Lori had just lost her job as a video game engineer along with her girlfriend. Desperately in need of a new job, she came across a series of magazine puzzles. The final solution led her to Dorstanley and supplied her with odd instructions. Maybe it was a recruitment.
Surprisingly, it was, but not anything close to what she had imagined. In fact, she thought the recruiters were out of their minds for believing in a mythical world. But as Tamsin, one of the recruiters Lori found especially attractive, led her deeper into the world of fays, Lori no longer knew who was right and who was wrong.

I always wondered how I would fare if I found myself somewhere without modern technology. Do I possess the raw survival skills to stay alive and fight my way out? Probably not.

As Lori ventured into Annwyn, she lost access to most modern technology and had to fend for herself when it comes to encrypted messages and magical illusions. Though a software professional, Lori had an amazing skill set that covered basic survival. I even thought that Lori was a little too, in gaming terms, OP. She knew a lot about ciphers because of her profession and could also do a lot with her body partly because of her rather unusual childhood of globetrotting.

Okay, maybe I am just jealous, sharing an engineering background with her and all but not any physical skills. Interestingly, I have never felt so connected with a character than with Lori when she mentioned "IEEE standards." I think that is nerdiness at its finest.

I really enjoyed the detailed descriptions of Lori's surroundings and was able to picture what she saw. Fletcher also took care in describing clothes and weaponry. Who doesn’t love badass women in medieval warrior garments?

Despite initial mutual attractions, Lori and Tamsin's relationship development was very slow. In fact, even if the romance between them was completely absent, "Silver Ravens" would be just as good. Plus, Lori forming a bond with the Silver Ravens and their sense of camaraderie were more important.

Throughout the story, both humans and fays made many questionable decisions no one seemed to find odd. The biggest one was to have a newcomer, Lori, roam about with little supervision. Also, I felt that the plot was mostly developed as it progressed since there was not much referencing to previous events. Though this uncomplicated storytelling did not take any enjoyment away, I still wonder about the unfinished boggart storyline.

Overall, "Silver Ravens" flowed nicely and Lori's adventures kept me deeply engaged. Though my first try at Fletcher's works, I am now convinced I have to read more of her novels.

Lori day isn’t getting better after the end of her relationship with girlfriend Jessica she needs to find a place to live and just lost her job.

While waiting at the dentist she decides to do a puzzle then another puzzle with same magazine and it takes her to this church then she get more curious a gate appears then a bar where she meets three strangers who kidnapped her they need her help to solves riddles to save their kingdom. Lori wonder if she trust Tasmin and group it doesn’t help that she finds Tasmin attractive but if she wants to get home she have find her way through the puzzles.

This was a great fantasy book the puzzles and riddles were I like figure it out with Lori yes it’s start slow but I like getting to know each characters.


I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

I’ve never read anything by this author before, so maybe that would have helped me get used to the writing style, but this book just wasn’t for me. The first 10% was very slow and focused so much on the unimportant details of magazine riddles that I had a very hard time remembering what I was reading. After that, I just couldn’t connect with the characters even though I love fantasy settings and riddles in general. I really wanted to like this one, but I just couldn’t get into it

Thank you Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.

First of all I like the cover very much; it got my attention right away.
Lori’s relationship with her girlfriend Jessica just ended and Nathan, the boyfriend of her best friend Adam wants her to move out of his house as soon as possible. Besides that, she just lost her job and is looking for a new place to work and live.

While waiting at her dentist for an appointment, Lori decides to make a puzzle, the puzzle makes her curious so she decides to make other puzzles by the same magazine. The outcome brings her to a church, where it starting to get misty, what soon changes into frog. She then decides to open a gate and not far away of it stands a pub. When she enters the pub, she’s directed by the barman to go to a table where three people are waiting for her; Tamsin, Finn and Widget. They kidnap her so she can help them solving riddles in order to save their kingdom Anwyn, the Otherworld. There Lori has to do everything in her power to see through illusions, deceit and more riddles.

I first had some trouble to get into this story, I didn’t get emotional involved with Lori, her reaction to the kidnap was shallow I thought. But during reading this book you get to know the characters more. The riddles, illusions and deceit is something that is strongly present, I think that readers who like that will also like this book. This book contains characters who are LGBTQ which is present but it doesn’t take the upper hand.