A review by ms_morri1
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry

4.0

A 4.5 for me. This is probably one of the best fantasy books with Irish/Celtic folklore as it’s source. I also love that the heart of this story is a relationship between a father and a daughter. Biddy begins the story as an innocent girl just wanting to see the world, but soon finds that her guardian, Rowan, is not the man she thought he was. Nor is the world like the storybooks she grew up reading. The two of them have to rebuild their relationship as Biddy is trying to find out why magic is leaving the world. Anyone who’s read any Irish folklore will recognize the undertones of the Tuatha De Dann within the tale, and a battle between the Irish gods and the dreaded Formorian Balor and his one eye. It’s a refreshing fantasy story from your traditional magical hero, and a book I will pick up again.