⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes. Tori becomes more enmeshed in the guild and the use of magic as she helps her favourite three mages hunt a dangerous demon.
When I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn’t know a thing about magic. These days, I’m practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there’s one nobody ever talks about: Demonica. Turns out they have a good reason for that. My guild is strictly hellion-free, because who wants to risk life and limb to control the biggest bullies on the mythic playground? Well, some people do, and now a demon has been loosed in the city. My three best friends are determined to slay it, but even badass combat mages are critically out-magicked. And that’s not all. The monster they’re tracking—it’s not hiding. It’s not fleeing. It’s not leaving a trail of corpses everywhere it goes. The demon is hunting too. And in a city full of mythics, it’s searching for deadlier prey. If we can’t unravel the demon’s sinister motivations, more innocent people will die, but finding the answers means digging into dark secrets… and learning truths I never wanted to know.
MY THOUGHTS
We learned more about Ezra and his magic, and it was glorious. Aaron, Kai, and Ezra were as tight as ever and their support of each other made this story even better. I also loved how Darius and the guild stood behind Ezra without qualms.
Instead of Tori getting pulled into trouble by accident, like usual, her three mage friends deliberately invited her to join them in the perilous action. Tori felt more part of the team, even though she made mistakes, some worse than others. I felt plenty of sympathy for Ezra, and I was so happy that he had found a place where he could belong.
The action was fast and thrilling, the magic epic and impressive, the villain super scary, and it was a fun book to read. The ending promised many more interesting adventures ahead. I can recommend this entire series if you like an urban fantasy with humans immersed in the world of magic. It is definitely best to read the books in order. There was no romance, but I live in hope.
I am reading this series as part of this read-along hosted by Anne at Books Of My Heart.
Were you hooked by that book? Let me know in the comments below.
Genre: Fantasy
Published: April, 2019
Sensuality Rating: None
Series: Book 4 of The Guild Codex: Spellbound
Thanks so much for joining us. We talked about some of the things you mentioned in your review in our Discord chat. Remember Tori is very young, only 21 so romance may not be her highest priority right now. That is also how most UF start also. The next read is Taming Demons for Beginners which I found so funny and I love Robin.
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