After their adventures on the high seas, Locke and Jean are brought back to earth with a thump. Jean is mourning the loss of his lover and Locke must live with the fallout of crossing the all-powerful magical assassins, the Bonds Magi.
It is a fallout that will pit both men against Locke's own long-lost love. Sabetha is Locke's childhood sweetheart, the love of Locke's life and now it is time for them to meet again. Employed on different sides of a vicious dispute between factions of the Bonds, Sabetha has just one goal - to destroy Locke for ever.
Rating: 4 Stars
Okay I loved this book, but I really didn't think it was as strong as its predecessors. I can't quite put my finger on it but it felt as if the story was lacking in some way.
The main story here being of course the relationship between Locke and Sabetha. Yes that's right, we finally meet the mysterious Sabetha. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about Sabetha, she's clearly a perfect match for Locke, but I preferred the younger Sabetha shown when we explore her backstory. Present day Sabetha is still as devious as she ever was, but I felt that maybe she was a little static. Yes she's trying to protect Locke, but when the truth about him is finally revealed she turns and flees yet again. I did like exploring their relationship though, and Sabetha is clearly the more dominant of the two, with Locke bending to her will.
And of course the Bondsmagi play a huge part in this book. Patience, the Falconer's mother, seems nice enough on the surface, after all she does save Locke from being poisoned, but underneath it all she's just as Locke suspects, a cold hearted bitch. We learn a lot more about how the Bondsmagi work, and while I still find them extremely complicated I know for sure that they are the last people I'd ever want to cross.
And speaking of Bondsmagi my god the epilogue. The epilogue gives us the life of the Falconer, and how it ends definitely suggests trouble is brewing on the horizon, not just for the Bondsmagi but also for Locke and Jean as well. After all the Falconer isn't likely to have forgotten about them is he?
Would I recommend this book? Yes I would, if only because it finally sheds light on a more vulnerable side of Locke. This is definitely a good read, and I want the next installment to be released already.
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