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Kill it with Magic by J.A. Cipriano
3.0
Kill It With Magic is a paranormal urban fantasy story and book 1 in the Lillim Callina Chronicles written by J.A. Cipriano. I listened to the audio version of this book.
Lillim is a 16-year-old reincarnated girl who draws on magic to fight demons, vampires, werewolves, dragons etc etc.
First person narration coupled with Lillim's sarcasm and sense of humor made it quite easy to like her and root for her.
It became tricky for me with the huge number of characters the author was introducing. While I can see that this may have been necessary with regard to the next books in the series, it made for difficult listening. Having a book to go back and check things would have been easier. What made it even more problematic was the sheer quantity of what was going on. I find this quite difficult to explain. Lillim is initially send on one quest, but then gets sidetracked on another mission and no sooner do you think you are following what is happening, something else happens. Now, I am all for action-packed fast paced adventures, but this was just a wee bit too much for me. It felt crammed. It was non-stop turmoil but sadly lacking the details to help you understand the world Lillim was living in.
I am not criticizing the author's style of writing. That was actually very good. And I enjoyed various aspects of the story. The ghost was a nice little touch. The romance side of the story was quite cute. And there's definitely potential for this to develop into an interesting series with unique characters. But less would have been more here. A slower, more detailed build-up of the action and the entire setting would have left me more satisfied.
The narrator, Rebecca Roberts, did a brilliant job performing the various voices. With so many different characters, that's not an easy task.
I was given a complimentary copy of the audio book in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
Lillim is a 16-year-old reincarnated girl who draws on magic to fight demons, vampires, werewolves, dragons etc etc.
First person narration coupled with Lillim's sarcasm and sense of humor made it quite easy to like her and root for her.
It became tricky for me with the huge number of characters the author was introducing. While I can see that this may have been necessary with regard to the next books in the series, it made for difficult listening. Having a book to go back and check things would have been easier. What made it even more problematic was the sheer quantity of what was going on. I find this quite difficult to explain. Lillim is initially send on one quest, but then gets sidetracked on another mission and no sooner do you think you are following what is happening, something else happens. Now, I am all for action-packed fast paced adventures, but this was just a wee bit too much for me. It felt crammed. It was non-stop turmoil but sadly lacking the details to help you understand the world Lillim was living in.
I am not criticizing the author's style of writing. That was actually very good. And I enjoyed various aspects of the story. The ghost was a nice little touch. The romance side of the story was quite cute. And there's definitely potential for this to develop into an interesting series with unique characters. But less would have been more here. A slower, more detailed build-up of the action and the entire setting would have left me more satisfied.
The narrator, Rebecca Roberts, did a brilliant job performing the various voices. With so many different characters, that's not an easy task.
I was given a complimentary copy of the audio book in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.