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A review by imaginaryalchemist
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I enjoyed The Magician's Daughter well enough, just not as much as I hoped I would. Some of the characters felt a little flat, and I would have liked to see more development with them.
In my opinion the main antagonist, Vaughn, in particular suffered from this. He's mostly just talked about and doesn't take too active of a role in the story.
I would've also liked to see Anna get more screentime, I liked the moments with her Biddy. They were sweet, and the characters had good chemistry.
Hutchincroft is hands down my favorite character. He's such a kind, gentle soul who truly cares about those around him.
Rowan was a very interesting character, and I wish we could have had chapters from his POV. He felt like one of the more three-dimensional characters out all of them.
I will admit that I am a sucker for a good found family story, so I did really enjoy that aspect. Rowan, Biddy, and Hutch clearly cared deeply for each other and I loved the scenes with all of them together in Hy-Brasil.
The world building was quite interesting, I liked the magic and lore with Hy-Brasil and would have liked to learn more about it. One of the big draws for me was its Irish setting but we didn't get to see much of that.
Overall, it was a fun read. I was left feeling like I wanted more from the story, but I enjoyed what I got.
In my opinion the main antagonist, Vaughn, in particular suffered from this. He's mostly just talked about and doesn't take too active of a role in the story.
I would've also liked to see Anna get more screentime, I liked the moments with her Biddy. They were sweet, and the characters had good chemistry.
Hutchincroft is hands down my favorite character. He's such a kind, gentle soul who truly cares about those around him.
Rowan was a very interesting character, and I wish we could have had chapters from his POV. He felt like one of the more three-dimensional characters out all of them.
I will admit that I am a sucker for a good found family story, so I did really enjoy that aspect. Rowan, Biddy, and Hutch clearly cared deeply for each other and I loved the scenes with all of them together in Hy-Brasil.
The world building was quite interesting, I liked the magic and lore with Hy-Brasil and would have liked to learn more about it. One of the big draws for me was its Irish setting but we didn't get to see much of that.
Overall, it was a fun read. I was left feeling like I wanted more from the story, but I enjoyed what I got.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Abandonment, Confinement, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death and Death of parent
Honestly, there wasn't much in this book that I'd add a content warning for. The scenes in the orphanage are quite depressing, showing how destitute the girls truly were, but it didn't go into any graphic detail. Characters are tortured off screen and it can be disturbing, but again it doesn't go into any graphic detail.
The ravenstone could count as body horror. Especially with Storm, who was left half-transformed by it. It also describes how Biddy feels as she transforms between raven and human.