It's been months since Petra Grady bonded with the shadow Pluck. With the help of researcher Benedict Strom, she has made a place for herself at St. Unoc University as the first weaver to use shadow magic in a thousand years. But some are not happy to acknowledge the new shadow/weaver pair, and Petra and Pluck aren't surprised when they're blamed for every recent trouble.

When a new weaver is drawn to St. Unoc, Pluck quickly realizes the novice magic user has not come alone. Trailing her is Thoth, a devious shadow responsible for betraying his own kind and setting mage against weaver thousands of years ago. His goal hasn't changed, and when Thoth turns both the mage courts and the university against Petra, she and Pluck must risk everything to uncover a truth that even Pluck has forgotten.

Shadows, though, have earned their terrifying reputation, and if Petra can't prove her and Pluck's innocence and capture Thoth, any hope of balance will be gone-taking Pluck and her with it.

Secondhand Luck by Kim Harrison is full of surprising twists. Just when you think you have the world figured out, she changes everything up on its head. I love how the references to the previous book don't create information overload and I also like the ongoing threads and issues from the first book that carry over into Petra's life since she bonded with Pluck.

What is especially delightful is the world-building and problem-solving as Petra deals with Thoth, her new antagonist and the various biases of the mages around her. With surprising twists and the growth of Petra as well as those around her, the story is entertaining and I can't wait for more.

If you like Kim Harrison, you will love her new series, the way luck plays a huge part in the shadows, and how the magic works so differently from her other series. The story is fun, interesting and the changes in the character bode for interesting storylines to come.

Rating: 5 out of 5 changes ~~ Andrea Rittschof

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