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The Glassfire Serpent Part I: Embers

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I love Woad and Henry, again. This new series with old friends is a delightful mix of fun and exciting. James Fahy has the best twists and his writing is so versatile. Highly recommend this even for adults who will also love this engrossing story.

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I enjoyed this book, it was easy to read and held my attention. I will be reading more from this author :)

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Robin and his friends Henry, Jack, and Woad went on a journey seeking help for their friend who was dying, but it was fraught with death along the way. I have to say, this one crept up on me, I never thought I would love it, but here I am. I especially like the author’s description of what guilt is. This story was exciting, intriguing, and somewhat surprisingly captivating.

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The glassfire Serpent is the start of a new series of adventure for characters that have a past history - without reading the books, you can still enjoy the series, but for continuity, I would definitely recommend reading the earlier books first. Without reading the earlier books, the beginning may seem a little slow, as it may not be entirely clear as to the purpose of the preparations the young group of friends need to make.

The dynamics between the characters in this book are really fun, and their adventure is highly engaging and fast paced. I can't wait to see where they go to from here! A word of warning though = this IS Part 1, so be prepared to be left hanging a dying to read the next one!

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A very good start for a new series, fast paced and highly entertaining.
I had fun and read it as fast as I could.
Good world building, character development and storytelling.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

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I really enjoyed reading this book, it was a fun read with interesting characters. It was a wonderful scifi novel that left me wanting more.

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Fantastically descriptive book with an engaging plot that even though I haven't read the previous books in this series, I wasn't completely lost. I could picture Robin and Jackalope in Tralfagur Square interacting with teenage girls. Jackalope and his quirks remind me of characters from Third Rock From the Sun, It's a story full of intrigue, magic, and mystery that keeps the pages turning and the readers wanting more. My only suggestion is that this story gets another round of edits and formatting to resolve some minor issues but overall I enjoyed it thoroughly and strongly recommend the series as now I'm going back to read them in order.

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Packed full of tension, drama and plenty of evolution and growth of friendship groups, this was an enjoyable read.

The pacing is quite fast, and I did find at certain points it was lacking a little bit of substance and context that would have given it that little bit more oomph to really drive certain incidents home.

Overall, I did really enjoy the world that Fahy has created. Netherworlde is mysterious and enchanting, and the author has done an incredible job at conjuring up vivid images in my mind of these fantastical places in this book.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of The Glassfire Serpent.

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This book is the start of a new adventure for the Fae, Robin Fellows, following on from the Author’s previous Changling trilogy. It begins in Trafalgar Square in London and then moves to a prestigious event involving rare books. At that event, Robin and his fellow fae creature, Jackalope, discover a rare fae book in a desk drawer which sets them on the trail of the mysterious curator.
The story is fast paced and easy to read. The different locations in the Netherworld are well described especially the forest. Robin not only has to try to solve the mystery but also to deal with his friendships, both human and other worldly. Friendship and loyalty form a big part of the story line and all of the different characters are likeable.
I enjoyed reading this and thank Net Galley and Firefly publishing for providing me with an advance copy.

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Thanks, Netgalley and Publisher for the opportunity to read!
I quite enjoyed this book. The book is a fast read, especially when we get to the parts where we have some mystery-solving or the exploration of Netherworlde’s forest. It's nice that Fae as mythical creatures kind of replace Elves in recent fantasy books, which is a nice change of pace, especially when authors reimagine Fae in a very different and interesting way. I'm not sure why many fantasy adventures should start or lead to or develop entirely in London - there's something with this town of choice for many authors, I guess, but what bugs me is that I began to read this fantastic, magical tale and recently discovered it's book 4. I need to go and read from the beginning. ^^

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