with romance), I found the romance between Ceony and Emery to be a little bit forced. Though I don’t mind a little romance now and then (just ask my wife about me and shows/books/etc. The gorgeous color of his eyes was revisited as often as possible in the book. One thing I found amusing-and which immediately let me know this was going to have a romantic sub-plot-was how Ceony immediately noticed the amazing green eyes of the Magician Emery Thane. I found them to fit right in with the setting, so they didn’t bother me. This also means that the setting includes several societal “norms” of the time which may grate on some peoples’ nerves. The book is set near the turn of the 20th Century in and around London, England, and Holmberg did a good job of imbuing The Paper Magician with that flavor without including too much which might confuse readers. In Ceony’s case, she is assigned to become a paper magician due to a shortage of them, and she is not at all happy about the assignment. From the time of that binding, their magic is forever linked to that material. In this world, magicians choose a man-made material to which to bind themselves. This is one of those.Ĭeony Twill has just graduated at the top of her class (and early, too!) at the magic academy and has been assigned her apprenticeship. After all, I’ve found many good books through friend recommendations. Holmberg, so I decided to pick it up and see what I thought. Holmberg.One of my friends kept recommending The Paper Magician by Charlie N.
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