About Spellhacker:
IMHO: spellhacker
OH MY GOD YA'LL!! So much queer orphan found family adventure. There's hacking and stealing from a mega company that controls the world's supply of magic maz. There's betrayal, lust and love, clubbing, train rides and sewers. Okay, so it's not all glamourous. But when they find out they can save the world? THEY DO IT.
Diz is a techie genius with PTSD, and insomnia. The wit, the sarcasm that pushes everyone's buttons. Defensive mechanism much?
Remi, who uses they/them pronouns, living with spellsickness and a magical prodigy. Weaves magic into amazing spells like golden puppies to make a certain someone smile.
Ania, the rich girl who's a tech witch - someone who can only use maz through technology. The Mom Friend who will call you on your shit.
Jaesin, The Dad Friend. Experiments in the kitchen, does the heavy lifting and all the mundane things that keep this group running.
Also, Ania & Jaesin? Exes. Diz & Remin? Not so much.
- Friends to lovers romance.
- Enby character romance
- Other queer couples mentioned where it's totally normal & not a big deal - which is HUGE! 3
- Found family
- Clubbing
- Thrift Stores
- HeistS
- Earthquakes
- Explosions
- Train rides
- Hurricanes
- Blackmail
- Conspiracy
- Magical rapid rabbits and unicorns
- ...need I say more?
I can see an argument that the ending is rushed since our MC was, uh, not there per se. But really? Don't care. I think it works and it leaves open a possibility of a sequel. Maybe. Just tossing that out there.
It's quick, it's fun, it's queer, it's teens saving the world and each other. I fucking love it. I want more of it. NEED more of it. It's truth in fiction for those who need to feel it.
Favorite Quotes:
Ania: Yeah, but we don't inspire murdery feelings in everyone we meet.
"Whatever you say, Awesome Strongman McDad Friend," I say around his finger.
Much of it glows with neon, with maz, with money and desperate forward-looking optimism. The parts that don't aren't parts you want to visit anyway.
Sleep and I aren't on speaking terms.
I've always known, of course, but there's a difference between knowing and seeing.
Two swears from Ania in less than a week. This is a day just full of unicorns.
I've never been more aware of my feet in my life, and I jump off buildings on the regular.
Ania holds up her hands. "Hey, I know my limits. I'm the math, you're the poetry."
"As sure as I ever am about anything," I say. "Which is, you know. Moderately?"
Internally, this morning felt like cresting the peak of the mountain, and I can finally see the gorgeous terrain sweeping before me, glorious valleys of rich greens and blue sky and the infinite possibility of horizons.
When in doubt, make your own door.
About the Author:
Giveaway:
PRIZE: Win a signed hardcover of SPELLHACKER (US only), and one swag pack including a sticker, postcard, signed bookplate, and bookmark (INT)
STARTS: 15th January 2020
ENDS: 19th January 2020
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This review was originally posted on The Layaway Dragon