Jess Haines - Smoke and Mirrors - Virtual Book Tour
I award this Mind Blowing Book - 4 Angel Wings
Young Adult / New Adult Fantasy
Date Published: May 1, 2016
A girl who uses her illusions to fool the world into thinking she's just like all the other magi.
A dragon who sees through her lies.
Together they just might survive a world that wants to control or destroy them both.
Kimberly
may wield ultimate cosmic power, but even a mage has to pay the rent.
No one will hire her for her magic talents until she's got the
credentials, so she’s stuck in a crappy rent controlled apartment with
her mother, yearning for treats she can't afford at her part time job in
a café, counting down the days until she graduates the secret
Blackhollow Academy school for magi. Only then will she have the
certificate she needs to land her dream job in a coven.
The problem? She needs a familiar to graduate.
As
an illusionist, she doesn't have the ability to summon or create a
familiar of her own. Her only option is to convince a supernatural
creature to let her bind it instead. Since having a powerful Other at
her beck and call would guarantee her a place in a coven after she
graduates—and legendary treasure hoards are an added bonus—she thinks
binding a dragon as her familiar will solve all her problems...
Because sometimes a girl needs a dragon, not a knight.
My Review -
The story is about a 21 year old girl called
Kimberley that is trying to master her exams but is struggling due to not
having enough power to pass her final exams in classes being taken. To gain
success the young girl is seeking out a Dragon, to master the
power to finish school and be accepted in the outside world allowing her
to be accepted into a coven. The story as a whole is engaging and keeps you
hooked throughout. The adventures that are explored are described in
good detail helping you to visualise the story making you feel part of the atmosphere surrounding the story. The Writer explores a range of real life occurrences such as bullying, that can
happen within a learning environment helping to link the paranormal world of vampires,werewolf's, Magi and Dragons to the reality of human life.
Throughout the
story I was drawn in to each chapter that featured Cormac attaching myself to the edginess
of his personality and the pure interest he had for Kimberley kept me hooked, enticing me to
read on, to become part of the characters world meaning that the journey
surrounding them not only effected them but how myself as a reader was also affected.
Throughout the story a paranormal romance is brewing making this book ideal for
anyone that enjoys a light romance throughout an adventure filled book with
down to earth characters that have relatable characteristics making the book easy
and enjoyable to read.
If you want to let your mind run wild with vivid
imagination this is the book to pick up and read next!
Author-
I'm
a displaced New Yorker with a penchant for the silly, the obscure, and
the fantastical. These days, you can find me in the Tampa area. I'm
currently working on the H&W Investigations urban fantasy series and
the Blackhollow Academy young adult/new adult contemporary fantasy
series. Find out more about my books, drop me a line, or join my mailing
list at www.jesshaines.com!
Contact Information
Website: www.JessHaines.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jess_haines
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jess_haines/
Purchase Links
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Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/smoke-and-mirrors-jess-haines/1123723781?ean=2940152987492
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/632146
All Romance Ebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-smokeandmirrors-2028707-143.html
LibraryThing: https://www.librarything.com/work/17656592
