Saturday, August 20, 2016

Book Review: "Level Grind" by Annie Bellet



An omnibus of the first seven books in the USA TODAY bestselling fantasy series—collected together for the first time in one volume. Jade Crow is a sorceress hiding from the most powerful sorcerer in the world: her ex-boyfriend.

Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress.

Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho, hiding from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her powers—her ex-boyfriend Samir. Yet when dark powers threaten her friends’ lives, Jade must save them by using magic. But as soon as she does, her nemesis will find her and she won’t be able to stand up against him when he comes.

This is the collection of the first seven volumes of the Hugo Award nominated series: Justice CallingMurder of CrowsPack of LiesHunting Season;HeartacheThicker Than Blood; and Magic to the Bone. - from Netgalley.com

I received a free ARC through Netgalley.com in exchange for a review.

That being said, I requested this one without reading the description. I had started reading this series "The Twenty-Sided Sorceress" just a few weeks prior to coming across this book being available on Netgalley. Soooo, as I finished book seven, "Magic to the Bone", I was happy to see I had been approved for this book, thinking it was a new one to continue the series. Yes, I was a bit disappointed once I downloaded it, and began to read, to discover that it is an omnibus of the the series.

Needless to say, I found myself avidly reading each book of the series, and I doubt much of the story would be altered in this omnibus. I like how there is a mixture of magic and supernaturals, as well as the geek/nerd aspect of some of the characters. There is a bit of romance, but I don't think it got too overboard at anytime. Definitely awaiting further books to see how it all might end.