Shelby keeps making worlds and characters that I continue to fall in love with! I can already tell this series is going to be spectacular!!
From the blurb:
Hello there, I don’t think I’ve seen you here before. Well, if you are new, welcome. I’m Oliver ‘Ollie’ Cross, owner of the Cross Heritage Private Library, and I have a problem. Several actually. To explain the full weight of my conundrum, I feel I have to put out there that I am skeptical of all paranormal ‘things’, and always have been. Mostly, I just find the supernatural a bunch of nonsense. At least…I did…until ghosts started appearing…and my cat started talking to me… And if that weren't enough, there is a book that constantly insults me, while claiming that I'm a witch!
So, as you can see, I have quite a conundrum on my hands, in that I…may be losing my ever-loving mind.
On a positive note, for the first time in my life, a man may actually like my tendency to babble, so…winning there? But then, Noble Vincent is perfect… Mysterious, but perfect. Though my cat doesn’t like him, and my best friend thinks he is hiding something. But if anything that's happening is reality…my cat also lied to me my whole life…and my best friend usually thinks everyone is hiding something, so…opinions rejected!
Anyhoo, things are fine! I’m fine! What’s a few life altering events, some breakdowns, and…multiple people trying to kill me—hah… Things will be okay! I hope…
Author Note: A Spark of Something is the first book in the MM paranormal romance series, A Librarian's Guide to Witchery, a series that is meant to be read in order. Please see inside or my website for content warnings.
Angel's review:
I don't know how Shelby continues to create such unique worlds with intriguing concepts, and such lively characters. I'm a huge fan of Shelby's writing style, she writes with an almost comedic undertone so there's light humor throughout the whole story even when there are more heavy things going on. Furthermore, her ability to create characters that each have their own individual personality, background, sass, and unique style is mind-blowing. I truly do not know how she continues to create such marvelous characters and terrific books!
Ollie, sweet, sweet, Ollie. I absolutely adore him, he's so awkward and shy but so freaking adorable! I loved all of the detailed descriptions of his outfits, they all sound so cute! And frankly his outfits definitely fit with his character. Ollie's internal dialogue along with his interactions with other was such a joy to read. While there were some heavy moments, (Shelby is known for her angst), aside from those moments Ollie is sunshine personified. Even when he is going through tough events he still exudes kindness, and despite him not liking be able to see ghosts as first, now he's determined to help them move on. Which is very fitting for his character. I have such a soft spot for Ollie, I just want to give him a hug! He's going through SO much but is doing his best to accept things as they are even though he doesn't entirely believe what is going on.
As far as supportive side characters go, Red and Jahla are absolutely fantastic!! I love all of their banter with each other, their conversations were never lacking sass, sarcasm, and humor. Those interactions were a joy to read!
It took me a bit to warm up to Noble, in the beginning when it mentioned he's a witch hunter is was a bit wary of him.. I mean he hunts witches, that has to mean danger for Ollie, right? While that is partially true, he also falls for the adorable, bright, and kind man, and watching Noble fall in love with Ollie was so heartwarming! It's like you could see his walls coming down the more the story went on.
The backgrounds that are featured throughout the course of this story were described impeccably! I loved the detailed description of Ollie's library, as that's where the story takes place in for the most part. The action scenes were great as well!! I also really enjoyed how Ollie slowly came into his magic. He's slowly discovering what all he is capable of, as are those around him. I'm really excited to see where this series goes next!! Shelby, you've created yet another masterpiece!!!
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