The fragile threads of power by V.E.Schwab

Series: Threads of Power (#1), The Shades of Magic Universe

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Published: September 28, 2023 by Titan Books

Fantasy/own

Are these worlds falling apart or coming together? Who knows.

7 years later. It does jump back and forth a bit. And there are a few players involved. Kosika who became queen at 7 in White London, and who wants the magic to flow. And there are ghosts lingering in that world.

Kell who lost his magic 7 years ago and Delilah who spent 7 years at seas with him. I really want him to get his magic back.

King Rhy who is trying to keep Red London from falling apart as people want him dead and blame hin for the lack of magic.

And then there is Tes who can fix broken magical things....

Lots going on. I have no idea how they will save these messy worlds. Oh you do need to have read the previous series to keep up!

Byt yes I enjoyed it.

Edit: Aug ....I am surprised that I said that I enjoyed it, because now I only feel negative towards it and I will def not read more.  I am very confused now

Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast, and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now, only three Antari are known in recent memory—Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk, of White London.

But barely a glimpse of them have been seen in the last seven years — and a new Antari named Kosika has appeared in White London, taking the throne in Holland's absence," it continues. "The young queen is willing to feed her city with blood, including her own — but her growing religious fervor has the potential to drown them instead. And back in Red London, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion, one determined to correct the balance of power by razing the throne entirely.

Amidst this tapestry of old friends and new enemies, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds," the description concludes. "Her name is Tes, and she's the only one who can bring them together — or unravel it all.