Reviewed by kimbacaffeinate on
All Mages have power but each is different. Alex is a Diviner. He can see into the future shifting through possible outcomes. So say, for example, he wants you to choose the red hat, because he wants the blue one. He can shift through all the scenarios that could unfold until he finds the one in which you choose the red one. Then he need only follow it back to see what led you to that choice and select that path! Cool right? I liked Alex, although my husband felt the narrator made him sound arrogant. I thought he sounded confident, British and more matter of fact. More brain than brawn.
When Luna, his young friend, a woman inflicted with a terrible curse brings him a strange object trouble follows. It seems someone wants a rare artifact unlocked and they need a Diviner to do it. Soon Alex and Luna find themselves in great danger. They will need to outwit not only the council but rogue mages.
This was a brilliant start to the series and I found the world Jacka created to be refreshing, complex and developed. We meet a lot of secondary characters, explore myths and play with some pretty cool magical devices.
Gildart Jackson narrates, and I thought he did a fine job with both Alex and Luna’s characters. Sometimes the secondary characters’ voices ran together a little and my husband didn’t feel he matched Alex’s character but on this he and I shall disagree. I am looking forward to continuing the series on audio. I have purchased the next four audiobooks, and have nearly finished book two. Look for my review in late August, early September. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
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- 26 February, 2019: Reviewed