Spellhacker audiobook

This was everything I ever could have wanted and I'm shook Found family? Check! Disaster queers? Check! Idiot main character who you can't help but love? Check! Commentary on climate change? CHECK! Cool magic? Check! Fast-paced exciting plot? Check! Adorable slow burn love interest? Check! Plot twists that will leave you shook? Check! Lots of feelings? Check! Banter, banter, and more banter? Check!!I could go on I'm sure, but I think you get the gist. Now go read the book!!

Spellhacker is a fantastic mix of fantasy and science fiction. I can tell you right now it is going to be a pain deciding whether to put it in our YA fantasy or YA Sci-fi section but the pain will be worth it to share this adventure of a novel with our readers. Tech hackers, best friends, diverse romantic relationships, conspiracy theories, magic literally woven with technology and gadgets, explosions, heists and enough action to keep you glued to the pages, M.K England seriously delivers with this fabulous book.Diz‘s world as she knows it is ending. Her best friends, who, aside from a cousin, are the only family she has since her parents died in the Spellplague that killed thousands, are moving away from their home to new jobs, new Universities. They have time for just one final job, siphoning maz from the tightly controlled supply MMC maintains. But when the job goes horribly wrong, the four friends have to run for their lives, especially when MMC look set to use their mini disaster to cover up the fact they have been secretly mining a new strand of very dangerous maz. To save themselves and clear their names they will have to save their city also. Spellhacker is such a fun adventure. It’s a combination between a heist novel and fantasy quest, with a bunch of cool tech thrown in. The world in Spellhacker feels almost futuristic - almost dystopian as the destruction caused by maz and the spellplague could easily reflect the natural disasters and impacts of climate change in our own world. Magic, rather than replace or prevent technology, has been neatly intertwined and it makes so much sense. I know readers who frequently ask me for fantasy books that make sense and have scientific backings will love Spellhacker.M.K. England consistently presents a range of diverse characters in her novels, and they are leading, well developed characters, not merely placeholders. Diz is already dreading the day her three best friends leave her behind. She is still grieving the death of her parents and holding Remi at arms length, not exploring what they might truly mean to her. As they pull their last job, make a big discovery about their world and the maz, the four friends also explore the relationships between them and the strength of their friendship. I do hope there will be a sequel. While this first book leaves readers with a satisfying ending, the four friends have just begun their adventure and I would love to see what they get up to next.The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library

Spellhacker is one of my most anticipated releases this 2020 and I adored reading it! It’s absolutely delightful! With queer characters everywhere and a fast-paced and fun story, you just can’t help but enjoy this book!Good writingThe writing style is good! Spellhacker is told in the first person point of view and that really allowed me to get to know the main character and see the story unfold the way she saw it. The tone is light and fun, but it can also get exciting or thrilling and even emotional.Memorable charactersThere are a lot of memorable characters in this book.Diz, the main character, is great. She’s hilarious and talented, but also very insecure and maybe a little bit emotionally stunted, too. She had bad experiences in the past, which makes it understandable that she’s afraid of letting herself feel. Still, there were moments that I was frustrated at her. Fortunately, she redeemed herself and I loved her character development! I also loved that I was sucked into her thoughts and feelings. Reading the story through her perspective was exciting!The minor characters are also memorable. Remi is too precious for this world, Jaesin is such a dad, and Ania is amazing! I loved the dynamic between all four of them (hooray for found-family tropes!), and in a way, I can relate to Diz and her fear of parting ways.And yes, there are numerous queer characters in the book and it’s absolutely delightful to read about them and know that it’s perfectly normal in their world.Fast-paced and fun plotSpellhacker has a fast-paced and a fun plot. I remember reading only the first chapter, and there were already action and adventure. I loved that!The plot also touched on some points that made me more invested in the story, e.g. anti-capitalism, frequent natural disasters on their planet (which can be likened to global warming). There are some plot twists that were a little predictable for me though, so it wasn’t much of a surprise but I still managed to enjoy it.Romance is also a significant part of the story, and y’all there was definitely a lot of pining. The chemistry was good and I couldn’t help but root for that pairing!Awesome world-buildingI also loved the world-building in this story. The author created such an interesting world, one filled with magic and science but also riddled with natural disasters. Would have loved to know more about their planet though. There were different fictional countries and cities mentioned, but there weren’t much details about them. A map would have been a nice addition as well!(This review was first published on Enthralled Bookworm as part of the Spellhacker Blog Tour hosted by The Fantastic Flying Book Club.)

No sophomore slump for M.K England's new book. I adored all the Final Fantasy vibes in this amazing novel as well as the prickly lead Dizzy. It's a standalone I would love to read more of, just like Disasters. 😭

Spellhacker is the queer sci-fi fantasy book you've been waiting for! There is a wild magic system, inventive tech, high stakes, heists, and at the very heart of it, found family and love. I absolutely speed through this book and I think it's a damn good time.READ the full review at BookCrushin.com

Full review to come----1/23/20: Listening to the audio this time and I regret nothing.

Quite an action packed thriller set in a land where technology and magic were amalgamated beautifully.Once magic (maz) was freely available, an earthquake brought about a spellplague and a corporation which took advantage. Now maz was sold to a select few who could afford. Diz and her friends siphoned of this maz and sold it to their clients. A job gone bad and the maz blew up on their faces, they knew they had to act fast.My first book by author M. K. England, this was a complete fun of a ride. Diz and her friends had a sarcastic camaraderie happening which was humorous at times. Diz as a main character was likable, tough with moments of vulnerability. Having lost her parents in an earlier catastrophe, her friends were her entire life. She did what had to for survival.The author's writing conveyed the excitement in the words. This was one big adventure filled with action and intelligence. Magic was weaved in beautifully enhancing the technology. I loved the author's power of imagination to make the story larger than life. Worldbuilding was quite a joy to read especially on the heists that she took up.The only niggles I could feel were some dialogues and narration could be sharper. But the last few chapters totally made up for it. They were a rollercoaster where everything came to a zenith. The author caused my breath to hitch at some of the action scenes... Whew.. I was exhausted at the end of this fabulous ride.

