Ok, so this is my second Ellery James book. Things started out okay. Then they got weird. Well, I mean things were a bit implausible all the way through. Let me give some examples: We begin with our main character, Ella Mae, going home to Georgia after witnessing her husband’s infidelity. So far, so good. The parts that I don’t get are: she found him boinking the two (reheaded) twins from another apartment in the elevator. Like, she presses the button and the door opens […]
Not the best, but not the worst either
This is the first book by Ellery Adams that I experienced. I liked it, well enough to check out some of her other series. I have to say I enjoyed this much more than some of her other works. There’s a light touch of magic that’s not too much, and it doesn’t take over the story. Nora – owns Miracle Books, a bookshop in the small town of Miracle Springs, North Carolina. She sells new books, used books, coffee, random chotskies (that she labels […]
I was not embarrassed to read these on the train
The Paper Magician, The Glass Magician, The Master Magician It is the early 1900s, that much is apparent, with the use of telegraphs transitioning into the telephone and automobiles on the roads. Or is it apparent? There is magic here, so things may have developed at different rates. The premise is that there is magic in man-made materials, but in order to wield it you have to bond to it, so people can only use one kind of magic. That part I get, but that […]
Parts of this made me angry
This review is full of spoilers. Sorry. And foul language. Also sorry. Gracelings are people who have a special ability, and they are identified by having two different colored eyes. Someone could have a Grace for cooking, or swimming, or dancing. Katsa learns at a very young age that she has the Grace of killing. So her uncle, King Randa, uses her as his personal executioner, starting from when she is just 10 years old. As she gets older and more of a mind […]