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Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estep

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
The town of Cloudburst Falls is magical. Faeries, monsters, and trolls run around. And some people have magical abilities. Tourists flock to the town to see the sights, but they believe it's all fake. Several magical families run things in town, and much like gangs, they have territories, specialties, and constant fighting. Lila is one, insignificant part of this magical world, but her part just might get bigger when one family pulls her into their service.

 Category
YA Fiction, fantasy

 Why I chose this book
Kindle First, I think

 My personal opinion (the review)
This book was excellent! I'm excited to buy the next book in the series. Yes, it had language and fighting, but nothing too graphic. The narrator was flippant, so the story seemed lighter than it could have. Despite the monsters and magic, the arc felt believable, because Lila believed it all. My wife won't like this book, because it has too much violence, but she'd approve of the romantic element.

 Warnings
Language: very mild
Violence: frequent, but not very graphic
"Adult" situations: none
Death: some, including central characters

 Movie rating equivalent
PG

 Protagonist description
Lila is a fighter, to the core. But she is also a thief, a student, and an orphan

 Point of view of story
First, from Lila

 Book length
Medium

 Story flow
Excellent

 Grammar and spelling issues
None

 Character connection (no spoilers)
I'd like to learn more about Devon and Claudia

 For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral

 Series review as a whole
Just started, TBD

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Cold Burn of Magic

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