“Origins: The Legend of Ava” by Ivy Logan

I have read all books of the deeply imaginative Breach Chronicles by Ivy Logan – “Broken”, “Metamorphosis”, and “Redemption” – and when I realised that there is a prequel to the series I knew that I had to read it too.

“Origins: The Legend of Ava” is a short read, packed with events that give the hints about what readers can expect in the next books. It also introduces us to some of the saga’s intriguing and controversial characters.

I thoroughly enjoyed the return to the world of Heichi sorceresses, full of magic and creatures with unique powers that can be a blessing but also a curse. It depends on a person which part will win and form the core of who they are.

“When her sisters looked at him, he felt like a monster. When his mother looked at him, he felt like the luckiest boy in the world.” Tagasaya – the story of his vengeance can be found in “Metamorphosis” – was too small when he realised how differently others see him when they look at him. His mother’s sisters failed her when she needed her clan’s support the most. Tagasaya concluded that they deserved to be punished for it. Still, he was a boy when he made that decision. His core wasn’t yet formed. In “Origins: The Legend of Ava”, we learn how it started for Tagasaya, and what role other Heichi sorceresses, his mother’s sisters, played in the life path he had chosen. The next books of the series tell the readers how it all turned out for him and also for others whom he met on his difficult road to learning who he truly is.

“Origins: The Legend of Ava” is an engaging story. A gift for those who have read the next books and enjoyed the magical world of the Breach Chronicles and a promise of exciting adventures for those who are only to embark on this emotional journey.