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Review of Three Kinds of Lucky

In Three Kinds of Lucky, the author introduces an unusual magical culture.  The depiction of magic draws a bit from science proposing a world where magic produces waste.  Otherwise know as dross, it is like dust bunnies, accumulating until they start to cling to you.  And when that happens, bad luck follows. 

Petra Grady is a sweeper.  With supposedly no talent for magic, but able to see the dross, sweepers are an important part of the magical society, cleaning up after everyone else.  And just like in the world of mundane trash collection, those with magical talent have no regard for those sweepers who perform such an important task.

When Benedict Strom invents a method for dealing with dross, Petra is called in to help with the research.  The research takes a terrible turn compelling Petra and Benedict to flee, seeking solutions.  The adventure will bring them together, revealing secrets, hidden talents and possibly a bit of revolution.

This first book in a new series is my introduction to Kim Harrison.  Harrison is a fantastic storyteller!  The Shadow Age sets up the world, the characters and a long-term story arc. It looks to be a fun and interesting new series. 

Through Netgalley, the publisher provided a copy of this book. My review is my honest opinion.

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About Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spellwork—into a decent life working at the mages’ university.

Except Grady’s relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she’s stuck working on his team—whether she wants to or not.

Only Benedict doesn’t understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the run to seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide whether to stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world.

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