This is a chunky monkey and it is so full of deep, moving, thought-provoking content, I was left in awe upon completion. To say I have been eagerly awaiting the release of this sequel, Blood Like Fate, would be putting it extremely mildly. The perfect blending of SFF elements, along with phenomenal character work, easily made that novel one of my favorites of the year. She drew me in from the very start and I was 100% invested in that book. When I read Blood Like Magic in 2021, I was blown away by Sambury's writing. With a newfound sense of purpose, Voya must do whatever it takes to bring her shattered community together and stop what's coming for them before it’s too late.Įven if it means taking down the boy she loves-who might be the mastermind behind the coming devastation. A vision that would spell the end of the Toronto witches.

Every day Voya begs for their guidance, but her calls go unanswered.Īs Voya struggles to convince everyone-herself included-that she can be a good Matriarch, she has a vision of a terrifying, deadly future. Even her own ancestors seem to have lost faith in her.

Consequently, Luc wants nothing to do with her. What’s more, Voya can’t let go of her feelings for Luc, sponsor son of the genius billionaire Justin Tremblay-the man that Luc believes Voya killed. Voya Thomas may have passed her Calling to become a full-fledged witch, but the cost was higher than she’d ever imagined.Īnd her family doesn’t believe that she has what it takes to lead them. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.Voya fights to save her witch community from a terrible future. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she’ll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. What she doesn’t count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc-how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her? Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she’ll first have to find the perfect guy-and fast. Voya is determined to save her family’s magic no matter the cost.

And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees-and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. The problem is, she’s never been in love-she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.Īfter years of waiting for her Calling-a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers-the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic.

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