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A Twist in Reality

By Nicki Chapelway
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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Injury

Book Details

Genre

Fantasy Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Mage’s War Saga

Book #

1

Point of View

Multi First Person POV

Length

Novel
childhood friendschosen onedragonsfantasy worldfound familyFriends to Lovershe falls firstmagicmedievalwerewolf

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Narration Type

Synopsis

An anxiety riddled mage
A dragon rider afraid of heights
And a quest to find out about a quest

Up until last week, Chelsea was a completely ordinary girl growing up in the American suburbs. But then a portal drags her to another world alongside her brother and two childhood friends. This world is brilliantly beautiful and dangerously magical, and it is where they are cursed to remain until they can complete the quest that their fathers began long before they were born.

The only problem? No one bothered to tell them what this quest is. And to make matters worse, Chelsea soon learns that this quest isn’t the only thing she inherited from her father, but a corrupted magic also. She’s a mage with an ability that will make her go mad if she uses it too much and a power that will make her a target of anyone who discovers it.

She just wants to get home safely, but first she needs to…
—Embark on a quest just to discover what her dad’s quest was.
—Survive the werewolf hunting her for her magical blood.
—And avoiding falling for her childhood friend Easton who it turns out is a dragon lord and still doesn’t know about her magic.

It shouldn’t be too difficult, right?

As the werewolf prowls, Chelsea is left wondering which will get her killed first, her magic and the darkness it draws to her, her brother and his embarrassing bets, or her supposed “destiny” to be a hero to an already fallen realm.

The Mage’s War Saga is a YA portal fantasy series with echoes of Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, the Wizard of Oz, and King Arthur. Set in a vibrant world of decaying magic this series is full of humor, whimsy, sweet slow-burn romance, and stepping into your destiny whether you want to or not.

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A Twist in Reality

By Nicki Chapelway

Genre

Fantasy Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Mage’s War Saga

Book #

1

Point of View

Multi First Person POV

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

childhood friendschosen onedragonsfantasy worldfound familyFriends to Lovershe falls firstmagicmedievalwerewolf

Found a trope you love? → Tap it to explore more ❤️

Content Guide

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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Injury

Synopsis

An anxiety riddled mage
A dragon rider afraid of heights
And a quest to find out about a quest

Up until last week, Chelsea was a completely ordinary girl growing up in the American suburbs. But then a portal drags her to another world alongside her brother and two childhood friends. This world is brilliantly beautiful and dangerously magical, and it is where they are cursed to remain until they can complete the quest that their fathers began long before they were born.

The only problem? No one bothered to tell them what this quest is. And to make matters worse, Chelsea soon learns that this quest isn’t the only thing she inherited from her father, but a corrupted magic also. She’s a mage with an ability that will make her go mad if she uses it too much and a power that will make her a target of anyone who discovers it.

She just wants to get home safely, but first she needs to…
—Embark on a quest just to discover what her dad’s quest was.
—Survive the werewolf hunting her for her magical blood.
—And avoiding falling for her childhood friend Easton who it turns out is a dragon lord and still doesn’t know about her magic.

It shouldn’t be too difficult, right?

As the werewolf prowls, Chelsea is left wondering which will get her killed first, her magic and the darkness it draws to her, her brother and his embarrassing bets, or her supposed “destiny” to be a hero to an already fallen realm.

The Mage’s War Saga is a YA portal fantasy series with echoes of Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, the Wizard of Oz, and King Arthur. Set in a vibrant world of decaying magic this series is full of humor, whimsy, sweet slow-burn romance, and stepping into your destiny whether you want to or not.

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Physical Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands or affectionate touching
  • Compliments or confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces or cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters are only referred to from the past, not described or shown on page
 

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in the underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied but not described
  • Feeling warm or flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls or groans
  • Thinking or speaking about desire in a non-descriptive way
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level, though this may be unpopular if they are not married
 

Level 3

 

  • Hands moving, still not in the underwear zone
  • French kissing with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions that still follow these guidelines
  • Feeling hot or sweaty
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, or panting
  • More frantic moments and some loss of control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If characters lie down together, there should be little description of contact or movement
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with a fade to black scene
  • Focus stays on the emotion
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged or committed couples

Innuendo Levels

Level 0 — None

  • No sexual innuendo
  • No suggestive humor
  • No crude or sexual jokes

Level 1 — Minimal

  • Minimal innuendo or double meanings
  • Light teasing
  • Mild crude or dad humor
  • Not frequent or strong

Level 2 — Moderate

  • Moderate suggestive humor
  • Double meanings
  • Sexual tension
  • May include crude or sexual jokes

Level 3 — Heavy

  • Heavy innuendo
  • Strong suggestive dialogue
  • Frequent crude or sexual humor

Swearing Levels

Zero

  • No swearing

Mild

  • Up to 10 uses of “hel*” or “dam*”

Moderate

  • 10+ uses of “hel*” or “dam*”
  • And/or use of bodily swear words like “shi*,” “as*,” etc.

Severe

  • 30+ swear words
  • And/or any use of the F-word one or more times

Violence Levels

Zero

  • No on-page violence

Mild

  • Violence is present without detail or only referenced vaguely
  • May briefly mention blood or injuries
  • Comparable to a G-rated movie

Moderate

  • Violence is more frequent and/or more detailed
  • Can be more intense
  • Injuries may be lightly described
  • Comparable to a PG-rated movie

Severe

  • Violence is more detailed and frequent
  • Blood may be mentioned and injuries may be described in detail
  • Comparable to a PG-13-rated movie

Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands/Affectionate touching
  • Compliments/confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces/cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters from past only referred to, not described or on-screen

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied not described
  • Feel warm/flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls and groans
  • Thinking/speaking about desire non-descriptive
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level – but may be unpopular if not married

Level 3

  • Hands moving, still not in underwear zone
  • French kiss with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions still follow guidelines
  • Feel hot, sweating
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, panting
  • More frantic and lose some control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If they lay down together anywhere, use little description of contact/moving
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with fade to black scene. Keep focus on the emotion.
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged/committed couples.