Book Review: Ancient Magic

Title:Ancient Magic

Author: Linsey Hall

Stars: 3 out of 5

Review:

I wanted to love this book but the more I read I just wanted to like it but in the end I was confused and a little lost. First off Supernatural books might just not be for me.
I was lost on how they could teleport but it was expensive, having powers but not wanting to really use them.

The characters were flat and I wanted to like Nix, Del and Cass but something held me back. The book is set up for a series which drives me crazy because I want a full book. This book felt like it was half the story or maybe a rushed story so she could move on to the real stories.

 Grammar issues or maybe its because they are Irish.  I wanted to love this Tomb Raider with magic type of story but the author just didn't quite get there for me. It a quick easy YA novel and that is all it is. Very little substance and I feel with a few extra words the story would have transformed into a good YA novel.
AC from Netgalley.

Synopsis:
I’m good at two things: finding treasure and killing demons. Lying low is a close third—but not because I want to be good at hiding. I have to be. I’m a FireSoul, one of the unlucky few to inherit a piece of the dragon’s soul. Being born with the dragon’s covetousness should be a sweet gig - I have the power to find and steal any type of treasure, including the powers of other supernaturals.

But it doesn’t come without a price - stealing powers requires that I kill, and others would destroy me if they discover what I am. In a world full of magic, hiding my species is the only way to survive. Finding magical artifacts is the only way to pay the bills. It’s a dangerous job when you can barely use your magic, but that’s one of the things I like about it.

When Aidan Merrick, the most powerful shifter in the city, hired me to find an ancient scroll, I didn’t want to take the job. His immense amount of power reminds me of too much of murky memories from a past I can’t remember. But I don’t have a choice. The scroll reveals what I am. And if anyone finds out, I’m dead.

About The Author:

Lindsey Hall is the author of the Mythean Arcana, an adventurous paranormal romance series set in Scotland and other exotic locales. Before becoming a romance novelist, Linsey was a nautical archaeologist who studied shipwrecks from Hawaii and the Yukon to the UK and the Mediterranean. She credits the historical romances of the 70's, 80's, and 90's with her love of history and her decision to become an archaeologist. After a decade of tromping around the globe in search of old bits of stuff, she settled down and started penning her own romance novels. Her books draw upon her love of history, travel, and the paranormal elements that she can't help but include. Several of her books may or may not feature her cats.