: He woke earlier with a start, his heart thundering in his chest, to a particularly clear visions of the dead lad's face gazing at him. A bad start. He rose and dressed. He prayed. He threw himself into his work. He would brook no distractions. Not from the living, not from the dead. ::

Peter Woulfe is such a interesting man. He hails from Ireland originally but has found his way into the groins of London's finest, first starting off in a chemists thanks to the investment from his uncle into his near (and what he hopes will be a very bright future!)

But handing out remedy's to people is not in Peter's future, no he is looking for something outworldly.. something you can't capture the essence off until it is within your grasp. Something.. that first starts off with a book.
A book that fell into his hands by accident.. then consequently.. left him.

Anyone who encounters this book is enamoured and has a spell put on them, images, words and feelings begin to bombard them and then they end up more than they want, less than they deserve.. outworldly.
It could simply be .. angelic.

But is the years of Peter's life taken up by the echo of something he simply could have found by returning home?

I loved everything about this book. It tipped me into the folklore-dreamland I remember being in as a child. I couldn't put it down and I'm so thankful to Netgalley, the publishers and to Leeanne for allowing me to read it and review it.

I really struggled with "Sparks of Bright Matter" by Leeanne O'Donnell. It didn't deliver what I was hoping for, an insight and scenes of alchemy. It didn't hold my interest and although things picked up at points, enough to keep me to plough on through, I don't think it is the book for me.

Sparks of Bright Matter by Leeanne O'Donnell is a brilliantly written debut novel. Georgian London comes alive with great atmospheric writing and a wonderful cast of characters.

Very much a mixed bag for me, some bits I very much enjoyed, others not so much.
I think these parts were character driven, as anything with Sukie in seemed to be my preference.
The settings were very much brought to life for me.

An enjoyable read, once I picked it up.

This was a magical and immersive read for me, it definitely had me hooked immediately and I did not want to put it down.