Welcome all to our fourth installment of the Avalon Book Club! Sorry it took so long for me to get this one out - life has pretty much been crazy for me since I posted the last review.
Covers (courtesy of the Avalon Archive)!
This is one of those rare instance where the original cover is really not all that bad! Its rainbow vomit has a nice color scheme, and Emily even looks a little like Emma Watson circa Prisoner of Azkaban! It's also nice to see one of the jewels, even if that art doesn't match the crystal dandelion descriptions from the book at all.

New cover is nice as well - I love the crystalline detail on the horn, and the swirling magic sparkles/snow create a nice atmosphere.
( Ride the Wild Magic for the rest of the review! )Final Thoughts
- So far, this is really a mid-level book. It wasn’t terrible, but wasn’t super awesome either. However, I’m glad they used it to finally give us a really good look at the Magic Web.
- It was also great for Emily and her Mom to fight. Seriously, it was the most personality Emily has shown in the entire series so far. Playing the flute added another nice little touch to her (as well as being a very important Tamara connection!)
See you all on the 28th of May for our next installment as we discuss
Spellsinger! I'll definitely try to get back on track and have that one up on time. :)