Sparks Fly

A Light in the Dark #1

by Kadian Thomas

Calina Cabhair, a sixteen-year-old high school junior is trying to figure out what to do with the rest of her life. For her, deciding a path is no simple task. All that is pushed aside, however, when Calina accidentally falls through a portal that transports her to a land called Kollosnia. Calina is amazed by the new world, but she has little time to savor it, as she finds out she’s just landed in the middle of a brewing war, with the monstrous Dark King ruling the land. Calina has no intentions of staying in this dangerous and unpredictable place, and she strikes an unbelievable deal with a warrior named Aiden in the hopes of going home.

532 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2017

About the author

Kadian Thomas is the author of the, Light in the Dark Young Adult trilogy series. Her debut novel Sparks Fly is set to be released in 2017, (June 21st), Lightning and Fire (DATE TBA), and A Flash of Darkness (DATE TBA). Kadian has been living in Mount Vernon, New York for the past five years, but grew up in Jamaica.

Growing up in an inner city community in Kingston, Jamaica, Kadian lived a sheltered life. She turned to books for entertainment and became an avid reader at an early age, reading all genres of books including romance and fantasy. Kadian started creating stories at a very young age even before she wrote them down on paper; sharing them with her younger sister; Dashana. Growing up it has always been her dream to write and publish a book, though she thought it would have been done through her career.

Kadian graduated from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, with a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Biology, intent on getting into the field of scientific research. Kadian however fell into a different career path. Kadian now writes on her days off and every spare time she gets. When she's not writing, Kadian can be found reading a book or binge watching TV shows on Netflix and Hulu, also bowling with friends.

Kadian also blogs under the pen name Annabelle Helen Jones, where she provides writing tips for aspiring authors, passing on useful information that she's learnt so far. Also find Kadian on Twitter and Instagram @authorkadian, be sure to say hi when you stop by.

Reviews

[Stewart Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed Sparks Fly, though I don’t think this was necessarily designed for this male geek in his mid-forties! As such, I found myself less interested in the will-they-won’t-they relationship angles, and more fascinated by the dimensional world building, and the concept of a ‘savior’ trained from birth to tackle the forces of evil. Some of those latter elements were not developed as much as I would have liked, but I still appreciated this professionally written debut novel from Kadian Thomas.

[C.A. King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review to follow in Books & Quills Magazine.

[Devon Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Sparks Fly captured me from the very first chapter, I was able to fully imagine the events of the book as a movie in my head during my experience, which always left me wanting more every time I left off to start a new chapter. The experience of reading the book is comparable to watching your most coveted show on Hulu or Netflix and desperately waiting to see what's going to happen next.

With a healthy mix of creativity, suspense, character development, and plot structure, Sparks Fly deliver an experience that will make you yearn for more and fulfill the appetite for any reader.

Definitely, a must read.

[Books & Quills Magazine · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I love the idea of alternating between the two girls and seeing both of their struggles to end up on the side of the portal they were meant to be. Later on, we are given a third perspective, which in some books would be confusing, but here, I believe it works well." -C.A. King

Read the full review here: https://booksandquillsmag.com/sparks-...