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    Magic on the Line
    Magic on the Line
    Magic on the Line
    Audiobook9 hours

    Magic on the Line

    Written by Devon Monk

    Narrated by Emily Durante

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    About this audiobook

    Allison Beckstrom has willingly paid the price of pain to use magic, and has obeyed the rules of the Authority, the clandestine organization that makes-and enforces-all magic policy. But when the Authority's new boss, Bartholomew Wray, refuses to believe that the sudden rash of deaths in Portland might be caused by magic, Allie must choose to follow the Authority's rules, or turn against the very people for whom she's risked her life.

    To stop the plague of dark magic spreading through the city, all that she values will be on the line: her magic, her memories, her life. Now, as dead magic users rise to feed upon the innocent and the people closest to her begin to fall, Allie is about to run out of options.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 1, 2011
    ISBN9781452673066
    Magic on the Line

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    • 4/5
      Still having a love and hate relationship with this series. All the Allie Beckstrom novels seem to blur together – it’s the same conflict here that we’ve been dealing with for the past few books. Her psycho dad is still stuck in her head, and she still needs to get him out. Grayson the necromorph is still causing problems. Davy the Hound is still following her around, and Allie still expects him to listen to advice that she’d never take herself. Jingo Jingo is still getting away with all sorts of bad stuff, and the Authority is still a dubious and hard to like institution. Oh, and Allie still doesn’t have a car.

      MAGIC ON THE STORM is built on a nice little parallelism. There’s a storm of wild magic headed for Portland, and it’s up to the Authority to make sure that it doesn’t destroy the city. And the war that’s been on the horizon within the Authority is advancing right along with the storm.

      Here’s the problem with the war: Allie has no idea what it’s about. You’d think a book about this approaching war would be a good opportunity for Devon Monk to lay out the factions, tell us what’s at stake. For Allie to get the lay of the land and maybe pick a side. But that’s not what happens. At the end of the book, I was pretty sure that members of one faction were more evil than members of the other faction, but that’s about it. I certainly didn’t see enough of a distinction between the two sides to root for either one.

      So that’s annoying. Zavion is delicious throughout. Shamus is my new favorite character and we get lots of time with him in MAGIC IN THE STORM, including lots of backstory. There’s some dark twisted stuff in his past, which suits him to a T, but he’s still great comic relief.

      I think my biggest problem with the series is Allie. She’s a bit of a damsel in distress. I mean, she thinks she’s lady badass but really, most of the time when the going gets tough she needs saving. I’m glad she’s started training in magic and martial arts, but she’s not far enough along for it to make a difference. All of her enemies outgun her. It bothers me that even though she’s aware of her own weakness, she shrugs and blunders along into dangerous situations anyhow. She seems to think she has a talent for saving the day at the last minute but really she has a habit of relying on other people to pull her fat out of the fire.

      I’d like this story to move forward at a faster pace. For some of the old problems to go away and make way for new problems. For Allie to stop being so clueless. But for all that I’m still invested in the characters and eager to find out what happens next.
    • 4/5
      I think the world building is solid, and appreciated the growth in her relationship with her father. There may be some interesting family commentary to be made if the author continues in this vein. I'm waiting to find out about her mother, I find it odd that she hasn't showed up yet, and given the differences in how magic works for Allie, I am betting that there is something from her mom's side of the genetic pool that causes that.

      Monk started dropping fairy tale references late in the book. With Zay in a coma, we are starting to channel Sleeping Beauty hard core. At the end of this novel, Allie is jumping into the world of death to save Zayvion from where he is being kept prisoner. I love gender reversal in fairy tale motifs. It will be exciting to see where this goes.
    • 4/5
      I think the world building is solid, and appreciated the growth in her relationship with her father. There may be some interesting family commentary to be made if the author continues in this vein. I'm waiting to find out about her mother, I find it odd that she hasn't showed up yet, and given the differences in how magic works for Allie, I am betting that there is something from her mom's side of the genetic pool that causes that.

