This is the third book in the Lightbringer series. I had hopes this would be the final book, but it seems there is at least one more in the series. It felt like a build up for the (hopefully final) fourth book. The first book established the characters. The second book had them at a loss, so I thought the third book would see them triumph. Not so, they seemed to be even worse off at the end of this book (especially the Prism). I […]
Things aren’t looking good for the good guys…
In preparation for The Broken Eye (the third book in the Lightbringer series) I wanted to re-read The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife. This series takes place in a world where some people (‘drafters’) have the ability to make colors solid. After some major losses in the first book, things don’t go well for our heroes in this book. Needless to say I love this series (as I rarely read books twice), I give this book 4 stars. Here’s a breakdown…
Unique magic based on light and colors!
In preparation for The Broken Eye (the third book in the Lightbringer series) I wanted to re-read The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife. This series takes place in a world where some people (‘drafters’) have the ability to make colors solid. In addition to the unique magic system, there is also a lot of political strategy and surprise twists. Needless to say I love this series (as I rarely read books twice), I give this book 4 stars. Here’s a breakdown…
More mystery than fantasy
After a serious fantasy read of The Blade Itself, I decided to try something a little lighter, which was perfect because I have the new Lucy Valentine book Undeniably Yours. It’s the fifth in the series of books centered around the gifted Valentine family. Most of the family can see auras and help people find true love based on that. Lucy was struck by lightening and lost the ability to see auras, but she can find lost objects (she gets ‘reads’ from their owners) and she can get visions of what a person […]