Shady Fortunes

SPOTLIGHT + Review: #shadyfortunes #standalone

New Release thank you, author Douglas J. Bornemann and @tvsmediagroup

For the copy.

💜 Standalone companion to Dreamweaver Chronicles

💙 Magic System, Mystery

💜 For fans of Terry Pratchett and Preston Series

💙 Historical Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure

👉 Rafe keeps dodging death every page and tripping on intrigue and betrayal.

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My review

4 stars

Great start, well set. The first chapter sets the mood and theme for the entire novel, telling us what to expect: intrigue, betrayal, an already well-established complex magic system, interesting artifacts, rituals, secret passages, language according to the period, and a steampunk-ish society with magic.

Interesting characters, male and female. Although it's a standalone, the first chapters feel like we were dropped in a pre-existing series. The author is sensitive to this and added a short glossary of terms at the end, which I truly appreciated.

By winning a game in a carnival, Rafe is invited by the Prefect to create a spell to shroud the island from the world. This makes his life a target of the "opposition".

Plot-driven. Fast-paced with lots of plans to put in motion. Filled with action and adventure and plot twists.

I liked Cassidy and her deadly parasol a lot. 

I recommend this companion to the Dreamweaver Chronicles to fans of the Preston series, steampunk-ish Sherlock Homes, Deborah Harkness, and Terry Pratchett.

Thank you, author, for the copy. My thoughts are honest and voluntary.

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