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A review by drlark
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
An immersive and warm-hearted historical fantasy that has lots of Howl's Moving Castle and Half a Soul vibes but centers familial love instead of romantic. Our young heroine (though I wouldn't shelve this as YA), Biddy, has spent her whole life on a magical island with only her mage guardian and his rabbit familiar for company. She wants to go to the mainland, and she wants to know where her guardian disappears to each night. When he doesn't return one morning, so begins her adventure, discovering the world and herself.
I expected this to be much cozier than it turned out to be. And there were cozy vibes, but the plot itself is actually very high-stakes and tense. I love Biddy's arc, as well as all the longing she feels for her own life and for magic. On the whole, a great read.
I expected this to be much cozier than it turned out to be. And there were cozy vibes, but the plot itself is actually very high-stakes and tense. I love Biddy's arc, as well as all the longing she feels for her own life and for magic. On the whole, a great read.