The Seat of Magic (The Golden City, #2)

Posted on 01 June 2017 by J. Kathleen Cheney

Magical beings have been banned from the Golden City for decades, though many live there in secret Now humans and nonhumans alike are in danger as evil stalks the streets, growing powerful with every kill It s been two weeks since Oriana Paredes was banished from the Golden City Police consultant Duilio Ferreira, who himself has a talent he must keep secret, can t escape the feeling that, though she s supposedly returned home to her people, Oriana is in danger Adding to Duilio s concerns is a string of recent murders in the city Three victims have already been found, each without a mark upon her body When a selkie under his brother s protection goes missing, Duilio fears the killer is also targeting nonhuman prey To protect Oriana and uncover the truth, Duilio will have to risk revealing his own identity, put his trust in some unlikely allies, and consult a rare and malevolent text known as The Seat of Magic. Free Read eBook The Seat of Magic (The Golden City, #2) by J. Kathleen Cheney – kino-fada.fr 4.5 5Mon avis en Fran aisMy English reviewI really loved the first book and I could not wait to be able to immerse myself in the second volume and find all the characters again It took some time, I confess, to achieve that but it was a pleasure to get into this fantastic world.We thus find Duilio facing many problems Indeed, he does not understand why Oriana who went back home, haven t returned yet and is very concerned for her, convinced that something happened to her His relatives do not he 4.5 5Mon avis en Fran aisMy English reviewI really loved the first book and I could not wait to be able to immerse myself in the second volume and find all the characters again It took some time, I confess, to achieve that but it was a pleasure to get into this fantastic world.We thus find Duilio facing many problems Indeed, he does not understand why Oriana who went back home, haven t returned yet and is very concerned for her, convinced that something happened to her His relatives do not help as they are constantly asking if she is finally back or not But in addition to this, Duilio must also face some new gruesome murders that seem perpetrated by a healer and which affect humans as well as non humans Yet t...This is just my sort of book in every way Historical fiction in a unique setting with a murder mystery, magic, and selkies Plus, it includes a gentle romance with genuine chemistry I loved the first book, The Golden City, but this one is even stronger be...Selkies, Sereia and Otterfolk are being preyed upon lock up your womenfolkThe Seat of Magic sets the stage with a string of grizzly murders of young women that all happen to be a non humor The methods of their death are each different and yet somehow tied together In addition there are a large number of deaths in the city where the deceased appears to have suffered no obvious cause of death How are all of these people tied together Duilio and his cousin Joaquim are determined to find out Selkies, Sereia and Otterfolk are being preyed upon lock up your womenfolkThe Seat of Magic sets the stage with a string of grizzly murders of young women that all happen to be a non humor The methods...The author sent me a copy of the book but my review is brutally honest.I really enjoyed the first book in the series and I absolutely loved this book I thought it was even better than the first book Oriana and Ferreira are back, along with several other characters from The Golden City Young girls are being murdered including several of nonhuman species and Tavares and Ferreira must help solve these murders that turn out to have rather large political consequences The pacing is good in the st The author sent me a copy of the book but my review is brutally honest.I really enjoyed the first book in the series and I abso...I received a copy of this book from the author The opinions expressed in this review are my own.The Seat of Magic is the second in a series, and it s even better than the first Once again, Cheney weaves together historical fiction, murder, police procedural, political intrigue, romance, and mermaids into a story that comes together seamlessly I was so happy to seeof Oriana and Duilio s relationship We find outabout Oriana s people, the sereia, and there are tantalizing promises t I received a copy of this book from the author The opinions expressed in this review are my own.The Seat of Magic is the second in a series, and it s even better than the first Once again, Cheney weaves together historical fiction, murder, police procedural, political intrigue, roman...My god, I can t believe I read this entire book in basically 2 days I mean it s 1 hour and 30 minutes into the third day but that doesn t freaking count AGGGGGHHH So good I came to love all the side characters so muchin this novel too I hope we haven t seen the last of Miguel, The Lady, Anjos and Miss Vladimirova because they ve become their own people and I would really miss them if they were t...A strange thing happened when I was reading The Seat of Magic Despite feeling pretty mediocre about the first book, The Golden City, I totally fell in love with its follow up The Seat of Magic was lush, romantic and mysterious and I couldn t have beenengaged reading I am so glad that I picked this one up It would have been so easy to forget about this one since I wasn t totally enthralled by book one, but the gorgeous cover grabbed my attention and I thought it was time to give this wo A strange thing happened when I was reading The Seat of Magic Despite feeling pretty mediocre about the first book, The Golden City, I totally fell in love with its follow up The Seat of Magic was lush, romantic and mysterious and I couldn t have beenengaged reading I am so glad that I picked this one up It would have been so easy to forget about this one since I wasn t totally enthralled by book one, but the gorgeous cover grabbed my attention and I thought it was time to give this world another shot I can t remember what didn t work for me the first time round, because I absolutely loved it in the second book.The Seat of Magic picks up soon after the events of the first novel Oriana has returned to her homeland, but ...Note I received this book from the author in return for an honest review These opinions are solely my own.A unique read, The Seat of Magic is part of the The Golden City series by J Kathleen Cheney A blend of science fiction, fantasy and romance, this is definitely far different from anything I ve read in this genre.Set in the fictitious Golden City in the early 1900 s Portugal, the second book in the series centers around Oriana Paredes and Duilio Ferreira as they work together, investigat Note I received this book from the author in return for an honest review These opinions are solely my own.A unique read, The Seat of Magic is part of the The ...The Seat of Magic by J Kathleen Cheney is book two of her A Novel of Golden City series This book picks up shortly after the first book ends, dealing with magic, sea folk nonhumans and the human inhabitants Portugal s port city At the end of book one Oriana, the sereai spy, had left under duress, both northern Portugal and her gentleman sleuth Duilio Ferreira She promised him she would return, if she could In her absence the gentleman sleuth is again embroiled in a murder mystery as he The Seat of Magic by J Kathleen Cheney is book two of her A Novel of Golden City series This book picks up shortly after the first book ends, dealing with magic, sea folk nonhumans and the human inhabitants Portugal s port city At the end of book one Oriana, the sereai spy, had left under duress, both northern Portugal and her gentleman sleuth Duilio Ferreira She promised him she would return, if she could In her absence the gentleman sleuth is again embroiled in a murder mystery as he waits Oriana s return Someone is killing woman in the Golden City, woman who live on the fringes of the city s society and won t be missed.In this book Cheney delves into the world of the Selkies, and the exile Sereia living in the Golden City The read...The second in J Kathleen Cheney s Golden City books resolves some issues for us and creates someinteresting subplots In the book, the threat of using magic and weird science to blend supernatural and human creatures together takes center stage as Duilio, Joaquim, and Oriana try to unravel a series of bizarre murders This makes the book pretty gory indeed, so be forewarned For me, a book is at its best regarding its emotional arcs, and here Cheney shines Readers of the first book shoul The second in J Kathleen Cheney s Golden City books resolves some issues for us and creates someinteresting subplots In the book, the threat of using magic and weird science to blend supernatural and human creatures together takes center stage as Duilio, Joaquim, and Oriana try to unravel a series of bizarre murders This makes the book pretty gory indee...

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01 June 2017

J. Kathleen Cheney