One of the best series I've read over the last couple of years is this one -- see my review of the first book Glass Thorns. Will this next slice about the magical theater company sustain the very high standard Rawn has set so far?
For nearly two years, Cade has been rejecting his Elsewhens, the Fae gift
that grants him prescient glimpses of possible futures, by simply
refusing to experience them. But the strain is driving a wedge between
him and his theater troupe, Touchstone, and making him erratic on stage
and off. It takes his best friend Mieka to force Cade into accepting the
visions again, but when he does, he witnesses a terrible attack, though
he cannot see who is responsible. Cade knows the future he sees can be
changed, and when he finally discovers the truth behind the attack, he
takes the knowledge to the only man in the Kingdom who can prevent it:
his deadly enemy.
Once more, Rawn provides an engrossing, grown-up adventure. I love
the fact that Cade and Mieka are now no longer the young, driven newbies
desperate to prove themselves. Although being established stars
provides its own challenges... Rawn gets right inside the skins of her
two spiky, complicated characters and if you are looking for a simple
escapist tale where everything is cut and dried, then this isn't it.
Read more at Window Wall , Book 4 of the Glass Thorns series, by Melanie Rawn | Fantasy | SFReader.com Book Review
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