Burned (Alex Verus, #7)

by Benedict Jacka

Mage Alex Verus is back in the seventh in the “gorgeously realized”* urban fantasy series from the national bestselling author of Veiled.
 
I’m used to people wanting me dead. But, this time, I’m not the only one on the hit list—and time is running out...
 
Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have him executed. Fighting for his life is nothing new, but this kill order also calls for the death of Alex’s dependents—and there’s no way that he’ll let Luna, Anne, and Vari take the heat.
 
With only a week before he’s history, Alex will have to figure out how to disassociate himself from his friends, scrounge up allies on the Council, and hopefully keep his head attached to his body.
 
But saving himself is going to bring him into direct opposition with his former master and the Dark mages surrounding him. And, this time, escaping with his life might mean losing his soul...

• ISBN10: 0425275760
• ISBN13: 9780425275764
• Publish Date: 5 April 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Ace Books
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425275764

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

Well, Alex finally did it. He pissed off the wrong person on the Council of Mages, and they ordered an executive kill order. Worse yet, the order also includes Luna, Anne, and Vari. But to do that they’ll need the votes and Alex will not make it easy.

Holy Spellcasters this was an intense, unforgiving, bite your nails to the bits listen. Alex has always gotten himself and others out of a tight fix and just when it seems he was winning, he was not.

Addictive, frustrating, complex and cleverly written from time in a bubble to alliances and friendships, I laughed, screamed and even cried out in frustration.

Alex has always been a loner, trusting no one, but he’d die for his friends. It was interesting to see where relationships fell. Who would never waiver and who would stick to the letter of the law, unable to the corruption and strategic powerplays. If you ever doubted why Alex didn’t want to align with any side or join the council, you will never doubt him after this.

The storyline is brilliant, a complete five star, but the ending ripped me in two and had it not been my smartphone I would have hurled it at the wall. Right now I am bloody mad at Benedict Jacka. We shall see if that changes with Bound.

Gildart Jackson has become the voice of these characters, particularly Alex. He captures the emotion, tension and characters brilliantly taking this story to the next level. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer

[malberto]

The last one had me a little disappointed, but this remind me why i kept looking at the end of Fated for more pages! Fast paced, well written and fun, everything that i look for in a UF book. In a genre filled with so much repetitive and derivative stuff is refreshing to read Jacka's work!