KIRKUS REVIEWS – A CIRCLE OF FIRELIGHT

My new book, A CIRCLE OF FIRELIGHT (Amazon, B&N, your local independent bookstore), comes out on February 20, 2020. I sent an advanced copy to the nice people at Kirkus Reviews, and they did a review. Which was a nice thing for them to do.

You can read the whole review here, but here are a couple of excerpts to help you understand why you should, I mean, you know, buy the book right away, because that would be the right thing to do and also because it would help me cover my costs and stuff, because writing and editing and getting a fantastic cover isn’t cheap, yo.

The life of Ashlyn Revere has stalled. Two months after graduating from college, Ashlyn is still searching for her break in publishing while living at home with her parents and three siblings. One of those is her sarcastic, fragile teen sister, Penny, who has battled cystic fibrosis her entire life. Their world changes forever when Penny stows away in Ashlyn’s car during a trip to a job interview and they are involved in a multicar accident. The sisters are left comatose and hospitalized. Ashlyn awakens in a fantasy realm called Summervale, which is ruled by the Dark Lord. 

The author effectively alternates between the medical drama in the real world and the fantastical happenings in the sisters’ dreamscapes, heightening the tension. What Edmonds does especially well is to sprinkle fantasy and pop-culture references throughout, making the volume accessible even to readers who aren’t genre fans. What results is a charming tale that allows every reader to smile knowingly.

A sturdy, well-crafted, and vibrant fantasy.