Livskraft

Livskraft (Or as I like to call it, Rosalie Watson's Precious Little Life), is a story about that time in our lives we all experience. When we realize that our perfect world won't stay that way forever, our innocence is shattered, and the real world comes crashing in. For it being her first novel, Teressa J Martin does a fantastic job of painting the world her protagonist Rosalie lives in. She has everything she could want, as well as magic powers, and is as carefree and oblivious as a pigeon sitting on the freeway... as a semi truck bares down on it. The magic system is well thought out and beautifully described, and the characters feel like real people (if you check out her YouTube channel and see the lengths she goes to when creating them, you'll understand why. The plot starts a bit slow, but there's a reason for that, and if you stick with it, the payoff is well worth it in the end. Michella Moss does an incredible job of bringing even more life to the world. Her narration immerses me in the story more than I thought I ever could be. All in all, this is a fantastic start to a series that's proving to be one of my favorites!