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mycouscous 's review for:
The Magic Thief
by Sarah Prineas
Interesting and imaginative enough. I think kids would probably like this more than I did, making for a good "If you liked Harry Potter, then try this..." suggestion. Right from the start, author Prineas plunges the reader into the the action. Conn should have died when he tried to steal a wizard's locus magicalicus (it's a shame that's so awkward to read/sound out since it's a mentioned repeatedly as a main component of the story). He instead becomes the wizard's apprentice in search of his own locs magicalucus. The alternating voices of Nevery the wizard and Conn are distinct and give a rounded out feel to the story--it's nice to hear both sides, despite how dislikeable it makes Nevery. (Dumbledore he is not.) Rather anticlimatic, but don't worry--it's the first in a trilogy.