Review: The Dagger and the Flame

The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I can see why this one had a fairly long wait list at the library - it was almost two months after I ordered it there that I finally got to read it. Though this French inspired fantasy is marketed as YA, it definitely aims for more of an NA readership, with its dark tone (particularly when Ransom takes in more Shade, it’s very opium-like in nature), and especially its spicy moments. Not to the level of ...