Awakened Spells

Awakened Spells, Book 1

By: Logan Byrne

Narrated by: Nikiya Palombi

When you’re a thief trying to get by on the scraps of your labor, life is anything but easy.

Lexa Blackmoon, orphan and low-end magical thief, is just trying to get by the best way she can. But when a shadow mage tells her she's meant for something greater, she can't help feeling he's telling the truth.

Taken to a secret resistance camp, Lexa learns that not only is she a mage, but she bears the Mark of Merlin, a magical power greater than she's ever dreamt of. She trains her powers to infiltrate the ranks of the magical police force tasked with keeping the arcane realm secret from normal humans.

But when the sinister president-turned-dictator, Kiren Nightstorm, attempts to take over the realm, Lexa must defeat his secret crime syndicate before he enslaves the entire magical race.

This book features a strong witch heroine and fast-paced action and adventure, including werewolves, shifters, vampires, and more!

©2018 Logan Byrne (P)2018 Logan Byrne

Very enjoyable!

This was such a fun story, and I loved Nikiya Palombi’s narration. Can’t wait for the next in the series!

Magic, Cases and Cadets

Fans of Harry Potter, schools of magic etc will enjoy this series. The story is a fast-paced and actioned-packed allowing you to become quickly immersed in the story.Supernatural creatures from unknowns to elves, gnomes, vampires, shifters and mages can be found in this world. The characters are adult, but young making this perfect for fans of NA or transition series..
M.A.G.I.C Force and their cases were well executed and offered cringe worthy villain, secret crime syndicates trying to take over the realm and climatic action scenes that pushed characters. It looks like each book will feature an action-packed case while it develops the characters. It has great potential. Lexa is already showing signs of being quite the kick-ass officer and I am looking forward to seeing her growth.

Nikiya Palombi did a wonderful job of narrating and I appreciated not only the voices she created but her ability to capture their emotions from annoyance to fear. My only issue with the narration stems from the writing itself. Conversations were heavy with "He said, She said" identifiers and it made me a tad crazy. Thankfully action scenes were easier.