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A review by jesschaney
Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst
4.0
FIVE STARS! HOLY HELL FIVE STARS!!! That’s pretty much what I thought the second I finished this book. I ultimately gave this book 4.5 stars because while it did blow my mind and give me the feels it was not completely without flaws. That being said, I was severely impressed. I’m apparently on a roll with good books lately, which is awesome, but this book takes the cake, wins the race, [insert saying for being the best book I’ve read this year]. I will warn you, the book starts a little slow and occasionally the flashbacks can be a little jarring, but by the last page I had forgotten these things and was simply in awe of how much I loved what I had just read.
The central mystery revolves around three things: Eve trying to put together pieces of her past, Eve trying decipher her powers and why she suffers blackouts every time she tries to use them, and, of course, whether Eve should trust the witty and quick-talking Zachary. The blackouts are a huge device in the novel. When Eve suffers the blackouts she has recurring visions of a magician and a storyteller. While she knows these visions are important she does not know why until WitSec reveals to her that the Magician is the serial killer looking for her and only her memories can lead them to him and put him behind bars. The visions come frequently as Eve learns that accessing her memories causes her to lose days or weeks of memory . She then has to piece together the time she has lost. This does lead to a few slow moments in the book but pace is quickly picked up again, usually with some witty banter or deadpan sarcasm or life threatening situation, all of which I am a fan. Eventually Eve does regain her memories which leads to a huge confrontation and a twisty-unexpected conclusion that had me screaming “Five Stars” at my poor terrified chihuahua.
Ultimately, I loved the fast-paced back and forth conversation between the agents Malcolm and “Aunt” Nicki. I loved the building romance between Eve and Zachary.I loved the journey of self-discovery that Eve takes throughout the book as she grows both in her powers and as person. Eve starts out as a very passive character, just letting things happen to her, but by the end of the book she has taken control of her life and has transformed into a kick-butt heroine
If you read this book for no other reason, read it because the last few chapters will make you gasp and cheer and curse and experience all kinds of unexpected feels.Finally, I love a book that surprises me and that’s exactly what Conjured was able to accomplish.
In the end I give Conjured 4 stars. As I said before, at the end of this book I was ready to give it five stars. The ending is just that good. However, I do believe that the flashbacks are a bit too frequent and pull the reader out of the story. I recognize that they are used as a story-telling device and reveal important parts of Eve’s past but at the same time I think they could have been less frequent but a tad lengthier and accomplished the same thing without bringing me out of the novel. That’s why I can’t give Conjured the full five stars. But seriously guys, it is completely worth the other 4.5 stars and I will be re-reading this book several times because I loved it that much.
The central mystery revolves around three things: Eve trying to put together pieces of her past, Eve trying decipher her powers and why she suffers blackouts every time she tries to use them, and, of course, whether Eve should trust the witty and quick-talking Zachary. The blackouts are a huge device in the novel. When Eve suffers the blackouts she has recurring visions of a magician and a storyteller. While she knows these visions are important she does not know why until WitSec reveals to her that the Magician is the serial killer looking for her and only her memories can lead them to him and put him behind bars. The visions come frequently as Eve learns that accessing her memories causes her to lose days or weeks of memory . She then has to piece together the time she has lost. This does lead to a few slow moments in the book but pace is quickly picked up again, usually with some witty banter or deadpan sarcasm or life threatening situation, all of which I am a fan. Eventually Eve does regain her memories which leads to a huge confrontation and a twisty-unexpected conclusion that had me screaming “Five Stars” at my poor terrified chihuahua.
Ultimately, I loved the fast-paced back and forth conversation between the agents Malcolm and “Aunt” Nicki. I loved the building romance between Eve and Zachary.I loved the journey of self-discovery that Eve takes throughout the book as she grows both in her powers and as person. Eve starts out as a very passive character, just letting things happen to her, but by the end of the book she has taken control of her life and has transformed into a kick-butt heroine
If you read this book for no other reason, read it because the last few chapters will make you gasp and cheer and curse and experience all kinds of unexpected feels.Finally, I love a book that surprises me and that’s exactly what Conjured was able to accomplish.
In the end I give Conjured 4 stars. As I said before, at the end of this book I was ready to give it five stars. The ending is just that good. However, I do believe that the flashbacks are a bit too frequent and pull the reader out of the story. I recognize that they are used as a story-telling device and reveal important parts of Eve’s past but at the same time I think they could have been less frequent but a tad lengthier and accomplished the same thing without bringing me out of the novel. That’s why I can’t give Conjured the full five stars. But seriously guys, it is completely worth the other 4.5 stars and I will be re-reading this book several times because I loved it that much.