A review by 1morepaige
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
5.0
(Not terribly spoiler-y but maybe avoid if you don’t like any info before starting a book)
Do you like thieves with a heart of gold?
Do you like canon bisexual protagonists?
Do you like the drama of Good vs Evil but find most Good protagonists really boring?
Do you like a healthy dose of politics in your fantasy?
Do you like books that make you laugh out loud in one chapter and send chills of fear down your spine in another?
Do you love the aesthetic of nighttime winding city streets paved with cobblestones damp from the mist coming off the sea?
Do you like terrible prophecy?
Do you like an extremely slow burn romance?
If you answered yes to a bunch of these, the Nightrunner series (starting with this book, Luck in the shadows) might be for you!
This is one of those books that is difficult for me to review because it’s one of my literal favorites of all time. I feel like when I try to write a review of a fave it turns to inarticulate screaming and doesn’t actually help anyone decide whether they would like to read it. Anyway, I hope this helped someone, but if not it is a list of reasons why reading LitS and the continuing books feels (to me) a lot like coming home.
Do you like thieves with a heart of gold?
Do you like canon bisexual protagonists?
Do you like the drama of Good vs Evil but find most Good protagonists really boring?
Do you like a healthy dose of politics in your fantasy?
Do you like books that make you laugh out loud in one chapter and send chills of fear down your spine in another?
Do you love the aesthetic of nighttime winding city streets paved with cobblestones damp from the mist coming off the sea?
Do you like terrible prophecy?
Do you like an extremely slow burn romance?
If you answered yes to a bunch of these, the Nightrunner series (starting with this book, Luck in the shadows) might be for you!
This is one of those books that is difficult for me to review because it’s one of my literal favorites of all time. I feel like when I try to write a review of a fave it turns to inarticulate screaming and doesn’t actually help anyone decide whether they would like to read it. Anyway, I hope this helped someone, but if not it is a list of reasons why reading LitS and the continuing books feels (to me) a lot like coming home.