Witch Fire
Starfall Academy, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Alyssa Poon
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Evan Jordan
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By:
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Lyra Mishon
Finding four soul-bonded mates should be a blessing for a magically incompetent witch, except they have no clue who or what I am.
Nobody does.
Not even me.
Officially, I don’t exist. At least I didn’t until I accidentally set fire to a farmer’s market. That’s when I’m sent to Starfall Academy for the most powerful magicals, where students hone their skills and learn control.
Alaric Vane is the son of the Mage Council leader. A storm mage with a serious attitude problem who enjoys making my life miserable when he’s not sending my magic haywire.
Zane Vanyx is the last of his kind, the only son of an insane mass-murderer. Everyone’s afraid of the incubus, but he’s taken to stalking me, which is concerning.
Maverick Wilder, our bear shifter PT instructor, is huge, fierce, and strangely protective. He claims he’s my mate, which can’t be true because faculty and students are forbidden from fraternizing. And that includes being together in his office after hours…
Kai Seathorne is a shy, sweet merman, and one of the few students who doesn’t make fun of me. I’d love to get to know him better, but in our elitist society, witches and lesser magicals don’t mix. Or kiss.
Sadly, my confusing love life is the least of my concerns.
I can’t afford to let my guard down.
Not with vicious hellhounds hunting me.
©2025 Lyra Mishon (P)2026 Royal Guard Publishing LLCContinue the series
Didnt really dislike anything maybe not fond of some of the accents (not what i had imagined in my head when i read the book).
That aside hands down an amazing paranormal harem romance, filled with lucious creatures, witches and mages and well thought out plot, i can't wait to listen to more of the starfall academy when they come out .
Finally a voice to the characters 🤗
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A "very okay" start that struggles with world-building and pacing, but the cliffhanger keeps you hooked.
I found this book quite hard to get through. It struggled to hold my attention; I’d frequently look away, find something else more interesting, and set it aside for hours. It’s a "very okay" start with a few good elements, but the overall execution, plot holes, and pacing make it difficult to stay fully immersed.
The world-building is okay, but it just isn't great and feels a bit off. We get clear indications of the strict hierarchy, with the Mages at the top, and there's a strong sense that things are underhanded regarding the history with vampires and shifters. We also learn in the first few chapters that humans know about supernaturals—or at least the Mages—but then it is barely mentioned again. The character building suffers from this same lack of depth, missing key details even down to how the bear came to be.
The multiple points of view are a mixed bag. They help the story, but I feel they were introduced too early. If we had spent more time solely with the FMC to build a proper connection with her first, getting to know the MMCs later would have felt much more rewarding. As it stands, I feel like we know more about the guys than her. It is actually quite annoying because I wanted to be mad at them for a couple of books for their actions—they absolutely need to grovel—but their underlying reasons are so strong that you end up feeling a tiny bit sorry for them instead.
The FMC herself has genuinely badass moments where she gets annoyed and goes at people with her power, or even proves she doesn't need to use it at all. But the setup around her is weird. For instance, she is given a mentor to help her use her magic, which makes no sense when she is literally at an academy where the teachers should be doing exactly that. There are several needle-like plot holes like this that disrupt the flow. Even the spice and "smexy" scenes fall completely flat—I honestly forgot they even happened, which is never a great sign.
The narration was another frustrating hurdle. The FMC's inner dialogue is written much stronger than her spoken dialogue, but the female narrator makes it worse. When the FMC speaks out loud, she is given a very squeaky, screechy voice, yet her internal monologue sounds totally normal, which was incredibly off-putting. Ultimately, the cliffhanger ending was good enough to make me want to know what happens next, but it constantly fights against the frustrating way the book was handled.
A "very okay" start that struggles with world-building and pacing, but the cliffhanger keeps you hooked.
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