Brief synopsis (no spoilers): Throughout her studies, Ceony Twill has harbored a secret, one she’s kept from even her mentor, Emery Thane. She’s discovered how to practice forms of magic other than her own — an ability long thought impossible.
While all seems set for Ceony to complete her apprenticeship and pass her upcoming final magician’s exam, life quickly becomes complicated. To avoid favoritism, Emery sends her to another paper magician for testing, a Folder who despises Emery and cares even less for his apprentice. To make matters worse, a murderous criminal from Ceony’s past escapes imprisonment. Now she must track the power-hungry convict across England before he can take his revenge. With her life and loved ones hanging in the balance, Ceony must face a criminal who wields the one magic that she does not, and it may prove more powerful than all her skills combined. (Goodreads)
Category: Adult, Fantasy
Why I chose this book: Last in the series
My personal opinion (the review): The best parts of the book were Ceony's magicianship test and seeing Ceony use her newfound talents. I really would like to have seen if that concept moved forward more and how that could have been expanded. Otherwise I could have done without much of the rest of the story. Even the conclusion of the romance story at the end didn't really leave me feeling satisfied.
Warnings
Language: A few, mild
Violence: Some
"Adult" situations: None
Death: Some
While all seems set for Ceony to complete her apprenticeship and pass her upcoming final magician’s exam, life quickly becomes complicated. To avoid favoritism, Emery sends her to another paper magician for testing, a Folder who despises Emery and cares even less for his apprentice. To make matters worse, a murderous criminal from Ceony’s past escapes imprisonment. Now she must track the power-hungry convict across England before he can take his revenge. With her life and loved ones hanging in the balance, Ceony must face a criminal who wields the one magic that she does not, and it may prove more powerful than all her skills combined. (Goodreads)
Category: Adult, Fantasy
Why I chose this book: Last in the series
My personal opinion (the review): The best parts of the book were Ceony's magicianship test and seeing Ceony use her newfound talents. I really would like to have seen if that concept moved forward more and how that could have been expanded. Otherwise I could have done without much of the rest of the story. Even the conclusion of the romance story at the end didn't really leave me feeling satisfied.
Warnings
Language: A few, mild
Violence: Some
"Adult" situations: None
Death: Some
Movie rating equivalent: PG-13
Protagonist description: Again, I feel that Ceony was not as well portrayed in this book as in the first in the series.
Point of view of story: Third
Book length: Short-medium
Story flow: More or less straight forward
Grammar and spelling issues: None
Character connection (no spoilers): None
Protagonist description: Again, I feel that Ceony was not as well portrayed in this book as in the first in the series.
Point of view of story: Third
Book length: Short-medium
Story flow: More or less straight forward
Grammar and spelling issues: None
Character connection (no spoilers): None
For series:
Independent or integral: Integral
Series review as a whole: Worth reading once, but not again
If you only have time for one, read: The Paper Magician, start at the beginning
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