About the Book
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Author:
- Liz Maverick
Cover Story: Thank God It’s On A Kindle!
BFF Charm: Yay
Talky Talk: Straight Up Gamer Style
Bonus Factors: World Building, Choose Your Own Adventure
Relationship Status: I Like Hanging Out With This Book When I’m At My Friend’s House
Cover Story: Thank God It’s On A Kindle!
Half-hidden face, girl in a mirror, sparkles? If this cover wasn’t only visible on my Kindle, I’d be brown-bagging it for sure.
The Deal:
Adia’s a bit of an underachiever, but what does it matter? Her twin sister was born with Arcania in her system, and went off with their parents to the spell caster’s world to fight in the battle to save Earth, leaving Adia in charge of taking care of her younger sisters.
All of that changes when Adia wakes up, and her sister’s powers have been transferred to her. Now she has to leave everyone she cares about behind to go to the school on Arcania and join in the fight against the Synelv — that is IF she can figure out how to use her newfound powers and win a spot on a fighting team… without getting herself or anyone else killed.
BFF Charm: Yay
Adia’s got guts, and if I were on a team fighting to save the Earth, I’d definitely want her on my side — even if she didn’t have her powers, because she’s level-headed and kind. What’s more, with this new platform, I get to help her make decisions, which might take a little bit of the spontaneity out of the relationship, but allows me to trump Ariel. I AM part of that world, bish!
Swoonworthy Scale: 4
There’s definitely sparkage flying around between Adia and the school’s top shield, classic Mysterious Loner Dude, Grey. But what happened with Gray and her sister in the past? And why is he so tortured? Can she trust him?
Talky Talk: Straight Up, Gamer Style
Maverick’s writing harkens back to classic serials — it’s full of action and suspense, doling out little tidbits to let you get to know her characters along the way. While I enjoyed this book’s aesthetic, I’m pretty sure it will really appeal to folks who enjoy RPGs. Why? Read on!
Bonus Factor: World Building
Each fighting team is made up of Arcanae with different talents: you’ve got your spellcaster, your shield, a rogue and a healer, at least. And they all have to work together when they travel to different planes to defeat the evil Synelv.
Bonus Factor: Choose Your Own Adventure
You all know how much we like CYOA around here, and with this new platform, it looks like we’re not the only ones! So, much like our own CYOA, readers get interact with the author as each book is being written!
Relationship Status: I Like Hanging Out With This Book When I’m At My Friend’s House
So, no surprise, I love reading. I also love playing games. But RPG’s tend to either not interest me or stress me out (that tiger in the very first level of Tomb Raider nearly gave me a heart attack) so I tend not to play them on my own. But when I went over to my friend’s house to play a game with her, this book and I met, and we really hit it off! I mean, we don’t quite have enough in common for us to hang out on our own, but I totally look forward to seeing it each week at game night.
FTC FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my review copy from Coliloquy via The Mix Agency. I received neither money nor cocktails for this review (damnit!). Arcania is available now.
