From description: The young warrior and bard Liobhan has lost her brother to the Otherworld. Even more determined to gain a place as an elite fighter, she returns to Swan Island to continue her training. But Liobhan is devastated when her comrade Dau is injured and loses his sight in their final display bout. Blamed by Dau's family for the accident, she agrees to go to Dau's home as a bond servant for the span of one year.
There, she soon learns that Oakhill is a place of dark secrets. The vicious Crow Folk still threaten both worlds. And Dau, battling the demon of despair, is not an easy man to help.
Darker than the first novel as Liobhan is treated ill as a bond servant and Dau is denied adequate care. Dau's older brother Seanan is a nasty piece of work.
Now waiting for the third book!
Read in June; blog review scheduled for Aug. 16.
NetGalley/Berkley Publishing
Fantasy. Sept. 1, 2020.
An odd couple, a body interred in a wall, a precious relic, a murder and further threats all woven in together as Crispin attempts to discover the guilty party. His own life has both satisfactions and potential problems.
I've enjoyed this series since the first book, and I'm sorry that the author is planning to end it. I do understand her reasons, but I will miss the intriguing mysteries and the well-developed and evolving characters. Westerson plans to end the series with the next book.
Read in June; blog review scheduled for Aug. 16.
NetGalley/Severn House
Medieval Mystery. Sept. 1, 2020.
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