Emma Newman
Diversion Publishing
August 2nd, 2016
Cathy is as determined as ever to reach her full potential, and that means tearing down the Nether Society patriarchy. She’s just a little frustrated over how slowly it’s going. She’s found her old governess, and now she has allies on her side, but she’s got more enemies than ever who may think that killing her is a reasonable solution.
Will is trying to balance everything and figure out if there some way–any way–to outmaneuver everyone’s plans for him.
Max and the gargoyle are dealing with the sorcerer they have left to them, and what that means for their responsibilities of keeping the innocents safe from the Fae and the Fae puppets of the Nether. Added to that, they have to worry about what one rogue hybrid sorcerer is up to, and whether she still seems bent on killing them all.
Sam is figuring out what it means to be Lord Iron, and just how many enemies that may make him. He’s also learning that he’s far from powerless in all this. He also finds a potential ally in someone very strange.
My earlier questions over whether Will becomes less of a tool? Answered. He doesn’t. It seems he’s determined to become worse instead of better. Cathy on the other hand, is growing a spine and learning how to take advantage of everything she learns rather than simply being outraged by everything that happens to her.
The most interesting character in this book is Sam. He didn’t seem to know what to do with himself from one book to the next, but he certainly does now.
It’s interesting to watch all of the disparate plot lines converging, and I’ll be waiting eagerly to see what happens in book 5.
JL Jamieson is a strange book nerd who writes technical documents by day, and book news, reviews, and other assorted opinions for you by night. She is working on her own fiction, and spends time making jewelry to sell at local conventions, as well as stalking the social media accounts of all your favorite writers.