“High stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic…unputdownable.” —Aiden Thomas, New York Timesbestselling author of Cemetery BoysA rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.Voya is determined to save her family’s magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she’ll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn’t count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc—how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her?With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she’ll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.
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Blood Like Magic
von Liselle Sambury
“High stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic…unputdownable.” —Aiden Thomas, New York Timesbestselling author of Cemetery BoysA rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.Voya is determined to save her family’s magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she’ll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn’t count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc—how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her?With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she’ll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.
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Rezension von Tommy reads booksWe suffer and survive. Ein Satz den ihr wieder und wieder in Blood like Magic lesen werdet und auch ein Satz, der das Buch perfekt zusammenfasst. An dieser Stelle eine kurze "Warnung", es geht hier viel um Gewalt, Sklaverei und die historischen Folgen davon, die Generationen überstehen. Ich mochte das Buch insgesamt sehr gern. Es liefert einen tieferen Einblick in eine Kultur mit der ich selbst kaum Berührungspunkte habe und das ist einer der spannendsten Punkte. Die unterschiedlichen Subkulturen zu erleben und wie mit einander verwoben sind. Gemixt mit einer prise Magie und Cyberpunk (ja, das ganze spielt in der Zukunft). Aber ich muss auch sagen, dass die Protagonistin Voya einfach nicht für mich war. Kapitel um Kapitel geht es nur darum wie unentschlossen sie ist und wenn sie eine Entscheidung trifft bereut sie diese zwei Kapitel lang. Andere können sich sicher darin wiederspiegeln, aber für mich hat es sich sehr gestreckt angefühlt. Außerdem sollte man darauf vorbereitet sein, dass die Geschichte nicht wirklich ein gutes Ende nimmt. Was das bedeutet und wie es zu interpretieren ist, ist natürlich der Leser:in selbst erlassen. Aber: We suffer and survive.