The Bronze Key

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 9, 2017

Review

This is the third installment of a promised five book fantasy series. Callum (Call), Aaron and Tamara, are starting their bronze year at the Magisterium school for mages and are celebrating their perceived victory over Constantine Madden, the Enemy of Death. Their party is cut short when Call's life is threatened and another student is found murdered. As Call grapples with the fate of his chaos animal Havoc, the three friends interact with power-zapping elementals that challenge them and their teachers. As the friends re-evaluate their trust in each other and try to survive the clingy new relationship between Jasper and Celia, they place themselves in danger to expose the assassin in their midst. Readers to the series will be able to understand the challenges Callum and his friends face as the plot is a set up for book four, but beginning with the first book in the series will provide a clearer picture of this fantasy world.

Overall Book Score: good