The Enchanter Heir (and an apology)

Looking back through my blog posts the other day, I couldn't help but cringe as I read through some of my earlier attempts. I never claimed to be an outstanding blogger-- my sister can provide testimony to that statement-- but I hoped to at least write something that wouldn't cause my reader's to tragically die from horrible craftsmanship. (I am pleased to inform you that there have been no fatalities-- yet.) This week, I have come to the pain-staking conclusion that I am going to have to actually try. (Don't ask me how long it took to get to this moment. All I will say is that it took several late nights, more than a few Mountain Dews, and countless hours staring at a blank computor screen.) So for all of you out there who have not yet read any of my other posts, and am still reading this because I have not made any mention of the fact that this is a book blog up til this point, I will thank you if you do not read my other blog posts. (Of course, now that I said that, you will of course have to go and read my other posts. I apologize in advance.)

However, even if I may not be able to write a great post, I love to read the books that I blog about. I have a problem, though, finding these books, mainly because I have not been to the Mason Public Library in ages. (The reason I specifically name this library, and not one of the libraries inside of the Mason schools, is because I haven't checked out a book from a school library since 3rd grade, a fact that I am actually quite proud of.) Now, this may not be a large problem on it's own, but the real problem is that I tear through books. I've read every book on my bookshelf at least three times, and I have most of them practically memorized cover to cover. This, combined with the fact that I need to go to the library, results in me rereading books and being bored out of my mind, all so I can have something to blog about. So, over the long weekend, I was inspired by the warm weather to get out my bike and take a short trip to the Mason Public Library. (Oh, yes, I also live within 5 minutes of the library... Don't ask why I don't go there more often. I don't have a good answer to that.) Approximately half an hour later, I walked out of the library with a bag full of new books to read.

Actually, I only had two books and it took me a lot longer than half an hour. Let me tell you another problem I have: I'm a picky reader. I'm sure that you've heard of picky eaters, right? Well, this is the same concept, only with books. If I read the back of the book and the inside flap and I don't like it, I don't read it. This drives my mom up the wall, but I can't help it.

Miraculously, I found the two books in record time. The rest of my library trip was spent staring at the wall of books, aimlessly taking books off the shelf and putting them back. One of the books that I did get, and the one that I am going to blog about, was titled The Enchanter Heir. This is actually the fourth book in a series that I really enjoy called The Heir Chronicles that begins with The Warrior Heir, and if you don't want to be hopelessly confused, I would highly recommend reading the three previous books before reading The Enchanter Heir. However, if you are bound determined to start with the fourth book, go ahead. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

Anyways, I will provide a brief background to minimize the confusion of trying to explain what this book is about. To start, the story takes place in the modern day world, only it is a fantasy, so there is magic. (Yay!) The world is divided into the weir (magical people) and anaweir (nonmagical people who don't know that magic exists). The weir are further divided into five different guilds: Wizard, sorcerer, warrior, enchanter, and seer. (I'm sorry if this feels like I'm spewing a lot of random words at you, but it's difficult for me to get other people to understand what a book is about, and if anyone has any suggestions or feedback, I would love to hear it.) Wizards are the most powerful, because they use spoken charms, and they control the "underguilds" (anyone who is not a wizard). The first three books are mostly about the underguilds rebelling against the tyrannical rule of the wizards. They succeed (no surprises there) and form a new interguild council. Surprisingly, the main setting of this series is in Ohio, which I think is kind of cool.

Now that I have given you the bare basics of this series, I can finally start to talk about my new book, The Enchanter Heir. (If you haven't figured out by now, the titles are based off of the different guilds-- Warrior Heir, Wizard Heir, Enchanter Heir... you get the idea. This isn't really terribly important to the story, I just thought I'd point that out.) The main characters are an enchanter (I guess the title is kind of important) named Jonah Kinlock and a girl of unknown powers, Emma Claire Greenwood, whose only passion is making music. The two are brought together when Emma finds her grandfather dead in their Memphis home, clutching a note that she may be in danger. Emma travels to Ohio where she is thrown into a world of magic, murder, and mysteries. The tenuous peace between the wizards and the underguilds is in danger of being shattered, and Emma and Jonah are fighting to keep the peace and return order before more people are killed.

This was a really good book, even though I talked about it in brief here, and I do hope that this post is the first of many on my path to redemption. Below this paragraph I will put the cover of The Enchanted Heir, as well as the covers of the previous books (just because they look so cool).