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A review by allivenger
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
4.0
This feels like it took me forever to read because it was so dense. But the world building and the character building was absolutely needed. I enjoyed this book a lot and I loved the magic system and the parameters of said magic system. The characters felt very real and alive and overall I will continue the series because I loved the characters so much. The only reason I deducted a star was because it felt like too much information at times and I struggled to pay attention. But the chapters were on the shorter side and alternating characters helped a lot.
::Spoilers ahead::
Esta is a really great main character for this. As a time traveler and thief she set the stage for the book. She is sent back in time to steal a magical book before it disappears just as she has all the other magical artifacts before it. she has to maneuver her way in a world that doesn't look kindly upon mageus or on women. Compounded with a secret society hellbent on destroying her kind and the headstrong men she has been tasked to maneuver around? She makes for a force to be reckoned with.
On top of that the story is interwoven with so many other complex pieces that move their way around this old world chessboard in a magical (heh) way. I loved how everything came to a head at the end. I cannot wait to see what the next book holds. You can tell this was a labor of love for the author. It shows in the characters and the story itself.
::Spoilers ahead::
Esta is a really great main character for this. As a time traveler and thief she set the stage for the book. She is sent back in time to steal a magical book before it disappears just as she has all the other magical artifacts before it. she has to maneuver her way in a world that doesn't look kindly upon mageus or on women. Compounded with a secret society hellbent on destroying her kind and the headstrong men she has been tasked to maneuver around? She makes for a force to be reckoned with.
On top of that the story is interwoven with so many other complex pieces that move their way around this old world chessboard in a magical (heh) way. I loved how everything came to a head at the end. I cannot wait to see what the next book holds. You can tell this was a labor of love for the author. It shows in the characters and the story itself.