Review: Magically His Amber Kell
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
Being left an orphan at the age of fifteen would be difficult for anyone. Especially if your parents met an awful, bloody death because your real father wants you caught and at his mercy. Unfortunately, this is what Kellum Richards of 'Magically Yours' by Amber Kell, has had to live with. Even though Kellum has magical powers and has thus far been able to avoid the abominations his father sends to fetch him, it's still hard for him to be on the run all the time. When Drake, a five-hunded-year-old wizard, comes into his life, promising to teach him how to control his wizard magic, Kellum is skeptical to say the least. In order to finally end this nightmare, he has to learn to trust someone and Drake is determined to make him see that it's him he should have faith in.Kellum is in a sad state indeed. For five years he's been on the run, never staying in one place for any length of time, never making any friends, much less doing what a normal young man should be doing, i.e., dating, going to school, falling in love, etc. He's sick and tired of running, but sees no alternative. He refuses to submit to his father who he knows doesn't want him out of love, but for the magical power he can siphon off of him. Kellum knows his father is behind the death of his mother and stepfather and hates him with a vengeance. The thing is, Kellum is aware that he has powers but has no idea to what extent or how to control them. When Drake comes to take him to a place where he can be tested and taught to manipulate his magic in a more efficient way, Kevin balks, but, unfortunately with ghouls chasing him and Drake protecting him, he decides that Drake is the lesser of two evils. He's strangely drawn to Drake, especially sexually, and decides that a tumble or two won't hurt while he decides when he will leave. The longer he's there, the harder it is to leave.Drake has been looking for his soul mate for at least 400 years. When he meets Kellum, he realizes that he has found him. He doesn't tell Kellum immediately, because he's afraid the wizard won't come with him if he does. Drake also feels a strong physical connection with Kellum, but he can also feel the magical current zinging between them and soon finds that it is stronger than even he anticipated. Drake takes Kellum to his office and has him tested, finding that Kellum's magic is also much more potent than it was believed to be. Even with this, he knows Kellum will never be safe as long as his manipulative, power-hungry father is still trying to get Kellum under his control. When a crisis occurs, Kellum and Drake find out just how strong their bond is and together they come up with a plan to defeat Kellum's father once and for all.This is a straightforward love story without a lot of conflict. Even though there wasn't a lot of background information, it was interesting learning about different magical powers that each of the wizards and other magical people had and how they all worked together. I also enjoyed the references to William and Cash from the first story in this series and how their connections were beneficial to this story line.If you want to be swept away into a make-believe world where there are wizards, ghouls, shape-shifters, and villains, then you may enjoy this book. Originally reviewed at Rainbow Book Reviews.