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Reviewed by Delene Vrey for Readers' Favorite
The Discovery of Magic by L. J. Evias is a thrilling young adult fantasy in which Alice, three of her friends, and her best friend’s little brother travel through a random portal that appears in their local caves. Alice ends up in North Parsa, a desert kingdom ruled by a king and a royal mage. As she is dressed in jeans, she is immediately taken to the palace as a guest. Emily, dressed more like the locals, is taken to the city square where she quickly finds work to pay her portal tax and figure out how to get home. Jordan and Jaime, their friends, end up in the South Parsan desert and travel to the capital with a trading party. As they arrive in North Parsa, Alice discovers that she has magic abilities and becomes a close friend to Princess Yasmin, the royal mage-in-waiting. Emily has also found her way to the palace through the lower librarian, looking for Eliot, her little brother. All four teens have to face politics and manipulation as well as their own emotions to navigate a world both foreign and dangerous. While some discover that they blend into this new world with ease, others are eager to find their way home. Will the friends be able to navigate their way in this strange world and will they ever make their way back home?
L. J. Evias' thrilling fantasy adventure will keep readers glued to the pages. The story is epic and with the four storylines, enough information is given so that the reader is informed and can anticipate what will happen, while the magic aspect adds an unpredictable element. The adventure is thrilling and realistic and the teens are depicted accurately; they do not act out of character or their ages and emotional development. The world-building is done in detail and the concept of the portals connecting various worlds is brilliant. The plot develops at a steady pace and gives each character enough time to become multi-faceted and well-rounded. The teenagers from Earth are hesitant to help the Parsans find a route to Earth as that would mean the devastating weaponry we have would have a destructive effect on the Parsan world. The Discovery of Magic is a well-written, clean fantasy to be enjoyed by fantasy lovers young and old.