What if color held the secrets to powerful magic?Forced to move into the palace, Jessa begins training as a Color Alchemist under the direction of the kingdom’s most eligible bachelor, Prince Lucas. As an alchemist, Jessa must capture and harness the color of living things. Every color has a unique purpose, except red. Red is the untapped magic no one can access—until Jessa.Prince Lucas is … access—until Jessa.
Prince Lucas is running out of time. His mother is nearing death and the healing magic isn’t working. When Lucas suspects someone is using alchemy to control her, he sets out to discover the truth, even if it means uncovering Jessa’s secrets in the process.
PRISM is the first full-length installment of this unique young adult romantic fantasy series where a dystopian world with a Victorian flair meets the dynamic magic of color.
PRISM has snagged these Kindle sales tags since its release:
#1 Bestseller in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction and Dystopian
#1 Bestseller in Teen & Young Adult Visionary and Metaphysical
#1 Bestseller in Teen & Young Adult Witches and Wizards
#1 Bestseller in Children’s Fantasy and Magic (Canada)
#1 Bestseller in Children’s Literature and Fiction (Canada)
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I’ve been meaning to read this for ages and it didn’t disappoint. Recommended if you enjoyed The Selection series and Red Queen.
The first book of the The Color Alchemist Series was okay for me. I’m invested enough in the story that so far I am going to continue, but I could see me not finishing the series. Could go either way for me. There were glaring timeline and age contradictions as well as multiple sections where two paragraphs seemed to be saying the same thing, or where characters discovered something new that someone literally said directly to them previously. A lot of the same inter monologue over and over again for Jessa, which got more and more annoying as the book went along. I don’t know what kind of editing process this book went through, but I can’t imagine it was great otherwise many of the issues I saw shouldn’t have been there. Buying it in the box set was a goo deal though.
A colourful read!
What if color held the secrets to powerful magic?
A unique and very different read. Really enjoyed this refreshing new angle on magic. That is what I enjoyed most if this book – the uniqueness of it.
Full of colours, alchemy, magic, secrets, truths and romance.
Perfect for readers of fantasy romances/dystopian romances.
Like the other reviewers I was really excited about color magic and some of the other aspects of this read. Unfortunately I also agree that I don’t know much more about this world than when I started the book. Normally with a series the author would take the first book and set some stuff up, imagery, people and relationships but this author didn’t, instead we have teen angst and towards the end some good action. Since I already have the next book in the series I am going to give it a try and see if it will make me want to continue the series.
I loved this book so much the ending had me scrambling for more. Nina Walker is an author that must not be missed.
Prism by Nina Walker is the first book in The Color Alchemist series. Jessa Loxley and her family are being questioned by General Faulk. She is accusing one of the girls of being a color alchemist. Jessa believes her younger sister, Lacey is responsible (she is the age when the gift starts manifesting) and wants to protect her. That night, during Jessa’s first ballet solo, unbeknownst to her she starts using color alchemy. Jessa is quickly taken into custody the Guardians of Color (GC) and escorted to the palace. Jessa is one of the rare people who can work with red and King Richard wants her trained immediately. Prince Lucas takes charge of her training, but he has an agenda of his own. Prince Lucas has seen the work his father has ordered the color alchemists to do—the devastation. When Prince Lucas was approached by the Resistance, he did not hesitate to join them. Prince Lucas knows what his father will do if he gets Jessa to manipulate the color red. Can he convince Jessa to join the Resistance? Prince Lucas has the added worry of his mother. Queen Natasha has been ill for some time and he suspects that someone is making her sick. Who is doing this to her and why? Jessa misses her family and just wants to return home. Jessa does not know who she can trust. To join Jessa and Prince Lucas on their adventure, pick up Prism.
I found Prism to be intriguing. I thought the use of color for magic a unique and creative concept (green for healing for example). The magic is based on chakras. Personally, I could have done with less romance in the story (along with teenage angst and jealousy). At times it dominated the storyline and it seemed too intense for two people that barely knew each other (especially since Jessa was only 16). I thought the story contained good writing and had a good pace. The second half of the story had a faster pace and more action (. I did find some repetition of details and a couple of contradictory statements (eliminating both would enhance the book). Prism is geared towards a young-adult audience who will just love this book. It has magic, royalty, romance, action, intrigue, mysteries and much more. I found the characters to be nicely developed and they act like normal teenagers (despite the book being set in the future in a dystopian world with magic). The point-of-view alternates between Jessa and Lucas. Readers can see the situation from both perspectives. We only get a glimpse of the Resistance and it left me wanting to know more. I especially want to find out more about Sasha. The story continues in the second installment in The Color Alchemist series in Fracture. I am giving Prism 4 out of 5 stars.