Review: Magyckal!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
Susan Mac Nicol brings us another sexilicious m/m romance but also takes us into a magyckal world of Warlocks, Withinners, Fae, Witchfinders and Witches.Quinn Fairmount, a powerful warlock in modern London shares his body with his Withinner named Taliesan, the soul of an ancient welch sorcerer. Quinn meets Cade Mairston on Hampstead Heath and is immediately and fiercely attracted to this human which sparks an intensity that is further amplified when he identifies why this is so. Cade is no ordinary human but Cade has never known his true being. He is drawn into the world that Quinn slowly introduces him to but there is a darkness that he is reluctant to involve Cade in, and stops at nothing in order to protect him.The story then evolves of the quest of Quinn, how Cade fits into this World and the evil forces that are edging ever closer to destroy Quinn’s kind.The story building was wondrous to partake in and like a breath of fresh air to the usual paranormal offering of vamps and shifters. It actually gave me contemplative thought of folklore and brought this to a believable fantasy world that I delved further in to research. I loved it! The clever plotting and steady pace made for an altogether engrossing read.As with all Susan Mac Nicol books, she knows how to write a good m/m passionate love story and this, to me, actually raised the bar. In fact I thought it was a raunchier read which I certainly enjoyed! Quinn was a so much in authority and commanding person, he was swoon worthy! Cade was such a sexy sweetheart he made my heart flutter. Their connection was an immediate winner, especially the insta-lust (there was a reason for this) which when it happens before 10% of the read you know you are in for a page flipper. Then to see how they fell in love and trusted one another was a joy to read. Even when Taliesan inflicted his bad boy tendencies onto poor Cade. He just didn’t get these human feelings!For me Taliesan was one of the highlights of the book, he was such an amazing character and I loved how he was with Quinn and the arguments and naughtiness he gave him. I need to hunt him down in sixth century Wales! The whole Withinner theory was inspired and a clever pairing of Taliesan and Quinn personalities.I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed this book as paranormal is not one of my first selections for a new read nowadays but this was an amazing read. I loved the combination of the magyck and the m/m romance storyline. The story does not end with this book so it was more of a HFN rather than a HEA but I am so glad Ms Mac Nicol is not keeping us waiting as the second book in the series will be released 22nd May 2014. I highly recommended this book to read and is an absolute five star rating from me.