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    Magic at the Gate
    Magic at the Gate
    Magic at the Gate
    Audiobook10 hours

    Magic at the Gate

    Written by Devon Monk

    Narrated by Emily Durante

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    About this audiobook

    Allie Beckstrom's lover, Zayvion Jones, is a Guardian of the Gate, imbued with both light and dark magic and responsible for ensuring that those energies don't mix. But Zayvion lies in a coma, his soul trapped in death's realm. And when Allie discovers that the only way to save Zayvion is to sacrifice her very own magical essence, she makes a decision that may have grave consequences for the entire world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 16, 2011
    ISBN9781452673011
    Magic at the Gate

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    • 3/5
      I adore this series! (3.5 stars)
    • 5/5
      Loved, loved, loved this one.
    • 3/5
      This book felt more like a placeholder than anything else. My least favorite part of the series is Allie's on-going Daddy issues, and boy-howdy do you get a lot of that in MAGIC AT THE GATE. I enjoyed the interactions with Shame, Stone, and Allie taking care of un-responsive Zayvion, but I hated the endless back and forth bickering between Allie and her Dad. For every hint of interesting backstory, there was three times as much anger and borderline TSTL, give-no-quarter pettiness on Allie's part. Yeah, I get it, you hate having your Dad in there, and legitimately, it's a huge violation. Perhaps you should focus on wresting control from him and exorcising him from your body some time *other* than when you're in the land of Death or in a fight with a magical being that's kicking your ass. Just saying.

      Read my full review at All Things Urban Fantasy.
    • 4/5
      The book starts with Allie's journey into the underworld, with only Stone the gargoyle and her dead dad for companions. I get the feeling that Monk is trying to make Daniel Beckstrom into a more nuanced character, someone who could be heroic if seen from a different perspective, only to have him betray Allie in the most unforgivable way imaginable. Up until this dark little twist that kickstarts this book, I was willing to tolerate Allie's daddy issues. I understood why she protected the piece of his soul inside of her, even though he uses and manipulates her without regret. But now? All I can say is some Death magic user (Shame maybe?) needs to scrub dear ol' dad out of her mind and good riddance.

      I was more emotionally invested in this installment of the series than I have been with some others. These books all sort of blur together like one long novel. I've been reading them back to back and Allie rarely does much learning or growing between installments. Since I think she needs to do a LOT of learning and growing, this is mostly frustrating for me. But MAGIC AT THE GATE stretches her to the limit and I admired most of the choices she makes. She's trying to protect her Hounds, she's trying to do right by Detective Stotts, she's trying to bring Zavion back to life and she's trying to shore up the Authority - though, for the first time, she vocally opposes some of their policies. She can't achieve all her goals, she's pressured from all sides, and for once Allie seemed to be the sanest, smartest person in the room.

      But I'm dead tired of the status quo in this series. Honestly, I have never had any sense that the Authority is worth defending. It seems like a horrible institution to me and Allie never questions her loyalty to the group. In fact, the deeper she gets into the organization the more she starts thinking like an Authority member, willing to deceive everyone who's not a member.

      I'm tired of Allie's dad stuck inside her head. I'm tired of her tolerating his existence. I'm tired of the Authority, and I'm also tired of this war that makes no sense. Who's fighting what? We get some sort of a partial explanation in MAGIC AT THE GATE, but it makes no sense. They're having a war about whether or not the branches of magic are equal? And some people think they are and others not? And members of the Authority in other cities can't interfere - or maybe they can? Or...whatever's going on, I don't get it, and I don't care how many spectacular magical battles Devon Monk writes, I just don't care about the stuff blowing up if i don't know what the fight is about.




