A review by moody_gobling
The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The ills of this book: 
Woman in the fridge trope,
Thin background,
Incomplete and rushed character development. 

I wish this had been the thrilling Victorian-magican’s academy that I had hoped for. I’m proud to not have DNF’d it, but it took more effort to not do so than I would have liked. 

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