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Quicksilver
by Callie Hart
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Secrets have a way of unraveling themselves in the end. 24-year-old Saeris Fane would know, having kept secrets as precious as the ounces of water she can steal in the desert wasteland of her home kingdom all her short life. Secret fighter, secret pickpocketer, secret weapons forger with extra abilities that would have her at the pointy end of a soldier's sword, Saeris is flesh and bone wrapped in secrets - until a theft, a discovery, and a sentence of death (which turns out to be more of a falling into the arms of Death - who also goes by Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate) spill her like so many grains of sand through a doorway into the forgotten legendary realm of the Fae, where more danger than she could ever imagine awaits. As Saeris struggles to understand a world that was supposed to be the stuff of children's nightmares - including her role as the Alchemist, a magical being with the power to change the course of a centuries-long conflict in the Fae kingdom of Yvelia - she must quickly discover what it will cost to get her home - and if she really wants to go there at after all.
If you have any sort of predilection for books in the realm of the ACOTAR series, with a splash of Carissa Broadbent thrown in for good measure, you're REALLY going to like this book, and it promises to be an interesting series. There are all manners of banter, creepy crawly creatures, war, magic and alchemy, infighting and outfighting, opportunities for betrayal, parent trauma, sassy FMCs, secrets galore, quests, big reveals, and spicy spice to be found for those who are interested, and I was impressed with how much lore and exposition was crammed into this book. I fear Rhysand and the Bat Boys are going to have to fight for the place of "BookTok's Favorite Book Boyfriend" in 2025 with everyone's new brooding problematic love interest, Kingfisher (which is objectively a cool name, not going to lie), and I wish everyone a clean, fair fight. There is a Maas-ive (couldn't help myself since I already went this direction with my review) cliffhanger here at the end, so I hope Saeris hangs on, because you're in danger girl!!!
If you have any sort of predilection for books in the realm of the ACOTAR series, with a splash of Carissa Broadbent thrown in for good measure, you're REALLY going to like this book, and it promises to be an interesting series. There are all manners of banter, creepy crawly creatures, war, magic and alchemy, infighting and outfighting, opportunities for betrayal, parent trauma, sassy FMCs, secrets galore, quests, big reveals, and spicy spice to be found for those who are interested, and I was impressed with how much lore and exposition was crammed into this book. I fear Rhysand and the Bat Boys are going to have to fight for the place of "BookTok's Favorite Book Boyfriend" in 2025 with everyone's new brooding problematic love interest, Kingfisher (which is objectively a cool name, not going to lie), and I wish everyone a clean, fair fight. There is a Maas-ive (couldn't help myself since I already went this direction with my review) cliffhanger here at the end, so I hope Saeris hangs on, because you're in danger girl!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War