A Spark Of Fire

by Jennifer L Rothwell

On her sixteenth birthday, Felix prepares to leave the orphanage where she has lived since she was born. What lies ahead of her? Armed with her baby blanket and a library card, she heads for the Magistry of London, ruled by Magicians, including Corbin Godspell.She hopes to find information about her parents, who died shortly after her birth, but where should she begin?

292 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2018

Reviews

[Lee Petersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every now and then you come across a book where you simply can’t get enough. It’s happened four times in my lifetime. First when the True Blood series came into my life, then Odd Thomas introduced himself via Dean Koontz, before I finally met Katniss Everdeen and I thought nothing could ever hold my attention again. Until about a week ago when I purchased A Spark Of Fire by Jennifer L. Rothwell. I realised I’d been reading for 6 hours straight one day and for someone who gets bored very easily this is a very magical thing. The author takes you on an adventure through the city of a very different London where you meet an array of magical creatures and characters who you can’t help but fall in love with. I hope you pick up a copy of this book for yourselves and enjoy the ride as much as I did! The cover hints at a series (as it’s called book one) and I truly hope that is the case. Magic does indeed exist!

[Bethany Cable · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an absolute must read!! I read it in just over a day once I started I found it impossible to put down. Can’t wait to read the next one and to see more about DW he is most definitely my favourite 💕 well done Jennifer.

[Emily Jarzembski · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was on my reading list for a while, and I recently got around to reading it. I wouldn't feel comfortable without disclosing that I know the author personally, however, not intimately. That being said that is probably the only reason I picked this book up. That is partly due to the fact that I tend to shop mostly at used bookstores, and therefore primarily read older books. The other part being that I don't really read much YA. The latter is why I am struggling to write a review. I am obviously not the target audience for this book, so with that in mind I'm going to try the compliment sandwich method. I liked the beginning, it interested me. The mystery with the library card certainly appealed to the bookworm in me. I also liked the imagery. As a reader I take a lot of time to paint a mental picture of each scene, and that was easy for me to do. I could see Rothwell's London in my head clear as crystal. There were, however, some serious weaknesses for me. There were some elements to the world that seemed a little incongruous. I want to keep this spoiler free so I won't go into detail. Hopefully those things will tie in a bit more in the second book. On that note, a lot of it seemed underdeveloped. I just wanted more from the cast of characters. I didn't feel very attached to most of them, because there wasn't a lot to them, but again maybe I can get that in the next book. I hope so. On that note the prose was a little incongruous as well. It was hit or miss for me, some of it was good, some kind of eh. The author's voice got lost in this. Rothwell goes from more casual and funny to a more formal style of writing that didn't fit the book for me. Personally I liked the former, it better suited the main character and the tone of the book. To end this on a positive note I will say that I liked the little romance. I thought it was cute. Romance is not my big thing that I look for in a book, but this one was sweet and probably one of the most developed aspects. I feel like I might be being generous with my rating and rounding up to a 3, but I am trying to account for the fact that this just isn't really my preferred type of book and that shouldn't reflect on the author, as well as the fact that I am extremely picky. To wrap up this rambling, someone who really likes YA and more urban fantasy type stories will probably think this is a fun read.

*A word of warning to any sticklers out there, there are some mistakes, proofreading and such. I don't think it should detract from the reading experience as the author's intent is always clear. I'm currently reading The Wheel of Time series and have found several there, so obviously this sort of thing happens often enough.

[Samantha Campion · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant book that was so difficult to put down.

I look forward to the next one in the series.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant book so far, with likable character and set in a unique magical world that you can easily get lost in.
Lovely writing style, already hoping there is a sequel coming soon:)
Thanks:)

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book

Loved this book, got really sucked into Felix's world amazing, cant wait for book 2. Anyone thinking of reading it do it! Its amazing

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

An engaging and interesting YA novel - this is an excellent first book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it - I hope the author continues to write