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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Apprentice of Magic by K.M. Shea
4.0
Ever since finishing the Timeless Fairy Tales series I was already looking forward to reading this series. Angelique is only a side character in most of the fairy tales, but here she's the starring character. This is her story. I have to admit that I didn't read anything about this book, apart from the fact that it was connected to Timeless Fairy Tales and that it was adviced to at least not read the second book in the series before finishing this one.
I therefore needed a little time to process that this book was set before the fairytales in the Timeless Fairy Tales series. The book starts when the academy discovers what kind of magic Angelique has and even more how much she has. Luckily she is taken on as an apprentice and therefore escapes having her magic bound and sealed away. And then the learning, discovering and growing could truly start. And there was a lot of learning, discovering and growing to do.
It's quite clear already in the fairytale series that Angelique is afraid of her magic. In this book that's even more extreme. All this time she has heard how dangerous her magic is, how it shouldn't exist and how everyone is afraid of her and it clearly does quite some damage. Although her teacher is trying, Angelique refuses to accept her magic, with sometimes really heartbreaking outcomes. I guess by now we all know what Angelique's story is about, right?
Although this book takes place before the fairytales the storyline does already intertwine at moments with events coming into play later. Here we meet our little Puss in Boots when he's a small little kitten and of course we get a very detailed description of what Angelique had to do to change the curse of the future sleeping beauty. And since the book ends where the fairytale series starts I assume that the next book is gonna be Angelique's side of the stories. I can't wait to dive in!
I therefore needed a little time to process that this book was set before the fairytales in the Timeless Fairy Tales series. The book starts when the academy discovers what kind of magic Angelique has and even more how much she has. Luckily she is taken on as an apprentice and therefore escapes having her magic bound and sealed away. And then the learning, discovering and growing could truly start. And there was a lot of learning, discovering and growing to do.
It's quite clear already in the fairytale series that Angelique is afraid of her magic. In this book that's even more extreme. All this time she has heard how dangerous her magic is, how it shouldn't exist and how everyone is afraid of her and it clearly does quite some damage. Although her teacher is trying, Angelique refuses to accept her magic, with sometimes really heartbreaking outcomes. I guess by now we all know what Angelique's story is about, right?
Although this book takes place before the fairytales the storyline does already intertwine at moments with events coming into play later. Here we meet our little Puss in Boots when he's a small little kitten and of course we get a very detailed description of what Angelique had to do to change the curse of the future sleeping beauty. And since the book ends where the fairytale series starts I assume that the next book is gonna be Angelique's side of the stories. I can't wait to dive in!