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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
Hű, imádtam! Iszonyat jó sztori és gyönyörű borító. Tökéletes kombináció! ❤️
Nagyon jó volt a történet abból a szempontból, hogy egy mágikus, varázsvilágba kerülünk, de egy teljesen másmilyenbe, mint amiket „ismerünk”, amikhez már hozzászokhattunk.
Rengeteg pozitívumot véltem felfedezni a regényben.
Számomra nagyon szimpatikus volt a főszereplő Ceony. Végre nem egy nyafka, tesze-tosza kiscsaj, hanem egy erős, döntéseket hozni képes fiatal. Az elején nyilván kissé hisztis volt, de ez az ő helyzetében szerintem érthető.
Thane is egy kedvelhető karakter, nekem tetszett az oktatási stílusa, persze élőben megtapasztalni nem biztos, hogy szeretném. Aranyos volt, ahogy mindig Ceony kedvében akart járni. Kettejük dinamikája is jól működött, annak ellenére, hogy nem sokat voltak együtt.
A csavarra a közepén tökre nem számítottam, sok minden más megoldás eszembe jutott, szóval ez megint csak egy plusz pont a kötetnek.
Valamint az is lenyűgözött, ahogy egy ilyen jelentéktelen dolog, mint a papír és a papírmágia, hogyan tudott felértékelődni a történet folyamán. Amit az elején Ceony és vele együtt az olvasó is lenéz, arról a végére bebizonyosodik, hogy mégsem olyan semmiség, mint aminek tűnik…
Nagyon örülök, hogy rátaláltam erre a sorozatra, nyúlok is a következő kötetért. Remélem azok is jók lesznek és egy új kedvenc sorozatot avathatok. Ez a kötet viszont mindenképp megkapja a kedvencelést! 🙂
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Death of parent
This book starts out somewhat flawed, and doesn't really get past that. The entire premise is that the main character is sent to study paper magic, which is not the subject she wanted to study. However, it's never really explained why *she* is the the one, out of the twenty something people in her graduating class, who is forced to study something rather than being able to pick what she wants. There's no real explanation, other than that someone had to do it, which I found rather weak.
While the training montage aspects are cute, the romance is decidedly not. It's cliche and boring, and honestly disappointing that a book with such an interesting magic system would be reduced to a cheap teacher/student romance.
I didn't ultimately hate this book, but I was disappointed by it, and probably won't be reading the next books in the series or anything else by this author, since I suspect they're going to head down the sad path of boring romance.
While the training montage aspects are cute, the romance is decidedly not. It's cliche and boring, and honestly disappointing that a book with such an interesting magic system would be reduced to a cheap teacher/student romance.
I didn't ultimately hate this book, but I was disappointed by it, and probably won't be reading the next books in the series or anything else by this author, since I suspect they're going to head down the sad path of boring romance.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I downloaded this book as a Kindle First read as a part of my prime membership. This is probably the third Kindle First book that I have read of the ones that I have downloaded, and I have not been greatly impressed with any of them so far. This book is no exception to that disappointment.
In this book, Ceony is a young aspiring magician. She wanted to become a smelter/metal magician, but,instead she is assigned as an apprentice to a paper magician. Ceony manages to grow fond of her instructor and the craft itself, but her new comfort is twarted when her instructor, Magician Thane, has his heart literally taken out of his chest by a former love and magician practicing dark magic. Ceony creates a paper heart for him in the meantime and then sets off to find his heart.
This book had so much potential and such an interesting storyline. The build up to the story in the first half of the book is even somewhat interesting. The book falls flat in the second half, though where the reader is forced to indure a mostly boring traipse through Thane’s heart when Ceony gets stuck inside of it. During this section, the reader learns a lot about Thane through the visions that Ceony experiences, but the reader never really finds out much about Ceony. This part of the books goes on for longer than necessary, as well.
Ceony’s burgeoning feelings for Thane are not easily believable, and the romance seems forced as a result. There are some grotesque and dark scenes in this book that go along with the dark magic. While reading, I forgot that this was supposed to be a historical/period book because that idea was barely apparent. There are no good descriptions of scenery, and clothing to remind the reader of the time period, and, at times, the language does not match the period.
I do not recommend this one, even if it is free.
In this book, Ceony is a young aspiring magician. She wanted to become a smelter/metal magician, but,instead she is assigned as an apprentice to a paper magician. Ceony manages to grow fond of her instructor and the craft itself, but her new comfort is twarted when her instructor, Magician Thane, has his heart literally taken out of his chest by a former love and magician practicing dark magic. Ceony creates a paper heart for him in the meantime and then sets off to find his heart.
This book had so much potential and such an interesting storyline. The build up to the story in the first half of the book is even somewhat interesting. The book falls flat in the second half, though where the reader is forced to indure a mostly boring traipse through Thane’s heart when Ceony gets stuck inside of it. During this section, the reader learns a lot about Thane through the visions that Ceony experiences, but the reader never really finds out much about Ceony. This part of the books goes on for longer than necessary, as well.
Ceony’s burgeoning feelings for Thane are not easily believable, and the romance seems forced as a result. There are some grotesque and dark scenes in this book that go along with the dark magic. While reading, I forgot that this was supposed to be a historical/period book because that idea was barely apparent. There are no good descriptions of scenery, and clothing to remind the reader of the time period, and, at times, the language does not match the period.
I do not recommend this one, even if it is free.
This was a great book, with an intriguing new twist on magic. Overall I enjoyed the story quite a bit. The different ways paper was used to create magic was pretty amazing, and even though it was the first book it already gave some good world-building for future books.
I think the only real problem I had with it is that it didn't expand much on magic. Is everyone in this world inherently magical, or are some not born with it? What are all the different manmade materials one could be bonded with? Why did Ceony want to be a metal magician? These were all questions that were left unanswered.
Instead the story mostly focused on Emery and Ceony's journey through his heart. While in itself this wasn't a problem, and was actually a pretty interesting story, I wish it hadn't taken up so much of the book. I would've liked to have more on magic or Ceony.
It was a great story but maybe the focus was a little too narrow. I'd love to keep going, but I'm hoping there's more to the story in the next installment.
I think the only real problem I had with it is that it didn't expand much on magic. Is everyone in this world inherently magical, or are some not born with it? What are all the different manmade materials one could be bonded with? Why did Ceony want to be a metal magician? These were all questions that were left unanswered.
Instead the story mostly focused on Emery and Ceony's journey through his heart. While in itself this wasn't a problem, and was actually a pretty interesting story, I wish it hadn't taken up so much of the book. I would've liked to have more on magic or Ceony.
It was a great story but maybe the focus was a little too narrow. I'd love to keep going, but I'm hoping there's more to the story in the next installment.
The end was cringy. Couldn’t visualize what was happening. Character development was poor.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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