alanaes 's review for:

The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

2.0

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This book just didn't do it for me. The emotional development of the characters felt forced and unrealistic, the characters themselves felt hollow, and the tiny details scattered about the expositionary chapters that were needed to push the story forward in later in the book were clunky and obvious (I remember groaning to myself, "Oh, I can bet where THIS is going!"). I rolled my eyes at a few sections. There was absolutely no nuance to this book at all. That said, the story idea is a cute-enough one. I'll probably read the subsequent books because, although lacking depth, they are quick and mindless in an enjoyable-enough way.