Happy Friday y’all! For the last half of 2024, Books of My Heart is hosting a read-along of Dannika Dark‘s Mageri series. #COYER has adopted the read-along and will be hosting live book chats in our Facebook group. You can see the schedule by clicking here. I’ve read the first few books of this series already, but I’ll be re-reading those and am excited to finish the series. I’ll be posting reviews for each book the Friday before the chats. If you’d like to join us, find our group on Facebook here.
Twist by Dannika Dark Narrator: Nicole Poole
Series: Mageri #2
Published by Self Publish, Tantor Audio on 2014-06-23
Length: 358 pages
Length: 10 hours and 38 minutes
Listening Speed: 2.5x
Reviewing Audiobook, Kindle from Audible, My Book Shelf
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Reading Challenges: 2024 Audiobook Challenge, 2024 Backlist Reader Challenge, 2024 COYER Unwind, 2024 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge
Months after moving to the mysterious city of Cognito, Silver is developing her gifts as a Mage and learning how to live under new laws. She is forced to give up her old life and live in secret among the humans. There is finally hope of leading an ordinary life . . .
Until Logan Cross walks into it.
Their chance meeting leads her close to discovering the identity of the nameless Mage who once stole her light and discovered the unique power she possesses. That knowledge poses an unimaginable threat to Silver, fueling the search to find out who he is before he finds her.
Lives are at stake. Truths are revealed. And an unexpected passion ignites.
"An outspoken woman makes the world a livable place. You have fire in you, and I would never put that out."
Twist by Dannika Dark is the second book in her series Mageri which follows Silver, a newly-made Mage, as she navigates the paranormal world around her. Picking up several months after the end of Sterling, Silver is continuing her training as a Learner under her Ghuardian, Justus, and his friend Simon. She is honing her defensive skills as needed, learning to control her light, and master her Unique gift while Justus and Simon work to find “the benefactor” who tortured Silver in the last book.
I’ve grown to like Silver. She is coming to accept her new life as a Mage, mourning her life as human very little. She’s strong, confident, and has a tendency to not follow instructions when given them. This leads her into a whole heap of trouble and introduces us to some new characters, namely Logan Cross.
Logan is a Chitah, a cat-like shifter who heals quickly, moves even faster, and is deadly to other paranormals. He is tasked with bringing her to “the benefactor” as a way of repaying his own debts. After a rather terrifying introduction for Silver, Logan becomes a reluctant ally. I say reluctant because he makes his feelings for Mages well-known. Together, they work with her friends in the hopes of bringing the benefactor down.
While I was on the fence about continuing this series after book one, I’m more engaged now. While Sterling focused heavily on the world-building, Twist is able to focus more on the storyline and characters. The plot is fast-paced with several twists and turns along the way. I loved learning more about Silver and the paranormal world at large and look forward to what Dark has in store for the next books.
Overall, I enjoyed Twist. It’s a fast-paced, exciting urban fantasy with a touch of romance. If you are looking for an exciting read, I highly recommend it.
Audiobook Note: I opted to listen to the audiobook instead of reading my Kindle copy for a couple of reasons, the main reason being Nicole Poole. She is a fantastic narrator. I thoroughly enjoyed her adaptation of this book. It was easy to follow along even at my increased speed of 2.5x.
Join us for book three, Impulse, on Sept. 20th.
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