Sara Hill gets a phone call from her grandmother who wants her to find some books about Celtic myths Sara got from when she was a child. Something is hidden in the books and her grandmother needs her to find it. For some reason, her grandmother is fearful that someone is after them because of the books. But why would anyone want to harm them because of some children's book about myths? Sara has always loved the books, and her favorite story among them is the one about the enchanted twins and the Goddess Morrígna who ruled over the Celts and the Sidhe, Irish faeries. Morrígna, like the Christian Trinity has three aspects, Anann who remains in the spirit realm as the source of the powers for Anya and Aisling who periodically were reborn in the human realm when they were needed. But this is just a myth, isn't it?

THE LAST DAY OF MAGIC is Mark Tompkins debut book. Myth and history are mixed together into a wonderful magic story. The book starts off in the present time, but then quickly moves back in time to the year 1387 where Aisling and Anya are about to celebrate their fourteenth birthday, which is also their coronation day when they will become one Goddess. But danger threatens. There are those who would do anything to stop the ceremony from taking place.

At first, I thought THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC would switch between present time and the past, but I soon realized that was not the case as the story progressed. I was curious about Sara Hill and what she had to do with the story, but that had to wait until the very end of the book. Instead, the story focused on the past and on the twins, and I was quickly drawn into the story where history and myths are joined together. For instance, magical creatures like fomorians, gnomes, pixies, witches, and demons are real. It is fascinating to read about a world where magic existed.

I found THE LAST DAY OF MAGIC to be a truly well-written and engrossing book to read and I grew very fond of the characters, and it was sometimes hard to read since I was never sure of whom would live or who would die. It's sometimes a brutal story. And, I even felt sympathy for those who were acting against the twins, Morrígna, and the Celts. Their misguide attempt to get what they wanted, be it an Ireland free of Morrígna or to win a war where not always successful in the end.

Now I want to read more; the ending clearly shows THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC is the first book in a series since not everything is resolved. That doesn't bother me since I didn't want the story to end. I'm looking forward to reading more from Tompkins.