Born with superpowers. Raised as an assassin. To survive, he must become a revolutionary.
Neil Vapros just wants to make his father proud. The sixteen-year-old aspires to serve his family as an assassin, but he nearly dies in the process. Worse yet, Neil’s family, as well as two rival dynasties, have abandoned an ancient promise to protect their city. An unknown evil has begun hunting all three … unknown evil has begun hunting all three houses from the shadows…
As Neil’s relatives fall one-by-one, he attempts to unite the three supernatural families against a common enemy. But earning trust after years of assassination attempts could prove impossible. Neil’s fight may involve more than a bloodthirsty foe, as betrayal rears its ugly head…
The Sparks is the first book in the award-winning epic feud trilogy of young adult fantasy novels. If you like captivating characters, inventive world building, and supernatural battles, then you’ll love Kyle Prue’s action-packed coming-of-age tale.
USA Today calls it “A crackling read!” Buy The Sparks to ignite a mystical uprising today!
The Sparks is the first book in the Award Winning YA Fantasy series, The Feud Trilogy.The books have won numerous national and international awards for Best Young Adult Fiction and Best Young Adult Fantasy including:
– Presidential Awards from Florida Authors and Publishers Association
– Florida Book Festival
– New England Book Festival
– Midwest Book Festival
– Southern California Book Festival
– International London Book Festival.
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An immersive and entertaining fantasy, The Sparks is a fantastic introduction to The Feud trilogy! I loved the characters, the amazing world-building, the intrigue, and more.
Three families – the Vapros, the Taurlum, and the Celerius- were chosen long ago and given superhuman powers with the task of protecting the city of Altryon from the dangers that lurk beyond their wall. Now, the three families are embroiled in a bitter feud, each determined to undermine and assassinate the others. However, when an even greater threat comes after the families, will they change their feuding ways and work together to defeat the enemy?
The story primarily follows several teenagers from the three feuding families, including Neil and Rhys Vapros, Darius Taurlum, and Lilly Celerius. The narration is told from several perspectives, so you really get to see the world from different points of view. I liked this, as you understand the thoughts and feelings of a variety of people, good and bad, which immersed me even more into the story. They are so many richly developed characters with unique and distinct personalities, many of whom face tremendous pressure to fight the other families and maintain their family’s reputation. Neil, Darius, and Lilly have slightly larger roles than the rest, and I loved each of them!
Neil Vapros is determined to become an assassin and make his disapproving and critical father proud. I love his determination and charisma. He lives in an abusive home with almost impossible expectations put on him. However, he never gives up. He is strong, determined, and brave. Like his Taurlum and Celerius counter-parts, Neil is a leader among his people, although he seems to be working harder than the others to prove himself to his family. Lilly is strength personified and seems to have the best support system of the bunch. She’s a fierce warrior and loyal to her family. Darius is confident, aggressive, and often brutal, but there is so much depth underneath all of his bravado.
I also like the moral greyness to some of the characters and their actions. It is unclear for most of the story who is honorable and trustworthy and who is treacherous, and just when I thought I had certain characters figured out, something would happen in the story that made me reevaluate my assertions. There are characters that I definitely rooted for and others that I loved to hate, but the moral ambiguity fascinated me.
Another aspect of the characters that I love is the cool powers that the families possess. The Vapros can teleport and turn people into ash, the Celerius have fast self-healing powers and super speed, and the Taurlum have skin of steel and superhuman strength. Several characters have added abilities beyond the traditional inherited powers, and they hone their skills and use them to their advantage, especially when their lives are threatened. Prue did an amazing job in describing the powers and the imagery is fantastic!
The author is also skilled in describing the intricacies of the families and the world without turning it into a big info dump. Altryon has a long history, as do the feuding families, and the progression and changes of the society are woven into the story quite naturally. Strong messages of family, trust, faith, finding oneself, and resilience are also at the forefront of this engrossing story.
A wonderful and vivid young adult fantasy with tons of action, political intrigue, and surprising twists, The Sparks will appeal to readers who like immersive, well-developed stories. Thanks so much to the author for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
Great read! It was refreshing to have a male hero that unites others. I received a complementary copy from Voracious Readers and wasn’t sure what to expect. I highly recommend this book. I can’t wait to read the next one.
I really enjoyed this book and was sucked into this story by the end of the first page. The author has done a great job world building and the storyline moves fairly consistently with twists and turns. Sure the characters felt a little flat at times, but I am definitely looking forward to bk 2!
The Sparks (Book I of the Fire Trilogy) is the first book by Kyle Prue that I’ve read but it will not be the last. This is an incredibly imaginative book, from the world-building with its unique societal construct, to its well crafted lead and supporting characters. At the sand time it was, quite simply, fun to read. That’s a powerful combination and this is a powerfully enjoyable book – that I’m happy to recommend.
I really like this story. It is exciting and catches you from the begging of the story. Their is so much going on and in the back ground also. Plots with in plots. An excellent story and I can’t wait to read the next book. I know it will be just as good or better than this one. I received a complimentary review copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving a honest review.
*I was given a copy from YA Bound Book Tours for my honest review*
“Slid the knife between the third and fourth rib” was the first line of this book, and I knew it was going to be a blast. It has to be one of my favorite opening lines. This book is jam-packed with action, adventure, fantasy, and mystery. It is a great tale about three families who have different powers that help the city, and after an attack, they have to work together to figure it out.
Lots of family drama ensues.
They are led to believe they are better than the others, which makes it difficult to solve the mystery of the attack. This is a gripping tale that will leave you reading until you find yourself done with the novel. It is now a complete trilogy that is on sale this week! Be sure to check it out! I recommend it to anyone who loves YA Fantasy and the Avatar: The Last Airbender, or Korra.
Four kingdoms were once at peace. Each kingdom was gifted with super powers. Then wars broke out for hundreds of years but no one really remembers why they are fighting. Three incredible teens begin their journey to find answers not realizing that the power of the people make a big difference in the world.
I was so impressed with this trilogy especially since it had been written by a teen. A magnificent masterpiece!!
Thank you Hidden Gems and the talented author for a fabulous complimentary copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
A fun to read book. Engaging characters, good plot. A young adult book but I liked it.
This story pulled me in from the very first. I was cheering for Neil, Rhys, Lilly, and Darius throughout. I had a visceral reaction to the betrayals that occurred in this book and can’t wait to see what happens as this story progresses.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.