A review by solaris_zip
A Thread of Shadows: Shadow and Trickster: Book One by C. C. Addington

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

A thread of shadows is the first book of an ongoing trilogy about ancient gods, curses, lost magic, a love triangle and much more. We have our three protagonists which we meet under the multi POVs chapter, Aaira, Kerat and Jax. Prince Kerat and Aaira, a simple seamstress, find themselves trapped in a parallel universe from theirs, as they are caught in the middle of a vendetta of a powerful sorcerer. They will have to find a way to get back home, through lies, betrayals, twists and discoveries… 

I found the book very interesting and enjoyable to read, middle paced. Between the bad dad jokes and banter from Kerat to a more cynic approach from Jax, I found this book a cozy high fantasy, with a solid base of dialogue, setting and engaging characters. The love triangle caused some angst, especially towards the end, not going to lie… but I suppose it’s a good set up for the following book, which I cannot wait to read! (I am deeply rooting for Kerat, and if Aaira won’t take him, I will gladly take him— he is so precious please.) 😭

Definitely worth the read if you like magical settings, with plot twists, betrayals, love triangles, gods and a book that feels right out of a fairytale!! 

(Many thanks to the lovely author for the ARC, cannot wait for book 2!)