4.5 stars — I’m always wary of prequels. Will they live up? Will they fundamentally change the character? This one was spectacular. We got to see a much different Viv, but the fundamentals are still the same. And not only that, we got to see glimmers of her changing into the Viv we meet in […]
3.5 stars — I might not have been in the right mood to start this one. Raquel kind of left me a bit lost with who she was. She was hung up a lot on how quirky she was, and hiding her quirkiness, and I’m sure we’ll find out more in the main novel, but […]
4 stars — I was needing something light and easy, like a palate cleanser for a book hangover, and this fit the bill. I haven’t read the rest of the series yet, and I can imagine that if I never did, this story would be unsatisfying…but it sets up that story fairly well in that […]
4.5 stars — This was a tasty little short story, a perfect treat! I highly recommend reading it between books 3 and 4, just like I did. I loved that I already knew and loved our mages, and so I was desperate for this little glimpse of how the duo of Aaron and Kai became […]