Review: Risen

Risen by Benedict Jacka
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Alex Verus has led us a long dance over the last twelve books, from a low level magician hiding in plain sight selling cheap magic tat in a shop in Camden to the linchpin between the light and dark mages.

Now, in the series finale can Alex foil the Djinn which possesses the body of his girlfriend Anne and save the girl? It's going to take an unprecedented alliance between the Council, the Dark mage Richard Drakh, and Alex and his small but trusty gang. But when no-one trusts anyone else how will that work?

I can't tell you any more about the plot - suffice it to say that the action starts immediately and never seems to stop for the entire book. Alex, as ever, uses his brains to persuade, coax, blackmail, threaten and force everyone to follow his plans.

For me this was a fantastic end to what has been an engrossing series. All the loose ends got tied up to my satisfaction and the end was totally satisfying.

Obviously not for anyone who hasn't read the previous eleven books, but if you don't like to start a series without knowing that it ends satisfactorily (and we can all thank the TV series Lost for that particular paranoia) then rest assured, your time will not be wasted.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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