If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she'll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. What she doesn't count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc-how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her? Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The story revolves around Voya, a witch tasked with finding and destroying her first love in order to receive full witch power from her ancestors. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she'll first have to find the perfect guy-and fast. REVIEW: ‘Blood Like Magic’ by Liselle Sambury is packed with detail This packed-out novel covers a variety of important themes whilst also providing a fun and fascinating story. Liselle Sambury’s debut novel, Blood Like Magic, combines the allure of hidden magic and advanced technology set in a not-so-distant future. Voya is determined to save her family's magic no matter the cost. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic. When Voya's ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees-and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. The problem is, she's never been in love-she'll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.Īfter years of waiting for her Calling-a trial every witch must pass to come into their powers-the one thing Voya Thomas didn't expect was to fail.

'High stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic.unputdownable.' -Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery BoysĪ rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family's magic.

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury