Reviewed by Sarina
TITLE: Divergence
SERIES: Aberrant Magic #3
AUTHOR: Lyn Gala
PUBLISHER: Loose Id
LENGTH: 210 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 30, 2016
BLURB:
Kavon and Darren believe they finally have the life they want—a lead on O’Brien, a better understanding of the failures that have plagued the team, and time to nurture the bond between them as shamans and lovers. However they’ve gotten involved in magical politics, and that has consequences that neither of them could foresee. Magic is changing, and Kavon and Darren are in the center of a coming storm. In the past, Kavon’s only fear was that he might inadvertently damage Darren, and he is painfully aware that he has hurt his lover before. He’s vowed to never make that mistake again, but new forces threaten their relationship and pose a special threat to Darren. With the danger growing more intense, Kavon struggles to find a way to protect the ones he loves and Darren realizes that the magic that gave him his heart’s desire could take everything away just as quickly. Magic is a two-edged sword and the two lovers have to find a way to wield the weapon before it becomes the instrument of their death.
REVIEW:
While I enjoyed this latest installment to the Aberrant Magic series, I have to say that this one was my least favorite of the three. The team is trying to bounce back from the revelations in the previous book all while Kavon and Darren are attempting to navigate the political waters they’ve found themselves thrown in. Add in a pair of high priority cases that they’ve been struggling to close, a new team member and an official attaché they don’t quite know what to do with and things are, understandably, becoming quite stressful.
I enjoyed the character interactions as usual and it was great to see Kavon and Darren working together but this particular book didn’t grab me like the previous ones did. There’s a lot of politics being dealt with and maneuvered around, which was understandable with how the last book ended, but this particular installment felt as though it was just being used to wrap up a bunch of loose ends. The major case that’s been worked on since the beginning of the series was wrapped up much sooner than anticipated in this latest book and another case that was being tossed around was also closed, which isn’t in any way a bad thing, but the in depth cases that have gripped me in the previous books just wasn’t there this time.
There is quite a bit of room for the series to continue, however, though I don’t know if the author has any plans to at this point. There was certainly a lot of plot fodder being tossed around in regards to shamans and the ifrit that fill me with hope of a continuation and, if that is the case, this book could just be the wrap up of the first story arc before starting another, which makes sense to me. Either way, I did enjoy the book and will certainly read it again, but I’ll be much more likely to read books one and two more than this one as it stands now. If you enjoy urban fantasy novels, this book should certainly be looked at but you really need to read the series in order to understand what’s going on.
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