Review: Quicksilver by Calle Hart

Saeris Fane is a thief who is a thief to survive. She steals from the wrong person and gets arrested by the Evil Queen, but wouldn’t you know it, she has special powers that save her. She then discovers there are other worlds when she is taken to a land of fairies and meets Kingfisher, our hero with a dark past. This is pretty much your typical Romantasy. Human girl, supernatural love interest. She has powers or abilities that no one else has. An authoritarian-like government. And fated romance. It’s all there, and I liked it. Saeris is strong, plucky, and resourceful. Kingfisher is brooding, sexy, and empathetic. Just what you want in your heroine and hero in a book like this. While there is nothing new or revolutionary about this book, I argue it doesn’t have to be. It was entertaining. It had good characters. Funny scenes in between intense battles and just enough spice. I didn’t expect how it ended. It leaves so many possibilities for the sequel, which I currently have on hold at my library. All and all, it was just what I expected and what I wanted from a book like this.

What I’m Listening to Now: Leather and Lark by Brynne Weaver Read by: Samantha Brentmoor and Eric Nolan

I have been on the waiting list for 4 books for months, and now they have all become available in the past two weeks. So I have to double up on my books. I am almost done with Katabasis, and I started reading Leather and Lark during work yesterday. (a benefit of working from home). I don’t think I could have picked two different books to read at once.

What I’m Reading Now: This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher

I’m fascinated by stories of what happens to heroes after they have defeated the villains. This book was described as The Princess Bride meets People We Meet on Vacation. I haven’t read the latter, but the former is not only one of my favorite movies but also a great book, so I’m stoked about this one.