Dream Magic by Joshua Khan Book review by Miranda Fraser ISBN: 9781484737620 I waited so long for this book to come out and even longer to share a review on it! I do try and limit my reviews on book series, that way I'm not just posting about all the books in the series. But since I did Shadow Magic for last years Halloween review series I thought it would be fun to once again bring attention to this series. Joshua Khan has really created the perfect universe with such a great balance of plot twists and emotional highs and lows.
First off, this is the second book so I don't recommend jumping into the the series on book two. You could, I mean Khan does a good job of recapping, but you won't fully understand the love and loss that's necessary for the emotional connection of these characters! If you haven't read Shadow Magic or my review on it I'll just recap what the world is about here: There are six kingdoms that, at one point in time, stemmed from one family. Every ruler must be able to wield magic, if they cannot the next in line would take the throne. Though, admittedly, magic appears to be dying in this world and less and less people are capable of using magic, much less cast any useful spells. In the main heroine's family, her Uncle could not wield magic and therefore the throne went to her father- the younger of the siblings. Women are banned from wielding magic, due to an ancient belief that witches bring on disaster. So when tragedy strikes her family, Lilith Shadow is placed on the throne, but in order to really solidify her right to the throne she must marry a nobleman who can wield magic. It's also important to note that Lilith Shadow is the ruler of Castle Gloom and the kingdom of Gehenna. The darkest "scariest" kingdom in all the realms, a kingdom where zombies, ghosts, and vampires are not just a regular part of their world, but run in the royal family itself! Now, book two starts after Lilith's place on the the throne has been excepted, though the marriage proposal's still flow like honey. HERE'S WHERE I GIVE YOU SPOILER ALERTS. IF YOU PLAN ON READING THE FIRST BOOK YOU MAY WANT TO STOP HERE OR AT LEAST GO READ MY FIRST BOOK REVIEW. http://pickupabooktoday.weebly.com/young-adult-fiction/shadow-magic I'm not sure how many spoilers I can avoid! Lilith has not only solidified her place on the throne but she has also begun practicing her magic with a great teacher by her side. Due to the events that took place in the first book, zombies have increased ten-fold what they were before in Gehenna. Lilly tries hard to give them all positions and something to do, because, as she says, alive or dead they are her people. But ultimately it becomes the least of her concerns when her citizens are turning up missing right out of their homes! And an ancient enemy of their people, the trolls, have a new king leading them. Leading them right into war against her kingdom! Thorne, the main hero of this series, sets out to find out how these people are disappearing. He doesn't believe that the trolls are responsible. After all Trolls are huge, there would be more proof than holes in roofs and missing farmers. While in the midst of unraveling the mysterious disappearances it turns out their kingdom has a new enemy altogether. In seeking out how to defeat him and what it is he wants, Lilly uncovers family secrets she'll wish she hadn't. With magic dwindling in the world, kingdoms at war and no safe way to practice her magic- is it possible for Gehenna to have a happy ending? And what will it mean for her future when the rumors are getting harder to quiet and everyone becomes convinced she is a witch? Dream Magic is a wonderful continuation and I am EXTREMELY EXCITED for the next book Burning Magic coming in 2018!!! Read on my fellow bookworms, may we one day have Belle's library! And as always, links to the author's pages are below.
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