kinda， sorta， kept us hanging。 Kinda， sorta。 Wink， wink， nudge， nudge。 LOL！ This is a well-written urban fantasy， and this last book is filled with lots of action， surprises， and some unexpected twists。 I am completely happy with this way this series and book ended。 Highly recommend。 I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed。 。。。more
Steve
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My goodness。 This was almost impossible to put down， but I was also dreading reading it because then the series would be over， and I'm incredibly attached to it！ The action didn't so much pick up from the first page， as not let off from the end of the previous book， and given the cliffhanger that was dumped at our feet， that was all to the good。 It also never really left off， giving us short lulls to catch our breath and think about what was happening and speculate on what was going to happen， b My goodness。 This was almost impossible to put down， but I was also dreading reading it because then the series would be over， and I'm incredibly attached to it！ The action didn't so much pick up from the first page， as not let off from the end of the previous book， and given the cliffhanger that was dumped at our feet， that was all to the good。 It also never really left off， giving us short lulls to catch our breath and think about what was happening and speculate on what was going to happen， but all too soon， we were headfirst into the climax and oh my wasn't it delicious。 I find myself with a few unanswered questions， but I'm delighted with the resolution and will freely admit that I blinked back tears during it。 。。。more
Demet
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Best ending。 Bitter-sweet。
Dejvo
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Nice conclusion to the series。 On one hand I am not happy that there will be no more books， on the other， it felt right to end the series where it was， there wasn't much to evolve。 I am glad that this didn't want down the drain like Dresden Files series。 Nice conclusion to the series。 On one hand I am not happy that there will be no more books， on the other， it felt right to end the series where it was， there wasn't much to evolve。 I am glad that this didn't want down the drain like Dresden Files series。 。。。more
Gareth Otton
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As the books on my 'read' shelf pile up over the years， I have become increasingly sure that the rarest occurrence in the literary world is a long-running series that lives up to its potential and goes out with a bang。 Even some of the best series I have read over the years have failed to achieve what I wanted in the long run and usually leave me disappointed。 It's hard not to become jaded as series after series drops the ball in some way， and soon it feels like I'm chasing a unicorn; something As the books on my 'read' shelf pile up over the years， I have become increasingly sure that the rarest occurrence in the literary world is a long-running series that lives up to its potential and goes out with a bang。 Even some of the best series I have read over the years have failed to achieve what I wanted in the long run and usually leave me disappointed。 It's hard not to become jaded as series after series drops the ball in some way， and soon it feels like I'm chasing a unicorn; something mythical and impossible to spot， let alone catch。 Risen is the final book in the Alex Verus series， and it might just be as close as I'll ever get to that catching that unicorn。 I re-read all the previous books in this series in preparation for this book and one thing that stood out to me was just how consistent these stories are。 There is a year wait in between each novel， something that seems like a long time in the days of digital publishing。 However， considering the quality of each book has been so high， I can only assume that this was the reason for the wait， and considering the quality of the finished product， it is a good trade-off to make。 Risen sticks to that trend， delivering a story that is on par with almost any of the books that had come before it。 It delivers on almost all of the promises the series made over the years and it finishes up the story with an ending that satisfied me in a way most series don't。 Almost all loose ends have been tied up， and in a way that was fitting to their story-arcs， living up to their promised potential。 Basically， I'm saying that if the series is gymnastics routine， then this book is the dismount， and it stuck the landing。 However， that being said， there are a few niggles I have。 They're not big ones， nor are they objective。 These are personal hopes and expectations that weren't quite met and are the reason why there's no such thing as the perfect series， because all readers will have their own desired outcomes and it is impossible for an author to meet every one of them。 The first was that most of this story doesn't take place in London。 Over the series， the author has done an excellent job of grounding this story in that city to the point where the city almost felt like another character。 It was interwoven with Alex's character in such a way that it felt integral to the story。 I understand why the story didn't take place there， the fallout from the events in this book would have had too much of an impact on the normal world。 However， that seemed a little cheap as it felt like the author was trying to avoid a mess he didn't want to deal with rather than let the story go where it wanted and deal with the consequences afterwards。 The second frustration of mine was the lack of some of the characters I had grown to love over this series。 It would have been awesome to get an update on Aracne's fate or maybe even see her one last time。 Same for Starbreeze in some ways。 （view spoiler）[Varium also felt lacking。 It would have been good to see him after he had been freed from the jinn， rather than be told about it。 （hide spoiler）]My third frustration was （view spoiler）[Richard's motivations。 For years he has been built up in the background as this mysterious but powerful figure， building up to some huge goal for some greater purpose。 He was this world's version of Little Finger， with plans within plans， but ultimately his goals amounted to nothing more than he wanted power which felt like a massive anti-climax to me。 I felt like this series was leading up to something bigger than that， something to do with the overarching themes of light versus dark， and how no one is really just one or the other。 I almost expected a last-minute twist where Alex was going to realise that while he didn't agree with Richard's methods， they were actually fighting toward the same goal of upending the status quo and creating a better world for all mages， not just the ones liked by the light council。 It feels like a missed opportunity。 （hide spoiler）]Finally， my biggest wish for this series went unfulfilled。 With all the ways that people have wronged Alex over the years， turned against him despite him always trying to do the right thing， just once I wanted someone to realise they were in the wrong and apologise to him。 I didn't care if it was Sonder， Caldera， Talisid。。。 anyone。 Just once I wanted some acknowledgement for everything that Alex had been through and some apology。 This might not be true to life and it's only a personal thing。。。 but just once would have been nice。 However， overall I can't hold these issues against this book。 I loved this series and think that it went out with the proverbial bang。 As a result， this is one of the rare finished series that I look forward to revisiting again one day， and I also hope to see more from this universe going forward。 （view spoiler）[ The end hinted at Luna taking over the storytelling reigns for future novels， but honestly I still think Alex has some stories left to tell， especially with how things ended with him。 （hide spoiler）]It's a 5-star rating for this book， and a 5-star rating for this series as a whole。 Well done， Mr Jacka。 I loved your story。 。。。more
Cameron Johnston
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A properly satisfying end to a great series packed full of cool and interesting magic and ingenious uses of it。
Murmur
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It's over。 Sad that it's over， glad we had it。 Thanks Benedict， looking forward to the next series。 It's over。 Sad that it's over， glad we had it。 Thanks Benedict， looking forward to the next series。 。。。more
Louise Sansom
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Fantastic ConclusionIt's difficult to write this without spoilers。 Ive reread this series multiple times and have loved it each time。 Its funny， clever and action packed。 I love the character's and while I desperately wanted everyone to have a happy ending I understand why it's just not possible。 I'm sad it's ending but have found that this was the perfect end for the series。 Fantastic ConclusionIt's difficult to write this without spoilers。 Ive reread this series multiple times and have loved it each time。 Its funny， clever and action packed。 I love the character's and while I desperately wanted everyone to have a happy ending I understand why it's just not possible。 I'm sad it's ending but have found that this was the perfect end for the series。 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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