Wednesday 2 January 2013

Review- Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Scent of Magic
Series: Healer 

Author: Maria V. Snyder
Published: December 18th 2012
Book 2

(Sent by Harlequin Publishers) 
The Review for Touch of Power (Book One of the Healer Series) can be found here.
Avry is a Healer on a mission. Believed to be dead by friends and enemies alike, she must embark on a mission to stop King Tohon's evil deeds and repair the bond between her sister and herself. She and Kerrick must go their separate ways in order to save the Fifteen Realms. Avry intrudes on Queen Estrid's army in with a new name, look and title. She teaches the army forest skills, while at the same time, learns as much as she can about Tohon and his army of the undead. Close bonds are made between Avry and her fellow battle mates, war is brewing and betrayals are revealed, coming alive in the midst of trusted moments. 

I absolutely loved every single moment of this book. There was a new perspective introduced in the book which I thought only provided more depth to the characters and provided a new outlook on events taking place in the book. Avry seems more developed in this book than the first. She seems to be taking more risks, making her own decisions and doesn't back down from a fight easily. She has grown into and excellent character who allows the audience to relate to what she feels and does. The Death and Peace Lily's prove to have excellent use in this novel as it creates a MASSIVELY unexpected event to happen. It was excellently written and I have to commend the author on the many unexpected events, cliffhangers and developments made in this novel. 


The only thing more that I would've liked is to see more of the other types of magic in use rather than just seeing Avry's healing and Kerrick's forest magic. I also would've liked the first 50 or so pages to be a little bit more fast paced or to have a little more action included in them. Apart from that, the novel was a great read with an excellently written plot which the author allows the audience a personal link with each character. This book ended with the BIGGEST CLIFFHANGER EVER!!! All I can say is that the wait for the third book is going to be a hassle. Maria V. Snyder is an extremely talented author with an obvious passion for writing and I believe that this novel is one liked by many.


Overall, I cannot wait until the next book in the series as I am sure it will be just as great as its prequels. This book has a blend of everything you could wish for. Mystery, betrayal, war, magic, paranormal and much much more. I am sure most people loved it and are also eagerly awaiting the next book.



Rating 5/5

14 comments:

  1. Wow, nice review Daniel! Thanks for sharing, this book and series sounds AMAZING!!

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    1. Thanks David,
      It is really amazing and you should get your hands on it ASAP!
      Thanks again,
      ~Daniel~

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  2. Sorry I am just getting round to replying to your comment on my blog now...I am notoriously bad at giving quick responses! I love me some magic; I am going on a Fantasy binge this year and reading LOTR and SOIAF, so anything with magical...things...is on my list this year! Great review x

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    1. Thanks! If you like Fantasy and are going on a binge than this is definitely the book for you! Thanks a lot for the comment :)
      ~Daniel~

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  3. Hey Daniel, Sorry for the late comment, I kind of took my Christmas holiday for-granted and took come time away from my blog, but not books! Haha. I have heard some brilliant things about this series, I have this book on my Kindle, but I need to read the first one yet! I do like a fantasy novel! Brilliant Review, Daniel! :)

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    1. Hey Emma, you can never have enough books :) lol. This is an extremely brilliant series and you should definitely get around to reading it
      Thanks again!
      ~Daniel~

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  4. It's good to see that you also enjoyed the book and I definitely agree Avry has become such a strong character. I'm also eager to read the next book in the series. Great review!

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    1. Hey Alex,
      I really enjoyed the book :) I am so glad Avry has developed into a strong character that makes her own choices rather than taking orders from everyone like in the first novel. Lets just say that the wait for book 3 is going to suck...
      ~Daniel~

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  5. I'm glad that you enjoyed the book and I agree about Avry being a stronger character also. I also think that there should be more of the other types of magic displayed rather than just the regular ones. Cool Review!

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    1. Thanks Michael, it seems as though you enjoyed it as well. Avry is really excellent in this one and I absolutely cannot wait for book 3!
      ~Daniel~

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  6. I absolutely LOVED the hell out of this one. I really am going to hate hate hate the wait for the next one! And the wait for the next book is SCARY!!! Great Review! You sum it up perfectly.

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    1. ME TOO! And once again me too! Thanks a lot and I'm glad that you enjoyed it as well!

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  7. Nice review, I really enjoyed her previous book titled Study Trilogy but haven’t read anything else by her yet. My sister told me that this was in the list of top Amazon books.

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  8. Great blog! We are actually reading the same book right now. I'm following so I can see what you think when you finish!
    Laura
    www.thebooknerd2013.blogspot.com

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