A review by ladylaetitia
The Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. Huchu

4.0

 

Ropa has left behind Scottish magic to serve the English but fate is not going to let her get away so easily. Her grandmother is murdered with Ropa being the prime suspect at the same time an old enemy resurfaces. As Ropa follows the clues to her grandmother’s killer she faces betrayal from friends and help from unexpected sources.

At the end of the last book Ropa turned her back on Scottish magic and threw in her lot with the English which I thought was a mistake and you know, it turned out I was right.  An indeterminate amount of time seems to have passed since the end of the last book with Ropa doing a couple of jobs for her new English boss. But then she goes home and finds her grandmother murdered and the police searching for her. Confused as to who she can trust, she is betrayed by a close friend but also finds out who her real friends are. She learns more about her grandmother’s past, some good, some bad, and learns more about those trying to bring back a magician from the dead and basically start a war between Scottish magicians.  The action moves quickly but the book ends on a cliffhanger so I really hope the next entry is coming out soon. Recommended