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Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Source: I own a copy
I used to say that I
didn’t read a lot of fantasy books. When
I got ready to pack up my classroom I realized that most of the books I
had read and purchased for my classroom were actually fantasy books.
The author has created a
very unique world. In this world magic has been stopped to protect the world by
the Jewel of Celestria. But, it seems that the Jewel hasn’t stopped it all.
Amelia Twigg discovers one day that she has some magic ability. She doesn’t
understand why or how. Her mother walked out on her and her father when she was
a young child. Her father, a blacksmith, has raised her.
One day Amelia and her
best friend Jack find themselves watching their village under attack. Amelia
finds her father dead. She grabs the sword he had made her and prepares to
leave. Suddenly she finds things being destroyed by a man who can throw magical
fire from his very hands. He has come for Amelia. Jack and Amelia are rescued by another man
who has the ability to freeze the first wizard in place. This gives them enough
time to escape. The man who rescues her
explains that she is a witch and there are other powerful witches looking for
her. They believe she is the key to finding the Jewel of Celestria. He explains
that the jewel keeps all magic a bay.
There was a time when everyone could use magic and it had horrible
consequences. Three powerful witches create a jewel to solve this problem.
Amelia and Jack find themselves on the run. Amelia has been told she must learn
to use her magic if she is to survive and avoid those who would do her
harm.
The world building mixes
steampunk and magic in a very unique way. We have people who live in the most
primitive way contrasted with those who live in a city that is the most modern
of all. The book is full of twists and
turns. I found that even the most evil were not prepared for what they learned.
Betrayal lurks around every corner. The
book ends in a satisfying manner and yet it is set up that I believe a sequel
could happen.
The author has created
an index to help the reader with unfamiliar words, and the world that he
created. I can’t wait to recommend this
to my students. It is a very long book, but it well worth the time to read it.
I look forward to reading more by this
author in the future.
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