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Shadowforged (2013)

by Moira Katson(Favorite Author)

4.33 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1484095499 (ISBN13: 9781484095492)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

CreateSpace

series

Light & Shadow

review 1: I sort of abandoned this book for quite a while before I managed to return to it, but once I did, I read it all in one night (almost all in one sitting, too!). I like the relationship between the two main characters--it is complex and shifting and dynamic, like relationships are in real life. The book is subtle and well-plotted without seeming like it feels too clever for its own good and exciting without resorting to shock tactics. I am looking forward to reading the end of the trilogy, even though I fear there is no happy ending coming for everyone.
review 2: If you have not read "Shadowborn" you will want to do that before picking up this book. If you have already finished "Shadowborn", keep reading!The writing gets better with each book by this author. The ... morecharacters deepen; the relationships become richer; the plot moves with a steady pace which, as I noted in my review of "Mahalia" (a stand-alone by this writer), is much more realistic than the compressed frenzy of many fantasy books these days.I won't spoil the ending, except to say that it caught me totally by surprise and then I wondered why it did since -- as soon as I read it -- it seemed an inevitable outcome of the earlier character development.I am particularly intrigued by the depth of the characters (primarily Catwin and Miriel, but to a lesser degree the King and Temar) who are well-rounded. Both Catwin and Miriel are able to empathize periodically with others even in the midst of their own experiences. They are very real, in other words: neither too "perfect" nor completely self-absorbed. The girls mature toward womanhood in this volume, both chronologically and emotionally. In "Shadowborn", they seemed a little old for their years, but here they settle well into their mid-adolescence (15 -17).I am eagerly anticipating opening "Shadow's End" which concludes this trilogy. less

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