Charm Wars (Charm Wars Book 1)

Charm Wars by Dan Lutts

468 Pages

Publisher: BooksGoSocial

Release Date: September 2, 2021

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult, Magic

Commoners Rill Larkin and his friend Jedd Euland, a backwatcher were looking for a cougar when they stumble into a tomb. Inside are sarcophagus with charms and magic staffs. Rill wants to be a mage more than anything else. He takes a few charms and uses one which starts a fire and becomes uncontrollable. His family then forbids him to attend the Naming Ceremony. Angry, he goes to the magistrate and pleads for intervention.

Alyse and Mora Dejune are twins. They are from one of the oldest and powerful magical noblesse families. Their cousin Kate is a backwatcher. Siema, their grandmother, has betrothed Alyse to Troy Estati to maintain their political alliance. Alyse would rather be expelled than marry Troy.

The story has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. I grew attached to the characters and could not believe the book ended. Now I have to get books two and three to find out what happens next. If you like young adult magical quest stories, you may enjoy reading this book.