1-29-10 Unleashed by John Levitt – Fiction

5 – Another in Levitt’s Dog Days series, Unleashed continues the intriguing look into the world of magic that coexists with our “normal” world.  Something else has come out of the vortex that Mason helped create and it’s angry and hungry.  Mason faces trouble, as always, with humor, charm, and Lou at his side.  The initial draw for me with this series was the parallel that Levitt draws between jazz music and Mason’s magical style but the more I read, the more I’m interested not only in Mason, but also the other characters.  Eli’s ever burning thirst for knowledge, Victor’s passionate stoicism (I know, oxymoron), Campbell’s soothing nature, and Lou’s infinite charm come through the pages and help create very believable people.  Happily, Levitt is working on a fourth book in the series.