shadowblack by Sebastien de Castell

37th book of 2021

Second book in Spellslinger series

Reading period: May 02nd 2021 – May 05th 2021

Summary

A Shadowblack plague is taking hold . . . The second book in the page-turning SPELLSLINGER fantasy series. 

It’s a few months since Kellen left the Jan’Tep people. Now aged sixteen, Kellen is an outlaw, relying on his wits to keep him alive in the land of the Seven Sands. He misses home, he misses family and more than anything, he misses Nephenia, who he once loved. 

Then he meets Seneira, a blindfolded girl who isn’t blind, and who carries a secret that’s all too familiar to Kellen. Kellen and Ferius resolve to help – but the stakes are far higher than they realise. A Shadowblack plague is taking hold – and Kellen can’t help but suspect his own people may be behind it.

Rating

Review

I was happy to be back in this series with its world and its characters.

I found it fantastic the way you learn more about the world. It’s an easy way to make you discover new spaces, their traditions, history and politic. Also, the new characters that we have are interesting as they have their own stories that intertwine well with the characters we already know.

Even if you discover an element of the story pretty quickly, it still was surprising and page-turning as you want to know the who, what, and why.

The slight problem I had was the fact that I was lost at some point in the story. I don’t know why I was, but this lost feeling helps to be more immersed in the book as you are in the same mental state that Kellen.

I liked a lot the last chapter; it’s my favourite one in the book. I can’t wait to read the third book of the series.

Liz.