Sea Mage (The Nightshade Guild, Book 10) by Louisa Bacio – Review by Angela Hayes

Sea Mage by Louisa Bacio
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 Stars

Sea Mage is the tenth book in The Nightshade Guild by Louisa Bacio. This is the first book that I have read by Ms. Bacio, so I really didn’t know what to expect going in. But the beautiful cover grabbed me and the blurb intrigued me enough that I snapped up a copy and dove right in. I didn’t realise that this is the tenth book in a series- and there were times while reading where I wondered if perhaps I was ‘missing’ something that happened or was explained in previous books- and that has prompted me to want to go back and explore the rest of the series to see how each story contributes to the overall picture/series. The Nightshade Guild series is a collaboration by twelve authors who each contribute/d a story. With twelve books in the series, one book releasing each month (of 2021)- and with 12 Mages tasked with protecting an elvan princess from assassination, it all looks set to be quite a suspenseful adventure.
This is a short story- which made for a quick read. It is a paranormal story with fantasy, mermaids, shifters, elves, magic, a quest, high stakes, suspense, danger, drama, and romance.
Although the story is quite detailed and descriptive, I found it somewhat wordy in places, and some of the descriptions were a little ambiguous, leaving me a little confused- which then resulted in pulling me out of the story while I tried to figure out what the author was trying to say/do. This frustrated me a lot and left me with lots of questions.
I also had trouble connecting with the characters and their story- which was disappointing as this is the type of book I normally devour and love. So, I will going back to reread this story again in a few weeks, just to see if I still feel the same way, or if I was just having an ‘off’ reading experience with this book.

Thank you, Louisa Bacio.

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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