Overwhelmed with grief Alfie is still convinced that there is a way to bring his brother back, whereas everyone else in San Cristobal believe that Dez is gone for good. She truly is a great thief with her tongue and cheek attitude and stealthiness, until Finn runs into Prince Alfie in an unlikely situation which suddenly turns awry for both them and the whole entire city.īefore running into Finn, Prince Alfie was expected to be the next heir to the throne after his dear old brother, Dez was assassinated. With her propiro (that’s what they call magic) Finn is a face changer, shifting from one face to another, blending in and escaping without leaving any trace. I don’t mind authors borrowing ides off of each other, but this story was too much like ADSOM, even the characters were strikingly familiar.įinn Voy is Delilah Bard, a cut throat thief who takes everything for herself and after suffering from child abuse, she learned the hard way never to trust anyone and spent the rest of her years surviving on her own. It was like reading A Darker Shade of Magic but in a Latinx-inspired world. Schwab fans have commented on Goodreads how this book bears too much resemblance to A Darker Shade of Magic, and they are right. And with Castallan’s fate in their hands, Alfie and Finn must vanquish what they unleashed before it devours the entire city.Īn advanced reading copy was received from the publisher in exchange for an honest reviewĪfter I finished reading, I realized that I read a book like this before. Obsessed on bringing his brother back, Alfie finds a way even if it means fiddling with forbidden magic.īut after Finn and Alfie’s paths collide, they accidentally unlock an ancient dark power imprisoned for centuries, which if not contained, will devour the world. But Alfie can’t help but feel that he will never live up to his brother’s legacy. Meet Prince Alfehr: a young prince full of grief since the murder of his older brother, he is first in line for the Castallan throne.

But after caught by a mobster, Finn is forced into stealing a legendary treasure hidden away in the royal palace’s vault, or else be stripped of her power forever.

As a talented faceshifter, Finn has not seen her own face for many years and she enjoys it. Meet Finn Voy: a thief who can hold a knife under your chin faster than she can change her disguise. Set in a Latinx-inspired world, a face-changing thief and a risk taking prince must team up to stop the most powerful evil they accidentally unleashed.

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