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A review by krixel
Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
3.0
After I finished Poison Study I was vey much looking forward to starting on the sequel. Unfortunately, Magic Study just didn't possess the same allure that it's predecessor did. I was really into the book for about the first 300 pages, but then everything just went wrong. I found Yelena's determination to do absolutely everything by herself very annoying and frustrating after a while. It's an understandable trait at the beginning of the book but her character never progresses any further.
Another issue I had with the book was a lack of interesting side characters. In Poison Study I fell in love with Ari, Janco, and Valek. Since Magic Study takes place in Sitia those three characters have fairly minor roles, and none of the new characters step up and fill that void. I think this is partly because we get very little time with any of the other characters because Yelana is off doing everything on her own.
I only hope the last book, Fire Study, does more justice to this series.
Another issue I had with the book was a lack of interesting side characters. In Poison Study I fell in love with Ari, Janco, and Valek. Since Magic Study takes place in Sitia those three characters have fairly minor roles, and none of the new characters step up and fill that void. I think this is partly because we get very little time with any of the other characters because Yelana is off doing everything on her own.
I only hope the last book, Fire Study, does more justice to this series.