Book Review: “Golden Healer”

About Golden Healer

I didn’t think my life could get any weirder, until the dreaded rollercoaster…

Amelina Scott’s destiny is to be a Krystallos: a magician of light, chosen to learn the ways of crystal magic on her 16th birthday. Located on a river pathway in a mysterious part of Cambridge, the Crystal Cottage is guarded by mythical beings.

Unfortunately, there are those who seek to harm this haven of light. Learning of Ryder – a Shadow Sorcerer with hypnotic powers – Amelina discovers that her own magic is now threatened, and that the Curse of Time might be unleashed again.

As secrets abound and the creatures of the Chronophage come alive, can Amelina become the true magician she needs to be?

A unique, imaginative mystery full of magic-wielding and dark elements, Golden Healer is a riveting adventure for anyone interested in fantasy, mythology or the world of the paranormal. NOTE: this book contains mention of self-harm, mental health issues and alludes to the potential dangers of sexual attraction, which may trigger younger/sensitive readers.

Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Healer-Curse-Time-Book-ebook/dp/B09R1MTQPY/

My Review of Golden Healer

I received a digital copy of Golden Healer, by M.J. Mallon, from the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions stated here are my own. I was excited when asked to review book 2 in Mallon’s The Curse of Time Series, as I recalled enjoying the first book in the series, Blood Stone. My review of Blood Stone: https://writingtoberead.com/2023/08/18/book-review-bloodstone/

I don’t have a lot of experience with magical realism, but once I get into the swing of it, and realize that magical happenings are an expected part of everyday life and just about anything is possible, the stories in this series start popping. Mallon writes magical realism with a skilled hand. Although the events of the story may seem a bit odd to the characters, they are taken as a matter of fact, they just are.

Amelina knows that something isn’t right. There are many strange things happening. Her friend Jade is determined to date Ryder, despite Amelina’s misgivings and her warnings that the boy is trouble. Jade thinks Amelina is just jealous and refuses to listen. Esme is still trapped inside the mirror and has lost her reflection, but Amelina doesn’t know how to free her. After taking her father’s youth and Krystalos powers by forcing him to ride the monster rollercoaster, the grasshopper has decided Amelina’s next on line for a ride. And the Crystal Cottage remains as mysterious as ever.

Rollercoasters with a high price, evil giant grasshoppers,mirror prisons, cats with human characteristics, evil shadow demons, magic welcome mats with attitude, and lots and lots of magic crystals. This story has it all.

This is one story you’ve to read to believe, and I do think reading the series in order could be helpful. A delightful and surprising story, which I truly enjoyed reading. I give Golden Healer five quills.

About Kaye Lynne Booth

For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and Book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders.

Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press, where she edits and publishes two short fiction anthologies and one poetry anthology every year amidst her many writing projects. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

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