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#BlogTour #BookReview #Giveaway #WIN The Starfolk Arcana by Martha Dunlop

My Rating: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Series: the Starfolk Trilogy 1

Pages: 261

Publisher: TanLea Books

Available: 6th September 2020

Genre: Fiction / Fantasy / Young Adult

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Blurb:

They’ve spent lifetimes being pulled apart. This time, they’re ready to fight.

After years of hiding her psychic abilities, Beth meets Jonan – the man with the violet eyes – and starts to feel like she belongs for the first time. Jonan has waited lifetimes to be with the woman who haunts his dreams. Drawn together by deeply buried memories from before birth, they try to make sense of a soul connection that opens windows into both their histories and their destiny.

But when a woman from Jonan’s past starts weaponising their emotions and stirring up hate, distrust and a fear of the supernatural, Beth and Jonan find themselves targeted in a wave of suspicion.

Only they can see what she is doing. But can they hold out against her bombardment and be true to who they really are, or will they allow The Fear to tear them apart?

My Thoughts:

This was an absolutely brilliant book, fun and engaging from start to end that I just didn’t want to put down! In fact I read it in two sittings and was nearly late to school pickup. WHOOPS!

First off, that cover is absolutely gorgeous so points to the designer, because it was irresistible!!

As soon as i saw that this was about fated partners, I was torn. I have found many recently that I have enjoyed, but then I have found many more that just fell flat and didn’t feel fated, more forced. It takes a lot away from the overall plot regardless of how good it is.

In this case, I loved the people, the characters were just so real. Although Beth and Jonan are fated, they’re so far from perfect it’s perfect! I loved seeing how they came together, how things changed and developed for them, learning about their characters. They’re so cleverly written!!

I often find that in stories, the ‘Chosen one’ goes from clueless to flawless within a couple of chapters, and it frustrates me to no end! Because really… that just wouldn’t happen! I love that Beth is more realistic in her actions, choices and just overall. She’s gloriously imperfect, and between her and Jonan, we have two central characters who are addictively believable.

The storyline itself is very well thought out, the world and premise were fun and new in so many ways. I couldn’t guess what was coming, but what happened made sense and shocked me at once. I really enjoyed seeing where the story would go next, and I loved being surprised consistently!

I’m seriously tempted to dive straight back in and read it again, I already miss the story! And I can’t wait for book 2!

About The Author:

Martha is a dreamer and lover of stories who likes nothing better than spending her days exploring the paranormal and intuitive senses and getting to know the characters in her head.  

She is a tarot card reader and Reiki Master, and loves to chat reading, writing and all things mystical on social media, as well as posting pictures of her fellow pack-member, Bertie the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Martha is a fiddle player who fell in love with all kinds of traditional music, but particularly Irish, and is also teaching herself to play the Irish Bouzouki. She played her way through her English degree at York and remembers that time as much for the music as the books.

Martha started her working life in PR because she wanted to write and in the end she left PR because she wanted to write more.  But along the way she had the opportunity to work with journalists, hone her writing and editing skills and adapt to the many voices she was asked to use.

*****

You can find Martha online at:

Website: www.marthadunlop.com

Twitter: @MarthaDunlop

Facebook: The Story Cave, @MarthaDunlopStories.  The Curious Mystic, @DunlopMartha

Instagram: @marthadunlop  

Credits:

Cover by Ravven: www.ravven.com  

Headshot by Gene Genie Photography, www.genegenie.photography.