Review: Magic united is a powerful force
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
Pam B. Morris' debut book, Smitten Image, starts off as a light-hearted romp through magic and love. The visual pictures of the heroine, Lily, ("...stockings saggy at the knees, cuffs smeared with paint, and carrying a stained canvas bag..."), as well as her inner thoughts allow the reader to connect almost instantaneously. This is in spite of the fact that the world is decades in the future where the switching of magnetic poles creates a Chicago like we've never known.But Lily's romp isn't quite as light-hearted as time goes on. She has a serious problem. How can she be with the man she loves without killing him? And not in ordinary ways--oh, no, that would be too tame for Ms. Morris. Lily's elemental magic goes "rogue," threatening to overwhelm the sympathetic, clairvoyant magic of Daniel. If she can't get it under control, "...every thought, every feeling that humans projected would overwhelm his senses and drive him insane. Literally."The beauty of this book is following the enjoyment and love trials of Lily and Daniel. At the same time, a little part of your brain acknowledges the universal problem: How do we fall in love without killing each other - or ourselves - in the process?I enjoyed the plot, characterizations and most of all the visual kaleidoscope of images I got while reading this book!(I received an advance review copy to write this review, but no financial compensation.)