A review by eliya
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

god when i say i c r a w l e d through this book 
  • luckily, the book is fairly fast paced and easy to follow, so i didn’t find myself losing focus or having to go back at all, which i was definitely worried about 
  • at first the way that the scenes really do race by— like this book is literally “this happens- then this happens- then this happens- then this happens” was jarring, but i sort of liked the flying-by-the-seat-of-my-pants feel when i was reading this lmao 
  • to Lev Grossman’s credit, i do think he made it as short as he possibly could (this is 400 pages & 17.5h audiobook) lol 

quentin is insufferable!!! dont let him around me or my girls!!! 
  • i like an unlikeable character- one of my favorite tropes- but christ alive this guy STUNK! it wasn’t like any of his devious were the folly of being a person who does good and bad thing, he just did shitty things because he’s shitty!! genuinely don’t know how he kept friends or girlfriends around and i’m excited for the tv show because i’ve heard it’s completely different