After that cliffhanger of an ending for the last novella, I was very anxious to find out what happened with Simith and Jessa. Thankfully, this is the last novella in the series, and it definitely delivers! “The grief you suffered and this peace you engineered absolves you of nothing.” Jessa and Smith have led the trolls to the pixies’ home, but peace between the two races is still uneasy, not to mention that the pixies don’t trust Simith, not even his own family. Soon after, the fairies arrive looking for Simith – but also with a plan of their own.Read the Post
Review: When Day Fades Into Night – Anela Deen
After the cliffhanger ending of “A Veil is Parted,” I was absolutely chomping at the bit for the next story! This is a continuation of the story in Hidden Magic, so there will be major spoilers if you haven’t read it. “This was a fate of his own making, and he would bear it alone.” In the last book, Simith came through the portal into the mortal world, but in this one, it’s Jessa who must follow him back. When Simith healed Jessa, he inadvertently linked their life forces – but of course, no one realizes this until they’re separated inRead the Post
Review: A Veil is Parted – Anela Deen
content warnings: This is the first in a three-part novella series that will be published in the Hidden Magic anthologies. I grew up reading early-90s portal fantasies – where someone from the real world ends up in a magical land, or vice versa – so I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for them, and the novella definitely hit all the high notes of that subgenre. Simith, a pixie knight, has known war for so long that he’s not sure he can remember anything else. But he knows the only hope for peace is to negotiate with the trollsRead the Post