Review: Love and Magic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2013
Love and Magic, September 11, 2011By ChoosyAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Birthrights (The Awakening Trilogy) (Kindle Edition)Once you accept that this book is written from different points of view without introduction, it's a great read. In fact if it weren't for the shifts in points of view I would have given it five stars. Fantastic! This is definitely one of the best stories I've read so far. It was terrific from start to finish. The main characters, 4 longtime friends from New Zealand after another less than pleasant party experience, reluctantly agree to participate when one of them suggests she casts a love spell that will connect them to their best mates for life. They're just placating her as nothing ever happened before when she has cast spells. Then the fun begins after they awake in another time and place beyond their imaginings and meet the men perfect for them. It's a wonderfully compelling story of what happens to each of them and the man of their dreams in this new world. Unsure of what will happen all along the way, their friendship is tested time and time again. They lovingly support each other as they learn and try to adjust to this new world and it peoples, creatures and customs and learn things about themselves they never knew or that may only exist in this other reality. The plots and characters are well woven together as the stories of each continues to build and a some new facet is revealed that will lead to the next great adventure. Magic and things mythical in our world are standard fare in this new world.That this writer knows her stuff is obvious, but her delivery needs work. The stories work well together and keep the reader involved until the end. It's engrossing and kept me wanting to read well beyond my free time, wanting to know what would happen next. It was about love and life and friendship and growth by peoples from 2 very different worlds. It was filled with action while being warm and funny. When it ended I was ready for the next one. The stories of the 4 couples and the forces of good and evil are far from over. I'm anxious for more.I have added Ms. MacDonald to my list of authors and look forward to more exciting work from her. When she decides the point of view from which she will write, I have no doubt she will be become one of the best.