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stacyxmarie 's review for:
The Golden Age of Magic
by Luanne G. Smith
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was an interesting premise for a story but something about it just didn’t work for me and I’m not sure I’m going to be able to put into words what it was but I’ll try.
First of all, Celeste is throwing her magic willy nilly all over the place and barely even trying to hide the fact that she can use magic. I’m also confused about the amount of magic she’s able to use at a time because that seems uneven. At one point she conjures a whale and barely has enough magic to sustain it for 5 minutes but the next chapter she’s creating a whole cottage and existence for herself. Some of that I guess is the fact that she can recharge her magic with gems but I still feel like it isn’t explained very well.
Second of all, the main character of this story is basically a Fairy Godmother in training. There’s a fancy French name they use for it but I don’t remember the spelling so we’re going with Fairy Godmother. Then we learn pretty early on that there’s a counterpart to the Fairy Godmother’s that basically undoes everything they’ve done? So they pick a protégée and nudge their lives along in a positive direction and then these other guys come along a few years later and push them back down again? Why help someone’s life along if their success is just going to get taken away later on? How is that fair and what is the point exactly? That really tripped me up.
Lastly the plot sort of takes a left turn around halfway through and I didn’t really like the turn we took. Besides that something about the writing and the way the characters interacted just didn’t work for me. Particularly with any kind of romance. It felt cringy. To be honest I probably would have DNFd this if it hadn’t been my new release for July for HRCYED. I just didn’t feel like finding another July release so I pushed through. I just didn’t really care what was happening by the end.
First of all, Celeste is throwing her magic willy nilly all over the place and barely even trying to hide the fact that she can use magic. I’m also confused about the amount of magic she’s able to use at a time because that seems uneven. At one point she conjures a whale and barely has enough magic to sustain it for 5 minutes but the next chapter she’s creating a whole cottage and existence for herself. Some of that I guess is the fact that she can recharge her magic with gems but I still feel like it isn’t explained very well.
Second of all, the main character of this story is basically a Fairy Godmother in training. There’s a fancy French name they use for it but I don’t remember the spelling so we’re going with Fairy Godmother. Then we learn pretty early on that there’s a counterpart to the Fairy Godmother’s that basically undoes everything they’ve done? So they pick a protégée and nudge their lives along in a positive direction and then these other guys come along a few years later and push them back down again? Why help someone’s life along if their success is just going to get taken away later on? How is that fair and what is the point exactly? That really tripped me up.
Lastly the plot sort of takes a left turn around halfway through and I didn’t really like the turn we took. Besides that something about the writing and the way the characters interacted just didn’t work for me. Particularly with any kind of romance. It felt cringy. To be honest I probably would have DNFd this if it hadn’t been my new release for July for HRCYED. I just didn’t feel like finding another July release so I pushed through. I just didn’t really care what was happening by the end.