Published by iUniverse on September 7, 2003
Length: 119 Pages
Genre (s): Fantasy
Source(s): Goodreads
Amber thinks she is no different from any other fifteen-year-old girl in her world. Apart from being the latest in a long line of Witches and Wizards and belonging to a family who would rather she didn't exist, there is nothing outstanding about her. But Amber hides a secret that even she doesn't know. Together with her friends Sean, Heather and Eve, and with guidance from the Head of the High Council, Ambrose Withrington, Amber sets out to discover, amongst other things, just who the evil Silas Morrigan is, why he is so interested in her, why her family members are feared and hated so much, and that you can never be truly sure of who you are or where your destiny lies.
I was excited when I saw that this is a book about Wizards, Witches, Magic.
But I was put off by the writing style. I found it hard to connect with the characters with how the story was progressing. There was an imbalance between the narrative parts, which dominated the whole story, and the conversations or lack thereof. The dialogues felt forced and awkward for some reason. All the while it felt like the author was the character and was just telling me everything and the other characters were just the accessory who bats out dialogues.
It was predictable. Lacked that much needed spunk that would send readers gripping the edge of their seats. It felt reminiscent of Harry Potter or was it just me. I wanted to love this book but just couldn't in the end. It wasn't an entirely bad read but it was just wasn't for me.
RATING: 2 OF 5
