Summary: In a city that
runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of
wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked
Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to
focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that
interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy
find a locus stone of his own. But Conn has little time to search for his stone
between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who or what is stealing the
city of Wellmet's magic. (Summary and image taken from goodreads.com)
My Review: My friend recommended this as an audio book
for my oldest – and, trying to redeem myself, I decided to read it first to see
if it were appropriate.
I LOVED it!!
Sarah Prineas
has created a world where the cities themselves need magic to survive, where
wizards us a locus stone instead of a wand – but just as personal, and where
the magic is inexplicably fading. Her
characters are surprisingly fleshed out, and while they all have their faults,
they are made more loveable for it.
Conn has
lived a difficult life on the streets of the Twilight (the dicey part of
Wellmet), picking pockets to survive. He’s
an exceptionally talented—albeit uneducated—thief who has survived somehow
without illness his entire life, and who relies on quick thinking and lies to do
so. As his backstory unfolds, I couldn’t
help but open my heart to this dirty-faced, bright young thief who is so
determined to learn magic. His tutors,
master, and the henchman who is assigned to look after him all also find a way
to endear themselves to the reader.
I loved
watching these characters grow and evolve.
I loved the world that Prineas has created, and if I hadn’t read this
book on a road trip, I’d have been at the library picking up the rest of the
series! As it were, I handed the book to
my oldest and demanded that he stop reading whatever it was that he was reading
at the time and read this instead. (I
don’t know if he obeyed me!)
My Rating:
Four and a half stars, easily.
For the Sensitive Reader: There are a couple of cases of thug violence
against Conn and his friends, and the end is a little intense, but it’s tame
enough that I feel comfortable having my son read it.
2 comments:
thanks i added it to my goodreads series to be picked up shelf so i look for it at the library once i finish the new fantasy series i am starting called city of bones the mortal instruments series. Movie comes out this summer so have to read the book first. Thanks
Sound Interesting..! I have check this one out at my favorite online bookstore.. :) Thanks for the review..
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