Magic Study is a bit hit and miss for me at times. The book did pick up pace after a while though, so I highly encourage anyone else encountering the same issue to stick with it. Coming off the backs of non-stop-action of book one, I expected the same thing was surprised to find the first third of this book plateau-ing as Snyder set up an entire different world in Sitia.

I’m not going to lie, having finished Poison Studyin record time, I dived into this book head first and was disappointed to say the least with the first third of the book. But never fear, Yelena is never far away from a truck load of trouble and a hell of a lot of mystery and intrigue. Luckily, Yelena has some old friends to help her with her new enemies.Ĭontinuing on from Yelena’s adventures in Poison Study, Magic Studyis the story of Yelena moving to Sitian after being exiled from Ixia for having magical abilities. If that wasn’t bad enough, it appears her brother would love to see her dead. But her plans take a radical turn when she becomes embroiled in a plot to reclaim Ixia’s throne for a lost prince – and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians. But although she has gained her freedom, she once again finds herself alone – separated from her lover Valek and suspected as a spy for her reluctance to conform to Sitian ways.ĭespite the turmoil, she’s eager to start her magic training – especially as she’s been given one year to harness her power or be put to death. With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be united with the family she’d been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. You know your life is complicated when you miss your days as a poison taster…

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