Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.
Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he’s visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life…
On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.
Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.
And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it’s too late…
Book source ~ TWR Tour
23 August 2022
Fantasy
446 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Twins Gray and Sorin Lexly are sons of a candlemaker, but they want to bond with a mystical creature and become an arcanist. Except Gray has nightmares every night where he’s in danger and he thinks that one of those nights he will die for real. Until Professor Helmith appears and helps him escape. Now he just has to survive until he can meet her in person.
Holy shit, what a great book! The world building is awesome, the concept enthralling, and the execution near perfect. This is one fantastic read!
No, seriously. It’s a book that’s super hard to put down. I had some things going on in my life and I really wanted to get back to it, but couldn’t. It frustrated me. But Real Life took precedence and when I finally got back to this it was full steam ahead. I still had to deal with Real Life, but it was easier to return and dive right back in.
If you like your Fantasy filled with magic, danger, mystery, and great characters then don’t pass this one up.
Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she taught history and criminal law at the college level, and loved every second. When she’s not reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators.
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