Magic Lost, Trouble Found by Lisa Shearin


Raine is a seeker - she finds lost things that is - and is no stranger to trouble, but this time even she'll admit she's in over head. Hailing from a family full of thieves, Raine is honest herself but still has friends in the shadier parts of society. When one longtime friend steals an amulet that some powerful and decidedly not-so-nice sorcerers want, it ends up around Raine's neck and she's not about to take if off. Especially since everytime she does, it tries to kill her. More than troubling, that. Completely lost as to why everyone is now after said amulet and her by consequence, Raine turns to her most trusted friends for help and answers which ends up leading to even more trouble.

This was a great fantasy read with an interesting new world full of goblins, elves, and other magical things friendly and otherwise. Raine is resourceful, witty, and surprising likable. She easily kept my interest as each new page seemed to bring out her personality just a bit more. The secondary characters were a treat too - a young spellsinger who is like a little brother to Raine, a shady but devilishly handsome club owner, and her wizard Godfather among others constantly liven things up. They all leapt off the page and helped to define Raine as a character so much more. I will for sure be checking out the rest of this enjoyable series.


reading order:
~ Magic Lost, Trouble Found
~ Armed and Magical
~ The Trouble with Demons

2 comments:

Lisa Shearin said...

Hi Michelle,

I'm so glad you enjoyed Magic Lost, Trouble Found! You'll have to let me know how you like the others once you've read them.

Take care!
Lisa

Michelle said...

Raine is such an enjoyable character! It was a pleasure to read her story.