Review: Debora Geary always manages to find the magic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 21, 2013
Geary has created a really entertaining and rich world here -- and even if you don't like everyone in this world there are plenty of people to love. I think Geary's unique take on melding the modern day world with an "olden" charm is what makes the series soar. Geary herself seems to be a down-to-earth woman that's about spreading magic and not promoting herself, and I think that's why I love the books so much. This go around isn't spectacularly different than any of the other books, but Geary manages to give each new book in her series a specific focus that is unique to that book. That's a pretty tremendous ability for an author. By having such a wide cast of characters, and focusing on one group of those characters in each book, Geary also doesn't give her readers fatigue. How many series has everyone else read where there is no growth and no movement for the characters? Where it's clear the author just keeps churning them out for money? That's not the case with these books. There's always growth. There's always a lesson to learn. And, quite frankly, there's always family love. What's not to love?Edited to add: The ending of this book really stuck with me. It's been weeks since I read it and yet this ending is still popping up in my head from time to time. That's the mark of a great storyteller.