Honestly, this title leaves me a little bored. I would probably skip over it at the bookstore or, if it was on an endcap, pick it up and read the blurb on the back. In a world of "make it or break it" titles, this one is definitely more of a "break it".
It raises too many questions, none of which are answered, and doesn't give us a good idea of the world or the real conflict of the story. So magic is illegal -- or a certain kind of magic is illegal -- so what? That's true of plenty of fantasy stories, I'd say more true than false these days. Fantasy almost relies on there being moral or governmental restrictions on magic to impose social conflict and stakes for the main characters.
What kind of magic is illegal? Is it harmful? Is it benign? Is it blood magic that's been outlawed, necromancy, divination, all kinds of magic? What's going on here? This title leaves me with less than a hint of the things supposed to be happening in this story.
Why should I read this story instead of another one? That's what this title needs to answer, and it doesn't, not well enough for me.
But that's my opinion.
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Bound by Lightning
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