Title: Song Magick
Author: Elisabeth Hamil
Reviewer: Aly
Genre: Fantasy
Book Blurb:
In a realm where magic was thought to be lost, young bard Telyn Songmaker is able to cast powerful spells with her music. Exiled from home in the violent aftermath of her song magic gone awry, Telyn endures a solitary freedom…unaware of the price on her head.
Bound to the Wood by blood and by oath, Mithrais is dispatched to protect her by the dying sylvan gods he serves. Only Telyn can perform the dangerous counterspell that may save them. But love may be the most unpredictable magic of all…
Review:
The world of Song Magick was wonderfully created. It was intriguing to be set in such a world and try to discover everything you possibly could. Of course you didn’t find out everything but you did discover the necessary information for the novel. And that was just interesting in and of itself. You can only imagine what the world would be like now if there were sentient beings like in Song Magick. It was interesting and well written.
Then there were the characters. Especially Telyn and Mithrais. They were extraordinary and well done. Both characters had at least a few flaws that you didn’t view as necessarily flaws because really who can trust….and I’m not going to finish that sentence for fear of spoilers. Let’s just say that I definitely would have reacted the same and not have been as selfless or loyal as Telyn. Then there was Mithrais. Sigh, where can I get one of him? He may not be a hockey player(my obsession, shhhhh….) but he certainly stood up to many of my book boyfriends and gave them a run for their money. And he wasn’t perfect. He did have a will of his own and it can be seen throughout the novel.
Then there was the character that people just wanted to hate. And honestly I feel that the author presented the characters in such a way that yes you could hate them, but still almost feel a little empathy for at least one of them? I don’t know how to describe that very well.
There was definitely lots of tension towards the end of Song Magick and even one point where I felt it might just be possible I was dying on the inside. That was amazingly well done with on the author's part and I enjoyed reading the story because of it.
Overall Song Magick was an intriguing read, and you’ll quickly fall in love with the characters.
Rating:
Available at Smashwords FireandIceYA Lulu
Amazon BN
About the Author
Elisabeth Hamill is a nurse by day, fantasy novelist by night. In seventh grade, she had “Famous Author” inscribed under her name on her yearbook cover – an aspiration that, while delayed, was never forgotten! Her first published work, SONG MAGICK, saw its first draft finished during recuperation from cancer treatment and surgery, and is the fulfillment of that lifelong dream of being an author.
She lives in eastern Kansas with her family, where they fend off flying monkey attacks and prep for the zombie apocalypse.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/songmagick
Website: www.elisabethhamill.com
Manic Readers: http://www.manicreaders.com/ElisabethHamill/
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