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| Title | : | Magician's Ward (Mairelon #2) |
| Author | : | Patricia C. Wrede |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 1997 by Tor Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Historical. Romance. Historical Fiction. Regency |
Patricia C. Wrede
Hardcover | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.13 | 7455 Users | 217 Reviews
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When Mairelon made Kim his ward, he promised to teach her to be a lady and a magician. But magic proves to be harder than it looks for a girl who has just learned to read, and being a lady is even harder. Before frustration - and Merrill's formidably correct aunt - can drive her mad, a mysterious gentleman attempts to burgle the Merrill town house. As disaster strikes Mairelon, Kim must negotiate the hazards of London society, aided by a London moneylender, a Russian wizard prince, seven legendary French wizards...and Mairelon's charmingly eccentric mother.Mention Books Conducive To Magician's Ward (Mairelon #2)
| Original Title: | Magician's Ward |
| ISBN: | 0312853696 (ISBN13: 9780312853693) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mairelon #2 |
| Characters: | Mairelon, Kim Schein |
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Ratings: 4.13 From 7455 Users | 217 ReviewsAssessment About Books Magician's Ward (Mairelon #2)
This one was fun. I liked it better than the first one; it managed to have the same wit and cleverness without as much of the clunky info-dumping. I am also not immune to regency romance. Magician's Ward can ALMOST stand alone as its own novel, but I would still recommend reading Mairelon the Magician before proceeding with this one, just because the payoff of events in this book is much more enjoyable with development and context from the first book, even though I believe the second book is theI'm not particularly adept at writing reviews, but man. This book had me. First, don't read this unless you've read the first book, "Mairelon the Magician". Honestly, I could have used more romance and a bit more character development for more of the supporting characters, but I really loved the way things played out so I can't complain!
I don't think I would have rated this book near so high if I had not read Mairelon the Magician. Because, really, Mairelon the Magician does all the heavy lifting. First off, there is very limited character development. No one grows or changes. Nothing new is introduced. What you have at the start of the book is pretty much what you have at the end. Except that now the two main leads are in love. Which leads us to the romantic relationship between Kim and Mairelon. OMG, so weak. And I *wanted*
I basically adore Wrede, and all of her books. This one doesn't really break any new ground for her, but it doesn't really need to. It's fun and charming and wonderful.
This is one of my favorite Regency romances, and one of the books that created a craving for more Regency fantasy (there isn't much, sadly). It's pure fun, but not the confectionery sugar kind: more the kind with peanuts, something substantial and sweet. The intrigue is, like the first book, twisting and convoluted and potentially deadly for everyone involved, and it never feels like an afterthought. But the part of the story that fascinated me was Kit's constant struggle to try to fit in with
This was I think my 4th? reread of this book over the years. In fact it was the first book that introduced me to the writings of Wrede. I enjoyed it. The humour in this book is a little more subtle than in the first book. For avid romance readers, I think you may find the romance a little weak- you see a good portion of their relationship develop in the first book, and you don't see the two together as much in this story. You do however see Kim develop as a wizard in training, and establishing
Re-read August 2018Original review, January 2017Georgette Heyer meets Diana Wynne Jones (though without quite the ridiculously wild shenanigans/characters and not as uproariously funny, yet still amusing in its own right) in a Jonathan-Strange-esque historical fantasy setting. Basically, this is a Regency Romance with magic. How delightful is that? :DIts technically a sequel... but I got along just fine without having read the first book (titled Mairelon the Magician).Our heroine, Kim, is a
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