BOOK REVIEW: Cursed by Benedict Jacka

Cursed (Alex Verus #2)

by Benedict Jacka (Goodreads Author)

Paperback, USA Edition, 293 pages

Published May 29th 2012 by Ace (first published January 1st 2012)

Benedict Jacka's acclaimed Alex Verus series continues with Cursed.

Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down. But now he's discovered the resurgence of a forbidden ritual. Someone is harvesting the life-force of magical creatures—destroying them in the process. And draining humans is next on the agenda. Hired to investigate, Alex realizes that not everyone on the Council wants him delving any deeper. Struggling to distinguish ally from enemy, he finds himself the target of those who would risk their own sanity for power...

4 Stars

Alex Versa is a diviner. He can see multiple versions of the future and where those timelines  might lead. From there he decides which version of reality he wants to take by taking the next step toward that reality. Alex is also smart and quick thinking. He knows when not to dabble in there strange and possibly dangerous areas of life.

Alex gets pulled into a war between people who want to drain magic out of magical creatures. Apparently when you separate a person from his magic, that person dies. Someone is trying to invent a process where the person says intact. 

This book reminded me a lot of the Harry Dresden novels except that Harry is a wizard and Alex a diviner. The book was easy to follow even though I had not read book one in the series. I had picked up this book at Dollar General for either $1 or $3. Either way, I got a lot of bang for my buck. This is definitely an interesting series to follow if you are interested in the fantasy genre. Highly recommend this one, guys.

I paid for this book with my own money.