Review: Great beginning to a series packed with Magic!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2013
What a fantastic start to the series! As you may or may not know, I am an action girl and The First Spell has everything I love jammed into one short book! Rachel Carrington has written a fast paced book and introduced me to a whole new world which includes Wizards, magic, lust, deception and plenty of action.Two brothers, Jenson and Remy are both part of the Assembly, the most powerful Guild of Wizards in the world. While they were in the woods, they find an unconscious girl and when she wakes she doesn't have any memories. Jensen has an attraction to the girl immediately and is quick to defend her and keep her safe. Jensen uses his abilities to help her to remember who she is and hopefully to get some of her memories back. Charlemaine or Charlie as she prefers, remembers nothing of her family but is desperate to find out so she can return home. The brothers believe she is from the Nocturne Guild, but Jensen will not let her leave until she is able to defend herself and she remembers who she is.And now begins the whirl wind romance. Charlie and Jensen have to overcome a few obstacles and are thrust into some situations that are out of their control. Even though they are from two different guilds they are beginning to realise that not everything is black and white when it comes to magic and their beliefs.As I said earlier, there is deception in the plot as someone is trying to bring down the Assembly and Charlie tries to work with Jensen and his Guild to help find the traitor. Someone wants to bring the fire dagger into the world to destroy the Assembly and to unleash evil upon the world.Charlie is a character I found easy to relate too. She is a bit reserved to begin with, but when her memories start to come back she starts to fire up. She is a fun character, and is willing to sacrifice her life or her magic to save anyone in her family. She spends most of this story trying to remain alive and conscious and she is a completely different character to those that are in the Assembly. Jensen is an honourable man and it becomes his personal mission to protect Charlie at all costs. He is a very powerful wizard and dedicated to his guild.Rachel Carrington has a fantastic writing style and I was kept entertained from the beginning to the very end. The magical element of the plot was intriguing and I enjoy reading books with wizards and witches and this series promises to have all that and more. It is an exciting new series and I can't wait to see what Rachel will bring me next!I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.