It's Just Magic!

The O'Byrne Daughters #2

by L.S. Fayne

Ireland 1838 The Seven Daughters of O’Byrne are thrust into the magical transformations triggered by the death of their Mother, Aine O’Byrne. They must fight for the survival of "The Raven", their blood. The famine is coming. The nation is torn by English greed and disregard. They are alone except for the few who know their secret. Know the magic born to them. A secret that their very neighbors would kill them for... if they only knew.

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2010

About the author

I'm a reading addict turned writing addict. I love to read sci-fi fantasy, magical adventure, and some romance. I’m now into the Kindle. You can carry sooo many books this way!

I started writing in High School, but never seemed to finish the story. I pulled out some of those works much later in life, and found that they were actually good. I started working on them again. I found a passion for writing that had not been there before. The age of computers enhanced my ability to write my ideas quickly. In 2008, I published my first book, Christmas in the House of O’Byrne. It is the first book of a series, but at the time I hadn’t realized that a series had been born. I love the family interactions, the magical possibilities, and the humor. I learned to write real life in fiction.

I’ve been writing and publishing books since 2008, and have no desire to stop. My goal is for every book I write to be better than the one before. People inspire me to reach higher. I appreciate their involvement in my writing.

Reviews

[Sadie Forsythe · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's Just Magic is part two of the O'Bryne Daughters series. I enjoyed it, but to a lesser degree than it's prequel Budding Magic. I say to a lesser degree because there is so much recap in this book. I don't mind a dozen or so pages at the beginning of a sequel to bring the reader back up to speed, but in It's Just Magic theses reviews run the course of the whole book. Even in the last chapter one finds, "Calley-Cat had...." and a quick rundown of what good old magical Cally-Cat did in book one. Don't get me wrong, I still liked the book. The O'Bryne sisters have a certain vivacious innocence that charms the reader. But there are a lot of characters and goings on in Budding Magic that It's Just Magic tries to remind the reader of. This tends to eclipse the story being told, which is a shame. It's a good story, full of angels, goddesses, succubi, unicorns and magical calico cats. The children's nascent magic is interesting, and there is even a splash of romance. While I think the story would have been better served in one book than two, it is definitely one worth picking up and reading. Especially if you have teens in the house, say 14 and up. There are a few sexual references, more often than not when a baddie needs to be seen as especially depraved. But there is no explicit sex or violence. It's a pretty clean read.

[Darrel Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I liked the girls taking charge and getting free of their evil aunt. These books have so much going on. There's no chance to be bored. This book answers questions that weren't quite answered in book one. It makes the story very complete.