Firespell (The Dark Elite, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 29, 2010 Katyana rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, uf, series-i-dropped-like-a-hot-rock, why-am-i-reading-this, fuuuuuck, w-t-f

I have a love / hate relationship with Chloe Neill.

I love her heroines, and the heroine's best friend. In both her series, that core relationship has been fun, funny, and undeniably real - it is well-drawn and compelling.

I love her world, and the systems of magic that she creates. The details are rich and captivating.

But here's what I hate: in both her series (CLV, which I have quit reading, and this one, which I expect I will also quit), the heroine is a fucking doormat. True to form, in this b ...more

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Nov 05, 2010 Sandra rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, pnr-uf, chloe-neill, ya

What a pleasant surprise is this YA book. Sure we had high school kids, school, homework, a slight love interest schoolgirl-wise, but we had intelligent writing, focus, kick-ass goodies and baddies and no-one presuming instant knowledge of magic power. No teenage angst to drive the story.

Our heroine Lily is sent to St Sophias School when her parents go on sabbatical to Germany, she becomes BFF with Scout and learns about Magic.

There is more going on though than the baddies, called the Reapers, ...more

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Jan 12, 2010 Steph rated it really liked it

Shelves: age-group-ya-na, author-first-time-read, series-book1, year-read-2010, series-ended, author-favorite, author-웃

Rating: 3.5-4★ due to slow start

Firespell was a good read. In the beginning it reminded me a little of Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers series. After a while though, it separated itself from that book and took on a life of it's own. I really enjoyed it and may bump up my rating. The beginning was a bit slow to get goin', but after it did it plugged along at a pretty steady pace.

Veronica Lively's parents are off to Germany on a sabbatical and have decided that she should attend a private school ...more

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Jun 04, 2010 Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal, 3-stars, not-manga, witch-or-wizard, reviewed, 2013, title-f

What a s&*t hand this girl, Lily Parker, gets dealt. Her parents decide that she would be better off going to a boarding school instead of her getting to expand her horizons and travel to Germany.
Though it seems that she is able to make a friend fairly quickly. So not all is not lost yet. More to come!
We find out the advantages and disadvantages of boarding schools, but I think Neill can only write about the Windy City. I'm not a fan of Chicago, and honestly the food sounds disgusting.
The plot i ...more

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Oct 07, 2010 Amelia rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal, young-adult, library

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Feb 11, 2010 Kay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, ya-fantasy-paranormal

WOW!

I picked up Firespell for the Debut YA Author Challenge - and boy am I glad I did! I had heard of Chloe Neill's Adult Series, but nothing about them seemed to pique my interest. So I thought I'd test out her YA debut before I dove into the Chicagoland books.

Unlike a lot of YA out there right now, Firespell is based more around Lily and her new universe - rather than around her relationship with a boy. Although there is certainly a love interest (and I think I am right in foreseeing a future ...more

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