the paper magician by charlie n holmberg

The main character Ceony has time to learn only paper animals, three paper animals, before going up against the antagonist. I was quickly disappointed to learn that barely any of the book deals with magic.

I was sucked in by others' reviews of this book, and the idea of materials magicians. It is probably the worst book I've read in a long time. I have thus far never listen to a book, good or bad, that made me want to vent like this book has. Someone needs to account for this terrible book being published. What disappointed you about The Paper Magician?

I just couldn't otherwise finish the series.Įxcessive Discription Can't Hold Up A Poor Story It so damaged my enjoyment of the book that I got the next two in series as e-book. I think that Ms.McFadden is a good narrator and I wouldn't mind hearing her narrate American books, but really - whoever decided she is suitable for this book must be deaf. It is shame that British narrator was not chosen. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Nice (good narrator but not suitable for this book) Wrong (again- the accent! But once you forget it is happening in Britain, you survive it somehow- although- even I can do better English accent and I am Czech!) Killer 'r's (the rolled 'r' is so annoying at the start of the book, but it is muted later on- just over the top first hour or so, you want to strangle somebody) What three words best describe Amy McFadden’s voice? What made the experience of listening to The Paper Magician the most enjoyable? Short-Listed for the 2015 ALA Fantasy Reading List Holmberg, The Paper Magician is an extraordinary adventure both dark and whimsical that will delight fans of all ages. To save her teacher’s life, Ceony must face the evil magician and embark on an unbelievable adventure that will take her into the chambers of Thane’s still-beating heart - and reveal the very soul of the man.įrom the imaginative mind of debut author Charlie N. But as she discovers these wonders, Ceony also learns of the extraordinary dangers of forbidden magic.Īn Excisioner - a practitioner of dark, flesh magic - invades the cottage and rips Thane’s heart from his chest. Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined - animating paper creatures, bringing stories to life via ghostly images, even reading fortunes. And once she’s bonded to paper, that will be her only magic.forever. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. ” -Brandon Sanderson, author of Mistborn and The Way of KingsĬeony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. “Charlie is a vibrant writer with an excellent voice and great world building.

The paper magician by charlie n holmberg