A great read for those who are fond of magic and mayhem in a setting without modern elements. There are tea rooms and coaches and inns with stables. The main character lives in a rented room and is currently between low-paying jobs, so she is thinking of ways to make some quick cash. As she thinks, "Lacking nerve was a problem for women who had servants to fan their foreheads after they swooned on the chaise." Delly isn't one of those ladies, but she hires out to protect one. The all female bodyguard contingent will accompany the young lady to her future in-laws' house to await the day of her marriage. Each of the women has skills such as weapons training, necromancy, and other magical or physical abilities.
What seems like it will be a mildly boring journey to the future home of the bride turns out to be a perplexing mystery. There are attacks by mechanical creatures powered by magic, attempted murder, actual murder, drug dealers, long lost mothers, disguises, and enough complications to make one wish for a quiet corner and cup of tea to sort it all out. Sadly, no one plans to give the guards any time to sit and think.
Between the intriguing look at the magic within this world (fire, illusions, necromancy, chemicastry, etc.), and the strange mix of social classes and their interactions, there is a lot to take in. Readers will be pulled deeper and deeper into the world of Delly and her companions.
For YA and up due to language and intimate encounters. Publication date is January 12, 2021. If readers enjoy this book, the ending leaves further adventures possible.
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