Reviews

The Awakened Mage by Karen Miller

anits12's review against another edition

3.0

Done finally!!! This is was are really looong book.

upsidedown10's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked this book. I feel like it made me remember the first one more fondly. I just really love these characters and I like being around them. I thought the beginning of this book was really funny. Asher went through the entire first book and he is still surprised when he gets promotions. It did slow down a bit towards the middle and Asher ended up taking a backseat in the story for a while, but I liked the way the ending wrapped things up and I was having genuine emotions about it. 

subparcupcake's review

4.0

This progressed a little slowly for me.. Maybe that had a little to do with the fact that I read half of it, then went on vacation and didn't pick it back up for over a week, and am just now finishing it... But I don't think that was all of it. Book one ended in a huge cliffhanger, and I expected book two to be a nonstop fast paced progression to the conclusion. Instead, not much happened until the last few chapters, the rest was just set up for the final battle. People going here and there, talking and puttering away time. I still really enjoyed it, I just expected more from it.

I did like the ending though, and as a whole, I really enjoyed the duology. I'll be trying out the prequel at some point for sure, and then maybe someday the series that follows this one.

I definitely recommend this duology to any classic epic fantasy fans. It's good old fashioned magic stuffed fantasy done well, which I haven't run into in a long time. 3.5 stars for this one, and over all I'd give the set of two 4.25 stars.

simonporter007's review

4.0

The ending saved it in the end, quite enjoyable, easy read.

alyssagall's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved the first book, this one surpasses it. Would read again, in my top favs. 

lorune's review

3.0

Good book, nothing ground breaking. Asher always felt to me as a bit of anti-hero overdone, shying away from his gift a bit to much for to really enjoy him as a character.

frunge's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

marrzep88's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

alannajane's review

5.0

I couldn't stop listening to this audiobook. I cried huge tears, laughed out loud and definitely bit off all of my fingernails.

The world created is original and fantastic. Plus, I just love the blending character development and story in this series.

No, the plot isn't intricate enough to envelop an entire epic series. But then again, not every fantasy time needs to be so complicated that the reader tears their hair out in confused despair.

For me, both the Innocent Mage and the Awakened Mage are well-written stories that completely captured my heart and mind in their telling.

darkcrystal1839's review

4.0

(see review for Book 1: The Innocent Mage)