Fire in the sky
Sofia is running in circles. After escaping the Anderson holding she took the fancy knife used to free herself with her. Call it a consolation prize. But, oddly enough, after using it to deflect a spell it starts to deteriorate. Not wanting to lose an artifact that can deflect magic, or a nice pointy object- 2 for 1 special, she tries to use her new powers to fix it. What happens instead shocks everyone. And then Victoria is hurt, then Sofia is kidnapped- again, and now she's having an out of body experience. It's not as advertised.
Spoilers ahead.
There were parts I enjoyed and parts I didn't. How could they leave Sofia alone, even for a second? Bad mages, a bound demon under orders, they didn't have any kind of guard on Victoria, and I thought the whole dorm was under heavy wards. How did they get past wards from a war mage? That whole scene didn't make sense at all. There are 4 of them, not a single 1 could have gone with her? Invisible or not? And, yes, supes are in hiding, but couldn't they have someone watching Victoria? Because to hurt Sofia, she makes a great target. The time loss is a little strange. We go from being immersed in their lives, to watching a movie skip on fast forward. And how could the Andersons not have pressed their advantage then? That fracture was a perfect opportunity. Having her under their control, even partly, especially Alex could have done some damage. Not that I'm looking for ways for Sofia to be hurt, it was just very un-bad guy like not to press the advantage. They're not exactly super villains. The resolution was vague, quickly glossed over, then poof back to happy. It's a little jarring, considering readers get skimmings for about a third of the book. And a couple relationships deepen and change, but it's all background when in reality it's dynamic changing for the group. It starts strong, glosses, picks back up, glosses, and then quickly ends. And we barely get to "see" one of the funniest parts- the speeding through the snow. Which, by the way, how did he get nominated to drive? They didn't have cars then! I'm still processing why Sofia's dad is a bigot. He has friends that are both different races, human and supernatural, but his daughter dating someone of mixed heritage and abilities has him saying rude things? I guess the line is the possibility of them becoming family? Good enough to hang out with after work, but not add to their genetics? The summary/review is a little disjointed, but then again my brain is still bouncing because the story was, too. But this is a trilogy, and I'm curious how they're going to wrap things up.