This novel, as most are for me, was a mix between good and bad. As they investigate the mystery it becomes clearly apparent that the troubles the island is facing are more sinister than expected, and a secret about the isle of Cadence could mean the end of them all. As Jack and Adaira work alongside one another, their rivalry turns to friendship and slowly becomes something more. The spirits only answer to a Bard’s song, so Adaira is hoping Jack will be able to help her draw them out and convince them into returning the girls. There are strange things happening on the island and the spirits have kidnapped two young girls, and they need to find out where they are and why they were taken. After a decade, he makes the dangerous journey back home after receiving a letter from the ‘Laird of the East’, who turns out to be his childhood rival Adaira, the laird’s daughter. Jack was sent away from Cadence by the Tamerlaines when he was 11 years old, consequentially training as a bard at a regular university. Tamerlaines on the other hand weave magic into objects at the cost of their well-being and health but they, unlike the Breccans, have a bountiful land and mostly friendly relationship with the spirits. The Breccans wield magic themselves, but the land and spirits are hostile towards them, making their day-to-day lives harder. The Isle of Cadence has been split into two controlling clans: The Breccans of the West and The Tamerlaines of the East who live in different realities.
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