A world of enchanted injustice needs a disenchanting woman in the newest fantasy series by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician.
The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. She always did love the tale of Robin Hood.
Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain. She’ll help Bacchus fix unruly spells around his estate if he doesn’t turn her in. Working together, Elsie’s trust in—and fondness for—the handsome stranger grows. So does her trepidation about the rise in the murders of wizards and the theft of the spellbooks their bodies leave behind.
For a rogue spellbreaker like Elsie, there’s so much to learn about her powers, her family, the intriguing Bacchus, and the untold dangers shadowing every step of a journey she’s destined to complete. But will she uncover the mystery before it’s too late to save everything she loves?
My Review
Can't wait to see what happens next
It took a minute to get into the story but once it got going it was hard to put down.
Elsie Camden is an unlicensed spellbreaker and an orphan. Using her magic is a crime. But she's been helping an unknown group known as the Cowls break spells to push back against the aristocrats.
Bacchus Kelsey, elite magic user, has arrived in England to apply for his mastership. He catches Elsie breaking one of his spells. He agrees to keep her secret as long as she helps him fix unruly spells around the estate.
Working together brings them closer.
But Elsie is still worried about the murders of wizards and the theft of spellbooks.
When Elsie is lured back to her hometown, she begins to realize that all is not what it seems. Will she be able to uncover the truth before it's too late?
View all my reviews
Dead wizards, stolen enchantments, and broken promises force a young spellbreaker out of the shadows in the next thrilling installment of the Spellbreaker series by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician.
England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself as an unregistered spellbreaker. When Elsie refuses to join forces with the charming assassin, her secret is exposed, she’s thrown in jail, and the murderer disappears. But Elsie’s hope hasn’t vanished.
Through a twist of luck, the elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey helps Elsie join the lawful, but with a caveat: they must marry to prove their cover story. Forced beneath a magical tutor while her bond with Bacchus grows, Elsie seeks to thwart the plans of England’s most devious criminal—if she can find them.
With hundreds of stolen spells at their disposal, the villain has a plan—and it involves seducing Elsie to the dark side. But even now that her secret is out, Elsie must be careful how she uses the new abilities she’s discovering, or she may play right into the criminal’s hands.
England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself as an unregistered spellbreaker. When Elsie refuses to join forces with the charming assassin, her secret is exposed, she’s thrown in jail, and the murderer disappears. But Elsie’s hope hasn’t vanished.
Through a twist of luck, the elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey helps Elsie join the lawful, but with a caveat: they must marry to prove their cover story. Forced beneath a magical tutor while her bond with Bacchus grows, Elsie seeks to thwart the plans of England’s most devious criminal—if she can find them.
With hundreds of stolen spells at their disposal, the villain has a plan—and it involves seducing Elsie to the dark side. But even now that her secret is out, Elsie must be careful how she uses the new abilities she’s discovering, or she may play right into the criminal’s hands.
My Review
Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Great wrap up!
Loved how the series wrapped up!
I also enjoyed the love story between Elise and Bacchus.
And the things that were revealed? A little shocking.
This is a series I would enjoy reading again.
Elsie has been jailed, her secret exposed and the murderer has disappeared. But she hasn't lost hope.
Bacchus steps in to help Elise but there is one condition; they must marry to sell the cover story, he concocted.
Now she must work with a magical tutor, as her relationship with Bacchus grows and they search for the criminal.
While the villain carries out their plans, Elise works with a group of trusted allies to finally draw out them out.
View all my reviews
Comments
Post a Comment