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A review by idlemindreader
The Deck of Omens by C.L. Herman
5.0
By the end of last year, I hadn’t read The Devouring Grey but it had come highly recommended from several of my book friends. When I had the opportunity to get my hands on an ARC of The Deck of Omens picked up a copy of The Devouring Grey the next day. I was able to read these guys back to back and I was so very pleased to do so.
I loved our little band of forest children and the magic system was both interesting yet straight forward. I loved the idea of the Grey as well. All of the magic and how it works is ultimately explained by the end of book 2 and there is a nice closed loop of how everything intertwined, which I always appreciate. Magic doesn’t need to be explained, but when it can and it’s done well it’s always very satisfying.
The second half of book two specifically was my favorite. I laughed, I cried (vaguely trying to wipe my eyes with out the notice of the surrounding public) and I shouted out loud with concern... while on an Amtrak train visibly startling my seat mate.
I always helps when your Apple Music (or whichever service brings you your music) some how seems to know what you’re reading and delivers the absolute correct selection of songs. This happened for the end of Deck of Omens and it was perfection.
I loved our little band of forest children and the magic system was both interesting yet straight forward. I loved the idea of the Grey as well. All of the magic and how it works is ultimately explained by the end of book 2 and there is a nice closed loop of how everything intertwined, which I always appreciate. Magic doesn’t need to be explained, but when it can and it’s done well it’s always very satisfying.
The second half of book two specifically was my favorite. I laughed, I cried (vaguely trying to wipe my eyes with out the notice of the surrounding public) and I shouted out loud with concern... while on an Amtrak train visibly startling my seat mate.
I always helps when your Apple Music (or whichever service brings you your music) some how seems to know what you’re reading and delivers the absolute correct selection of songs. This happened for the end of Deck of Omens and it was perfection.