Something Wicked

Lockhart Legacy #1

by Emery Nicolson

Something wicked this way comes…

You’d think being the descendant of powerful witches would grant me the power to sort out my life, right? But you’d be wrong. I’m stuck in a rut, disdained by my family, and my romantic life is a disaster. Oh, and did I forget to mention that I have no magic?

When a cursed heirloom is stolen, I should stay out of it and leave the retrieval to those better equipped but everything seems to lead back to me…

With the help of an enigmatic bounty hunter, I may be able to clear my name and retrieve the artefact before death and chaos are unleashed upon my beloved city but doing so could cost me everything -- including my life.

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Emery Nicolson is a wife, mother and mad cat-lady living in the South West of England. When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading, baking or out walking through a forest.

Emmy (or Nics, as she’s more often referred to) loves hearing from readers and you can find her online via Twitter (@EmmyNicolson), Facebook (@EmeryNicolsonAuthor) or her website (emerynicolson.co.uk).

Reviews

[Danielle's · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something Wicked kept me entertained from beginning to end. Millie Lockhart is from a magical family. Unfortunately, being a witch doesn’t help her in the romance department. Her friend sets her up on a blind date who stands her up. Fate deals her a different hand to the night she expects. Her high school crush shows up and he’s interested in a night with her. Colm’s family and Millie’s have never seen eye to eye. Colm is sexy but full of secrets. Millie has to decide if he‘s too good to be true. A magical deadly item has been stolen and Colm seems to be linked to it.

I liked this book but I’m not a fan of characters who are insecure and Millie is worried about her weight at the beginning of this story. There is also a lot of strong language in this book. The story is very fast paced and I was hooked on every page. The storyline was more than I expected. This is a kindle unlimited read and I’ve joined the blog tour.

Something wicked is set in Edinburgh.

This book is intended for the adult audience.

4 stars out of 5. Fast, interesting read 👍🏻

[Sadie Forsythe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I generally enjoyed this. I liked Millie, liked that she stood up for herself, knew when to accept help and when to fight on her own. I liked the hero (he was suitably sexy) and the BFF who was loyal to the core. The writing was readable, with one exception (which I'll address), and the world seems an interesting one.

I did think Millie made a few Too Stupid To Live decisions, which I could feel were just to move the plot along (which is making the architecture of the story a little too obvious). I really liked that it's hinted at that the hero had been secretly in love with Millie for a long time. But I was super disappointed that this was never actually discussed. The sassy half-succubus BFF was actually kind of cliched, even if I liked her. All the BFFs in such books seem to be a little slutty and pushing the heroine to go have more sex (which is fine, but also super common). I thought the whole situation with Millie's family was left unattended and that felt left out in the abrupt ending. And the reasoning for the villain's obsession with Millie was pretty thin.

Last, the writing has a few formal quirks. I read an ARC, so it's possible this will change. But I sensed it was part of the writing style, rather than editing errors to be caught in the pre-publication final edit. Things like this: "I already know there is no point in climbing back into bed for my brain is wide awake and buzzing. Thank the Gods it is Saturday and that I do not need to be anywhere..." The 'for' is anachronistic and the lack of contractions makes the sentence clunky. This runs throughout the book and irritated me. But that is, no doubt, a matter of preference.

For the most part I had fun with the story and would be happy to pick up another.

[LaShanta Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pleasantly surprising, considering it was a new author for me.

The book tells Milli's story and her struggle with not having any active magic. She feels like a disappointment to her family, a Legacy of Guards (magical police) who she feels shuns her. A chance encounter leads her to a guy she had a major crush on an from there her life changes drastically.

I enjoyed Milli's character and Colm's. The interaction between them and how the plot developed around them was really good. I actually liked that even though Milli was plagued by doubts she was still a strong character. I also enjoyed the secondary characters.

I felt that things were left unfinished between her and her family as well as her taking the exam. The ending also seemed abrupt in its closing; not necessarily a cliffhanger, but more so just cuts off. I was expecting an epilogue of something. Hopefully, there's a sequel coming although I'm not sure if this is a series. I just felt like there were some unanswered questions.

Overall, I liked it and would definitely read more from the author.

[Anisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is interesting, being the only one who cannot tap into the magic in her blood the main character is practically invisible in the family. I kind of expected the girl would find a special kind of way to tap into her magic and become the most powerful of them all, but it didn't happen. Highkey wanted that hahaha but its fine . There are still some problems unsolved by the end of the book, like the family relationship, hatred between the girls family and colm...etc etc etc . If theres a sequel I would love to read it !!!