Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep – Review & Giveaway

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Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep – Review & Giveaway

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Description:
Bad Things Always Come In Threes…

As a thief, I’m good at three things: hiding in the shadows, getting in and out unseen, and uncovering secrets. I put these skills to work for the Sinclair Family, one of the magical mobs that run the tourist town of Cloudburst Falls.

Everyone knows Victor Draconi wants to take over all the other Families–and kill every last Sinclair. What they don’t know is that I’m on to him, and no way will I let the man who murdered my mom get away with hurting all the other people I care about. Especially when I’ve got places to break into, stuff to steal, and Devon Sinclair fighting right by my side…

 

Review:

Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep is the 3rd book in her Black Blade series. Each book in this series just keeps getting better and better.  I love this series by Estep, as it is non stop action, very exciting, tense and exhilarating.  Lila Merriweather is a fantastic heroine that rivals Estep’s other fabulous heroine, Gin Blanco.  What are the chances that an author can create two fantastic heroines in both of their series….Jennifer Estep does it. 

We return to Cloudburst Falls, the place where those with magic and monsters rule.  In Bright Blaze of Magic, Lila not only has admitted her feelings for Devon, but she is now fully a member of the Sinclair Family. She has made amends with Deah, the daughter of the evil Victor Draconi, who in the last book, learns that she is her cousin.  Deah will help Lila, Devon and Feliz enter the Draconi mansion to steal the dreaded black blades that is filled will stolen magic. Lila also works closely with Claudia, who is Devon’s mom and the leader of the Sinclair Family. Together they will double up protection to move the blades again to another area that even Devon won’t know.

But when Victor Draconi attacks all the Cloudburst Falls families at an annual dinner, all hell breaks loose, with many members of all the other families being slaughtered.  Claudia and most of the upper members of the Sinclair Family are captured, with only Lila, Devon and Felix escaping.  It is a race against time to rescue Claudia and the others before Victor forces her to reveal where the blades are, and then kills her.

Lila will work with Deah to find where they are hiding them, and together with Devon and Felix they devise a plan to rescue them.   Will Claudia survive?   Will Lila be able to fool the Draconi’s and rescue her friends? 

What follows is an awesome thrilling last half of the book that had us holding our breaths.  I had to know what happens, and ended up staying up late to finish the book.  I will not give any spoilers, but what happens was absolutely mind-boggling as we watched the evil Victor try to destroy Lila, as he had done years before to her mother.  Lila must pull out every trick she has learned, and then some.  This was a pulse pounding, tense, wildly exciting battle. Who will win this fight?

I will say that Jennifer Estep has given us a fantastic fast paced story, which I finished in one day.  I love Devon and Lila together. I love that Deah and Lila get closer, as a family.  I got a kick out of the shirt both Lila and Deah were wearing mentioning the Pork Pit being the best barbeque (it is part of the Elemental Assassin series). LOL

I cannot wait to see what else Jennifer Estep has in store for us. Lastly, this series is considered YA, but trust me when I say it is a wonderful read for all of you who love Urban Fantasy. If you have not started this series, I suggest you do so now.

Reviewed by Barb

Copy provided by Publisher

 

 

Giveaway

Jennifer is offering a paper copy of BRIGHT BLAZE OF MAGIC to ONE (1) lucky commenter at The Reading Cafe.

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8. Giveaway runs from April 26 –  May 01, 2016

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30 thoughts on “Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep – Review & Giveaway”

  2. Super review, Barb. You make this sound so good. I started this series, but still have to read the last book. I think I will read both one after the other.

  6. Wonderful review, Barb. I love Elemental Assassin, and after reading your last review on this series, I did add this to my list. I will start it soon.

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  16. I haven’t read this series of Jennifer’s but have enjoyed other reads from her. This sounds good too. Do all the above :). Thank you and please enter me in the giveaway.
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  17. WOW!!! This review was really remarkable. I have not read any books by Jennifer, but now I would love to start.
    I have done all to try to win this awesome giveaway.
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  21. I love the review! And I completely agree, Lila Merriweather is such a kick-butt heroine. She reminds me of Gwen Frost, the heroine of the Mythos Academy series, also by Jennifer Estep. Both girls are incredibly witty and smart, and are so awesome that you can’t help but fall in love with them. The first two books in the Black Blade series completely drew me in, and I must say, I’m hooked. I am super excited to read this book and cannot wait to see what’s in store for Lila, Devon, Felix and the rest!

    Please enter me into the giveaway! sc17booklovr@gmail.com
    I’ve already followed on Goodreads, Twitter and Facebook.

    • Sophie,

      Glad you are enjoying this series as much as I am. I loved Gwen Frost, but to me Lila is a younger version of Gin Blanco. Have you read her fabulous Elemental Assassin series? If not, you should try it. Each book gets better and better, like Black Blade.

  24. I love Jennifer Estep’s work and I’m looking forward to reading Bright Blaze of Magic.

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