Title: Spellhacker
Author: M.K. England
Pages: 416 pages
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: 21st January 2020
Blurb from Goodreads:
In Kyrkarta, magic—known as maz—was once a freely available
natural resource. Then an earthquake released a magical plague,
killing thousands and opening the door for a greedy corporation to
make maz a commodity that’s tightly controlled—and, of course,
outrageously expensive.
Which is why Diz and her three best friends run a highly lucrative, highly illegal maz siphoning gig on the side. Their next job is supposed to be their last heist ever.
But when their plan turns up a powerful new strain of maz that (literally) blows up in their faces, they’re driven to unravel a conspiracy at the very center of the spellplague—and possibly save the world.
No pressure.
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My Review:
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to HarperTeen and Edelweiss*
Diz and her friends
live in Kyrkarta where maz (magic) caused a magical plague that
killed thousands of people. Access to maz is now controlled by a big
corporation who charge as much as they want for maz.
Diz and her friends
take advantage of this by illegally siphoning maz to order. Their
next job is the last one they will ever do.
But the heist ends
in explosions and destruction because of a new, dangerous strain of
maz.
On the run, the
group find themselves caught up in a conspiracy that involves the
spellplague and possibly the fate of the world.
I was really excited
to read Spellhacker - it sounded like something I would love.
Unfortunately, I ended up being disappointed and not enjoying it as
much as I hoped I would.
My favourite thing
about Spellhackers was the diversity. There were several LGBTQIA+
characters as well as non-white characters.
I have mixed
feelings about the protagonist, Diz. There were times when I liked
her and other times when she really annoyed me. She could be very
mean and snappy to her friends, but I did sympathise with her.
There weren't any
characters in particular that stood out for me, but I liked the
dynamic between Diz and her friends.
There was some
world-building but I feel like there could have been more and that I
couldn't tell someone much about the setting.
The concept of maz
and all the different strains was interesting, as was the idea of the
spellplague. I enjoyed reading about people using maz and totally
wish that I could use it.
I did enjoy
Spellhacker to begin with, but then I found myself becoming bored and
in the end I didn't care what happened to the characters.
There were a few
times when I thought that characters reacted differently to how I
expected, or that I thought reacted just plain weirdly.
I guessed a big plot
twist early on.
I feel like Spellhacker didn't reach its potential. It was messy and disjointed at times.
I feel like Spellhacker didn't reach its potential. It was messy and disjointed at times.
I'm really
disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more.
Overall, this was an
okay but disappointing read.
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