Magic In The Blood
Book 2 in the Allie Beckstrom Series
Working as a Hound-tracing illegal spells back to their casters-has taken its toll on Allison Beckstrom. But even though magic has given her migraines and stolen her recent memory, Allie isn’t about to quit. Then the police’s magic enforcement division asks her to consult on a missing persons case. But what seems to be a straightforward job turns out to be anything but, as Allie finds herself drawn into the underworld of criminals, ghosts, and blood magic.
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I loves your books. I finished reading them like last year as soon as i got them, and finished all three books in two weeks. And now i am re-reading it and finding out more and more stuff that i left behind. And I just finished magic to the bone, and moving on…. CAN’T wait till i get the other books!!!!! It is going to be epic!!
I’m just finishing the audio version of “Magic to the Bone,” and have a few comments on this book, which I would have preferred to deliver privately, but couldn’t find a way to do it–feel free not to display on the blog. You are very talented as a writer–plots are original and compelling, dialog fresh, setting well realized. But I have a problem with Allie herself, possibly related to experiencing this book in audio. The constant memory loss thing casts Allie as a victim, and a victim who has no way to overcome a core problem loses credibility as an appealing protagonist. This is axacerbated when the memory loss is so random that consistency becomes an issue. Allie ends up appearing stubborn (and a little stupid) instead of principled. The memory loss greatly hinders continuing relationships with both her stepmother and love interests–solutions seem insurmountable. I’m not sure I will pursue this series, despite its many positive qualities. I think you would be well served to get past this problem in some way, if it hasn’t already happened in the later titles.
[...] Magic in the Blood is novel no. 2 in the Allie Beckstrom series. This is urban fantasy at its best. Devon Monk comes through with plenty of humor, lots of action and some romance. I like this version of hero. Allie manages to come through as a three-dimensional person. But she doesn’t stand alone as three-dimensional. Her side-kicks add to the story. This is quite a talent for an author. [...]
[...] MAGIC IN THE BLOOD (2009) [...]
[...] to provide us with excellent entertainment. Devon Monk manages to show us a three-dimensional Allie Beckstrom. But Allie is not alone in her three-dimensionality. Her side-kicks also have a feeling of life [...]
i recon Devon Monk has done an exerlent job on this series, it has about everything you would need in a book, it has romance, action. so all i’m saying is keep writting this fantasic books….but i need to read Magic For a price when i find it but i know it will be great.