Fight and Flight: Magic 2.0, Book 4

Always a great read and love this series!

I absolutely loved this series. My only complaint with this particular book in the series was with Honor. I get what he was trying to do with the character, but she just annoyed the crap out of me. Everything else about the book was great but her part in this story made me dislike children, and I have 4 (twelve and under) kids myself and I happen to like kids...not anymore

Tries a bit too hard and times and misses some of the fun and originality of the first 3 books. It's still worth reading if you are into the series and I have read it multiple times now.

My first read of this book was a fun, light, 3 to 4-star experience. I think I had the same obstacles to enjoying it as others; that it didn't have a clear antagonist, and has an ensemble cast each acting out their own vignettes.Re-reading, I think these choices are more strength than weakness. Breaking the characters out into small groups allows each character to be highlighted for their own personal failures. (Because, remember, we're reading about people who are so broken that even when granted unlimited power, they can only function by escaping from their normal lives to pretend to be wizards. That's the running joke, so reviewers who dislike that book for running with the fundamental joke are being churlish.)What this book does accomplish using this approach is, hands down, the single funniest, laugh-out-loud scene in the entire series. (Martin and Phillip walking in on Gary midway through glorious, absurd failure, and Gary being incapable of recognizing what's wrong, much less admit to it.) I was even surprised at how the protracted Scotsmen gag grew on me with a reread.This is a comedy series, and if we measure by "fun and funny," then this book holds up terribly well, and those who gave sub-par reviews, as I might have initially, would be well advised to give it another read.

I can’t figure out if Meyer celebrates the current year agenda so much because he believes in the movement or because he thinks it will help him earn social credit. In any case, the characters he writes are condescending (or bumbling) caricatures based on a rather rudimentary, cartoonish view of gender equality. Watch an episode or two of the Flintstones and you’ll have the gist. I’ve stuck with Magic 2.0 through 4 books because the premise of the higher story arc was intriguing. This will be my last for this series and this author. It’s a tired message, and I’m bored by it. And the story is dull. Books 1-3 were better, if only slightly. I suggest you stop there.

First complaint: The 6 month delay between the audiobook and the printed/ebook version was absurd and a slap in the face. I don't want to listen to an audiobook and shouldn't be forced to for SIX MONTHS before I can read it. Absolutely ridiculous. I nearly didn't buy it out of spite, and I actually did completely forget about it until a friend reminded me.Second complaint: Waiting SIX MONTHS for the printed version, you'd think there would be no spelling or grammatical issues. Sadly, there were more than a few.I didn't take off any stars for those two things, this go round. The three-star review is simply because this book, as compared to the others, was so-so and lacked much substance. The entire story felt like it should have been a substory of one of the other books. Without spoiling any plot points, they should have finished in perhaps three or four chapters what it took the entire book to accomplish. There was one major lesson the characters learned, and I just don't think it was worth an entire book to cover. If the book has one thing going for it, it leaves on a cliffhanger that might just make the next one decent. Just PLEASE NO AUDIOBOOK EXCLUSIVES next time - I really don't think I'll buy it at all, if that happens.

It's good to have another installment in this series to read. The banter between the characters and humor is there, and some ridiculous situations as in the previous books. But I'd have to agree with other reviewers that said this isn't quite up to par with the other books in the series. For me, I think this is because the plot just kind of wanders around as the crew tries to accomplish mostly a single task, a task that is kind of dull IMHO. (trying to not give any spoilers) And there are no new wizards, though this would be difficult I guess with the 'list' locked out. This just didn't have quite the "magic" of previous efforts, to use a corny pun.All that said, while I like the other books in the series a bit better, this isn't a bad read at all, and I enjoyed it. I hope there are more forthcoming in the series.

To me, this book was everything I wanted in a Scott Meyer Magic 2.0 book. If I have any criticisms, it's that the plot was fairly simple compared to some of his other books. There were only three "acts," and so maybe this is why some reviewers are annoyed that it was short. This book has the wizards interacting directly with the locals, and we start seeing the villagers as three-dimensional people and not simply elements of the background. The Scotsmen (and their detailed familial relationships) were wonderful. I love Scott Meyer's wit, and I was fine with this installment in the series. I thought it was very funny and I think most fans will enjoy it.

If you liked the previous books in the series then there are a lot of familiar things, same characters, same sense of humour and the same locations. This isn't a bad thing but unfortunately this book is really lacking a decent plot and underlying story to bring the familiar characters to life and give them something useful to do.Most of the plot is driven by the fact one of the Wizards created dragons as a means for the other wizards to challenge themselves and hone their fighting skills. As to be expected things go awry and the dragons become a problem that needs dealing with. Unfortunately most of the story revolves around the various characters fighting the dragons, it seemed like about 70%+ of the book was just a big dragon fight that wouldn't have warranted more than a couple of chapters (at most) in the previous books.Still a fairly enjoyable read, just lacking in plot compared to the others and left me feeling a bit "meh" by the end.

Don't really know what to say... 2 stars is not bad.. but I'm catching up on the reviews... and to be honest I can't really remember much beyond it broke up a long flight.It's not to say that I won't buy more books from the author.. but rather I just cannot form a strong opinion.If you have a long train journey.. definitely buy... it will while away the time while you drink British Rail Hot Chocolate and some bizarre sandwich

Another outing for the gang. Moral of the story do not make dragons. Good read

Having thoroughly enjoyed the other three books I was looking forward to this.... Which I reckon is a short story made long. Other reviews have touched on the why's. Basically a long conflict with the dragons... Saved by the authors humorous dialogue and not much else. I'm actually surprised the author felt it was ready for publishing and that someone published it, I suspect if the first of the series was of this standard, there wouldn't presently by 5 books. Here's hoping the next one is better.

Excellent continuation of the magic 2.0 series, perhaps not as strong as the predecessors more of the same but that really is no bad thing! A solid entry and a joy to read, numerous chuckles and chortles while reading.I look forward to book 5!