The novel is about Black witches, which brings even further representation when Voya points out the varied Black cultures that make up her witch community. Sambury never lets one element slide in favour of another - her characters are diverse, and considerately so, with an impressive LGBTQ+ representation that demonstrates the way things should be done in novels (and society). Nevertheless, despite a continued feeling of there being too much going on, I still ended up impressed by the novel. An urban fantasy with futuristic/sci-fi elements, that includes a variety of social commentary, a huge cast of characters, a twist on an enemies-to-lovers trope, a cooking competition and magic? It’s easy to feel a little overwhelmed when going into this debut. Liselle Sambury has undertaken an incredibly ambitious task in Blood Like Magic. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.īefore I begin this review, I would like to include a section of the Author’s Note detailing content warnings for Blood Like Magic:Ĭontent warnings: whipping scene within the context of slavery, gun/police violence, discussion of and character with an eating disorder, blood/gore/violence, death, substance abuse/addiction, mentions of child neglect Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic 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. 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. 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. After a somewhat overwhelming start, I ended up invested in Voya’s character development as Blood Like Magic eventually got going.Īfter years of waiting for her Calling - a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers - the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail.
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