A review by a_rutter
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry
5.0
If you're looking for a cozy-fantasy book that answers the question, "Why do things feel so BROKEN and GRIMY and SAD these days?" I'd say that TMD is a good choice. Oh, also "these days" refers to the early 1900's.
Biddy grew up on a magical island and was raised by a mage (Rowan) & his familiar. She's 16, so naturally, she is chafing at her boundaries (the island, the rules) until she gets the opportunity to go "undercover" in London to try to help solve the mystery of where all the magic is going. Oh, yeah, the answer to the question above is that magic is drying up (magic makes wonderful things more possible/probable; is a little bit of a joie de vivre-maker). I appreciated her character -- her desire to be secretly magical or powerful, her desire to be the one to save magic, her love for her found family, and her magical island.
I enjoyed this book & my time spent in Biddy's world, and while I love the stand-alone nature of it, I would be very interested in reading a companion novel from the POV of Morgaine.
Biddy grew up on a magical island and was raised by a mage (Rowan) & his familiar. She's 16, so naturally, she is chafing at her boundaries (the island, the rules) until she gets the opportunity to go "undercover" in London to try to help solve the mystery of where all the magic is going. Oh, yeah, the answer to the question above is that magic is drying up (magic makes wonderful things more possible/probable; is a little bit of a joie de vivre-maker). I appreciated her character -- her desire to be secretly magical or powerful, her desire to be the one to save magic, her love for her found family, and her magical island.
I enjoyed this book & my time spent in Biddy's world, and while I love the stand-alone nature of it, I would be very interested in reading a companion novel from the POV of Morgaine.