Laurie Forest: The Shadow Wand

In The Shadow Wand, Laurie Forest shows that you cannot hide from who you are forever or those around you will seek to control you or kill you:

As the third book in a series, please don't read below as there will be spoilers for what has occurred and you really need to read the first two books in this series to understand the dynamics of this world, characters and the relationships that they have.

By book three in a series I really feel like this is a make of break point for me as to whether I will continue on, and I definitely will. This book was really good and very fast pace throughout but that did not take away from the very important events that occurred within this book. This book was truly heartbreaking throughout and just when you think Forest has broken  your heart enough nope she goes in for another kill. Although the pacing was good throughout the book, I did find that the book lacked suspense at times but i think that this is due to the training 

Elloren really grew in this book. She realizes she can no longer be passive and in the dark when it comes to to confronting evil. You know she has a long and hard road ahead of her but she now actually seems up for that challenge. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Lucas and Elloren and the relationship that they create together. They are both in hard spots but the dedication they have to each other and what it right was lovely. 

I loved that Forest had some additional POV through the book as our heroes are scattered through the empire. It was great to see how things were going for other and how their relationship to Elloren really was affecting whether they were accepted or not. Though i do hope we get a POV for Rafe in the next boo. I personally felt his absence in this one.

This third book was a whirlwind and I was here for it. The chapters were a bit long so it made it hard to find a place to stop when I was forced to put it down. I can’t wait to see where Forest takes the plot and characters of this series. Highly recommended series.

Enjoy!!!

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