The Scion’s Delight by Jeffrey Bardwell

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The Scion's Delight

A cunning trap. A whiff of magic. A burst of steam.
Princess Cordelia has steel plate ambition, a mind like twisting brass gears, and the political might of tin foil. The girl aims to ratchet the Iron Empire into a glorious new day of gears and steam. The entire palace is arrayed against her. The chambermaids disdain her. The emperor ignores her. The mages, championed by Lord Oriolanus, lead a brisk campaign of lies and coercion. Those evil magic users threaten to tighten their grip upon the land even though machines are clearly superior. By the gods' oil-stained hands, why can't anyone else see her vision of the ideal future?
Just when Cordelia's future threatens to slip back into medieval quagmire, a lone stranger with ice blue eyes and flowing blond hair arrives from the savage north. The handsome barbarian is destined to make both the hearts of the empire and the princess tremble. Does this spell doom or salvation for the girl's fragile dream?
Explore The Scion's Delight, the fantasy romance prequel novella of The Mage Conspiracy series. Discover a world of adventure and intrigue where lies cut deeper than any sword.

The Scion’s Delight by Jeffrey Bardwell is an exciting tale of fantasy, based before the modern time. Warning, I give a couple of spoilers.

Can Cordelia change in the world?

Princess Cordelia

Princess Cordelia is our main character, who isn’t afraid of getting her hands dirty while messing with machinery. She is one of a kind princess’s who is the rightful ruler of her land when it comes time for her to step up. Cordelia is trying to show that the machinery can be more useful in more ways than just being used to make toys or household items. Except the mages are holding her back.  She is a very tricky person to get to know.

I am sad to say if Cordelia were alive, I would stay clear of her. She is someone that I wouldn’t want to mess with, let alone be friends.

Mustella

Mustella is Cordelia’s faithful and eternal servant since the one she had when she was young is finally retiring. This young man was to be his replacement. He doesn’t last very long in this tale, which is kind of sad. Even sadder, though, is the way that he hangs onto Cordelia’s every word. I am sorry to say that these two don’t make it, and he’s a kind soul. Mustella is someone that I wouldn’t mind meeting before he met Cordelia. After he met Cordelia, it seemed like the princess brainwashed him. His chapters were very confusing when trying to read them as they were written in the way that he would talk, which is weird.

Just like with Cordelia, I wouldn’t want to meet him on the street. I am sad to say that he doesn’t last long and that maybe he should have tried to be a servant and nothing more.

Three Stars

The Scion’s Delight by Jeffrey Bardwell is the prequel to Mr. Bardwell’s new series called The Mage Conspiracy. I am sadly unsure about this new series just from reading this one book. Granted, it is the prequel, but it just didn’t seem to be what I was excepting at all. I am giving it a three-star rating and recommending it to anyone that likes dark fantasy.

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Happy Reading!

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
• 2019 New Release Challenge

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