      Monk started dropping fairy tale references late in the book. With Zay in a coma, we are starting to channel Sleeping Beauty hard core. At the end of this novel, Allie is jumping into the world of death to save Zayvion from where he is being kept prisoner. I love gender reversal in fairy tale motifs. It will be exciting to see where this goes.
    • 5/5
      These just get better and better, I can't stop. I began with a 5 star review on the first one in the series and have barely done anything but read since. Edge of your seat read this one.
    • 3/5
      Magic on the Storm has a kick ass ending, but let me start at the beginning. Book 4 is nearly as good as book 3, not quite, but nearly. The continued history of Magic is really fascinating, and the world building still vivid. The on-coming storm keeps the pace moving along quite nicely, although I found it a little anti climatic towards the end, and although I could see the ending coming a mile off, it didn’t dampen my enjoyment of it at all. Not my favourite in the series but not the least either
    • 3/5
      Just your typical witty and spunky heroine with a hot, powerful boyfriend. In this book, Allie continues to deal with being possessed by her father and general Hound problems. Add to that an incoming magic storm and a verging war within the Authority. Some old and new characters come back and Allie seems to be getting increasingly more responsibilities. The book ends with a cliffhanger, which is very unsportsmanlike of Monk. All in all, an acceptable addition to urban fantasy with a few new ideas like the lightning rods and memory loss.
    • 5/5
      Devon Monk delivers, time after time.
    • 5/5
      I will start off by saying that I thought this book was amazing and it is the best book so far that I have read in 2011. I wish that I had reviewed the previous 6 books because a bit like Allie I can sometimes forget what happens in books and I use my reviews to refresh my memory like Allie uses her journal. In this installment we have a new leader of the Authority who is drastically changing the way things are run. Magic has also been poisoned and it is infecting the masses and eventually killing them. Even though absolutely loads happens in this book I thought it was written at a slower pace than the others and I liked that as there is always so much to take in. I feel sorry for poor Allie she never gets a break she deserves a massive vacation. All the usual crew are there Zayvion, Terric, the Hounds and last but definitely not least my man Shamus (Oh Shame I love you), but the book tends to centre more on Allie. She seems to be on her own a bit more and it reminded me of the first book. I can tell that we are getting towards the end of the series as some major things happen that turn everything on its head and I had no idea why certain things were happening until the explosive ending. I'm sorry to be so vague on this but I can't talk about the events without giving away spoilers. Allie's father is still in her head and more secrets are promising to reveal themselves about Allie's past which I can't wait to find out. Daniel Beckstom you are so devious and nasty, I love that about you. I find Ms Monks voice wonderful, I could read her books all day long, I get totally lost in her stories. The characters and dialogue between them is so believable that I feel I am there. The world building she does is so creative, I love all the magic she comes up with. We are left with a huge cliffhanger in this book and I am now counting down the days until April 2012 for the next one. I would like to give this book 5 stars. Please please give this series a go if you have not read it before.
    • 5/5
      Magic On The Line; after the events of the past few books, there is a new head of Authority in Portland and he's making some hard decisions. Zay is having to do things he hates to friends he loves, and Allie isn't too happy. Weird things are happening to the houds and magic users...then on top of everything else, Allie finds herself once again in hiding - from the Authority AND the law this time. Not only that, but suddenly she's having a hard time accessing magic - something that has always been so easy for her, so natural. Things are going to hell in a handbasket, for sure.I think that this is the next to final book in the series - if not then it's very close to the final book. Things are definitely coming to a head - story arc-wise. A few more hints about Allie's magical history are given...has she really been closed? if so how many times? Is her dad really an evil guy (as evil as Allie believes?), or is he a guy who's simply ready to do what ever he has to, to make a dollar and make magic accessible. There's more to Allie and her father's past than she's been told...can't wait to find out what's going on - or what went on. And as usual Devon Monk has managed to write a novel full of hard decisions, horrific happenings, heartache/break and STILL managed to fit in some snarky dialog, and excellent words between the characters. You would think that this should be easy - but it's not everyone (speaking of authors) who can have their characters speak naturally, the way the real people in everyday lives speak. Many times, the speech patterns don't really match the characters or the times that the book is set in. I've enjoyed the dialog as well as the plots and narration of Devon Monk's novels - and Magic On The Line is no exception to this.It's