Crystal Miles Gauthier

'Diana's Magic,' opens sixteen years after Troianne's adventure in book 1 and the story continues with her daughter Diana. Being a powerful sorceress with the potential to defeat evil demons presents Diana with many challenges to overcome. She needs to be trained in how to control her powers, deal with teenage angst and fight to survive when she comes face to face with evil.

This second in the series didn't disappoint and I was glad I continued after 'Troianne.' The story has an interesting premise with lots of great secondary characters. I loved the abilities that some of the characters have and I'm interested in hearing more about Diana's cousins and what their role will be. Happily, the writing in 'Diana' is more polished, the story line is well paced and nicely constructed.
I also have a good idea of the direction the story will go from here.

If you want to know more about the series, check out the author's blog crystalmilesgauthier.blogspot.ie… (meer)

Although this is a time travel romance where the modern day heroine goes back in time to 19th century England, (my favourite kind of time travel romance) there are lots of other genres in the mix which some readers might not expect or enjoy as it isn't obvious from the book blurb. I would label this as a paranormal/historical/time travel romance where you can expect to meet all kinds of magical and otherworldly enemies and allies.

The plot is quick paced, romantic and filled with action. The story grabs you pretty quickly and you can't help but sympathise with Troianne in her situation and root for her and Duncan in their blossoming romance.

The writing needs a lot of polish but don't let that put you off reading this series.… (meer)