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Tala Warnock has little use for magic – as a descendant of Maria Makiling, the legendary Filipina heroine, she negates spells, often by accident. But her family’s old ties to the country of Avalon (frozen, bespelled, and unreachable for almost 12 years) soon finds them guarding its last prince from those who would use his kingdom’s magic for insidious ends.

And with the rise of dangerous spelltech in the Royal States of America; the appearance of the firebird, Avalon’s deadliest weapon, at her doorstep; and the re-emergence of the Snow Queen, powerful but long thought dead, who wants nothing more than to take the firebird's magic for her own – Tala’s life is about to get even more complicated….

I am 103 pages into this book it is very interesting so far not a whole lot has happened yet. I like the characters so far especially Alex and Tala I find Alex to be an interesting character with his kissing people turns them into frogs he is a pretty well written character as well. I really like Tala for her no nonsense attitude I really like her she is well written. I am liking the plot so far the mixes fairy tales with this world's version of the real world starting with a prince in hiding after his country was destroyed in a war the story starts with Tala and Alex meeting and him turning someone into a frog it only gets better from there.

Ugh I’m behind on this 😩

I’m hoping to get into this on Saturday

I am 207 pages into this book and loving it it is a really good fairy tale retelling. The characters are very interesting I still really like Tala and Alex the other characters are an interesting eclectic bunch. I am really enjoying plot Tala has learnt some not so nice truths they have escaped from the baddies so the plot is moving along nicely I am really enjoying this book so far.

I am 311 pages into this book and it only gets better the further I get. The characters are still interesting and well written the conflicted Alex who does not know what to think now they are in Avalon the complicated Cole the wants to be different and do something good Zoe and of course Tala,Ken,Loki and West they are all very interesting and well written. I am liking the plot so far they are going further into Avalon and learning new things as well as finding out many things I am liking it so far.

I a 401 pages into this book and I really love it this book is different in many ways from other books I have read. I am still loving the characters the more that I learn the more I like them they are very complex and well written characters. I am really loving the plot I am close to the end so there should not be much left what has happened was they were attacked in a marsh and separated and are now back together so overall I am really loving this book.

I am finished I really loved this book I even liked the twist at the end it makes me look forward to the sequel. The characters were all so very interesting complicated with so much to them they well all so very well written. I loved where the plot lead the story was like a whole bunch of fairy tales folk tales and legends thrown into one that made a really well written story.