Thursday, April 22, 2021

The Black witch by Laurie Forest


 

This is the first book in the Black witch chronicles. Elloren is five years old when her uncle Edwin testest her with a wand to see if she has any magic. When something ends up happening her uncle pretty much says its a fluck. 

When she's older, her aunt Vyvian comes to visit and tells her that she's leaving to come stay with her for awhile and then, she can go to college. Rafe and Trystan are her brothers and they are heading to the same place as her. She has been told a few times that she looks like her grandmother who was the black witch. Whether that's a good thing or bad we'll just have to see. 

The night before she leaves, she sees Sara coming towards her. She holding a wand in her hand and gives it to her. Its called the wand of myth. What ever that means. 

Her aunt lives in Valgard and she's watching out the window as thing pass by. She had seen a Selkie and asked her aunt, which doesn't really want to explain any more then, that they are slaves. At her aunts house she see's a few Uricks who are workers. There are so many different races it hard for her to keep up. 

Fallon Bane is a fifth level mage and has a really bad attatude. I don't think she like Elloren much. That really shows when she meets Lukas Grey, a very handsome guy that her grandmother wants her to wandfast to. Which means she marries him. Which she has promised her uncle she won't for a few years. 

One day, she goes to church with her aunt and then, sees a few things and walks out of the church. When she does, she gets attacked by Icaral's. Then, to find out that she's got to stay with one in the tower.

I will warn you now that there are a like of prejudice and discrimination in this book. You wonder what's all going to happen next to Elloren and if she's ever going to make any friends. She does have one problem with a guy in the kitchen, that just hates her because of her looking like her grandmother. Yvan is very handsome and he just doesn't like Elloren seem to bother her. 

At the college, people just keep looking at her and some even do things to her to cause problems. She kisses Lukas once and all hell breaks loose when Fallon finds out. Things just seem to get bad. 

Whether, it gets any better You'll have to read the book. Being that this is only the first book in a series. I think you might get a hint that things continue. 

Its good. Hope you pick it up if you haven't yet. Remember to read a good book. You might just like it. 

Monday, April 12, 2021

Sanctum by Madeleine Roux

 


This is the second book in the Asylum series. Dan, Jorden and Abby are dealing with nightmares after coming back from their summer at Brookline. Dan got a letter from Felix's mom asking if he'd be willing to come and see her son. Something about him wanting to speak with Dan, did bother him after Felix trying to kill him. So, after telling his friends, he goes. Felix's mom comes and gets him. 

The long drive gets him thinking about the past and wondering what is really going on. When they arrive, Felix has been waiting patiently. Felix was mumbling and saying things about, follow them and other things that didn't make any since. He was also given a piece of paper with numbers on it. This wasn't making any since then, the thought came to Dan about the college. Oh hell, he thought. They are going to have to go back the where they didn't want to go. He knew his friends weren't going to be happy.

All three of them had to lie about where they were going or their parents wouldn't let them. They all have been having problems sleeping and having bad dreams. Their hope is that going back will help. 

Once they all arrive at the school, they meet a few of the people that will be guiding them to different places to check out. Mostly what Dan wanted to do was figure out what those numbers were and then, figure out what's going on with them. Jorden has always been smartest of the three of them and Dan knew he would figure it out. 

They were led into the area where they were going to eat lunch and something about this kid not far from them, was making Dan feel funny. Then, that kid started to say his full name, over and over again. Jorden was going through his phone and found out what the numbers meant. They were address's. They were going to have to find them and check out each one. But, they needed to figure out how to do it without getting noticed. They were being watched. 

They get away finally. Find the house and break into it. They go threw as much as they can. On the first floor they notice that someone is looking into the window wearing a red cap and hood, with a mask. Jorden notices that the shoes look like this kids, Cal's. They take off out of the house and back to the school. 

Later that night their in the library. Jorden was looking up things on the computer and found things about secret societies. It didn't make them feel good, then the computers shut down. That wasn't good and maybe someone wasn't wanting them to find out anything. 

Professor Reyes, is teaching a class in the Asylum. Dan's not sure what to make of her. 

In the long run things all come to the head. It may be a big mystery but, you'll have to read the book to find out if it get solved. Many thing are said and found out. It holds your attention. A real page turner. 

Well, now I'm off to start another book. Don't forget to enjoy a good book. It may change your life. 


Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith

 


This the first novel in a new young adult series. I'll give this a great rating in my book. I enjoyed this book a lot. 

Aurelia is a princess In a city that's run by people that have set laws to kill witches and she is one. She, hasn't learned exactly how to harnish  it but, she knows that she can see the dead. She is going to be sent away to marry a prince from another kingdom. It had been set up since she was a baby. Her mother hopes that it will save her. 

Kellan is her protector and when Simon comes from Achleva. Her mother makes a deal with him to do magic that will keep her from dying. So, they prepare to do it and it will take three. Simon, her mother and Kellan all make a pact to do die in her place. 

Toris and his daughter Lisette are waiting on her, her brother and Kellan to show up at the meeting place they arranged. The horses were ready and so were they. What Aurelia didn't know was that things were about to take a really bad turn for her. Toris, decided he was going to kill her and Kellan. It didn't quite work out the way he thought. He did stab Kellan and he ended up in the water, She had finally got away on Kellan's horse, but she had a problem. After getting to the other city where the prince was, she couldn't get into the city because its protected by a spell. She didn't have the papers to get in any more.

Realizing she didn't have any money she needed to figure out what to do. She ended up getting into trouble, her horse was taken by a guy named Zan. She didn't know what else to do. She wondered around outside the gates until Zan offered to make her a deal and help her inside. She wasn't happy. She did finally take him up on it. 

She was bull headed and didn't want to do anything for him. After having some sleep and a meal, she needed to find a job. That didn't turn out as will. She got attacked by three men and ended up using Blood magic to cause them harm. Zan, saw what happened and his friend that was with him carried her to his home where his wife Katie helped nurse her back to health. 

Zan told her a story about someone trying to destroy the magic on the wall. He wants her to help him find a way to keep it from happening by using her magic. He shows her secret ways to not be scene, by using tunnels under the castle. She gets books to study with his help. There is also something going on between them, but she can't let that happen not yet. So she ignores it. 

Bad things do happen, can she tell him who she really is. Because he only knows her as someone else. She also doesn't know that he really is the prince. 

The story is fast pasted. Makes you wonder what's going to happen next. I love a page turner just as much as anyone else. Try the book. 

Well, I'm off to start another book. Remember to pick up a good book, it may become a new favorite. 

The Likeness by Tana French

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