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File Size: 1654 KB
Print Length: 224 pages
Publisher: 47North (November 4, 2014)
Publication Date: November 4, 2014
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00K89FZLW
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The first book in this series, The Paper Magician, was so refreshingly imaginative, with such a bright and unique heroine, that I read it one sitting. Unfortunately, The Glass Magician was not as satisfying. Waaaaay to much "he loves me, he loves me not." And why did the intelligent heroine from book one spend the second book lurching from one stupid decision to another? Plus, the author really needs to brush up on the use of the past tense and past participle forms of intransitive verbs.
I really wanted this book to be better than it was. I loved the original concept in the first book, the hint of romance, and the adventure (although that trip through the heart was looooong). I was looking forward to more complex ideas about being a paper magician, the development of the main female character, and maybe more development of other characters, too. However, I had to struggle through an unnecessary series of selfish decisions that puts everyone at risk searching for Ceony. Sheʻs supposed to be a hard-working, intelligent young woman, but she takes stupid risks and goes on and on about her crush throughout the book. I felt her character had the opportunity to grow, get stronger, and hone her craft, but instead she gets lucky against some brutal bad guys while having a teenage crush. Not going to read the last book, as Iʻve just lost interest and ceased caring about Ceony.
The Glass Magician picks up shortly after the events of the first book, and we once again follow Ceony Twill through her apprenticeship with Emory Thane, The Paper Magician. Ceony's feelings for Thane have blossomed into a love that she eventually convinces herself to be one-sided. Her feelings for Thane become her mind's preoccupation, and the lovesick internal monologue grows a bit tedious. The only thing that distracts Ceony from her pining are the very imminent death threats and attempts on her life. (For my full review click here: http://bit.ly/1tK8Hkd)Ceony used unique and ethically questionable magic to stop the Excisioner, Lira, in the first story. Now Lira's comrades have made it their purpose to force the spell's reversal out of Ceony, and then kill her. This is the main action of the story, and it introduces some very interesting details about Holmberg's magical world. I particularly liked learning about Gaffers.However, Ceony's decision making in this story is borderline illogical. I understood what was written, in terms of her motivation, but I completely disagree with the destructive decisions she makes. Her insecurity about Thane's feelings for her, and an apparent desire to play the lone wolf and sacrificial lamb is entirely unnecessary. Her inexplicable inability to communicate isn't brave and romantic; it's rash and destructive.There's too much sentimentalism, and while I feel like Holmberg wants Ceony to be a strong female character, all of Ceony's big acts of decisiveness and sacrifice simply result in her needing to be saved or getting others killed. She's reckless, and even though we know she is smart and quick thinking, (exemplified by what she does in the climax of the story), all of her actions leading to that point aren't consistent with those character traits, and instead become the result of her extreme emotional reactions.
I was deeply uncomfortable with Saraj's character. As the only PoC explicitly stated as such, he was incredibly villainized. And a huge part of his characterization was on his skin color, which was emphasized frequently. There was even a line where the author seemed to recognize that this was a wrong thing to do, where the MC stated it was wrong to make judgements like this, but did it anyway. And then had their racism legitimized! And make no mistake- this character is explicitly mentioned as standing out bc he is the only dark skinned person in the area. He's given a name that sticks out as a very "Arabian name" and is ambiguously brown. He's also characterized like an animal. There's not really any rhyme or reason to why he does what he does, even though Ceony tries to figure out everyone else's motivation. In light of the extreme islamophobia and overt racism against PoC, and the specific and deep rooted type of racism that characterizes Middle Eastern cultures as violent and vicious animals, I think Saraj's character was a poor choice all around. And unnecessary as a blonde haired blue eyed white guy could have been just as scary.The rest of the writing was good, even if it was a bit heteronormative and odd about the girl's and "opposite gendered" apprenticeship and "liberal skirts" and whatnot--something the authorities out of their way to point out.
I read the first book in the series and gave it three stars. I liked it enough to try the second, and the outcome is the same. I will read the third, but again this book is just okay. I like it more than the first and I'm glad there is no odd heart business, although there are plenty of references to it if you need them.I don't feel that Ceony grows as a character. She still continues to learn quickly, which adds no intrigue or conflict, and while her love to Emery grows so does the annoyance in hearing about it. She speaks way to much about her feeling for him and doesn't seem focused on much else at times. I suppose it reflects that she is still a young women but it gets a little tedious.I like the introduction of Delilah and more appearances by other magicians. However because the narrative is focused from the perspective of the young apprentice you don't get perspective from true magicians, which I think would add more intrigue to the story.The conflict with Grath was good and felt justified, but Saraj felt forced the entire time and didn't add any element of surprise or suspense for me, with the exception of the one Emery focused chapter at the end. I wish the series was told from his perspective more often.Overall it was okay. I still plan to read the third because I'm curious to see how this series ends.
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