BOOK BLTIZ: Storm and Flame by Mallory Wanless (YA fantasy)
Storm and Flame Mallory Wanless (Enchanted, #1) Publication date: September 22nd 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo Elena has always been a disappointment. Her magic is practically non-existent and now, on her sixteenth birthday, she is expelled from magic school by the strict headmistress–also known as her mother. Cast out into the world of the magically inept with only her familiar for company, Elena feels lost and alone until she meets a strange boy in the woods. Quinn is a thief, a hunter, and a hothead. His unexpected friendship with Elena awakens a fiery side in him–quite literally– and uncovers new and surprising magical abilities. Except men aren’t supposed to be capable of magic. With Quinn’s help, Elena carves a safe new life as a barmaid, but when she is attacked, her powers awaken with shocking ferocity. Elena’s explosion of magic creates a power surge that attracts the atten