A Void of Magic by Sandy Williams – a Review
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Description:
They trusted her to keep the peace between the paranorms. They made a mistake.
Kennedy escaped the family business when she turned eighteen. Now, an ill-timed vacation pulls her back to The Rain Hotel, the only known null zone on the planet. It’s a place where vampires can see the sun rise and werewolves can avoid the lure of the full moon. And it would be the perfect place for a paranormal wedding…if the bride wasn’t the local alpha’s daughter and the groom the scion of a vicious master vampire.
With a sexy werewolf determined to sabotage the wedding and dark forces threatening The Rain, Kennedy’s life is thrown out of balance when she’s forced to confront a past, she swore to avoid. Ultimately, she must choose: will she maintain the stability of the supernatural world…or will she destroy it.
Review:
A Void of Magic by Sandy Williams is the 1st book in her new Kennedy Rain series. Kennedy Rain, our heroine, has returned home to her family’s unique Rain Hotel. Her parents, who have run the hotel for many years, have gone on vacation and Kennedy, has been summoned to run the hotel in their absence. What makes the Rain Hotel unique? The hotel is a null zone for paranormals, with a treaty that has been in effect for hundreds of years; a place to recover, be at peace, or just time to relax with no pressure; a werewolf can avoid the full moon or a vampire can see the sun, or recover from an injury. The Werewolves and Vampires, plus some other unknow species take turns to come and stay at the hotel. Kennedy knows how good her mother and father are in handling every issue, and keeping the peace; but she hated it, and left to go to school at 18.
Kennedy was a great heroine, though a bit more stubborn and tough then her parents, and at times I thought she went a bit overboard, but she really stood up to them all, not letting them intimidate her. Nora (a werewolf) comes to the hotel and gives Kennedy money for a wedding she wants to have at the hotel. Kennedy does everything in her power to tell Nora that this was not a good idea, especially since her groom to be was an ancient Vampire. This would cause bitter fights and chaos. Kennedy also learns while running things, that the hotel is in financial straits.
With both Vampires and Werewolves are determined to stop this wedding, Kennedy finds herself in the middle of a battle she really wanted no part of. Blake, the second in command, for the werewolves tries to get Kennedy to help stop the wedding, which will blow up, causing her to have more angst. Blake was a charming hunk, who truly liked Kennedy, and I expect a possible romance in future books; but Blake answers to his boss, no matter what.
What follows is a wonderful fun, tense and exciting story, with Kennedy in the middle of it all. A tragedy will occur that will change the game, making Kennedy’s life more difficult and dangerous. There is a dark enemy out there who will stop at nothing to sabotage the treaty, including causing her harm, and she has no idea who to trust. Will she help keep the Rain Hotel stable for the paranorms?
I do not want to say too much more, as it would spoil things, since you do need to read this book from start to finish. A Void of Magic was a sensational start to this new series, which was very well written by Sandy Williams. I for one cannot wait for the next book.
Reviewed by Barb
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Sandy Williams writes urban fantasy and science fiction, both with a strong shot of romance. She’s a fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope and loves books with high stakes and fantastical settings. When she’s not being a bookworm, she loves playing board and card games like Dominion, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Dungeon Petz, etc (but not Goblins because she ALWAYS loses that damn game). Her next book, A Void of Magic, releases in the summer of 2021.
