When Zephyr enters an ancient tomb in search of scrap metal, she doesn’t anticipate igniting a cosmic war. She’s stolen the key to a rare grimoire, The Book of Alabaza the Brave. The hordes of daemons chasing her want it back. If she’s to survive, she must rely on Ezekiel, a member of a supernatural clan of guardians called the Thrones. The only problem is she belongs to the demonic caste, and Ezekiel was sent to slay her.
Zephyr’s Curse (A Grimoire Chronicles Novelette) is a fast-paced urban fantasy novelette starring a curious crow-shifter and her reluctant guardian angel.
ZELDA KNIGHT is a USA Today Bestselling author of spicy and diverse sci-fi and fantasy romances. She’s also an award-winning editor (Locus, British Fantasy & World Fantasy). Zelda co-edited Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora (Crowne Books, 2020) and Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction (Tordotcom, 2022), which have received critical acclaim. Africa Risen was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in 2023. Her hobbies include reading books and comics, raving to the grave, and ranting about her book boyfriends.
This book is cute and enjoyable. My only main issue with the book was that it was way too short so I got lost a couple of times trying to figure out why the characters were doing what they were doing or what was so significant about most of the things that were happening. I know it is supposed to be a short here's a quick intro to the world, but if the author had added some more details and made it longer I would have easily given this over 5 stars. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
I was quite intrigued by the title so gave the book a read. It was short and sweet and did not take long to read. However, I do think it was too short for the story given. Some scenes and dialect could have been longer to give the reader a sense of the characters and what was happening as everything moved very quickly. I love the concept of the Thrones and the different Realms and although I know little of the characters they were likeable. I would happily continue this series.