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A review by warriorpickle
The Unlicensed Magician by Kelly Barnhill
4.0
I'm a little confused about this one. Probably 3.5 stars, not a full 4.
I loved! Loved, the premise of this one. It sounded amazing, it won the World Fantasy Award for long fiction, and I think I built it up just a tad to much in my brain. That doesn't mean it wasn't a good book, because it was, I just got myself a little to hyped. I love the characters in this book and the story that was told. In a weird way this is actually more dystopian than it is fantasy. I wish that Barnhill wrote a more extensive novel actually. There was so much goodness here I actually feel that if it was a bit more fleshed out, it would have been even more enjoyable.
I also like the writing style. Each chapter goes back and forth between past and present just like [b:Talion: Revenant|89553|Talion Revenant|Michael A. Stackpole|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387701540s/89553.jpg|86431], which is one of my favorite books. Its a fun way to read a story and was well implemented here.
I recommend you go and read the synopsis of this book, and if it sounds good you should go read it. Its certainly not a waste of time; and it won't take much of it either.
I loved! Loved, the premise of this one. It sounded amazing, it won the World Fantasy Award for long fiction, and I think I built it up just a tad to much in my brain. That doesn't mean it wasn't a good book, because it was, I just got myself a little to hyped. I love the characters in this book and the story that was told. In a weird way this is actually more dystopian than it is fantasy. I wish that Barnhill wrote a more extensive novel actually. There was so much goodness here I actually feel that if it was a bit more fleshed out, it would have been even more enjoyable.
I also like the writing style. Each chapter goes back and forth between past and present just like [b:Talion: Revenant|89553|Talion Revenant|Michael A. Stackpole|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387701540s/89553.jpg|86431], which is one of my favorite books. Its a fun way to read a story and was well implemented here.
I recommend you go and read the synopsis of this book, and if it sounds good you should go read it. Its certainly not a waste of time; and it won't take much of it either.