Thursday, April 12, 2018

18:100 Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire

When we last saw Antimony, she was on the run from the Covenant who had discovered her identity during her last mission.  She has even sent her Aeslin mice home so if something does happen to her, there will be no record of it in the family archives. So where do you go when you need to hide from such an organization? Florida to LowryLand of course.  Not quite as big as Disney World but almost which is actually better.  But then accidents start happening around her. First a fryer explodes severely injuring another cast member and Annie ends up using her new fire talent to draw some of the fire away. This brings her to the attention of the Cabal that actually runs LowryLand.  They issue an invitation to train her and without her family's resources to turn to, Annie takes the opportunity even knowing that there will be a price to pay.

Now Sam has ended up on her doorstep, she is rooming with a Sylph and a Gorgon, and now they have a Jinx in their group as well.  They need to figure out what is going on at the park and put a stop to it, hopefully without bringing the Covenant down on all their heads.

I continue to really enjoy this series and I think Annie really came into her own with this book and I continue to adore Sam.


Page count: 420p/3,011p ytd/295,032p lifetime

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

17:100 Knight Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

This story takes place between Moon Shimmers and Harvest Song.

Camille has been told that it's time for her to gather the Kerrastar Knights into the whole that will help defeat Shadow Wing yet she is still missing the last night but the scrolls have finally been translated and state that the final Knight will be revealed during the ritual that binds them altogether.  To complete this ritual, Camille, her Knights, Myrddin, and some family and guards must travel to Otherworld but of course, it can't be that simply. Myrddin tells Camille that there is a Fae Lord in hibernation near the site where the ritual must be performed, put there in order to stop it from happening centuries ago.  To have any chance of completing the ritual, they must find him before they start and take him out.

I'm glad this was a short story as it definitely is part of the tale that needs to be told to wrap it all up but didn't fit well into Camille's last book.  While I'm happy that we are getting to the conclusion of this story arc, I'll definitely be sad when it's done and can only hope that there will continue to be at least short stories letting us know what is going on in the lives of the sisters afterward.

Page count: 59p/2,591p ytd/294,612p lifetime