Book Info:
Ironspark by C.M. McGuire
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Publishing Date: August 25, 2020
Synopsis:
A teen outcast must work together with new friends to keep her family and town safe from murderous Fae while also dealing with panic attacks, family issues, and a lesbian love triangle in C.M. McGuires’s kick-butt paranormal YA debut, Ironspark.
For the past nine years, ever since a bunch of those evil Tinkerbells abducted her mother, cursed her father, and forced her family into hiding, Bryn has devoted herself to learning everything she can about killing the Fae. Now it’s time to put those lessons to use.
Then the Court Fae finally show up, and Bryn realizes she can’t handle this on her own. Thankfully, three friends offer to help: Gwen, a kindhearted water witch; Dom, a new foster kid pulled into her world; and Jasika, a schoolmate with her own grudge against the Fae.
But trust is hard-won, and what little Bryn has gained is put to the test when she uncovers a book of Fae magic that belonged to her mother. With the Fae threat mounting every day, Bryn must choose between faith in her friends and power from a magic that could threaten her very humanity.
Top 5 Quotes
- “My Nerves were a ragged electrical wire, ready to spark at any second.”
- “Nothing like a pond full of beautiful women to distract a guy from the insanity fo the day.”
- “Yes. Marshmallow. I wanna be Marshmallow.”
- “Do you think me so evil for claiming when all of human history is marked by slavery? War? Poverty?”
- “It’s my choice. I decided to do this’ That was what you were supposed to say, wasn’t it? The strong statement that felt true. The story of declaration that was supposed to make you sound independent and confident and hide how small and scared you were under the bravado.”
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43839826-ironspark
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TSVQLP8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ironspark-c-m-mcguire/1132278936?ean=9781250245267
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Ironspark-C-M-Mcguire/9781250245267?ref=grid-view&qid=1596734724249&sr=1-1
Indigo: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/ironspark/9781250245267-item.html?ref=isbn-search
About the Author:
When C.M. McGuire, author of Ironspark, was a child, she drove her family crazy with her nonstop stories. Lucky for them, she eventually learned to write and gave their ears a rest. This love of stories led her to college where she pursued history (semi-nonfictional storytelling), anthropology (where stories come from) and theater (attention-seeking storytelling). When she isn’t writing, she’s painting, crocheting, gardening, baking, and teaching the next generation to love stories as much as she does.
Author Links:
Website: http://seeemmcguire.weebly.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/seeemmcguire
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seeemmcguire/?hl=en
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18849889.C_M_McGuire
