On the Back
of the Book
Controlling the past
Controlling the future
With an execution order on
her head, Yelena has no choice but to escape to Sitia, the land of her birth.
With only a year to master her magic – or face death – Yelena must begin her
apprenticeship and travels to the Four Towers of the Magician’s Keep.
But nothing in Sitia is
familiar. Not the family to whom she is a stranger. Not the unsettling new
facet of her magic. Not the brother who resents her return. As she struggles to
understand where she belongs and how to control her rare powers, a rogue
magician emerges – and Yelena catches his eye.
Suddenly she is embroiled in
battle against good and evil. And once again it will be her magical abilities
that will either save her life... or be her downfall.
Pre Read
Thoughts
I loved
book one, Poison Study, and I know that if I hadn’t already had Magic Study in
my house I would’ve gone out and bought it. I’ve heard mixed things about the
rest of the series but I’ve never been one for listening to opinions when I have
the chance to make my own. As I said during my Poison Study review I bought the
whole trilogy for £5 at The Works. Once again the only thing ruining the cover
for me is the girl. She just looks Photoshopped and it ruins the feel of the
cover. The synopsis makes me want to dive into the book and continue Yelena’s
journey with her. I really do hope this is as good as book one.
Post Read
Thoughts
As
much as I liked this, I can’t help but feel that this isn’t as good as its
predecessor. While I could sit and read it for long periods of time, I didn’t
feel that I was flying through it. I don’t know why that is , it may be
that I found some of the plot to be quite obvious (again) and I never really
fel t that Yelena was in any danger. I think it’s a matter of not believing
what the author has written. I’m not entirely convinced that she believed some
of it herself. Saying that I still found the story to be enjoyable and not too
taxing on my brain.
A lot
of the characters we met in Poison Study aren’t really featured in this story
as this takes place in Sitia and those characters are in Ixia. However, we do
meet some awesome new characters that I can’t wait to introduce you to.
Perl &
Esau – Yelena’s
parents and they’re actually really lovely. They’re intelligent people and have
come up with some excellent to make life in the treetops of the jungle awesome.
I loved all their parts in the story and Perl may have just become one of my
favourite characters in the series.
Leif – Yelena’s only sibling and he
spends the majority of this book being a bit of a pain (I think it may be the
job of older brothers everywhere). However, he has had to spend 14 years trying
to outdo Yelena’s ghost so I can see why he feels like he does. I did enjoy
seeing his heart open up to his sister throughout the book though, it was nice
to see a man showing his emotions.
Irys – She was actually in Poison
Study but she has a more prominent role in this story as she becomes Yelena’s
teacher. I wasn’t a huge fan of her as she expected Yelena to be something that
she isn’t. Some of her actions could have led to complete disaster and she’s
lucky that they didn’t.
Overall
this is a good book that helped to pass the time when I wasn’t well enough to
do anything but read. Although I did prefer the first book this still managed
to carry me away to another world. I do wish that it hadn't been as predictable
as it was but I figure I may just be excellent at working out plot lines (If I
don't talk myself up who will?). Either way, I'm not gonna let it get me down.
My Rating
3 stars - It's good and that's the
problem. Book one was excellent and I adored it. I feel slightly let down by
that. I do recommend this if you've read Poison Study and enjoyed it but don't
expect it to be the same level of awesomeness.
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