I have talked about Laura Steven’s books before and I also mentioned her newest release later this month. Thanks to Netgalley I was lucky enough to get an eARC of this book and for once I managed to read it before the release date haha. So today I wanted to share my thoughts on Silvercloak!

In this addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fueled by pleasure and pain, an obsessive detective infiltrates a brutal gang of dark mages—knowing that one wrong move will get her killed. . . .

Two decades ago, the Bloodmoons ruthlessly murdered Saffron Killoran’s parents, destroying her idyllic childhood. Hell-bent on revenge, she lies her way into Silvercloak Academy—the training ground for her city’s elite order of detectives—with a single goal: to bring the Bloodmoons to justice.

But when Saff’s deception is exposed, rather than being cast out, she’s given a rare opportunity: to go undercover and tear the Bloodmoons down from the inside.

Descending into a world where pleasure and pain are the most powerful currencies, Saff must commit some truly heinous deeds to keep her cover—and her life. Not only are there rival gangs and sinister smuggling rings to contend with, but there’s also her growing feelings for the kingpin’s tortured son, with his vicious pet fallowwolf, his dark past, and the curious prophecy foretelling his death at Saffron’s hand.

With each day testing her loyalties further, Saff finds her web of lies becoming harder to spin. And when one false step could destroy everything and everyone she’s ever loved . . . the detective who’s dedicated her life to vengeance just might die for it.

I really liked the magic system in this book. People’s magic is refuelled by both pleasure and pain. The world is really thought out, the days of the week and the months are all named after things in this world Laura has created and I really enjoy that. It’s little details like that, that make a fantasy world come to life for me.

I liked Saffron as a main character. She has a lot of trauma and she isn’t perfect but she was great to read about. I can’t say she’s my favourite character ever, but I find her more memorable than some other characters for sure. The kingpin’s son was interesting to read about, it took me awhile to make sense of him. In the end I liked him a lot!

The book had a trope I usually dislike, but it was done really well this time so I actually liked it for once. Throughout the whole book we got hints of where the story was going, so it wasn’t really a surprise. But I still did like the ending a lot. Even better, that last sentence!!! I’m really excited for the sequel, hopefully we won’t have to wait too long.

This book wasn’t the most memorable fantasy I ever read, and the romance was a bit predictable and ‘easy’ but overall I really enjoyed the story. It had some good characters, an interesting magic system and fantasy world, some cool plot twists and an ending that has me craving more. I guess I should read my other Laura Steven book soon 😉