Violet Spark
A Fun, Fast-Paced Urban Fantasy Adventure
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Imogen Taylor: Artist. College dropout. Gamer. Screwup.
I had big plans for art school in California, but when the best mom in the world—mine—needed help, I came home to Arbolito, Arizona instead. I even got my old high school job back, making smoothies at the Desert Freeze…in winter.
So, yeah, by day, my life is a cold, tropical-hued hell. But at night, I escape reality by plugging into my favorite video game, Legendelirium, to become a powerful, sexy witch, going on epic quests while vanquishing baddies.
Until a cute guy from my gaming world shows up at work, gives me the worst kiss ever, and my reality and fantasy lives get blended by purple goo laced with lethal, nanorobotic technology.
Now, I’ve got powers—strange, witchy ones. Scary people are after me, and I don’t know who to trust. And, get this. Somehow, it's up to me to defeat them, or it's game over.
Enter the fast, fun, urban fantasy adventure of the BUTTERFLY WITCH series, where magic and science become one—mostly accidentally.
* This is a standalone first book in the brand-new BUTTERFLY WITCH series. Contains swearing, some intense action scenes (low gore), super-slow-burn romantic interest (also low gore), and does not end on a cliffhanger—but, yeah, there's more to come! *
Customer Reviews
Blending technology with something magical
Top review from United Kingdom
Marta Cox
4.0 out of 5 stars
Blending technology with just a tiny bit of what feels magical !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2022
Ok I’m not a “gamer” so went into this wondering just how much virtual reality would be involved and happily can say it wasn’t written in a way that focused on terminology well out of my experience. Instead we get a very interesting story about a young woman who is kind of stuck going nowhere when unexpectedly her life ricochets from humdrum to explosive !
If I’m blunt I didn’t care for Imogen initially as yes she’s made sacrifices in order to help her mother but she’s obsessed with the world she plugs into each night to the extent that she just seems to ignore her mother repeatedly. Luckily the plot distracted me from these feelings and it was pretty full on as our protagonist not only dealt with her new abilities but also struggled with the characters who suddenly became very interested in her. I thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of the story as Imogen was constantly wary of these men who could seem oh so helpful and yet it was obvious that no one was actually being honest. I mentioned initially having reservations about the relationship between mother and daughter and have to say that this got completely turned on it’s head as they both showed such strength and love . I won’t lie and say they were women who were kick axx but honestly they truly left no prisoners and had this reader cheering them on . I would definitely like to read more about these characters and this book had some very refreshing and thoroughly interesting ideas that blended technology with just a tiny bit of what felt magical !
This voluntary take is of an advanced copy and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
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