This book was freaking awesome I got this book as my Kindle First pick for January You know, it sounded good and all but I had no idea This world of magic and demons and people in a world together Sandis and Rone are the main characters and I loved them I even loved Ireth, even though I shouldn t I ... (Sign in to see more)

I received this book well before it s release date in the hopes that I would give it a blurb for the cover It s wonderful it s action packed and the characters are empathetic The unique world of dark wizards and creatures from another astral plane is fascinating Put this book in your TBR pile, you w... (Sign in to see more)

Release day and I just received an eARC Fun Really looking forward to this one being a bit odd and very magical.

None of the magical features of Charlie N Holmberg s Smoke and Summons overwhelm you, and that s a good thing We become aware of the illegal magic practiced and are also informed that there are rare magical artifacts We are not allowed to see than that, at least not at this time.Which is okay, beca... (Sign in to see more)

I found the idea of summons and vessels very interesting, but that s all I found interesting It very quickly went from Smoke Summons to Worry Running That s about all that happens in this book.The author tells us everything, instead of showing us anything The characters are shallow and bland The plo... (Sign in to see more)

OoooOOOOOH I got the chance to read this in advance, and wow This is a seriously intense adventure with lots of twists and turns and high energy escapes And creeeeeeepy magic I would not normally pick up a book like this, and I feel like I should warn squeamish readers that there is, at one point, a... (Sign in to see more)

3 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum Summons by Charlie N Holmberg first caught my attention with its synopsis, but I became even intrigued once I realized what I was looking at on the cover was the head of a fiery demon like horse The reason for this striking motif was soon revealed, as the story int... (Sign in to see more)

No one s going to read this, why do I write book reviews None of my friends are on this site, and I doubt people who are on the site look for other people s reviews Oh well.I think Charlie builds a decent fantasy world, but this one is a lot weaker than her Paper Magician series I think this is an a... (Sign in to see more)

My journey to love Charlie Holmberg s work is not up to an auspicious start While not necessarily a bad book, this book continually highlights that the YA genre takes little to no risks with their plot or characters Granted this is better than one s i ve read in recent years but honestly this cou... (Sign in to see more)

This book bothered me for many reasons but here are the main ones This book is a classic example of weak plot syndrome Where the plot isn t really good so you fill the pages with chase scene after chase scene And then, in the calmer spots, you get the woes of young love and the weakness of the main ... (Sign in to see more)