Wendy Knight

I stumbled upon this book on Goodreads one day and the synopsis really appealed to me, so I decided to give it a try. I was a little cautious in the beginning since I'm oddly picky about witch books, but this one hooked me right away.
Ari has been living a secret life as a powerful sorceress while Shane has been sent out on a mission to end a century old feud by finding the Prodigy and killing him. The only problem is that Shane doesn't know who the Prodigy is and by the time he does it might be too late.
I loved both Ari and Shane's characters because they were realistic and not terribly angsty like I was afraid of. I also really enjoyed the romance (not because I am a sucker for romance) because it was not instalove! Yay for not instalove! But really, while Feudlings was slightly predictable, it was definitely a fun, action packed read. I look forward to reading the second book, especially after the cliffhanger!… (meer)

I will admit that I was hesitant to read this book based on the synopsis. I find that I am not a huge fan of "witch/spell" type books so that was a worry. I was also worried it was going to be more of a romance with some action and seeing as it is targetted more for teens, the presumed teen angst nearly turned it me off. But that's what happens when you assume!

This book was definitely more about action than romance. Yes, it is there but there was so much else going on that it nearly took a back seat. It started off slow but it really picked up when you learn more about the world Wendy Knight has created. It's simple yet complicated at the same time so it is easy to follow along.

At first, I wasn't a fan of Ari. She was a little too angst-y for me but when you learn more about her past it makes sense why she feels the way she does. (Nothing worse than a whiney, spoiled heroine but that is not the case here). As for the rest of the characters, I really liked them and can't wait to see more of them!

Definitely check this book out if you enjoy star-crossed romance with a lot of action; smart characters and strong female leads!

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