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Sparkling Magic by Nika Gray
2.75
Sparking Magic was a bit of a wild experience: from the chaotic and confusing beginning to the extreme horniness, to the short timespan covered by the book, to the big questions—with what I'm guessing will be predictable answers—that are yet to be unveiled.
Honestly, this novel needs a fair bit of work. There was a lot of repetition going on, the dialogues felt like a vehicle to dump exposition—making them unnatural and not organic—and there was a myriad of mistakes ranging from missing commas to weirdly placed periods, to grammar and spelling mistakes, to switching characters' names and other continuity mishaps here are a few examples.
It was also very insta-lusty, but since that aspect was fueled by the magic binding Sadie and the guys together, I can forgive it.
Speaking of the guys, I kept calling Fergus "Tristan" in my mind, and I don't know why. Maybe it's because Disney's Brave had me thinking red hair, sexy brogues, and the rolling green hills of the Scottish highlands every time I read Fergus—said in a quintessentially Scottish accent—instead of the California surfer boy he was described as.
As I can already predict each of the boys will be tied to one of the famous fae courts, here's the name/court match-ups I would have done for them:
● Winter, Aiden.
● Spring, Fergus.
● Summer, Cole.
● Fall, Declan.
But they each would have needed looks to match. Cole's frosty blue eyes and white-blond hair were well suited for winter, but I feel his name would have gone better with a golden-skinned, cerulean-eyed dude with longish, sun-bleached, wavy hair, which is what I picture when I think "Summer". For Spring, rich, dark brown locks—the color of fertile soil—and shamrock-green irises, and Fall would have gotten hazel eyes and tousled auburn hair.
Anyway, I've been playing around on Pinterest and making a mood board with character castings and other things based on the descriptions I remembered, so I can attempt to override my brain's biases.
In any case, while the magical powers of Sadie's vagina have unlocked the dormant magic inside Cole and Fergus, the harem is not yet complete, since Declan is still on the fence—and in his feels about making a move on his BFF's girl—and Aiden is wary and unwilling to trust anything Sadie says or does.
Trouble is on the horizon, there's still people after Sadie, things with the Fae may not be as mages were led to believe and the Council parents are sure to oppose their valuable baby boys dating a girl of no standing with unusual and dangerous powers. I can guess where this story is going, and even if the writing leaves a lot to be desired, what with the range of mistakes big and small, the repetition of ideas and feelings, and the bits of plot that were not explained clearly, I'm still intrigued enough that I decided to rate this a very generous 3 stars and will be picking the second book in the Protectors Academy series.
Honestly, this novel needs a fair bit of work. There was a lot of repetition going on, the dialogues felt like a vehicle to dump exposition—making them unnatural and not organic—and there was a myriad of mistakes ranging from missing commas to weirdly placed periods, to grammar and spelling mistakes, to switching characters' names and other continuity mishaps here are a few examples.
It was also very insta-lusty, but since that aspect was fueled by the magic binding Sadie and the guys together, I can forgive it.
Speaking of the guys, I kept calling Fergus "Tristan" in my mind, and I don't know why. Maybe it's because Disney's Brave had me thinking red hair, sexy brogues, and the rolling green hills of the Scottish highlands every time I read Fergus—said in a quintessentially Scottish accent—instead of the California surfer boy he was described as.
As I can already predict each of the boys will be tied to one of the famous fae courts, here's the name/court match-ups I would have done for them:
● Winter, Aiden.
● Spring, Fergus.
● Summer, Cole.
● Fall, Declan.
But they each would have needed looks to match. Cole's frosty blue eyes and white-blond hair were well suited for winter, but I feel his name would have gone better with a golden-skinned, cerulean-eyed dude with longish, sun-bleached, wavy hair, which is what I picture when I think "Summer". For Spring, rich, dark brown locks—the color of fertile soil—and shamrock-green irises, and Fall would have gotten hazel eyes and tousled auburn hair.
Anyway, I've been playing around on Pinterest and making a mood board with character castings and other things based on the descriptions I remembered, so I can attempt to override my brain's biases.
In any case, while the magical powers of Sadie's vagina have unlocked the dormant magic inside Cole and Fergus, the harem is not yet complete, since Declan is still on the fence—and in his feels about making a move on his BFF's girl—and Aiden is wary and unwilling to trust anything Sadie says or does.
Trouble is on the horizon, there's still people after Sadie, things with the Fae may not be as mages were led to believe and the Council parents are sure to oppose their valuable baby boys dating a girl of no standing with unusual and dangerous powers. I can guess where this story is going, and even if the writing leaves a lot to be desired, what with the range of mistakes big and small, the repetition of ideas and feelings, and the bits of plot that were not explained clearly, I'm still intrigued enough that I decided to rate this a very generous 3 stars and will be picking the second book in the Protectors Academy series.