This is the third book in the Silver and Orchids series. I didn’t enjoy quite as much as the last book. There was a lot less adventuring and more court politics.

Lucia is being honored by the King for her actions in “Greybrow Serpent”. She feels very out of place among all the nobility and royalty. She is also starting to realize how important Avery is in the kingdom and is concerned that what happened between her and Sebastian will repeat with Avery. Meanwhile, alchemy shops are being attacked and someone is following Lucia...not to mention how restless the goblins are…

This book was a lot more focused on Lucia and her time at court. Lots of politics and time spent with Lucia dealing with her relationships with both Sebastian and Avery. There are some interesting parts with the alchemists shops and with the goblins, but the bulk of this was dealt with fairly briefly and towards the end of the book.

I still enjoyed the characters and this fantasy world. I do wish there had been a bit more action and adventure. I just felt like this story wasn’t put together quite as well as the previous two books.

Overall this was still a fun read but not my favorite in the series. I would have liked to see more action and adventure and less time at court. I still plan on reading “Lily of the Desert” to see how things wrap up. I would recommend this series to those who enjoy lighthearted and action-packed adventure fantasy with some romance. ( )

Team Avery

I've become a collector of this series. While I LOVED the first two, something was lacking in the execution of this novel. It also seemed the scene descriptions were longer and character indecision was over-debated. It drove me nuts that Lucia couldn't figure out her feelings and she was so wishy-washy. But rest assured. Captain Avery did not disappoint.

An absolutely clean read for ages 14 ( )