The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician Book Series #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg m

“The Apprentice must become the Magician in order to rescue her kidnapped mentor. It had a Mary Poppins meets Nancy Drew feel but it was entertaining in a slightly absurd and hysterical way.”

⭐⭐

Pros: Ceony and Thane have an easy relationship/The idea of a magical school just existing was done well. It seemed that magic was common knowledge but at the same time, it had its secrets.

Cons: There’s always a Syndicate 🙄 but without bad guys there’d be no conflict/Also, the fact that Ceony had only been a student of Thane's for a month before Lira's attack and all of a sudden she's the desperate heroine off to save her true love. It all seemed rather sudden. Like, Ceony, you've known him for a month, relax.

Full Review:

Ceony is fated to become the next apprentice to one of the very few Paper Magicians in London. She'd always had dreams of being a Smelter, a manipulator of metal, able to shape weapons. Instead, she's been assigned to be the Apprentice to one of the very few Paper Magicians in London. Patient, kind and quirky, the reclusive Mg. Emery Thane takes Ceony under his wing. She's reluctant at first but soon, they fall into a rhythm and she finds it easy to learn with Mg. Thane.

One night, very suddenly IMO, it all goes to Hell when a woman named Lira storms into the house and literally rips Emery Thane's still beating heart from his chest.

Well, that escalated quickly.

So, now, Ceony must be the heroine. Summoning up all her timidity, she goes off in search of Thane, determined to rescue him. Her adventure will bring her into the deepest parts of Emery Thane's heart, literally and she learns more about the mysterious man the further she goes.

It was all rather overdone, especially the scenes with Ceony running and shrieking through the Chambers of Thane's heart. Like, calm down girl. Take a breath. And also, the sudden desperate, spark of love that lit when Lira attacked, it all seemed rather sudden.

It was entertaining for Thane's quiet humor and I have to admit, Ceony and Thane do have slightly cute banter. I don't know if I'll read the second one, we'll see.

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