Excellent second book

Enjoyed the first book but this one is far better with the characters development and 'fleshing out'... A must for readers of Magician' and its ilk.

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Calms the Dresden files addiction

Same feel as the Dresden files. Really good. Just the right pacing so you are interested throughout, and an overall good length.

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I dare you to lose yourself

A wonderfully crafted and perfectly narrated book. The story is completely captivating, daring, no, inviting you to listen at every spare moment you have.
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.

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A good sequel after a good start

If you could sum up Cursed in three words, what would they be?

Fast-paced magical fun

Who was your favorite character and why?

Cinder: for a bad guy, he's a really good bad guy

Which 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.

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More twisting turns

Yet again Jim butcher keeps me on the edge of my seat, brilliant!!
I like Thomas character he's fun & dangerous.

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Much, Much Better!

This novel makes me appreciate the first novel even more! The characters are already known and the story can move on a pace - and it does!!

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’!

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Not quite as good as book 1 but...

Not quite as good as book 1 but still well worth it. Plot development in the middle is a bit slow and overdone with regard to the “military” action but the characters shine through and I can see possibilities for the full series :)

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Good book

More of the same but that's no bad thing. Another story of Alex trying to build a life

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Excellent magical adventure

loved this, humorous and engaging. likeable characters, exciting situations and satisfying outcomes. looking forward to book 3.

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Great listen

a gripping story. twists and turns. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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