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Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell
The Blurb On The Back:
Magic is a con game.
Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage’s duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There’s just one problem: his magic is gone.
As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path.
The first in a rich and compelling fantasy series bursting with tricks, traps and a devious talking squirrel cat.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Sebastien de Castell’s YA fantasy novel (the first in a trilogy) is an imaginative and entertaining read with a great central trio of characters and a lot of potential and while some of the plot twists were obvious, the world building’s a little heavy-handed and the romance element didn’t convince (although Nephenia is well drawn) there’s plenty here to hold the interest and I look forward to book 2.
SPELLSLINGER was released in the United Kingdom on 4th May 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage’s duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There’s just one problem: his magic is gone.
As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Sebastien de Castell’s YA fantasy novel (the first in a trilogy) is an imaginative and entertaining read with a great central trio of characters and a lot of potential and while some of the plot twists were obvious, the world building’s a little heavy-handed and the romance element didn’t convince (although Nephenia is well drawn) there’s plenty here to hold the interest and I look forward to book 2.
SPELLSLINGER was released in the United Kingdom on 4th May 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.