Samuel’s Reviews > A Sudden Outbreak of Magic > Status Update

Ends as definitely the first in a series; characters divided, action taking place in the sky, but somehow just a little resolved also. Kelly is quite smart -- thinks in 3D and around over and through. Dont quite understand how the magic "works" or what makes one Mage better or worse than another -- even a beginner. But maybe there is no such "system"? Hm...

Teen contemporary fantasy not full of whining and angst and pining for vampires? Yes.

Starts in Chicago 1871 as the great fire breaks out. Forward to modern day downtown Dubuque, a black teen girl from Chicago, a mysterious old homeless man, and a strange bookstore. Narration is good but recording has a few issues which plosives (p, b, t) and at times variations in volume (moving closer and further from the mic) and a few mic stand adjustments here and there. But gets stronger with every chapter.