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I loved- The Nightsilver Promise is a powerful middle-grade debut novel written by an author who has background knowledge that supports the basis of her magic system. The main elements that pull this story together are action, clockwork, magical electricity, the mystery around jewelry, dragon warriors, sword fighting, and devious plots to be unraveled—the foundation of the character's world centers around the fact that you have a set destiny. Paisley, our main character, has no track, and once given to her, she will do anything to change it.

What Left Me Wanting More- the rich history of this world kept me captivated. I wanted a history book that laid out all the details about how arrived at the belief that dragons are evil and that a machine plots their lives in the stars. The broad expanse of world-building as Paisley navigates floating boroughs and underground sewers to save her mother and unlock the reason behind her kidnapping was edge-of-your-seat nail biting.

The Final Verdict- Your fate isn't written by the stars and can be moved to another track. Paisley tracks say she is to die, but now that she fulfilled that track, what will unfold in the stars now? We leave this first installment with our villain fleeing the scene, and her family shattered. The belief system upheaved, and we are still not quite sure what role the dragon-touched play in saving the world. This debut is strong and doesn't pull punches are sharing a wonderfully thought-out world that will keep you engrossed and ready for the next book.