Fun fun fun

*3.5 Stars*(Thank you to my Mum for typing this for me).This sci-fi/ fantasy book follows the main character Diz and her 3 best friends who run a illegal maz (the magical substance in their world) syphoning business. When they unexpectedly discover a new type of maz they are thrust into a world of conspiracy and secrets.What I Liked:- Characters. This book includes one of my favourite tropes which is a tight knit friend group. In this group were Diz, Remi, Jaesin and Ania. Diz is closed off and reckless but loves her friends with a passion. I loved Remi the most, they were non binary and also (magically) chronically ill and they were a really layered and interesting character and I enjoyed all of their scenes, especially those with Diz. I also loved how casually diverse this group of characters was, it was refreshing to see so many different identities represented and without discrimination. - Plot. This had a fast moving and entertaining plot, meaning I didn't get bore at any point. I appreciated the fact that the stakes were high and I felt the characters and the world were really in danger. There were many elements to the plot including a heist, major world changing conspiracy and secret identities.What I Didn't Like:- Development. To be fair to MK England this was just one book with a great deal to pack in but there were quite a few elements which were not developed fully enough for me. While Diz and Remi were well developed characters, the others just didn't have enough room to be fully fleshed out, and while the magic system was interesting it did seem a little vague and unclear at times. I think if there had been more time to expand on these issues it would have significantly increased my rating. Overall this was a fun and adventurous novel that would have been improved if it was a duology. I had a great time reading this and I look forward to seeing what is written next.

I'm also a book blogger: Vee_BookishThis is such a fun book. Magic meets technology and perfect pacing as Diz and friends find themselves on the run after what was supposed to be one last, easy heist. When the story starts there's clearly the start of a rift happening between the friends as everyone but Diz plans to leave the city Kyrkarta in search of a better life, and Diz feels completely abandoned.Diz was such a flawed and complex character, clearly torn between extreme anxiety of wanting anyone to be close to her, but wanting human connection too. I shipped Diz and Remi heavily, their relationship was more realistic than I would normally see in a YA book. It's a hard task to pin down the genre of this book, but I would choose Dystopia, due to the realistic/futuristic setting and controlling Government. The plot, admittedly, gets fairly basic and is predictable. The way magic (Maz) is used felt completely new to me and I loved the idea of teenage hackers, syphoning Maz and selling it on so they can afford their future plans. There was big reveals that were completely unsurprising unfortunately. The diverse characters, their relationships and their problems made this story well worth reading. There's even a non binary character, the first time I've seen myself represented in a book.I did feel that the ending was left wide open for a sequel, so hopefully that will be announced by the end of the 2020. I felt connected to this family and I want to see what they get up to next, hopefully changing the entire world and taking down the evil MMC Corporation. I should rate this a 4 because of plot predictability but I have such a soft spot for this book it's getting a full 5 and going on my Best Of 2020 list.

Want to see more... Bookstagram WebsiteThis was soooo good.I loved the concept of the power/magic that is advancing them but also killing them off at the same time.I loved the Trans voices in this!

Just one last job… that’s what they all say.

What a RIDE. This book was so much fun, and such an interesting concept, all wrapped up in a standalone format. Highly entertaining with a great cast of characters. Would recommend.

Also Posted on For The Love of Fictional Worlds Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via The Fantastic Flying Book Club and the Author as part of the Blog Tour. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own. To be very fair, before I even start the review, I signed up for the book, ‘cause SoC Duology pretty much pretty much set the bar for heist plots (so yes, I have very high expectations with heist books!)– and all I saw in the blurb was the heist and magic; and I was all in :DSpellhacker follows our protagonist – Diz/Dizzy a bisexual teen, orphaned at a young age due to a widespread earthquake that destroyed a majority of the city. Dizzy, with her makeshift family of friends who banded together – Remi, Ania and Jaesin – who for fun; and extra cash to set themselves up for the future; until one last job screws up everthing (like always, of course!).Beyond this I am not gonna say anything about the plot. Trust me, you wouldn’t want to know either.What I can tell you is that the characters are a wonderful bunch of teenagers- and the author has given us a brilliant and accurate rep for the queer community – and I don’t really need to tell you why that is important. Not only are the right pronouns used for the characters; but it is an open and honest way; and that is one of the best ways to soothe your rep starved soul.Coming to the plot; yes, it starts off a bit slow; and it took me a while to acclimate myself to the world – because the information came to the reader in a little choppy way, mostly cause the background information came a bit late into the plotline; so I tried, but I couldn’t find myself invested in the characters; but not so much in the plot itself.Also, the plot is predictable when it comes to the twists and turns – I am not gonna lie; I saw those shocks coming a mile away – yet it was the way the plot was written and the whole maz (magic) system and the way it was used in fighting scenes was amazingly imaginative. All in all, Spellhacker was an interesting ride from start till the end; however it is the brilliant and on point rep for queer community that should be the reason enough to pick up this new YA novel. For more reviews visit For The Love of Fictional Worlds :)Do come join us at For The Fictional Worlds Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram  | Goodreads  | Amazon |