Lost Covenant (Widdershins Adventures, #3)

by Ari Marmell

"A teenage thief and her partner, an invisible minor god who lives in her head, battle against the might of monsters and the machinations of men in a French-flavored fantasy world"--

• ISBN10: 161614811X
• ISBN13: 9781616148119
• Publish Date: 3 December 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
• Publish Status: Temporarily Withdrawn
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Pyr
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 279
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

Lost Covenant is another exciting adventure for our dear Widdershins. It's a little different though, since she's been away from Davillon for six months now. She's away from her friends, and her only company is her personal god, Olgun. Shins is all alone until she stumbles upon a new mystery. It involves the family of the man who once took her in as his own, so she feels obligated to help, since she feels she had failed him. But in true Widdershins fashion, she manages to draw suspicion upon herself and the family doesn't want her near them! She's dedicated to her cause though, as always. And of course more trouble happens to find her even though she's far from home.

I didn't enjoy Lost Covenant quite as much as the previous two, but I still had fun reading it. Widdershins manages to attract trouble wherever she goes, even if people don't know who she is. I think I was just expecting some bigger changes in Widdershins after the intensity of the ending of the previous book. She seemed a little less reckless, but she's mostly the same ol' Widdershins that I've grown to love. I liked that she was so willing to help out these people that she didn't know, just because they were related to her "father." I suppose I was just expecting more out of her, since she's missing her support system that she had back home.

Speaking of Davillon; there are some interludes that showed what was happening back there. At first, I wasn't quite sure what was going on, but then...oh dang! A blast from the past is out to get Widdershins and she's not even there! Of course this person has to take it out on those close to her, which is seriously messed up. But then that ending...OMG...creepy! Why, oh, why! That last line is going to haunt me until I can get my hands on the fourth book!

In the end, I liked Lost Covenant. It was missing a few things for me, but that ending more than made up for it! Widdershins continues to be a kick ass heroine, and her and Olgun still make a great team. I can't wait for her to get back home to Robin though! I missed her! The plot this time around also introduced us to alchemy which I seriously wish there had been more of! We get a few explanations about this lost talent, but it would have been nice to get a few sections from the bad guy's perspective to see how it worked.

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