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Samantha Young is a very successful Indie author, and has five ongoing series! While I’ve read two now, and have the first installment of the other three, we’re going to focus on her Fire Spirits series, as she’s recently released book 3! She answered a few questions for me, because I’m nosy and like to get a peek at how authors think, and has also generously offered up a signed paperback copy of Smokeless Fire (book 1)! Enjoy :-) Have you always wanted to be an author? Yeah, as far back as I can remember I’ve always kept journals filled with my stories, poems and anecdotes. Being an author was ‘the dream’ and I didn’t think it was practical enough to really focus on, so I concentrated on getting into university. But as soon as I got there, all I wanted to do was write. I started writing the first book in The Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy in my first year at uni. And when I graduated, I just decided there was nothing left to lose and that I needed to take the risk with my wr...

Recap: Ari’s had a tough couple years, and after a birthday joke gone bad, she finds out why. Everything she thought she knew is over, and all sense of normalcy gone. The rest of her life will be a constant struggle full of fear, for she isn’t human, and her kin are anything but loving. They are the mythical Jinn, beings of smokeless fire…and so is she. Title:   Smokeless Fire Series:   Fire Spirits Book #:  1 Author:   Samantha Young Approximate Book Length:   357 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   16+ Sexual Content:   Mild Thoughts: This was an exciting excursion into the myth of Jinn. It was original and contains a vast world to dabble in. There are many kinds of Jinn existing at both ends of the spectrum and they have their own hierarchy. This is where all the fun originates as poor Ari is thrown for a loop when she discovers her heritage, and finds herself as nothing but a coveted tool in a major power struggle. The charact...