Interested in fantasy young adult literature that is sure to turn into a series? This one is for you.
The Secret Fire is the first book in the Alchemist Chronicles series and is the story of a boy and girl who have never met, but their past is intertwined in fantastic ways. Sacha is 17 and can’t die…until he turns 18. His father tried to find a cure for his affliction with no success, dying in the process. Taylor has started showing some interesting powers, and finds that she almost can’t control them.
Once day Sacha and Taylor meet when their teachers match them for tutoring, even though they live in 2 different countries. Thus begins the exploration into their ancestors and how their mistakes changed the present world.
This book is really easy to read, and I found myself breezing through it in almost no time. However, I was a little frustrated by the formation of the sentences which were sometimes redundant, using the same word twice. However, I received an ARC so perhaps this would be changed in editing. Also the end did not conclude even with the cliffhanger ending, feeling almost abrupt. It did, however, leave me wanting to read the next, so it did it’s job!
The Secret Fire is available on AMAZON in both regular and ebook formats.
Release date: September 3
Press Release:
Sacha Winters can’t die. Until his eighteenth birthday he is invincible. On that day it all ends for Sacha – the result of a curse that has plagued his family for centuries.
His death will fulfil the curse – and unleash a wave of destruction. He has no idea how to stop it, only the cryptic notes left behind by his father, and a strange connection with a girl he has only just met to guide him.
Taylor Montclair is a quiet, studious girl focused on her dream of getting into Oxford University. She’s also the only one who can save Sacha. Only neither of them knows that yet. And Sacha lives hundreds of miles away, in Paris.
Taylor and Sacha have eight weeks to find each other. To unravel the secrets buried in their families’ past. And to discover the power that lies within them.
Sacha’s life, and the fate of the world depends on it. The clock starts NOW.
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