![]() ![]() The First Bright Thing is a creative, entertaining, and uniquely different read that I loved and highly recommend it to those who enjoy reading a blend of Historical Fiction and Fantasy! The audiobook narrators Petrea Burchard and Tim Campbell made this a memorable listen with their range of voicing skills. Less telling and more showing in a story is always the best choice. One concern I did have is how the author uses her characters to relay information through a narrative rather than focusing on her creative writing skills. At certain points it turns dark and it's a constant mixture of emotions, possibilities, and outcomes. The goodness and safeness of found family vs the darkness of a black heart filled with revenge, disguised as love. It does take time for the author to introduce all the characters and to fully understand where this story is headed but it's worth it. I was glad to also have a physical ARC which I relied on to keep track of who was where and when. I found the audio (ALC) confusing in the beginning with the timelines switching back and forth. The First Bright Thing is set in the year 1926 with multiple time-jumps from 1914 to 1945, always returning to 1926. It's best for you to discover this for yourself. The Sparks are what makes this read fun and entertaining: a time-jumper one with hands that heal one that can see into the future one that can.well, you get it. The First Bright Thing is simply loaded with Magical Realism and amazing characters! Magical characters called Sparks are viewed as outcasts and misfits because of being different. ![]() I can't tell you any more than this but there's so much to discover and it's best for you to do so as you read/listen to the story. It's what happens when the lights fade to black and the halo of the spotlight illuminates the Ringmaster, wearing her red velvet coat, in the center of the ring and the magic begins. The red and white canvas Big Top is nothing special. Sometimes the train cars simply appear out of nowhere, in the middle of a field. It appears, almost unnoticed, on the tracks of small towns across the American Mid-West for one special night of magical entertainment. The Sparks Circus is a caravan of red, gold, and blue well-worn train cars labeled with the name "Windy Van Hooten's Circus of the Fantastical". "The Sparks Circus always arrived at the right place at the right time." Dawson is Creative, Entertaining, and Uniquely Different! ![]()
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