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Posted On: October 6th 2026, 06:30 pm
🗨 The Killoran's front door changed color depending upon who knocked.
Sky blue for a charming acquaintance, heart red for a lover present, past or future. Clover green for a spiteful enemy, or a rich, jammy plum for an old friend. Mustard yellow for family and, due to a slight inaccuracy with the spellwork, traveling salesmen.
💭 Silvercloak started with so much potential. The whimsical front door? A magicians detective agency? Sign me up!
While for the most part I enjoyed the story, and certainly am planning to continue reading it, I felt this was more YA than adult (which is what it was marketed as). As soon as the MMC appeared I knew it was him, mostly because he was a tall, dark, insanely powerful mysterious man who was also a brooding poet - I mean bookworm. And somehow Saffron just couldn't keep away from him, despite the chemistry almost not being there.
Saffron was described as a listener and observer, quiet but clever. She didn't stop talking. She also made numerous increasingly questionable choices but somehow everything managed to turn out for the best.
There was just enough showing but also a bit too much telling, and just enough world building and descriptions but just not enough at the same time. I really want more.
The biggest part that bothered me was the secrecy. Of course you don't talk about secret missions, but for only one person to know? In an unofficial capacity? I had a really bad feeling about it - scapegoat anyone? But we'll have to wait and see what happens in book 2.
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Sky blue for a charming acquaintance, heart red for a lover present, past or future. Clover green for a spiteful enemy, or a rich, jammy plum for an old friend. Mustard yellow for family and, due to a slight inaccuracy with the spellwork, traveling salesmen.
💭 Silvercloak started with so much potential. The whimsical front door? A magicians detective agency? Sign me up!
While for the most part I enjoyed the story, and certainly am planning to continue reading it, I felt this was more YA than adult (which is what it was marketed as). As soon as the MMC appeared I knew it was him, mostly because he was a tall, dark, insanely powerful mysterious man who was also a brooding poet - I mean bookworm. And somehow Saffron just couldn't keep away from him, despite the chemistry almost not being there.
Saffron was described as a listener and observer, quiet but clever. She didn't stop talking. She also made numerous increasingly questionable choices but somehow everything managed to turn out for the best.
There was just enough showing but also a bit too much telling, and just enough world building and descriptions but just not enough at the same time. I really want more.
The biggest part that bothered me was the secrecy. Of course you don't talk about secret missions, but for only one person to know? In an unofficial capacity? I had a really bad feeling about it - scapegoat anyone? But we'll have to wait and see what happens in book 2.
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
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