A Sleight of Shadows by Kat Howard

A Sleight of Shadows

The Unseen World #2

Kat Howard

304 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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A Sleight of Shadows is ideal for readers who crave dark, morally complex fantasies where characters grapple with the costly consequences of power in a richly imagined urban world.

Description

Return to Kat Howard’s Alex Award–winning world begun in An Unkindness of Magicians, a secret society of power-hungry magicians in New York City.After taking down the source of the corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magi...

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Community Reviews

3.46
based on 348 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

adventurous: 54%

mysterious: 49%

tense: 31%

emotional: 29%

challenging: 16%

sad: 16%

hopeful: 14%

reflective: 14%

inspiring: 5%

funny: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

37% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

40% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

59% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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