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Book: Spellslinger

Author: Sebastian de Castell

Book Series: Spellslinger Book 1

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: magic

Publication Date: May 4, 2017

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Pages: 416

Synopsis: There are three things that earn you a man’s name among the Jan’Tep. The first is to demonstrate the strength to defend your family. The second is to prove you can perform the high magic that defines our people. The third is simply to reach the age of sixteen. I was a few weeks shy of my birthday when I learned that I wouldn’t be doing any of those things.

Magic is a con game.

Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There's just one problem: his magic is gone. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller who lives by her wits and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope...

Review: DNF at 30%. The writing is rich and so amazingly detailed and I could see myself loving this. It reminded me a lot of The Night Circus and Where Dreams Descend and I'd love to try to give it a go but for right now I'm not in the best mindset to do so. I will come back to this book but not right now.

Verdict: It’s a good book, but not for me right now.