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Shadow Wizard
by Jeffe Kennedy
Man, I am loving the world Jeffe Kennedy is building first in her Bonds of Magic and now Renegades of Magic series. Shadow Wizard starts off right where the first trilogy ended, with Jadren and Seliah taking the rearguard to protect the other members of House Phel after they rescue Nic, the lady of their magical house. It should be a simple matter to serve as rearguard and then rejoin the others. But things are rarely simple when it comes to the wizards and familiars of House Phel.
I flat-out loved Jadren and Seliah in this book. They are both wounded characters, but they carry their wounds in different ways. Seliah’s wounds are well known to those around her—she was driven insane by her unused magic as a familiar and is readjusting to life now that her magic has been drained and her sanity returned. Jadren’s wounds are hidden, hinted as coming from his own family House but unrevealed to others. His external signs are his sarcasm and reticence.
When you combine an innocent woman eager to learn everything she can after years of isolation due to her magical trauma and a jaded man eager to keep his secrets after years of self-isolation due to his magical trauma, you get an amazing couple. Seeing them start to realize what each can mean to the other is the heart of Shadow Wizard.
Being the first book in a trilogy, Shadow Wizard only begins to dig into the mysteries and possible changes that Jadren and Seliah can bring not only to themselves, but to their Houses. But when you’ve got a fantastic start, with characters who’ve just begun to expose their depths, you’ve got something that makes you long for more.
Kennedy is a master of fantasy romance, and her own magical powers are on full display in Shadow Wizard.
I flat-out loved Jadren and Seliah in this book. They are both wounded characters, but they carry their wounds in different ways. Seliah’s wounds are well known to those around her—she was driven insane by her unused magic as a familiar and is readjusting to life now that her magic has been drained and her sanity returned. Jadren’s wounds are hidden, hinted as coming from his own family House but unrevealed to others. His external signs are his sarcasm and reticence.
When you combine an innocent woman eager to learn everything she can after years of isolation due to her magical trauma and a jaded man eager to keep his secrets after years of self-isolation due to his magical trauma, you get an amazing couple. Seeing them start to realize what each can mean to the other is the heart of Shadow Wizard.
Being the first book in a trilogy, Shadow Wizard only begins to dig into the mysteries and possible changes that Jadren and Seliah can bring not only to themselves, but to their Houses. But when you’ve got a fantastic start, with characters who’ve just begun to expose their depths, you’ve got something that makes you long for more.
Kennedy is a master of fantasy romance, and her own magical powers are on full display in Shadow Wizard.