Carter Bellwood's family has Earth-claimed the Bellwood territory for generations and they've always had an excess of Earth energy to back it up. Until Carter, whose energy is barely a fraction of that his mother has. But he's the only Earth wizard in his generation and set to inherit the territory—if there's anything left of it. The territory is being ravaged by a disease that kills all plant life it comes into contact with. They can't cure it, can barely contain it, can only watch as their territory turns into a barren landscape.
Then a new Earth wizard shows up. Tai is everything Carter is not when it comes to the strength of his magic, and more importantly he knows how to cure the disease. But he's also terrified and clearly on the run from something, and Carter's not sure Tai's help is worth the risk of him trying to stake his own claim on the territory—or the risk that whatever he's running from finds him...
Then a new Earth wizard shows up. Tai is everything Carter is not when it comes to the strength of his magic, and more importantly he knows how to cure the disease. But he's also terrified and clearly on the run from something, and Carter's not sure Tai's help is worth the risk of him trying to stake his own claim on the territory—or the risk that whatever he's running from finds him...
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Date Published: March 4, 2015
Pages: 131
Genres: LGBQT, romance, fantasy
I liked the idea behind Losing Ground. This was a quick, easy read. It had a slow build-up of plot and romance. The earth magic aspect and territories was interesting enough to keep me reading and I wanted to see where the characters were headed.
For the better part of the book nothing really happens. We’re introduced
to the characters and then they go about their day. There really wasn’t any
development in the cast, but then again it was only 131 pages. I feel like if
the novel is going to be character-driven then they need to have more than
one-dimension to them. Losing Ground
just didn’t feel complete to me. Don’t
get me wrong I did like the book, but I always need more.
I would have liked to see more detail in the universe as a whole; maybe
more about the magic and wizards. Can they only use the magic on the
territories or can it be used on people for example? Can wizards have more than
one affinity?
The only smuttiness in this book was in an epilogue at the end and if
you’re not interested in that, well it’s easily avoided. Also I love the simplicity of the cover.
FTC: Netgalley provided a copy in
exchange for an honest review.
