An Unkindness of Magicians (The Unseen World #1)

by Kat Howard

Shadows

It seems that shadows are a separate entity in this and maybe that's why it is capitalized

The first girl, the one Miranda had disinherited him over, she’d had more magic than he’d thought. She had fought back. Had gotten away. Told people. There had been consequences. Consequences that had been unpleasant enough that he’d waited almost a year before trying again.

Did his mother hide this fact from everyone before she disinherited him? If not, then why is Laurent still so close to him because it doesn't seem as though this would be condoned? I'm guessing the first girl is the friend of the girl searching for her killer

fresh blood,

really?

“Did you hear about that woman who was murdered and had all her finger bones removed? Maybe that was where she was found.”

So Laurent doesn't know that his best friend is a murderer. This is clearly going to be revealed and they will either have a falling out or battle it out where one of them will end up dieing or something. especially since Laurent is so stuck on the idea of not killing Grey

Ziggy Stardust–red hair.

what kind of description is that?