Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 1

De: Bokuto Uno, Ruria Miyuki, Alexander Keller-Nelson - translator

FROM A CLASH OF SWORDS, AN UNSHAKABLE BONDSpringtime at Kimberly Magic Academy brings a new batch of first-year students, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as they begin their journey to become full-fledged mages. Among these newcomers are Oliver Horn, a studious boy equally skilled with the wand and the blade, and Nanao Hibiya, a strong-willed samurai girl from the distant nation of Yamatsu. The wheels of fate bring these two souls together at Kimberly, where they become both comrades and rivals in equal measure. However, lurking within the academy’s halls are countless dangers and dark secrets guaranteed to threaten not only their friendship—but their very lives...

A very underappreciated title

I watched the anime and while I thought it was interesting, I didn’t think it was amazing. But I liked certain ideas in the story, so I thought I’d give the original novel a shot when it came out on Audible. I really enjoyed this book. It has themes that I really like from Harry Potter. A school of magic that has strange and fantastical creatures, talking plants, families with long history in the magic world. And under it all, there’s a series of mysteries that the heroes find themselves getting involved in. There’s also a very dark underworld to the magical community with people doing horrible experiments and becoming corrupted by the power they wield. It seems there’s only 3 reviews for this story so far, which is a shame. I really hope this story does well enough for more volumes to get made into audiobooks.

That epilogue, though...

This book has completely captivated me and left me eagerly craving for more! The ending was a completely unexpected plot twist