A review by itsnotaflufie
The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest

4.0

It is feeling very predictable and rushes way too quickly through some bits, leaving for some really
anticlimactic resolutions. There are also some super
convenient mechanics in the magic system...

I appreciate the detail in the magic though, as well as the nuanced conflict and actual consequences for their actions. I've been missing that in a lot of books lately.

Also if Laurie Forest says "the frets of a violin" one more time I might spontaneously combust.