Summary
When the Princess of Nova accidentally poisons herself with a love potion meant for her crush, she falls crown-over-heels in love with her own reflection. Oops. A nationwide hunt is called to find the cure, with competitors travelling the world for the rarest ingredients, deep in magical forests and frozen tundras, facing death at every turn.
Enter Samantha Kemi - an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent. Sam's family were once the most respected alchemists in the kingdom, but they've fallen on heard times, and winning the hunt would save their reputation. But can Sam really compete with the dazzling powers of ZoroAster megapharma company? Just how close is Sam willing to get to Zain Aster, her dashing former classmate and enemy, in the meantime?
And just to add to the pressure, this quest is ALL OVER social media. And the world news.
No big deal, then.
Review
It's the 21st century with a mix of magic and a hit of alchemy. Though times have changes the Kemi family legacy is all about the traditional methods, "do it yourself". Whereas the Asters legacy is all synthetically produced. What could possible go wrong?
In a world where magic exists and there are Talented and non-Talented and in the midst of it all one love potion made by the Princess of Nova will test them all when she falls in love with - wait for it - HERSELF - wow! The only way to save the ONLY heir of Nova is through the tradition 'Wild Hunt' when such cases arise.
This book was a great read, I could sense all the emotions throughout and picture the different places the hunt took Samantha Kemi. The plot line was very intriguing to see where it would take all the participates. Though the idea of magic and alchemy in the 21st century clashed at times in the novel, after a while it picked up again but not quite - if that makes any sense - while reading it I wasn't really hooked as I was before.
All the characters were very likable, each relationship, seeing some grow and some experience new things was simply amazing, seeing them go through situations that we all experience in reality - not the magic part, but that would be pretty cool, right? Character development was a strong aspect in here and I love that in a novel. Seeing Sam grow as a character and become more independent was great to read. Grand-dad Kemi, Anita, Arjun WERE AWESOME!!! They help Sam a lot with her character development and were incredible supporting characters.
I personally felt that the romance part was lacking, though I found the time Sam and Zain spent together great to read, it just didn't seem realistic or serious. Why, you ask? Because besides Zain Asters physical features that's about all we know and that he hates his dad. Instead of focusing on the above I would have liked to see more personal development and more reasoning behind Sam's 'Instincts' when it came to the ingredients. Again, Zain's actions helped Sam during the end with becoming independent and I think the aspect of knowing more about each other could have been played on more.
Amy Alward has done a great job with this novel. The alternating chapters where another part I really enjoyed, thoroughly. Seeing how the Princess, Evelyn was handling the effects of the love potion was a definite intense mix to the novel. With the alternating chapters we also got to see the toil this all had on the parents. This book is a great read for all who are looking for a light hearted read, a strong and brave female character and magic. Because, lets face it, we all love a good magical book.
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