The Threads of Magic

Serie/Series: Nej/No.
Författare/Author: Alison Croggon.
Genre: Fantasy.
Språk/Language: Engelska/English.
Sidor/Pages: 380.

(English below)

Handling: Pip lever i Clarel tillsammans med sin syster El. Han livnär sig som ficktjuv och smyger runt i de mörka gränderna i staden. En dag råkar han komma över en silverask med ett hjärta i och han förstår inte riktigt vad grejen är, men snart är det uppenbart att han fått tag på något mycket mäktigt för lönnmördare tar upp jakten på honom. Hjärtat i asken påverkar honom också och består av någon konstig form av magi. Det verkar också som att det är ute efter hämnd.
Tillsammans med sin syster och hennes bästa vän Oni dras Pip in i ett maktspel om hela kontinentens överlevnad...

Min åsikt om boken: Jag trodde först att det här var en middle gradebok så jag blev lite förvånad när det pratades om tortyr och avskurna halsar, men nu har jag förstått att det är en fantasybok. Jag har egentligen inte så mycket att säga om den annat än att världen kändes lite för utvecklad för antalet sidor. Även om boken är 380 sidor lång så känns det som att just den här berättelsen hade behövt bestå av en trilogi, minst. Man hinner inte komma in på djupet varken i karaktärerna eller bakgrunden till allt som sker så jag tror definitivt att minst 1 bok till hade gjort det hela mer rättvisa. På grund av det kändes boken helt ok men inte mer än så. Jag kände mig aldrig riktigt engagerad, även om handlingen i sig inte är dålig men det saknades ett lager kan man väl säga. Boken är dock lättläst med ett snabbt tempo, så vill man ha något enkelt att läsa så funkar den definitivt.

I betyg får den 3 av 5💀

Mitt favoritcitat från boken:

"It was often said of the Cardinal that he was like a snake. This was a little defamatory against snakes wo hare, on the whole, timid, sun-loving creatures that wouls have to work hard to attain the Cardinal's air of Arctic implacability. But at this moment the comparison seemed more apt than usual. His thin, reptilian face was pinched in fury and his eyes glittered venomously. His black robes, stiff with golden embroideries of fleur-de-lys, stood out from his shoulders, so that he looked like nothing so much as a huge cobra, poised to strike."
- Sid 18-19.

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Story: Pip lives in Clarel with his El. He supports them both by pickpocketing and sneaks around in the dark alleys of the city. One day he gets his hands on a silver casket with a heart in it and he doesn't really understand what it is but soon it's obvious that the thing is very powerful, because assassins are after him. The heart also begins to affect him and consists of some strange magic. It also seem to want revenge.
Together with his sister and her best friends Oni, Pip is drawn into a struggle of power that could affect the whole continent.

My opinion about the book: I first thought that this was a middle grade book so I was a bit surprised when there's was talk of torture and throats being cut off, but I now know it's a fantasy book. I really don't have much to say about it other than the world felt a bit too developed for the number of pages. Even though the book is 380 pages long it just felt like this story would have needed to be a triology, at least. You don't have time to fully get to know the characters or the backstory of everything that happens, so I think the story would have needed to consist of at least one more book. Because of that I think the book was alright but not much more than that. I never felt that engaged, även though the plot wasn't bad but it lacked a deeper layer, so to speak. The book was very easily read though with a fast pace, so if you want something light to read than this would work.

I give it 3 of 5💀

 
My favorite quote from the book:

"It was often said of the Cardinal that he was like a snake. This was a little defamatory against snakes wo hare, on the whole, timid, sun-loving creatures that wouls have to work hard to attain the Cardinal's air of Arctic implacability. But at this moment the comparison seemed more apt than usual. His thin, reptilian face was pinched in fury and his eyes glittered venomously. His black robes, stiff with golden embroideries of fleur-de-lys, stood out from his shoulders, so that he looked like nothing so much as a huge cobra, poised to strike."
- Page 18-19.