Once Upon a Twilight!: Book Review: The Spellspinners of Melas County by Heidi R. Kling

The Spellspinners of Melas County
Books 1-3
Author: Heidi R. Kling
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy | Paranormal | Witches
Released: January 20th 2014
Review Source: Coliloquy, LLC.

The first three books of the SPELLSPINNERS saga in a single volume. Dive into the YA series hailed as better than THE SECRET CIRCLE and hotter than THE ORIGINALS.

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Available for the first time in a single volume, the first three books of the SPELLSPINNERS OF MELAS COUNTY.

Once soulmates, the witch and warlock covens of the California coast have been estranged for a century. Raised to despise and distrust each other, their teenagers meet in the Solstice Stones, a magical battleground where they draw energy from one another to maintain their balance.

Hatred for the warlocks is all 16-year-old Lily has ever known. Until she meets Logan. Beautiful, funny, tender, perfect Logan.

Attracted by forces stronger than their magic, Lily and Logan risk everything to fight for a future together. But when they stumble upon hidden Spellspinners secrets and realize that they may hold the key to uniting their feuding covens, the star-crossed lovers must battle forces, both good and evil, hell-bent on keeping them apart.

I went into this book thinking I would enjoy it, and you know what, I did. I’m so glad I got to read the bundle of all three books because I’m a lover of continuous reading. Once I’m into a book there’s no stopping me! The Spellspinners of Melas County series holds an element of forbidden love, an element I’m starting to find really likeable. Also, Melas spelled backwards is Salem. I see what you did there.

This is a story of two teens, both full of magic that need to find a way to be together, but being from different covens (enemy covens) is proving hard. The witches and warlocks were ripped apart a hundred years ago and the bitterness only grew from there. But when witch Lily meets Logan, a warlock, and realises that not everything she’s been told is true about his kind, breaking the wall which has gathered one hundred eyes of lies and distrust between the covens isn't going to be easy.

The world Heidi created is great; the characters are so much fun. Book 2 and 3 were good, but book 1 was my favourite in the bundle. It just kept my attention and curiosity running throughout the whole book. Confession: I've read only one or two books involving witches. The Spellspinners of Melas County has enticed me into the genre and I’ve already added more witch centred books to my to-be-read list.