hard to write much about a book, especially one this far along in a series without spoilers, so I'm trying to keep this to generalities. In general, we see a lot of return characters - with a focus on Allie (of course, main character and pov) Zayvion Jones, Shamus and Terric. Stone, the Gargoyle appears. Victor, Maeve, Davy and a few others play important roles, but aren't seen much. New characters are introduced - Bartholomew and a Doctor Collins (a very strange man) and a few others are returning characters who have played small parts before. All in all, a very interesting installment with the usual wonderful, magical touch of Devon Monk's way with words put together in a book that I enjoyed very much. If you've been thinking about getting into this series, DO IT, YOU WON'T REGRET IT. If you're waiting to get this book, and are a follower - get it as soon as you can, you'll want to read this one.
    • 4/5
      This is the seventh book in the Allie Beckstrom series. This book has some big changes in store for the characters as they pick up the pieces from the mess that was left after the previous book. I enjoyed it, but the beginning of the story is more of a transition...the end packs some serious awesomeness though. This is not a book to start the series on, go back and start at the beginning or you will be seriously confused. The next book will be titled Magic Without Mercy and is due for a April 2012 release.With the mess that happened in the last book someone in the Authority has to take the blame and someone new has to be put into power. The new head of the Authority is a man named Bratholonew Wray and he has some dark past with current members of the Authority, he also seems determined to make Allie's life miserable. Then Allie starts getting sick when she uses magic and notices Veiled entering people on the streets. The people that the Veil enter get very sick, to the point that rumors of an epidemic of sorts are spreading throughout the city. Allie is convinced that the epidemic has something to do with magic being tainted but Bartholomew disagrees. Allie has some tough choices to make; will she go along with the Authority and watch the city die or will she go against the Authority and accept the consequences?The first part of this book was a bit tedious but necessary, basically all the loose ends from the last book have to be tied up. People who caused trouble in the Authority must be Closed and the people around them have to cope with this. New leadership must be chosen and put in place. Allie has to try to get back to her own life taking care of the Hounds, dealing with her father in her head, that sort of stuff. All necessary to get the story moving the right way, but it made the story seem a bit aimless in the beginning.Once Allie starts seeing the Veiled things really pick up. Allie finds herself in direct opposition to the Authority and both her and Zayvion have to make some big decisions. Both of them change a lot throughout this book. Allie becomes harder and has to do some things the old Allie would never have had the stomach to do. Zayvion starts to see more areas of grey versus everything as black and white, good and evil. The end of the book totally blew me away and I am eager to see how everything falls out in the next book. So, although this series has never been one of those absolutely outstanding ones for me, it is a series that is consistently good and always engaging. I am still reading it seven books in so that says a lot!Overall a wonderful addition to this series. I thought it started a bit slow with all the clean-up and transition that had to be done from the last book, but the second half of the book saw some huge changes for are characters and the ending was spectacular. I am dying to know what happens to all of our favorite characters in the next book, Magic without Mercy (to be released in April 2012).
    • 4/5
      If you have not read the first 6 books I think you would be a bit lost trying to start at book 7 MAGIC ON THE LINE. There is a lot of back story that you would have missed and needed to follow along with everything. The Allie Beckstrom series is fantastic though so you wouldn't be disappointed in starting it. All the books up to date have been fast paced, full of action, adventure and interesting story line's to keep you coming back for more.As always I really enjoyed MAGIC ON THE LINE. It was a great continuation of the series. So much has happened to Allie in such a short time and things really kick up another notch by the end of the book. Zayvion and Allie continue to fit well together. There is a point in the book that he goes completely against what he has always said and stands beside Allie and his friends. I cant get enough of Allie's friends specifically Shame and Terric. Shame although in a funk continues to be someone that is always there when he is needed. Terric always surprises me with what he will put up with and his loyalty. Allie's father being in her head is kinda starting to grow on me. I still don't like him but he sure ends up helping out a lot in moments of need. I'm still really upset with the fact that Allie doesn't have her personal magic. I don't know why it gets to me so much but its a constant thought with me and I really want her to get it back. The book ends with Allie and her closest friends being in a pretty bad position. There is a lot to do to get there lives back and I'm going to be along for the new ride.