Reviews for Earth Magic

The average rating for Earth Magic based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-13 00:00:00 Bradley Ward Hope's Shadow by Amberlynn O'Shea describes a dark world where people are clinging to any shreds of hope. When Esme woke up in a cemetery ten years ago without the slightest memory of her past, she is left wondering who she really is. As she travels to discover who she is, she must tread lightly as the Purge is raging everywhere. Anyone who shows a different belief or that stands out from the crowd are charged with sorcery - often being tortured and burned at the stake. I will admit that the first part of the book was hard for me to get into. There are so many details that are being brought to light and it left me slightly confused as to where the storyline was headed. But I did feel like I was there with the main character, Esme, as she was often left confused and wondering what is going on and where things were headed. Once the plot began to unfold, I did find myself emerged in the story and the characters. I did enjoy the setting and world that Ms. O'Shea has created. Even though the murder, betrayal and bloodshed cast an eerie feeling to the world, there is that light at the end of the road. The light that everyone clings to with dear life, hoping that they will be saved from the darkness. The reader is reminded that no matter how small, there is always hope and that you must stand up for your beliefs and doing what is right, even if it means sacrificing what means the most. If you enjoy reading stories that tell about Love, Hope, Sun, Moon and Stars and that have beautiful book covers..then pick up a copy of Hope's Shadows.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-15 00:00:00 George Hofstetter Well when you have a kindle you find yourself looking for cheap/free books with good reviews. That normally means you end up reading fantasy since there are so many titles in this area. This was one of them. Yikes. The book read like the plot of a bad video game. Four groups of people, each with special powers, live on a big island. Apparently they don't like each other, but they have never ever fought each other. And they didn't realize that one of the groups was way stronger than all the others. So strong that when they do decide to attack they wipe everyone else out. Easily. For each race there is a super-powered individual. The only thing that can stop the evil king is one super-powered girl. Surprise surprise she does. Along the way we learn that the other two races' superpowers are really lame and not at all powerful. One of them is so awesome that the guy with superpowers has been living his whole life not realizing his powers are super. Despite using them all the time. And no one else realized it either. He wasn't hiding. Just lame. At least the writing was mostly ok. Arenson has a tendency to try to use fancy words. Other than that the writing is pleasant. The character development was, well, video game-esque. Not much happens as far as emotional development. Good guys are good; bad guys are bad. There is some attempt to make the bad guy seem not as bad because he's being manipulated by his father, but he's still bad. Don't bother unless you are bored.