I realised that the review I had written about the previous book in this series (Veiled) was actually reviewing this one (doh!) so I cut it and will paste it below, and I’ve written something else about the other book.
I think this is my favourite book in the Alex Verus Series so far! Our hero has a death sentence on his head, as well as on the heads of his little circle of friends, merely by virtue of being his dependents and only seven days to find a way to ensure their safety and hopefully also his own. I was nervously thinking ‘how on earth is he going to get out of this!?’ as I read. I thought the book was very exciting, and it has interesting politics. I liked how the relationship between Alex and his friends is getting back on track. I thought the ending was excruciating (in a good way), like something that you peek at between your fingers because it’s terrible but also fascinating- and again I’m left thinking ‘how is he going to get out of this?’ although now it’s not so much his life as his moral compass that is hanging in the balance – oooh!
Sarah Wray Writer 