These days the stories are just a lot longer.Megan’s first novel, Give Up the Ghost, was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. She has been making up stories about magic and spirits and other what ifs since before she knew how to write words on paper. A few definite facts: she lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and son (and does on occasion say “eh”), she’s always planning some new trip around the world, and she’s spent the last six years studying kung fu, so you should probably be nice to her. ***Thank you to Netgalley and Another World Press for giving me a digital galley of the book in exchange for my honest review.Like many authors, Megan Crewe finds writing about herself much more difficult than making things up. As of now, I’m not sure if I will continue with the series. It looks like this is a first in a series ( Conspiracy of Magic #1) but I think you could enjoy this as a light standalone fantasy too. Overall, I thought it was an enjoyable read so I give it 3.5 stars. Most of the romance was sweet though, not too dramatic like some instalove romances can be. I felt like the dystopian type government was an underdeveloped element of the story that needed more attention.Īnother thing that irritated me a bit was the instalove between two characters. Unlike in the Hunger Games, we see the teens realize the hypocrisy and corruption of the government but nothing really happens.
However, there were elements of the books that were not developed enough. I loved the more traditional magic system used. The challenges in the competition were really fast-paced and interesting, but the book takes place entirely during the competition so after a while, I got a little tired of it. My favorite character was Rocio because she is so badass at magic but also has a super kind heart. They each come from different classes in this society. The story focuses on a group of teens who have all decided to join the competition. The winner gets to be named Champion, the rest of the competitors are either killed during the competition or burned out. Along those lines.īut the government gives teens one last option. For example, they might leave you with magic that is especially good at sewing so that all you are fit for is to be a really good tailor. Their magic is dulled to just enough power to perform some small task slightly better than non-mages.
SummaryĪfter high school, mages are either “chosen” for college or dulled – meaning they get their magic mostly removed by the magical government. The descriptions of Ruthless Magic being like the Hunger Games with magic is pretty accurate. The story definitely keeps you engaged and interested the whole time. I think it says a lot that I didn’t feel the need to reread previous pages. Each time I opened the book, I was immediately sucked back into the story. I read this book here and there over the course of 3 months.
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