04-18-2022, 08:06 AM
An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard
Magic and Magic users in New York City. The Unseen World of magic users in New York is basically composed of various families who all can use magic. But the magic comes at a price. And the Turning has come where all the different magic houses compete against each other to establish the order of supremacy of houses. Magic duels are fought between House Champions. The biggest surprise of the Turning is the unknown Champion for an upstart house. Sydney appears out of nowhere to take up the role of champion for a new house and everyone wants to know where she gets so much power especially when the magic for all the users appears to be fading or inconsistent.
My biggest question from the book is what do these magic users do with all this magic except fight duels every twenty years or so. They just seem to have and do some parlor tricks with it. There is also one spooky house where all the magic emanates from but the price for that magic is high. Sydney is out to make people pay for her mistreatment in the past and maybe establish her own house.
There is also a murderer running around as well.
It was fun while I was reading it looking at all these different characters and situations but the story doesn't hold up well under scrutiny. I also get the feeling this might not be the last book in this series.
Magic and Magic users in New York City. The Unseen World of magic users in New York is basically composed of various families who all can use magic. But the magic comes at a price. And the Turning has come where all the different magic houses compete against each other to establish the order of supremacy of houses. Magic duels are fought between House Champions. The biggest surprise of the Turning is the unknown Champion for an upstart house. Sydney appears out of nowhere to take up the role of champion for a new house and everyone wants to know where she gets so much power especially when the magic for all the users appears to be fading or inconsistent.
My biggest question from the book is what do these magic users do with all this magic except fight duels every twenty years or so. They just seem to have and do some parlor tricks with it. There is also one spooky house where all the magic emanates from but the price for that magic is high. Sydney is out to make people pay for her mistreatment in the past and maybe establish her own house.
There is also a murderer running around as well.
It was fun while I was reading it looking at all these different characters and situations but the story doesn't hold up well under scrutiny. I also get the feeling this might not be the last book in this series.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm