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Magic and shadow clash.
Enemies become friends.
Friends become enemies.
Cressida has been bonded to the Book of Fire. Assassins and shadow gods want the book and the only way to get it is to kill her. So Cressida has no choice but to ask for the help of her mortal enemy, Emily Swine. Meanwhile, Abe the assassin is starting to have second thoughts about killing Cressida, and Joe has been possessed by an irie who also wants the book. Prepare for a reckoning...
Enemies become friends.
Friends become enemies.
Cressida has been bonded to the Book of Fire. Assassins and shadow gods want the book and the only way to get it is to kill her. So Cressida has no choice but to ask for the help of her mortal enemy, Emily Swine. Meanwhile, Abe the assassin is starting to have second thoughts about killing Cressida, and Joe has been possessed by an irie who also wants the book. Prepare for a reckoning...
178 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 13, 2012
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About the author
David L. Dawson
38 books94 followersDavid L Dawson is the writer of The Fall and The Sky Is Falling, the first two parts of an explosive new dystopian quartet. He also wrote the novella series Snow White and Trip, as well as the upcoming middle grade Book of Fire trilogy. Upcoming projects include The Girl from Yesterday, a dystopian/scifi/vampire romance novel
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June 24, 2018
Why I read the book:
Shadow is the second book of The Book of Fire Trilogy, and I wanted to find out what happened after the events of book 1 (Fire).
Synopsis of the book:
My synopsis of the first book (Fire) has more detail about the world the story is set in.
The drama, mystery, ambushes, espionage, double agents and indestructible magic book continue! As more and more people, entities and shadowy groups become aware that Cressida Widdershins has (and is bonded to) the Book of Fire, more and more attempts are made to kill her. Enemies become friends, but to what end? Friends turn traitor; Cressida forms an alliance with the Irie, the species that hates humans, and whose side is her teacher (who turns out to be an undercover government spy) really on? By the end of this book Cressida has discovered what the Book of Fire does, why everyone wants it, and is faced with averting impending global disaster.
What I thought:
The storyline was better than book 1. The plot moved quickly, it was easy to follow (meaning I didn’t spend a lot of time backtracking because the plot suddenly didn’t make sense), and a quick read.
However, Shadow still had a lot of typos, and the grammar problems from book one continued, along with missing words. Not only did the conversation narrative tenses and perspectives seem to change, but some of the other descriptive narration tenses and perspectives also seemed to change randomly.
In the author’s defense, I’ve just looked at his profile; he is English, and I’m American. The differences between British English and American English could account for some or all of my complaints.
The bottom line:
Despite enjoying the book enough to finish it and read the remainder of the series, I didn’t enjoy it enough to recommend it to anyone else, or keep it on my Kindle for rereading.
Shadow is the second book of The Book of Fire Trilogy, and I wanted to find out what happened after the events of book 1 (Fire).
Synopsis of the book:
My synopsis of the first book (Fire) has more detail about the world the story is set in.
The drama, mystery, ambushes, espionage, double agents and indestructible magic book continue! As more and more people, entities and shadowy groups become aware that Cressida Widdershins has (and is bonded to) the Book of Fire, more and more attempts are made to kill her. Enemies become friends, but to what end? Friends turn traitor; Cressida forms an alliance with the Irie, the species that hates humans, and whose side is her teacher (who turns out to be an undercover government spy) really on? By the end of this book Cressida has discovered what the Book of Fire does, why everyone wants it, and is faced with averting impending global disaster.
What I thought:
The storyline was better than book 1. The plot moved quickly, it was easy to follow (meaning I didn’t spend a lot of time backtracking because the plot suddenly didn’t make sense), and a quick read.
However, Shadow still had a lot of typos, and the grammar problems from book one continued, along with missing words. Not only did the conversation narrative tenses and perspectives seem to change, but some of the other descriptive narration tenses and perspectives also seemed to change randomly.
In the author’s defense, I’ve just looked at his profile; he is English, and I’m American. The differences between British English and American English could account for some or all of my complaints.
The bottom line:
Despite enjoying the book enough to finish it and read the remainder of the series, I didn’t enjoy it enough to recommend it to anyone else, or keep it on my Kindle for rereading.
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