{"id":3051,"date":"2024-10-17T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T08:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:36:40","slug":"the-potion-diaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3051","title":{"rendered":"The Potion Diaries &#8211; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Potion Diaries is Volume 1 of a teen trilogy by Amy Alward. Part treasure hunt, it follows the story of Samantha Kemi as she tries to source the ingredients needed to produce an antidote to a love potion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-potion-diaries.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-potion-diaries.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The potion diaries - photo by Juliamaud\" class=\"wp-image-4804\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The potion diaries \u2013 photo by Juliamaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When the Princess of Nova accidentally poisons herself with a love potion meant for her crush, she falls crown-over-heels in love with her own reflection. Oops. A nationwide hunt is called to find the cure, with competitors travelling the world for the rarest ingredients, deep in magical forests and frozen tundras, facing death at every turn. Enter Samantha Kemi \u2013 an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent. Sam\u2019s family were once the most respected alchemists in the kingdom, but they\u2019ve fallen on hard times, and winning the hunt would save their reputation. But can Sam really compete with the dazzling powers of the ZoroAster megapharma company? Just how close is Sam willing to get to Zain Aster, her dashing former classmate and enemy, in the meantime? And just to add to the pressure, this quest is ALL OVER social media. And the world news. No big deal, then.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes I\u2019m far too old to be the target market for this book! But I enjoyed it. This is not a complex book, but has plenty of twists and turns to keep it interesting. The Wilde Hunt for the magical ingredients is particularly thrilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An easy read to balance the thrillers and murders I normally read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Potion Diaries is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4jFKKFI\">Waterstones<\/a> and \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BVeg8M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b76ee331c544\/qeywp1mv7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the Solve The Murder Book Club<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-city-adventurers.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-city-adventurers.png\" alt=\"The City Adventurers meet an author night\" class=\"wp-image-4479\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The City Adventurers meet an author night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Potion Diaries is Volume 1 of a teen trilogy by Amy Alward. 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