Kissed by Magic

What a wonderful romantic story! A perfect fairytale with amazing three-dimensional main characters, a curse that puts their hearts through the wringer and a sweetly satisfying HEA. On the surface both characters appear quite stereotypical, the handsome adventurer and the seemingly helpless princess, but nothing could be further from the truth! Lance and Marigold are both complex and original characters and they fall for each other in the most heartwarming way. I loved how this story was set-up with the time-travel aspect and the bread crumbs we get before discovering the exact, and horrible, nature of the curse of the Golden Bloom. Erica Ridley’s talent shines through again in her light and elegant writing style that perfectly evokes the utter magic of first love, while also tugging on the reader’s heartstrings when both Lance and Marigold are faced with some heartbreaking choices. To love is to let go. Narration: I really enjoyed Holly Adams' performance! She was a revelation! I loved hearing her bring to life the characters and the way she made it so easy for me to lose myself in this story. She did an amazing job with the voices she did for all the characters, but I was especially enamored of the accents she did for Marigold and Sancho.