In anger, he unknowingly unleashes a storm in the science lab and Kate realizes that he has exceptional paranormal abilities that exceed her own. Old Magic: 'When Jarrod Thornton walks into the classroom, Kate Warren instantly senses that he is as different as she is. The books, written in alternating perspectives, captivate her audience early on. Moreover, Curley seamlessly interweaves the past with the present while engaging her characters in magic that not only displays their potential gifts, but also their humanity.

Her writing is as organic and free flowing as the magic she writes about. Describing the environment elegantly, Curley leaves her readers feeling as if they are in the middle of a rain forest (or sometimes England during the Middle Ages). Setting her novels in small towns throughout Australia, Curley does a good job of playing with her locations.

Marianne Curley has a fresh voice and style. Needless to say, I bought all four on the same day. Thankfully, she had published three other titles: The Named, The Dark and The Key. I went back to the shelf and searched for her other works. That was not the case with Old Magic by Marianne Curley. It is my firm belief that if the first three chapters of a novel cannot engage you, you should probably put it back on the shelf. I would literally spend hours at Barnes and Noble scanning shelves, reading covers and skimming through the first few pages of each book my hands landed on. Libba Bray, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Gail Carson Levine, Scott Westerfeld, Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Cinda Williams Chima, JK Rowling & Michael ScottĪbout two years ago, during my hopeless Harry Potter obsession, I searched desperately for a series to hold me over until Deathly Hallows as published. Genre: Fantasy, Teen Romance, Magic and Time Travel Books: Old Magic, The Named, The Dark, The Key

Old magic by marianne curley