A review by celiaedf12
The Shining City by Kate Forsyth

3.0

After the extended road trip that is The Tower of Ravens, Rhiannon, love of her life Lewen, and the other witches-to-be end up in the city at... well, I've forgetten what it's called, but the big witch's academy. Rhiannon spends almost the entirety of this book in a gaol cell, going a little bit crazy. Lewen spends a lot of the book going a little bit crazy about Rhiannon being stuck in a a gaol cell, and being oblivious to the attentions of his childhood friend Olwynne. Also, there is political intrigue. And a sea princess with gills. As with the first book, almost too many plot points going on in this book - and while it doesn't end on quite as much of a cliffhanger as the first book, it's still cliffhanger-esque. And the dialect-y dialogue continues, much to my irritation.