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    Magic in the Blood
    Magic in the Blood
    Magic in the Blood
    Audiobook9 hours

    Magic in the Blood

    Written by Devon Monk

    Narrated by Emily Durante

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    About this audiobook

    Working as a Hound-tracing illegal spells back to their casters-has taken its goll on Allison Beckstrom. But even though magic has given her migraines and stolen her recent memory, Allie isn't about to quit. Then the police's magic enforcement division asks her to consult on a missing persons case. But what seems to be a straightforward job turns out to be anything but, as Allie finds herself drawn into the underworld of criminals, ghosts, and blood magic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 30, 2011
    ISBN9781452673035
    Magic in the Blood

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    • 5/5
      Magic in the Blood was a great read. Allie Beckstrom (a Hound) learns more about Hounds when she thought she knew a lot already. She loses and gains friends. She finds out something about herself, but unfortunately because of a huge amount of magic she has to use, that she forgets to set a disbursement for, she loses those memories. If you haven't read the first book, Magic to the Bone, in Allie's world when you use magic, you have to pay a price, usually physical, or pay for a proxy (someone else to pay the price) If you don't set a disbursement, picking what you will suffer (such as a migraine, fever, or various aches) the magic will decide for you, sometimes taking memories. In the first chapter, Allie encounters her dad's ghost- except she doesn't believe in ghosts. Throughout the book, her father keeps appearing to her, freaking her out - but trying to tell her something. Later, a man that she had helped put in prison, waylays her on a bus, threatening her and stealing some of her blood. This man was supposed to be in prison for life, but he has gotten out after only a short time. This plays a huge part later in the book. He wants her to bring one of the few people she considers a friend to him. A department of the police she has never heard of before wants her to hound some kidnappings for them. Zayvion Jones comes back into her life...as before she's not sure whether to trust him or not, she can tell he's holding back things from her and doesn't quite trust him, despite how she feels about him. He seems to be watching her, and she finds that others are watching her. She encounters something like ghosts, only these are harmful to her. Allie has to spend a lot of time feeling paranoid, and watching her back, although a few good things do happen for her.There is a lot of action and suspense in this book. The few romance scenes were believable, with no "where did this come from?" sex scenes. I enjoyed the whole book. That says a lot, because a lot of books have moments where I'm a little bored, or frustrated. One of the best things is the last two sentenses in the book. Chills. Now, of course, I'm waiting for the third book, Magic in the Shadows, to come out in November. I wish there were more writers of Devon Monk's talent in the Urban Fantasy genre.
    • 2/5
      haven't been able to get this one started
    • 3/5
      How to review this book - I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it, so we'll see how this all plays out...I liked the book, maybe even 3.5 stars worth of like, but there were just a few things that are holding me back from rounding up (again). Allie Beckstrom is fighting to retain as much of her memory as she can, if she can only remember to set a Disbursement. You would think that someone who is as good as she is at Hounding and magic, she would be able to remember, but... Allie is asked to assist a special unit in the police department hound a series of abductions. She is being threatened by a very bad man - drug lord, kingpin of the underworld - Trager. She is trying to save the life and reputation of a fellow hound and trying to decide if she likes her almost boyfriend from the last book - Zayvion. I liked the tension, the mystery, the world in which Allie lives - But, I have such a hard time with her repeating certain things throughout the book. I have a hard time with Allie's constant mouthy comments that seem to want to be snarky, but just come off like a teenager trying to look cool, but can't quite get there. She also drives me crazy because of her forgiveness of Zayvion even though she doesn't trust or forgive anyone else. And she always ends up in the hospital - okay, I know this is only the second book, but I hope it isn't a trend - too predictable. With all of that said - I liked the book. I stayed up late again reading and I can't wait to jump into the next one. But, I still get frustrated as I read them because of Allie's comments and the repeating of certain phrases (which of course I can't think of right now and I don't have the book with me to look them up). I would recommend this to others.
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in the Allie Beckstrom series by Monk. It was a solid book and introduces the reader to even more of the magic in Allie's world.Allie is recovering from her coma and memory loss that happened at the end of the first book, Magic to the Bone. She can't remember most of what happened during the first book and remembers almost nothing about Zayvion. Then she finds that one of the men she helped to convict and send to jail has been released and is out to get her. On top of that she is expected to take over her father's company, is occasionally seeing ghosts, and is hired by the police to help on a kidnapping case. Things get stranger and Allie has a lot to deal with in this book.This book was written in an easy to read style and was a fun read. You learn a lot more about magic in Allie's world and how it is affecting her. This book was more investigative than the first book because Allie is trying to Hound down the sites of some kidnappings. I have been enjoying how Monk has both a storyline to be tied up in one book (the kidnappings) and also has another over-arcing thread