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1. Just go read this bookIS is how a novel should be done I ll be talking about it in my January wrap up video because IT WAS JUST SO FANTASTIC

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2. LOL Every little star counts Such shamelessness Okay so how weird is this I have the audio copy of TOP and it s read by Gabra Zackman, who did a fantastic job on my Study books So I wanted to listen to a couple chapters of TOP to see how Gabra did the voices and pronounced the character namesI m on Chapter 11 I ve gotten sucked into my own book how weird is that I ll blame Gabra She brings the story to life it s a different experience from reading the book as she s acting it out with the various [...]

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3. On the surface, there is nothing wrong with Touch of Power Avry, a 20 year old magic healer in a world where healers are persecuted and blamed for spreading deadly plague, is a nice character She is kind, courageous, smart, strong, self sacrificing, caring, self sufficient, moral, a quick learner, a good friend you see where I am going with it Avry s adventure is fast paced, something exciting is constantly happening There is no instalove The magical system with 11 kinds of powers one of which i [...]

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4. It s Maria V Snyder people She can do no wrong I can t decide what s worse Losing family members or not having a family member to lose Unfortunately, that is a question many people had to ask themselves in the Fifteen Realms A plague killed millions of poor souls, and the healers were the ones to blame, despised and on the run, hunted down and executed The survivors were in no better condition than the dead, kingdoms and governments collapsed and among the ruins rose those who craved power Avry [...]

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5. We re really surprised you weren t caught by the locals sooner, Quain said We had a list of healers, Loren said But by the time we learned of their location, they d been executed We always heard the same gossip That they had been caught by doing something stupid Like healing a child, I said My obvious weakness.That awkward moment when you love a book despite hating almost everything in itBook chemistry It is very, very real, and this book is living proof that it exists There are so many elements [...]

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6. I avoided reading this book for a long time I d loved Poison Study but the word on the street was that the rest of the Study series wasn t great and that Poison Study had been beginners luck But I was kind of blown away by how much I loved Touch of Power I simply couldn t put it down and that flabbergasted me.This is one of those walking fantasy books where the characters spend a LOOOOOOONNNNGGGG TIIIIIIIIiiiimmmmeee goooooooooiiiiiinnnng plaaaaaaaaceeeees However, there s also heaps of action, [...]

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7. 3.5 StarsAvry is a healer in a harsh world where healers are hunted, because everyone believes they started a plague In fact, most healers have already been killed, and Avry has been in hiding for two years trying to avoid being murdered She is soon abducted by a group of rogues who are trying to convince her to heal a prince that she really doesn t like Throw in the fact that if she saves him, she loses her life and you see why they must convince her that the prince is worth saving They take a [...]

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8. Rating Clarification 3.5 4 StarsI know everyone loved The Study series, which I ve yet to finish but honestly I enjoyed Touch of Power a lot than I did Poison Study Unlike the depressed and melodramatic atmosphere that I got from Poison Study, Touch of Power was a breath of fresh air Don t get me wrong the first scene has the heroine listening to the tortured cries of a dying baby and contemplating whether or not she should heal her But I loved Avry s glass is half full outlook on life I ve bee [...]

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9. WOW.Just wow.There s a famous quote by Toni Morrison If there s a book that you want to read, but it hasn t been written yet, then you must write it For the past few years I ve taken this quote to heart and written the types of things I love to read.But now I may as well just give up.Touch of Power is the perfect novel for me.Sure the writing style is different to mine, and I d do a completely different approach, and there s nothing in plot, characters or themes that are remotely similar to my o [...]

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10. SpoilersI enjoyed Snyder s Study series and I had high expectations for this suffice to say it didn t deliver Avry is a healer, she s been running and hiding for three years as anyone found to be a healer is executed, the healers are blamed for starting a plague that killed millions of people Avry is in prison awaiting execution after it is discovered that she is a healer she s saved from death by Kerrick and his friends who want her to heal their friend who is dying of the plague Avry finds out [...]

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11. I FINISHED A BOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A WEEK Since I was sick I fell into the worst slump ever and had absolutely no motivation to read but thank god this book pulled me out of my slump It really was just a classic Maria V Snyder book and it was exactly what I needed I really needed a basic fantasy since I have so many intimidating complex fantasy books waiting to be read that would have put me in a slump Thank god for this book, it was great.

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12. This book gave me no chance at all to deal with my physiological needs like a normal human being I Couldn t Put This Down.Giving synopsis is not my strong suit so please don t expect one And I think it s better to read this not knowing much of the premise anyway.Avry is my new favourite heroine She s brave, stubborn, strong, kindhearted, selfless and has a great sense of humor which I appreciate a lot I gave her an imaginary standing ovation everytime she stood her ground against Kerrick and ref [...]

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13. My Rating 3.5This book was a tiny bit of a let down for me Having read a few of Maria V Synder previous works, I was going into this all hype and ready Seriouslye book started so good, I barely had time to even put an update I was like As I got further into the read the storyline began to drag and bored me to death What saved this read was that I love Ms Snyder style of writing and I knew if I soilder through I would definitely get to the pot of goal, at the end of the rainbow The characters mos [...]

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14. 2 1 2 starsI am and will always be a huge fan of Maria V Snyder s first novel, Poison Study In fact, this is a little bit embarrassing but I ve read it three times And I m still not tired of it I ve also read every single book that she s published, but nothing has ever reached the level of that first love for me I like the Glass series, but I don t love it The Inside Out series is a cool sci fi dystopian departure for her and I like it for that, but againn t love it So when I saw that the initia [...]

