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A review by herbalmoon
Innate Magic by Shannon Fay
1.0
Every time I've said "pretty good so far" lately, I've ended up hating the book in the end, so let's just pretend that I didn't say it, shall we?
Only question/quibble after the first chapter is wondering why Andrew's candles were all melted by the time they got to eat when he blew them out as soon as he walked in and saw everyone's faces. (Not spoiling that because I don't think it's incredibly important.)
=5 Nov=
I wish they'd explained Books early on rather than leaving us to figure out that they're magical ledgers. (At least in part.) That would also go a long way in making it clear that bookbinding (which seems rather mundane to the reader) is like a magical banker—or perhaps even slightly more than that.
=6 Nov=
A tad too Christian for my liking—I prefer my magic users to follow the old gods or none at all.
You mean Salic primogeniture—distributing one's inheritance via birth order is still primogeniture, it's just called "absolute" instead. I would expect a citizen of the Commonwealth (like the author) to know that, given that Salic was finally abolished in favor of absolute ahead of the birth of Prince George.
=7 Nov=
I was hoping to be able to finish the book to find out what Dr. Myers is up to—especially since flipping to the epilogue didn't tell me anything about Paul becoming Court Mage—but I have my doubts at this point.
=8 Nov=
Disgusting, overdramatic bullshit. How did this even get published?
Only question/quibble after the first chapter is wondering why Andrew's candles were all melted by the time they got to eat when he blew them out as soon as he walked in and saw everyone's faces. (Not spoiling that because I don't think it's incredibly important.)
=5 Nov=
I wish they'd explained Books early on rather than leaving us to figure out that they're magical ledgers. (At least in part.) That would also go a long way in making it clear that bookbinding (which seems rather mundane to the reader) is like a magical banker—or perhaps even slightly more than that.
=6 Nov=
A tad too Christian for my liking—I prefer my magic users to follow the old gods or none at all.
...but he was a staunch supporter of primogeniture. He needed a son to whom he could leave his vast fortune.
You mean Salic primogeniture—distributing one's inheritance via birth order is still primogeniture, it's just called "absolute" instead. I would expect a citizen of the Commonwealth (like the author) to know that, given that Salic was finally abolished in favor of absolute ahead of the birth of Prince George.
=7 Nov=
Spoiler
Ew, gods...this thing just lost another star for bringing up the notion of dermatological magic! It's a slender, slippery slope to flaying innocents and going all Nazi—especially when they've already talked about the Russians torturing mages and turning then into bombs.I was hoping to be able to finish the book to find out what Dr. Myers is up to—especially since flipping to the epilogue didn't tell me anything about Paul becoming Court Mage—but I have my doubts at this point.
=8 Nov=
Disgusting, overdramatic bullshit. How did this even get published?