Week 30 Review: A Power Unbound

From Goodreads:

Secrets! Magic! Enemies to . . . something more?

Jack Alston – Lord Hawthorn – would love a nice, safe, comfortable life. He renounced magic after the death of his twin sister. But with the threat of a dangerous ritual risking every magician in Britain, he's drawn reluctantly back into that world.

Now Jack is living in a bizarre puzzle-box of a magical London townhouse, helping its owner Violet track down the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies can do the same. And to make matters worse, they need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross. Cagey and argumentative, Alan is only in this for the money. He's loud in his hatred of the aristocracy and their unearned power . . . and unfortunately, he happens to be everything that Jack wants in one gorgeous, infuriating package.

When a plot to seize unimaginable magic power comes to a head on Jack's own family estate, Jack, Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne, secrets and bloody sacrifice – and the foundations of magic in Britain might be torn up by the roots before the end.

A Power Unbound is the spellbinding conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske

My Review:
I had such a fantastic time reading this book! I've really fallen in love with this series, and this was a perfect end to the series, I loved how the story came together and came to a close, that it's Jack and Alan's story, as well as the group as a whole with a final showdown!

We briefly met Jack in the first book, and Alan in the second, where they had a good deal of time together. Which was interesting, because Jack is a Lord, he's got a high position, whereas Alan is Italian, and poor, working really hard to take care of his family. And he has a strong hatred of the ruling class. They're antagonistic, but there's also tension. Really enjoyed their dynamic! 

The main plot is taking control of the Last Contract, so all the magic of Britain's magicians could be controlled by whoever had the contract. Which is such an awful idea, and precisely why they're fighting against it. That it's sanctioned by the government, even if they aren't aware of what is being done, makes things all the more complicated. That the bad guys were trying to blame the good guys for their own actions...hiss! 

The way that things came together for that finale was really well done. All the surviving players have a role, and each second was so very tense, wondering what was going to happen next. How it worked out in the end was satisfying, and I'm glad that it worked out ath way. 

This was an amazing read and I can't wait to read more by Freya Marske! 

Author: Freya Marske
Series: The Last Binding #3
Read: July 26th, 2024 
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a End of Series 2024 Book, Historical Fiction 2024 Book and a Prequel Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Tor
Published: November 9th 2023 

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