02 Bound by Magic – Jasmine Walt – 4*

This is the sequel to Burned by Magic.  It starts right where the first ended.  Sunaya is being trained by Iannis to control her magic.  He is angry because she still insists on being an enforcer, earning her own money, and living in her own home.  He wants her living at the castle focusing on mage training.  She wants her independence and break from Iannis because she is hoping her attraction for him will go away.  She is trying to find the big backer introduced in the last book.  She is also asked to look into the shifters who have been going missing.  This storyline was a lot more obvious who was behind the missing shifters.  There are some little bits you don’t know but the big details you can figure out very quickly.

I liked this story.  There were some issues like her receiving a warning about trouble with the resistance but doesn’t share it with anyone else.  Though if she had we would have an entirely different book 3 so take it or leave it.  You get a little more information about the people and places in this book that helps with the world building and character development.  Overall an enjoyable book but HATED the cliff hanger ending.