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Cold Burn of Magic (Black Blade, #1)

Jennifer Estep

Start date: June 1, 2015

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Mar 08, 2015 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it liked it

Shelves: arc-are, netgalley-reviews

Cold Burn of Magic is the first book in a new series by Jennifer Estep, author of Mythos Academy and the Elemental Assassin series.

The world building is interesting. Cloudburst Falls is a small town in West Virginia with the reputation of being 'the most magical place in America', drawing plenty of curious tourists eager to experience the fun. But there is a dark underbelly to the town that is divided among four wealthy magical 'Families' who are constantly vying for territory and power.

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Jan 19, 2015 Michelle rated it really liked it

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Let me start by saying I am a huge Jennifer Estep fan, so I went in to this new series with high expectations and I was a little disappointed.

I was hoping for something truly unique from Jennifer unfortunately we got a lot of things we have seen before. The strong female lead who suffers terrible loss at a young age leaving her mostly fending for herself with an older mentor of sorts who is keeping secrets while helping her hide and/or using her and her abilities for their gain. I even saw glim ...more

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