REVIEW: Tarnished City (#2) - Vic James*

Tarnished City (#2) - Vic James
Series: Dark Times
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: EBook
Pages: 464 Pages
Rating: 5/5 (it was amazing) ★★★★★
UK Release Date: 7th September 2017

*I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review

Goodreads Blurb

In a modern Britain where magic users control wealth, politics—and you—an uprising has been crushed. In its aftermath, two families will determine the country’s fate. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back.

Abi Hadley is a fugitive. Her brother Luke, a prisoner. Both will discover that in the darkest places, the human spirit shines brightest.

While amid his family’s intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of lost powers from an earlier age. As blood runs in the streets of London, they will all discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny.

REVIEW: Gilded Cage (#1) - Vic James

Gilded Cage (#1) - Vic James
Series: Dark Gifts
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 405 Pages
Rating: 5/5 (it was amazing) ★★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Not all will be saved

One glorious summer, Luke's family is torn apart. He's expecting nothing more sinister than exams, while his sister Abi anticipates university. But they'll be separated to do their slavedays - a decade of labour demanded by law, enforced by a magically-skilled aristocracy.

Luke will dream of rebellion in a barbaric factory town. Abi will navigate the malice of a high-born estate, and find an unlikely love. But the siblings must choose sides as Britain moves from anger to defiance. They'll become entangled in acts of savagery and magic, as nobles vie for power. No one is safe and none will emerge unscathed. Is there a better way - or will a dangerous young aristocrat remake the world with his dark gifts?