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A review by stephbookshine
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Legends by Lydia Sherrer
5.0
The stakes are up in this, the fourth installment of the adventures of Lily Singer (librarian wizard), Sebastian (rogue witch) and Sir Edgar Allen Kipling (talking cat and sarcastic supremo). Fans of previous novels will have seen the peril gradually increasing from localised hauntings and time slips, to the current full-on saving humanity from wizardly death or enslavement.
As the title suggests the enemy has also escalated, from generic curses and artefacts, through evil family members, to one of the most famous magic-users of legend. I was interested to see how Lydia Sherrer would handle Morgan le Fay in this series and this first introduction did not disappoint in terms of threat level or distinct personality.
Of course one of the main strengths in this series is the bonds between our main characters, and here also there is some nice development, along with even more lovable and/or unique side characters to add to the ever-growing cast of goodies (and even baddies) that I need to see more of.
I loved the development of the Fae side of the plot, with a bit more backstory about Sebastian and his magic. There is a lot of potential for further story in this enmeshment with the other realm, which I am quite excited about. Lily in England was fun too, as she was simultaneously out of her comfort zone, yet firmly amongst 'her people'!
To sum up, this is another great book for fans of light-hearted magical derring-do in a series that keeps getting better. Bring on Book 5!
Sebastian shrugged, giving her a silly grin. "Just excited, I suppose. I mean, come on, we're having an adventure. Anything could happen! Daring escapes from dastardly villains, life-and-death struggles with monstrous creatures, intrepid explorations of wild landscapes never before seen by the eyes of men__"
"You do realise we're going to England, right?" Lily asked dryly, smiling in spite of herself.
- Lydia Sherrer, Legends
As the title suggests the enemy has also escalated, from generic curses and artefacts, through evil family members, to one of the most famous magic-users of legend. I was interested to see how Lydia Sherrer would handle Morgan le Fay in this series and this first introduction did not disappoint in terms of threat level or distinct personality.
Of course one of the main strengths in this series is the bonds between our main characters, and here also there is some nice development, along with even more lovable and/or unique side characters to add to the ever-growing cast of goodies (and even baddies) that I need to see more of.
I loved the development of the Fae side of the plot, with a bit more backstory about Sebastian and his magic. There is a lot of potential for further story in this enmeshment with the other realm, which I am quite excited about. Lily in England was fun too, as she was simultaneously out of her comfort zone, yet firmly amongst 'her people'!
To sum up, this is another great book for fans of light-hearted magical derring-do in a series that keeps getting better. Bring on Book 5!
Sebastian shrugged, giving her a silly grin. "Just excited, I suppose. I mean, come on, we're having an adventure. Anything could happen! Daring escapes from dastardly villains, life-and-death struggles with monstrous creatures, intrepid explorations of wild landscapes never before seen by the eyes of men__"
"You do realise we're going to England, right?" Lily asked dryly, smiling in spite of herself.
- Lydia Sherrer, Legends