The Shadowmancer Returns: The Curse of Salamander Street

It read alright it had the same Gothic atmosphere and intense action and underlying spiritual truths as Taylor's Shadowmancer but this book didn't really work for me as a continuation. It is a sequel certainly, but it doesn't really have an ending that satisfies both stories. In fact the ending is r......more

I much preferred this book to the prequel - shadowmancer. I enjoyed the two storylines which eventually merge towards the end. Although some parts of the story were predictable and some parts rushed (a better ending than shadowmancer but still felt rushed) it was overall a good book and I’d recommen......more

I was a bit disappointed by this story, I remember that I thought Shadowmancer and Wormwood were amazing and this novel did not deliver on the same level. Of course I am older now so I may have just grown away from this style. There was some really interesting parts to the story but there was an awfu......more

good story......more

The story was filled with a lot of references that made it enjoyable if you knew about them. Otherwise they are just terms that makes no sense and sound fancy. It has a simple style easy to follow. Although I enjoyed the story and was able to pass over how simple and unresolved many of the subplots w......more