A review by ehmannky
Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

When I started this book I didn’t know if I would like it. I have read a variation on the “young girl is denied a place in academia/wizard school and prices them wrong” so often that it is a story that doesn’t really appeal to me. BUT that’s only kinda what half of this book is about (Onna turns out to be such a lovely and sweet character I loved her). The other half is a troll and her eventual human lover, who is the most submissive human equivalent of a half drowned cat, getting together and then going on a revenge quest and it is honesty one of the best romances I’ve read in years. Like, I honestly feel like any complaints I had about the length (which are mostly that I think it should have been longer or that Jeckran and Tsira should have shown up in Hexos earlier to bring the storylines together in a more cohesive way ) are overshadowed by the fact that I loved these characters so so much. 
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