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15. I m definitely coming at this book from a different perspective than a lot of people I know, many of whom have read and loved at the very least Poison Study, and often of Maria V Snyder s books This is my first by her and to be honest, I m underwhelmed.The concept is by far the strongest part of this book Fifteen kingdoms, eleven types of magic, a land recovering from a deadly plague glorious While I have certain issues with the varieties of magic they seem to almost but not quite be elemental, [...]

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16. YASSS I finished it I really finished it after being tempted to just DNF so many times.I had a terrific experience reading Snyder s Poison Study I remember the writing smooth and the world building vivid, so I expected the same thing from Touch of Power, but damn, I was so wrong In this book, I found Snyder s writing a little amateurish I had to check the publication dates of the Poison Study and Touch of Power to see which novel came first, and I was surprised to see that Poison Study was publi [...]

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18. I have absolutely no doubt that this book is going to be amazing After reading it Yup, I was right This book exceeded my expectations

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19. This review is for an ARC kindly given to me by the Vine UK Review program.Touch of Power is Poison Study good HUGE CHEER I haven t enjoyed a book by Maria V Snyder so much in a long time even though they are usually great I stayed up reading til all hours and was even late to work because I couldn t put it down I really hope you agree with me when you get a chance to read it I would definitely recommend this as required reading for Maria fans ASAP I really liked Maria s new heroine, Avry She is [...]

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20. When I say that I was going into Touch of Powerwith astronomical expectations I wouldn t be exaggerating I hope that the next books will be even better, but this one was great Enjoyable, captivating read My only problem was, that I had too much expectations after reading Poison Study series.The first half of this book was rather slow paced, the characters were constantly walking somewhere through the woods and I was slightly bored at first But halfway through the book, the story finally picked u [...]

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21. I loved Snyder s first book, Poison Study, and since then I ve been a faithful reader of everything she s written I haven t actually enjoyed any of her books as much as PS, and I think I keep reading in hopes of discovering another book like that one Alas, her most recent effort doesn t come close to PS for me.Snyder creates the kind of fantasy world I love, which has a nice medieval flavor Snyder s never been one to info dump in her stories, which I appreciate, but in this story I felt like the [...]

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22. Actual Rating 2.5 starsThis book didn t make me feel It was entertaining but that s all There is no real story for most of the book Many things happen but nothing traps you enough to want to keep reading I almost din t finish it Not because I did t like it, but because I wan t interested enough and it seemed as if I wouldn t be missing much if I did I won t keep reading this series I am sure the next installments would be pack with action, I just don t trust they would be emotionally engaging en [...]

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23. So I enjoyed this book, but didn t LOVE it Poison Study by this author is one of my ALL TIME FAVES so I can t help compare all her other heroines to that one, and no one ever lives up to her 100% I enjoyed the magic worldbuilding, for some reason I just felt one step ahead of the characters frequently I didn t 100% feel the attraction between the two main characters either, so maybe that made me a bit less invested I enjoyed the heroine s POV though, and am interested to see the second in the se [...]

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24. Rating, maybe 3.5 The book, as a whole, was a pretty solid read The world itself was interesting I enjoyed MOST of the characters and the plot of a bit slow at times but overall steady I absolutely adored Avery She is kind, caring, strong, smart, clever, all the things we like to see in a heroine As a healer, she just wants to help people, even if the world hates her for it But it had one major flaw for me, the romance The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic Ain t that the god damn t [...]

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25. The plague has spread wiping out millions of people, and healers are being blamed Despite the fact that they ve been helping people for generations, taking people s symptoms of illnesses and injuries upon themselves to save their fellow townsfolk, they are now being hunted and killed virtually on the spot Avery has been on the run for over 3 years, but her natural urge to heal overpowers her She heals a child, and is therefore caught The night before her execution she s rescued and subsequently [...]

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26. Expected Publication Date December 20th 2011Touch of Power was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Harlequin.Interested in of my reviews Visit my blog 2.5 starsThe StorylineTouch of Power is a new series by Maria V Snyder that introduces Avry of Kazan, a Healer who is able to take illnesses away from another and take them as her own The only illness that she can t take without expecting to survive is the plague Unfortunately, people believe that Healers are the reason the plague exists and s [...]

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27. 2.5 starsThis book just didn t do it for me I was really hoping for another Poison Study, or even another Storm Glass well, I got neither.There s no depth to Touch of Power, the underdeveloped characters fall flat and the world building is equally thin Kerrick, the love interest , is a ruthless prick who backhands, starves and exposes our heroine to the elements in the hope that a bit of hypothermia will crush her resolve Charming The villain of the piece gave her better consideration than Kerri [...]

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28. Maria V Snyder has lots of awesome ideas Too bad she doesn t seem to know how to develop them to express their full potential Because the potential is always there, but the execution turns out to be at least a bit sloppy often than not I started reading her books in an unconvential way, by picking up the trilogy that followed Yelena s Then I read the first two books about Yelena and, after a year of having it in my kindle, this one And every single time I end up thinking this had much potentia [...]

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29. 3 stars rounded down to 3 starsThis book was great and when I read it I enjoyed it so much but I got bored when I began reading chapter 20 although there are something that I didn t like about this book But I still quite enjoyed it.What I didn t like With a strangled cry, Kerrick lost his temper Belen lunged toward Kerick and I raised an arm to block Kerrick s strike, but we were to slow Kerrick backhanded me across my cheek The force of the blow sent me to the groundwhen I read that I was so an [...]

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30. One of the top fantasy s I ve ever read Everything about this book s subtle, the characters, the plot, the back stories, the world building I was so immersed in the story that its quality, like everything else, really snuck up on me, and it was only when I paused about a third of the way through to digest everything I d read that I really realized how good it was.The main character, Avry, is interesting even in the beginning but her character development is just phenomenal She starts off as wear [...]

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