Welcome to my stop on TBR & Beyond Book Tours’ Bookstagram and Blog tour for A Vicious Game, which came out earlier this week! To celebrate, I’ll be sharing my review, along with a link to enter to win a tour-wide giveaway for copies of the entire Halfling Saga! This book is the third installment in The Halfling Saga, and I will be keeping my review of the series spoiler-free! Check out the full tour schedule here for content from the other amazing hosts on this tour!
About A Vicious Game
Author: Melissa Blair
Publisher: Union Square & Co
Release Date: February 6th, 2024
Series: The Halfling Saga Book #3
Page Length: 448 Pages
Purchase Links: Libro.FM, Bookshop.org, Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, StoryGraph
Synopsis of A Vicious Game
“It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it.”
A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital.
Keera’s family in Myrelinth won’t let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera’s ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion…
The pivotal third installment in the Halfling Saga will upend everything Keera thought she knew about her enemies…and her allies.
My Review of A Vicious Game
I had been meaning to read The Halfling Saga for quite some time now, but I had been saving it until I could read several of the books in a row, and I’m really glad I did because this series is binge-worthy! There will still be one more book in the series, and after reading A Vicious Game I cannot wait to see where the story will go next!
In my opinion, the best thing about The Halfling Saga is Keera’s moral compass, which guides the plot of the series. She tries to do the right thing, even if it means making sacrifices along the way, which makes her a fascinating protagonist! Keera isn’t afraid to fight fiercely for her people, even when the odds are stacked against her. Her individuality and strength in the face of suffering were what made me keep reading to the last page of A Vicious Game and still crave more content!
My Recommendation:If you love high fantasy with ruthless female protagonists who try to do the right thing even if people get hurt, you need to read The Halfling Saga and meet Keera! I would especially recommend this series to fans of fae fiction, and folks who like a dose of romance in their fantasy.
Giveaway Information
1 person will win a copy of The Halfling Saga (A Broken Blade, A Shadow Crown, A Vicious Game)
US Only! This giveaway will run from January 29th until February 9th.
To enter the giveaway, follow this link to a rafflecopter form, then submit your entry:
About the Author
Melissa Blair (she/her/kwe) is an Anishinaabekwe of mixed ancestry living in Turtle Island. She splits her time between Treaty 9 in Northern Ontario and the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg in Ottawa, Canada. She has a graduate degree in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, loves movies, and hates spoons. Melissa has a BookTok account where she discusses her favorite kinds of books including Indigenous and queer fiction, feminist literature, and non-fiction. A Broken Blade is her first novel.
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