    • 4/5
      One of the characters may be comatose for most of the book, but this series certainly isn't. Good urban fantasy incorporating magic, technology and a possessed leading lady.
    • 4/5
      This is the fifth book in the Allie Beckstrom series by Devon Monk. The sixth book, Magic on the Hunt, is due out April 2011. This was an excellent addition to this series. Things get even crazier than they have been in previous novels and it seems like Monk is setting the storyline up for something really huge.This book starts up right where the last book left off. Allie is entering the gate into death with her dead father and her animate gargoyle, Stone. Allie will have to make a choice; should she sacrifice her internal magic to save Zayvion from death? Meanwhile solid Veiled are showing up on the streets; they appear to have Allie's father's magical disks fused to their ghostly bodies and it enables them to walk around like normal humans. These Solid Veiled are bent on taking over magic in the city; the only thing between the Veiled and humanity are the Authority and Allie. With the Authority so fractured it will be a difficult battle.This book moved along at a good clip and was very engaging. We get to know Allie's dad better and Shame is turning into a truly awesome character; in fact I think Shame is my favorite character in this series. Stone is in the story a lot too; he is a lot of fun and promises to continue to be interesting. Allie continues to gain new and strange powers which is intriguing and fun to read about. Zayvion spends the majority of the book in a coma and he absence was very noticeable. More of the history about why light and dark magic is split apart and broken is revealed; the history is interesting and creative. There is humor sprinkled throughout to lighten things up a bit. This book ends better then Magic in the Storm did; not as much of a cliffhanger. Although there are definitely large things here that need to be tied up.I am still not totally enraptured by Allie as a character; I may never grow to really love her. I do love the world Monk has created though and I am very attached to some of the other characters (mainly Shame).Overall a solid novel in this series. Some seriously interesting magical stuff going on in this book; although at times it felt like this book was leading up to something more and was mainly a transition book. I will definitely be reading Magic on the Hunt when it comes out next month.
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyWhen considering the Allie Beckstrom series as a whole, MAGIC AT THE GATE was my slow point, as so much of the book revolved around the relationship between Allie and her father. While, by design, we don’t get much Zayvion (and more Daniel Beckstrom than I'd like), Shaymus and Allie and Stone have more than enough gravitas to carry a story on their own, enough so that I eagerly await MAGIC ON THE HUNT in April. As you might have guessed from MAGIC ON THE STORM’s heart-pounding ending, MAGIC AT THE GATE starts with Allie and Stone in Death, looking for Zayvion’s soul. Despite the bickering between Allie and her father, I enjoyed this trip into Death. So much of the magical anomalies in Allie’s world seem tied to the balance of magic with this “other side”, it was great to get a first hand glimpse of what’s going on. Furthermore, Monk provides tantalizing and truly sinister hints regarding choices Daniel Beckstrom made when a young man, choices that may be the root of his troubled relationship with Allie. Hints remain just that, however, as this book raises more questions than it answers. Monk doesn't rush the end game, but rather seems to be placing details and clues that suggest a much larger (and one would hope) more satisfying resolution to come. MAGIC AT THE GATE was a welcome dip back into the Allie Beckstrom series, and it raised so many questions I’m glad April isn’t too far off.Sexual Content: Sexual situations, sexual assault, and a reference to child abuse.
    • 5/5
      Wow! Just Wow! I have been a rabid fan of Devon Monk ever since I picked up her very first Allie Beckstrom novel back in 2009. It was great. Each sequel has been just as fun to read. This is the fifth Allie Beckstrom novel, and there is just as much to enjoy as in the first four.It starts off right from the cliffhanger ending that Magic In The Storm ended with - in fact if I remember right, with every single cliffhanger ending Ms Monk has teased us with, she has jumped right into with the next book. And it's been pretty fun that most of the novels have only a 6 month wait. I don't know how she does it - other than superiour writing skills.Magic in the Storm ended with Allie walking into Death with her father and Stone (her gargoyle) to get Zayvion's soul back. This is just the beginning. She goes into Death, and comes back out - with another change in her appearance. The Veiled are still attacking the Authority, her dad seems to have a second agenda - and what's left of the Authority have a hell of a fight on their hands.There's not much else to say, with out spoiling the plots of the novel. But once again, we're treated to superior dialogue, lots of action, a few close calls, and we learn just a little bit more about some of the characters and their pasts.Stone is still in the picture, as is Shame, Terric, Stotts, Davy and the other hounds (although we don't see much of them at first). The other characters have done their fair share of suffering with the fighting - but no body is giving up.This has a great ending also. I think this might be one of the first books that I don't see a cliffhanger ending to - but there's more coming and I'm looking forward to it. Devon Monk has furthered the plot, and and I'm waiting to see what comes next - because I know it's going to be good.For a complete list of the series visit Devon Monk's website - there are excerpts (if you haven't yet tried this series, get a little taste) available there for all the novels.This is a wonderful series, very satisfying reads.