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A Matter Of Magic (2010)

by Patricia C. Wrede(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0765326329 (ISBN13: 9780765326324)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Orb Books

review 1: I'd read Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot and I thought it was kind of cute, so why not try another book by one of the authors? Unfortunately, it wasn't nearly as good as the Chocolate Pot. I had problems with the cockney (for lack of a better term) some characters spoke, especially since certain terms or phrases no longer in general usage kept showing up in nearly every conversation. I felt like the author had come across a (short) list of low class language of the early 19th Century and stuffed them in her characters mouths until they choked, instead of figuring out how to make the language flow more naturally. And grinning. Why are these people always grinning? Grinning in the shadows, grinning to themselves, grinning to put a punctuation to a sce... morene. Enough already! Overuse of a well-worn trope!After a certain point I just didn't care - I didn't care about the characters, I didn't care about the story, the magician is just too good and all-knowing. Just not interesting. I couldn't get past 20% of this one.
review 2: This novel is technically two books in one. Overall it was a very slow going read for me where I had to set the book down for a month before picking it back up again; that lapse in time did not change it's slow going pace. That said, for the first book, the plot was well developed as were the characters. But I kept feeling like the scenes kept dragging on forever and that characters entered a book, much like actors would just walk on stage. It got annoying for me to just get a handle on what was going on in a scene and then have five random people waltz into the scene at different times with different motives. As for the second book, the plot was mostly developed, however it could have ended better. Marielon and Kim become engaged by the end, but yet there's scarcely any hint at romance between them through either book. I feel like the novel as a whole could have been better planned out and could have included a little more detail in some areas. With all of this said, I did love Kim's English cockney accent/talk. It was truly an unique quality to the book as well as the wizards' realm and magic. This isn't a 'must read it now' kind of book. Its more of a mellow, 'read it if you're between outstanding-review-books/best-sellers and need an easy read.' This isn't my favorite book, but I will say that the author is creative. She has a way with words and did create a neat little world. less

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