Cursed
An Alex Verus Novel
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Cursed
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Narrated by:
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Gildart Jackson
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By:
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Benedict Jacka
About this listen
Things are going well for Alex Verus. He's on moderately good terms with the Council, his apprentice is settling in, and his shop in Camden is gaining quite a reputation.
But when a mysterious woman bursts into the Arcana Emporium one night with an assassin on her tail, Alex is thrown into a plot to revive a long-forbidden ritual. His old enemies are after the secret as well as a Council mage named Belthas and a mercenary named Garrick, and at least one of them is trying to get Alex killed - if he only knew which.
He can see the future, but knowing who to trust is something else.
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Critic reviews
Excellent second book
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Calms the Dresden files addiction
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If you don't have a spare several hours , don't want to be lost in a perfectly crafted world of believable magic and mystery, don't want to start to feel like you are being trusted with secrets as a close friend and don't want the listen to the spell that is the narration of Gildart Jackson, then this is not the book for you. You have been warned.
I dare you to lose yourself
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If you could sum up Cursed in three words, what would they be?
Fast-paced magical funWho was your favorite character and why?
Cinder: for a bad guy, he's a really good bad guyWhich scene did you most enjoy?
The discovery in the giant cavern.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I had a reservation or two before staring to listen (see my review of the first book), but I'm relieved to say that they were totally unfounded.Any additional comments?
Harry Dresden, PC Grant, Alex Verus: they share a (more or less) common universe.I like this universe and I'll be 'reading' as much books from it as I can.
A good sequel after a good start
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I like Thomas character he's fun & dangerous.
More twisting turns
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I’m not going to say “don’t compare this to others in this genre”, others have already said that. My piece of advice is: speed up the narration. It’s a long enough tale, so it won’t seem to drag and Alex will stop sounding as old as Nightingale from the Rivers of London series. Comparing them does this series a disservice, as you’ll always prefer Peter and miss out on the fun of this story (& world).
The narrator is great at a faster pace, he doesn’t seem as old and therefore you’re less likely to be confused (& slightly uncomfortable) by some of his commentary.
I’ll stick with this until the next Rivers, this is a great ‘plan B’!
Much, Much Better!
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Not quite as good as book 1 but...
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Good book
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Excellent magical adventure
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Great listen
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