Language: PG-13 (37 swears 1 'f'); 37 1 PG-13 (Someone flipping another person off, brief mention of a hickie, making out and kissing briefly mentioned) Violence: PG-13 (Magic throughout the book, curses, someone getting drowned, and someone getting pushed off a cliff.)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Talia is a 12th grader in high school. All of her life, she's been told to stay away from Mystics. Mystics are people that draw power from a place, lineage, or aura, and often times they use those powers to promote privilege and elitism. But with Talia's heart condition getting worse and worse every passing day, she decides to visit a Mystic, against her father's wishes. Much to Talia's dismay, she is turned away and not healed but in fact scammed, heartbroken and devastated she soon discovers that her boyfriend is a Mystic as well. Overwhelmed with the news, she is terrified to tell her father, for fear that he will ban her from seeing her boyfriend, Nate, ever again. But when Nate invites her over for the week to visit his family, Talia agrees and now is thrust into a world of magic and Mystics.
Lumara is a book that is heavily plot-driven. It is full of plot twists that are unexpected and can seem very sudden. I did like the overall plot and I found it to be entertaining and fun. I was entertained, but the world-building was definitely lacking, often times it led me to question what a Mystic could or couldn't do and what their limits were. Another complaint I had was that the characters were very rushed and flat and often times I would roll my eyes at bits of dialogue or choices that a character would make. The idea and plot were amazing, but the execution of it could've used a little bit more work, but overall I found it enjoyable. Talia has no description of her race, but her hair is long and black. Nate has no description of his race, but he is described as a golden child with blonde hair and perfect features.
Kenzie Hoehne Reviewer
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