Silver and Stone is the second volume in a steampunk trilogy set in a fantasy version of Australia where certain metals can be ‘activated’ to take on magical properties – iron can confer strength, gold can attract, silver can heal, etc. I read the first volume (Heart of Brass) last year so it didn’t qualify for the Cannonball but it did give me the background for this story, which takes up pretty much where the last one left off. (This review will therefore have spoilers […]
It’s getting hot in here
As promised by Emmalita and others, the Kate Daniels series really hits its stride in its third outing Magic Strikes, as Kate finds herself fighting in gladiatorial rings and snogging in hot tubs, while Atlanta continues to be rocked by magic waves. Now working for the Order, although not a Knight, Kate is put into a difficult position when her teenaged werewolf friend, Derek, makes her promise to keep a secret. With Derek then turning up near dead, attacked by a band of Reapers, Kate’s […]
Callum Hunt and the Diminishing Returns
I read the first book in the series and enjoyed it enough to pick up the rest of the books. Unfortunately, I got progressively more dissatisfied with the series as the books progressed. Part of the problem is that the further away the story got from a Harry Potter type story, which the authors established in the first book, the less interested I became in the books. I mean, I can read AU fanfics for free, you know? And this one wasn’t even that good […]
Exactly what I bloodydamn well needed
Sack up, you slagging pixies. We’re back. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve visited Darrow’s worlds – I needed some recovery time after Morning Star broke my heart and shat all over the pieces. I just hadn’t been emotionally ready for a reread. So I went into Iron Gold a little blind which was nice in some ways and not so nice in others. The book also starts suuuper slow but once it finally gathers momentum and starts running, it goes full Juggernaut, barreling through walls and […]