The Paper Magician

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

Genre: YA Fiction/Fantasy

Pages: 224

Published: 2014

Told in: Third Person

Series: The Paper Magician Trilogy, #1

Compare to:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Laini Taylor

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray

Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson

In a nutshell:

Ceony is disappointed when she is assigned to apprentice as a paper magician, instead of metal. But, everything changes when her teacher’s heart is stolen by a dark magician. Ceony learns how powerful paper magic can be as she fights for her teacher’s life.

What you may enjoy:

The magic system is interesting and unique. Holmberg has created some fascinating magic all through the use of folded paper. The characters are engaging and fun, with depth and allure. This book is great in its uniqueness. You won’t find others out there like it.

What you may NOT enjoy:

Things get a little strange as Ceony ENTERS a heart. There are moments when your mind starts to wander as the plot becomes uninteresting. The book states the location as England in the early 1900s, but the details and dialogue don’t fit the scene.

Warnings:

Violence and Disturbing Images:

Girl thrown back by an explosion; blood on girl; man held up in a choking grip; heart pulled from man’s chest; woman shot in the chest; woman screaming through giving birth; girl wades through a river of blood; severed animated hands reach to grab girl; hand chokes girl; dead, slaughtered bodies of men, women, and children lay rotting; woman cuts open her hand; woman throws blood at girl; man throws girl against a wall; man throws girl across a room; man pulls girl’s hair; girl cuts open arms and bleeds to death; girl slashes woman’s face; woman slaps girl.

Sex and Nudity:

Man grabs girl’s leg under her skirt; boy and girl kiss; man and woman kiss

Language and Profanity:

Damn (2 times); God (2 times)

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