3.5 stars In this volume Alex is finally forced to choose sides No running away, no talking himself out of a tight spot, no bargains or new magical powers In the end there are changes to their little scooby gang and Alex has to make a fateful decision I was getting really tired of the unending political machinations and Light vs Dark theme in previous books And the way they treat Alex and blame him for every little thing in the face of conflicting evidence was hard to stomach It was a little [...]