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story of one brave young woman that
choses to go back in time to try and
save her fatally ill younger brother. The
idea of time travel did not appeal to me
at first since it has been done many
times and some authors in the genre
can try to be too clever for their own
good. The Clay Lion is way above that
level and raises some fascinating and
worthy questions about regrets, missed
opportunities, second chances and
destiny. By doing so successfully the
book qualifies – in my humble opinion
at least – as literary fiction and
philosophical offering on the subject of
turning back time. It made me think
hard about what I would chose to relive
and try and change in my life. The main
story – the disease of her younger
brother – is often sad but always full of
hope and positive and important
messages, a tribute to courage and an
appeal to the good side in all of us.
Written with charm and emotional
wisdom this is hugely rewarding and
captivating. A powerful and important
read and a talented author to watch.

stay-at-home mom, she started an
online blog to document the life of her
children. And also found herself
writing, many, many to-do lists. On one
of those to-do lists, she included “write
a novel.” After being encouraged by
family and friends, she was finally able
to cross it off her list, coming full circle
to complete her first fiction novel in
2013. She currently lives in North
Carolina with her husband and two
children.

why this tour is all about the fans and
how they found their first lichgate into
the world of the Grimoire Saga.

You can buy The Clay Lion at Amazon

Within 25 pages, I regretted waiting so
long. I’ll read just about anything, but
the books that hook me all have one
thing in common. They become more
than books. The words leap off the
page, and the story unspools like a
movie. With Lichgates (and Treason,
and Heritage), the world was made real
by prose that was verbose enough to
paint the picture, but left plenty of
room for the imagination to soar. I
really appreciate how each of the
characters are flawed, each broken in
their own way, trying to put themselves
back together and keep their world
from falling apart, all at the same time.
Lichgates built the world, Treason set
the plot in motion, Heritage gave the
characters depth, and now I’m counting
down the days until book 4 comes
around so I can see how it all finally
comes together. This is going to be a
series that I revisit again and again.

Review: A Personal
Lichgates Story
S.M. Boyce

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