Where Magic Begins

This review will be about Where Magic Begins by Faith Prince, it was published on July 7, 2023. On goodreads it’s classified as a Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal.

A Little about the book; 

Half human, half witch. Hated by both sides, Zoeli doesn't trust anyone, least of all her backstabbing twin sister Saria.

Zoeli's family used to reign over the supernatural realm. When Zoeli's mother, Alaina Crowe, broke magical law to marry a human, their family was torn apart, and the Crowes were removed from the throne.

Someone's still angry that the Crowes were dethroned. Someone who's been watching, plotting, and biding their time...

As Zoeli uncovers more secrets, deceptions and lies surrounding the royal families, she discovers that a handsome sorcerer, Damian, has been following her. He claims that he only means to protect her, but can she trust him?

In a world where nothing is what it seems and danger lurks around every corner, Zoeli's running out of time.

A supernatural force more powerful than she ever imagined is coming after the Crowe sisters.

If Zoeli can’t make amends with Saria, she’ll face the battle of her lifetime—alone.

Review:

Faith had reached out to me to review her book and just reading the burb made me excited to read this book. I will point out, anytime an author reaches out to me I will always 100% give my honest review. 

Starting the book, I was immediately drawn into this world and the characters. It was fast-paced, which is okay, but I would have liked it if it was drawn out a bit more, especially if there are going to be more books in the series. I felt like I needed more information on the magic as there was barely any. Later on in the book, there’s definitely more info about it but for me there wasn’t really enough like, the magic colors were super intriguing to me and I loved that concept.

Throughout the book, there are two points of views, Zoeli and Saria’s, and their character development throughout the book was perfect! One is a popular girl with a hot boyfriend who uses her powers to be popular and loved and the other, doesn’t use her magic hardly at all, is considered an “outcast” in school and just wants to play in her band. I really loved the opposite personalities, I feel like it gave the characters more depth. With the two different points of views, you're able to see how both sisters feel and both of their adventures, and when they are together you're able to see how they interact with each other.

There’s romance, enemies to lovers and puppy dog love, a fight scene, betrayal, witches who can turn into crows? Yes please, I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like that before!I really think that added more character to this book as I don’t think there’s a whole lot out there where witches can turn into specific types of animals, and you can guess which animal they can turn into based off of their last name so it was kind of easy to spot who would turn into what. 

When Aurelia came into play, I was a little disappointed, I was hoping for more detail so I could fully immerse myself into that world but with the details that were there I was still able to kind of picture it in my head. 

If you're looking for a coming of age fantasy with witches and other creatures, magic, romance, fast-paced, and witches turning into creatures, you’ve come to the right place! 

Either way though, this author has captured my attention and I’ll definitely be on the lookout for the second book when and if it comes out! Please check out other works by Faith and let me know what you thought of her book!