A Trick of the Shade
Gravity's Daughter Book 2
by Stephanie Caye
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Pub Date 13 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 1 Nov 2023
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Description
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.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781778064630 |
| PRICE | US$4.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 302 |
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Featured Reviews
Penny N, Reviewer
I had forgotten I’d read the first book in this series when I wanted to read the second one. So, I went ahead and dived in. This book reminded me a lot of the first book in a good way. I still felt like I was missing some information, but again I just went with the flow. I feel so very sorry for Jude; it seems her life is imploding all around her. She meets up with Daniel again to try and find out who is killing the men she’s interacted with. I really enjoyed this book. It’s urban fantasy as I’ve come to appreciate and wish I would see more of it. Unique, well-written, engaging. Recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.
Margaret S, Librarian
The second entry in Caye’s Gravity’s Daughter series continues to deliver the action-packed Urban Fantasy goods, as half-faerie lone wolf Jude Waldron battles her inner demons as well as the ones visible in front of her—or above or below her, depending on when she decides to ‘shift’ into her gravity-defying superpower to even up any pesky odds against her.
Whether or not you’ve already read The Flaws of Gravity, the series’ debut, I found this second book’s characters, plotting and action even more addictive, and it promises even more unique mystery, dry humor, battles, and faerie world-building.
Henry L, Reviewer
After the events of where Jude discovered The Flaws of Gravity (paper ), which I didn’t read, she moved to Montreal. Jude is Half-Faerie with the ability to manipulate gravity. Unfortunately that doesn’t get her a job. Then bodies of men she knew start popping up minus their hearts. There’s also a government organization hunting former members of the Consilium which had been destroyed in the first book. Her aunt, Mab of the fairies wants her protected as she is the only heir, and the father who had deserted her has shown up claiming to have been imprisoned in the land of fairy spirits. But the real monster is a A Trick of the Shade (paper from SC Smith) of an ancient Mab and the fairies who want to resurrect her. Lots of fun and I may eventually buy the first one.
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