A cute premise with great potential that was squandered by a forgettable character voice and boring writing. Amber Sand is not a witch. The Sand family Wicca gene somehow leapfrogged over her. But she did get one highly specific magical talent: she can see true love. As a matchmaker, Amber's pretty far down the sorcery … Continue reading The Best Kind of Magic ★★★½☆☆
Tag: urban fantasy
Review: The Mesmerist ★★★★☆
Jessamine works with her mother pretending to be spiritualists—until the day where the pretending becomes real and she finds out she has mysterious powers. Ronald L. Smith has made a dark and memorable middle-grade story in The Mesmerist. Thirteen-year-old Jessamine Grace and her mother make a living as sham spiritualists—until they discover that Jess is a … Continue reading Review: The Mesmerist ★★★★☆
Review: Labyrinth Lost 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Give me a book about kickass magic wielding ladies set in an incredibly built world, and I'll fall in love. And I fell head over heels into a portal leading to Los Lagos. Zoraida Córdova's Labyrinth Lost was the type of book where, had I read it as an actual teenager, I would have reread it every … Continue reading Review: Labyrinth Lost 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Girl At Midnight Review – ★★★★☆
The Girl At Midnight by Melissa Grey had everything I could have hoped for: danger, magic, romance. I'm not usually one who actively searches for romance in novels (as I'm more interested in the plot than most relationships; but who doesn't enjoy a little extra icing on their cupcake?) and I found myself rooting for all of the … Continue reading The Girl At Midnight Review – ★★★★☆