Review: The Sorcerer’s Song – Kiki Howell

If I knew then, what I know now
I’d like to think I’d choose a different way to go
But, my mistakes have paved the way
Down this dark and lonely, dead-end road

Poised on a stool in a corner of yet another bar, in front of a crowd of maybe fifty, the harmonies he played reached out to those around him. The rhythms in his head stirred his heart. For a man of magic, a sorcerer with powers he had never asked for, his musical talents were sung spells. They were his weapon of defense against loneliness, bringing people to him like a siren’s song. Yet, for the most part, he let his music haunt the deeper needs of those who listened—letting musical phrasings stir wants unnamed or purposely forgotten. Although he felt but a living and breathing jukebox, these strangers who came to see him play were the only lives he could touch. He reached out to them with his songs.

That is until one night one of Adam’s songs lures him back toward his hometown, and he calls out for Stacey, the one he was forced to leave behind all those years ago. Only this time she wants answers as to why he left, and maybe a bit of revenge for the heart he destroyed.

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Release Date: July 19, 2010
Publisher: FIDO Publishing
Source: Provided by Author/Publisher via Manic Readers
Reviewer: Marie
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

Inspired by song lyrics that were penned by her husband, the author has created a hauntingly sweet romance with a touch of paranormal. It follows Adam, a sorcerer, drifter and musician who pours his emotion into the songs that he writes. At the age of 16, he left home, afraid that his inability to control his magic would harm those he loves. One of those in particular was Stacey, his longtime girlfriend who was left broken-hearted with so many questions. When Adam’s heart can no longer take being separated from his beloved, he travels back home to find she’s returned as well. From there, the two of them revisit old feelings, uncover new ones and Adam’s secret is finally revealed.

This book is one of the best that I’ve read this year. The story itself is lyrical, written like a beautiful opera with emotion poured into every word. The song lyrics are woven brilliantly throughout the story, making you feel every bit of Adam’s sorrow and love. Stacey and Adam are very deep, thoughtfully written characters who have a flawed, yet perfect chemistry that makes for a very real, very extraordinary romance.

I applaud the author for her creativity and find it incredibly romantic that she wrote something so touching through the inspiration of her husband’s talents. It adds so much more depth to the story and makes me want to spend more time with the man that I love.