A Trick of the Shade - Gravity's Daughter 2
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Ages: 16-18, 18+
You can’t put ‘Just saved the world (you’re welcome)’ on a resume. Ask me how I know.
Jude’s drifting in Montreal, low on both funds and purpose. Eking out a normal life is surprisingly difficult for someone whose strongest marketable skill is her ability to manipulate gravity. Who knew landing a steady job would be a bigger challenge than hunting supernatural creatures?
Then her scant few acquaintances begin turning up dead around the city, their hearts missing. All signs point to a vicious shade—a Faerie cursed to live forever in a ghoulish fate worse than death—as the culprit. But Jude’s never even heard of shades before now, so why do these killings seem designed to bait her?
Racing to find the answer and stop the murders brings her to old friends, new enemies and every shifty variation in-between. While risking life and limb battling a sinister Faerie monster may not be ‘normal,’ it’s a routine Jude knows by heart.
And it beats working retail.
Reviews
Thank you to the author for providing me with this book. All opinions are my own. A Trick of the Shade is available now. This is the sequel to The Flaws of Gravity. I’ll do my best to avoid the dreaded spoilers, but a few might sneak by. You have been warned. A Trick of the Shade continues the story of Jude, a half-faerie with an odd ability. She can defy gravity. This in and of itself is unusual in faerie lore (at least, as far as I’ve experienced it), which I already found intriguing in book one. Add in a majorly snarktastic main character, and you’ve got me hooked. A Trick of the Shade is no different in that respect. Jude continues to deliver in the snark and sass department, as her luck continues to be abysmal. Once again, she finds herself in over her head (well, sometimes. Other times, she’s above the situation, although that doesn’t seem much safer). There’s never a dull moment. There’s a lot going on in A Trick of the Shade, and I mean a lot. As with The Flaws of Gravity, I found myself a bit confused at times, especially in the beginning. I believe the author doles out information incredibly sparingly on purpose, to keep the reader off balance and guessing. It’s a unique choice, and it ends up working well, despite the occasional confusion. The characters are all great, but Jude once again stole the show. The way she deals with things (and the amount of chirping that she does) is a ton of fun. I particularly appreciated the way she played off of Daniel, who is her opposite in some ways. I wouldn’t say that her character changes all that much from The Flaws of Gravity, but this is a book that you read for the adrenaline and the tongue-in-cheek humor. A Trick of the Shade is massively enjoyable.