that is built on in each book (the stolen magic disks).It was also intruguing that Allie can't remember most of what happened in book 1. It makes all of the revelations between Allie and Zayvion that happened in Magic to the Bone disappear. Basically Allie and Zayvion have to fall in love all over again; it was weird but an interesting way to string out the tension in their relationship. Allie herself is an interesting character, not as compelling as some urban fantasy female leads, but she is still fairly engaging.There was more action in this book than in the previous one. I am still loving how magic users have to pay a price for the magic that they use; Devon uses this is so many creative ways and does a great job of making it part of the story.These are going to be hard books to review separately because so many things that happen flow right from one book to the next. This book introduced some new and interesting characters; mainly the group of other Hounds and Stotts the lead investigator for the magical division in the police department. Anyway, this book ended well but also opened up a whole new series of questions.You can really tell that the first two books in this series are just scratching the tip of the ice berg here. Devon hints at so many other things going on below the surface and I hope we will be introduced to those in future books. I did kind of wish that things moved faster in these book; it just seems like not much is happening in this book and that the story is only progressed a little bit.Overall a solid addition to this series. This series isn't as good as the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews or the Elemental Assassins series by Jennifer Estep; but it is solid and fun. I enjoyed watching Allie learn to use her new powers and enjoyed learning more about the magic and how it works. I am looking forward to reading future installments in this series and hope they are a bit more complicated than this installment.
    • 5/5
      I find myself extremely impressed with the writing style of Devon Monk. Monk has excelled emensely between the first two book of the Allie Beckstrom series. The first book Magic to the Bone was an exceptional read, although a little slow at times and sotry line seemed drawn out in the end. Magic in the Blood redeemed Monk with the pace and enthralling story line that had me wanting through out the end of the book. Allie Beckstrom continues her journey in Magic in the Blood. All in one days work Allie finds herself marked by Lon Trager, the interest of a special organization investigating magic, and hounding for the police that leaves her questioning some of her hounding friends, as if this was not enough Allie then starts seeing the ghost of her late father. All the while Allie struggles with the loss of memory that accompanies her use of magic; such as the memory of Zayvion Jones that man that she is told she once loved.
    • 4/5
      This book is good, though not as good as the first. I like the character, Allie, and I think this is a great concept for a series. Still, after finishing this one I didn't feel much rush to pick up book three.
    • 5/5
      Magic with a twist. Devon Monk's second 'Allie Beckstrom' book, "Magic In the Blood" is just as good as the first. This world is filled with magic available for those who can use it...provided they're willing to pay the price. That price is pain. Small magics? Maybe a headache, fever, or a light rash and a few old memories. Big magic? Bad flu and broken bones and gaps in the memory. Blood magic? Death. Allie's mostly recovered from the coma caused by her use of alot of magic to save a guy she supposedly fell in love with that she can't remember now. Sound confusing? Well, that's Allie's life all right. With bills to pay (sure she COULD use her Dad's money, NOT) she's out looking for a few 'hounding' jobs--tracing the source of illegal spells or magic use. So a job for the police department could be just the thing...if it didn't involve a cop with a 'curse', an old enemy out for Allie's blood (literally), and the ghost of her dead father.How can I tell you how good this series is? Devin Monk's imagination has come up with a realm that's distinct and unusual. I only needed a few pages to find myself right back in Allie's world, with all its logic and mystery. The plot jumps into action and then accelerates through to the ending without a pitstop. My heart was racing (along with Allie's, I'm sure) as she tracks from spell to ward, trying to locate some missing children before they turn up dead. This isn't romance per se. Instead it's Allie's life with all its mysterious twists and memory holes. There IS romance, but the series isn't built on the romance, it's built on the mystery of a woman's life as it spirals out of control and her efforts to snatch pieces of reality. As far as I'm concerned, Devon Monk can't write fast enough and I'm already anxious for the November 2009 release of "Magic in the Shadows" to see where Allie's headed next.
    • 3/5
      The final third of this book is really good, fast moving and engaging. The first hundred pages, though, are slow. The next hundred are quicker, but not as engaging as I expected. The problem is that, while this is the second book in a series, we still have hundreds of pages of world building, and it's nitty gritty world building without the engaging wonder of coming into a brand new universe that we got in the first book.As readers of Magic in the Bone know, Allie Beckstrom suffers memory loss from using magic,and as this book begins she has forgotten many of the events of the first book. This should be intriguing, but combined with the dozens of new characters we are introduced to in the first pages of the novel, it is frustrating. It could have been intriguing if handled differently, I think, but it just ended up feeling like we needed to rehash past events as well as keep present ones straight. That said, the last hundred pages were good enough that I'm looking forward to the third entry. Monk's world is a scary, intriguing place, and Allie is a flawed, fascinating heroine who gets her butt kicked as much as the reverse.