The Novice

The second book in this series and not quite as good as the first I felt there was not enough content for the length of the book so it dragged a bit in places As in the first one I enjoyed the characters although I did get a bit tired of waiting for Sonea to use her powers and turn Regin into the rat that he was Sadly she never does Having said all that I read the whole book in record time so it must have had something going for it And I still want to read the next one

How PATHETIC did Sonea turn out to be in this book Again, the author drags part of the story, aka where Sonea gets bullied by some of the rich, spoilt novices, out for pretty much 2 3 of the book, needlessly I may add.I only gave this two stars because throughout the whole book, whilst the style of writing is still appreciable, I found myself completely aghast at the pathetic, lacking in backbone and self doubting creature that she turned Sonea into We are talking about a young, determined indiv [...]

This read was okay I m literally on a fence as to what I m actually feeling about it I like the characters in the book but found that the author drag out the storyline unnecessarily I found myself getting bored frequently and that is a big No No when I read a book The heroine in this read also played the victim role way to long I seriously reached a point that I didn t even care what happen to her as it was pointless My official rating is 3 Stars and I ll eventually finished the trilogy if only [...]

A surprisingly good fantasy title The plot reminds me quite of Harry Potter i.e protagonist in school of wizardry, unusual circumstances of birth, befriended by the school headmaster , but the plot is much suspenseful and interesting And none of that ANGST CRAWLING IN MY SKIN rubbish that one usually sees in this genre of stories.Mature plot, snappy writing, interesting characters What could one ask for

After reading this book, I m really starting to love the series The first book didn t really get interesting until Sonea got to the Guild With this book, though, it remained interesting from beginning to end I can relate to Sonea s goal to be a Healer And I really approved of Trudi Canavan s view of homosexuality that she portrayed through two of her characters I won t mention the names here to prevent spoilers Seeing the progress of one of those characters, both in the journey and realization o [...]

Do you know that feeling, when you backpacks weights 10 kg after going to a library And one single book contains 500 pages and you have to cycle uphill and all the way you re mad on yourself that you took so many books, when you have other things to do Your studies, your work, your crafts, etc And when you start reading a book at 11 pm and finish it after 3 am And you forget that it weighted tone, that you had something else to do, that it s already morning you re fascinated, charmed and totally [...]

It s entirely possible that I was just in the wrong mood to read this book The first one in the series was okay, I guess I thought of it as brain dead yahoo fair Bathtub reading, if you know what I mean Simplistic and derivitive but harmless I thought I saw where the author was going and was willing to follow her to the next book, should the opertunity land in my path Well, it did and I did and here we are Unimpressed.The simplicity continues all poor people noble and good all wealthy people clo [...]

Olaylar olaylar demek isterdim ama bir iki ey hari ok dura an gidiyor yahu kitap Akkarin ok h zl rendi mesela.Yada b t n bir kitap Regin in Sonea ile u ra mas n okuduk durduk.Art k son kitapta biraz h z kazanmal konu.Son olarak bana Akkarin in k t bir niyeti yokmu da yapt b t n k t l kler Loca n n selameti a s ndanm gibi geliyor.

This was a spectacular continuation to the Black Magician series After reading the first book in the series I wasn t sure if I would continue it but I am so glad I did This book is much better than the first one and incredibly interesting and engaging.I listened to this on audiobook and I really love the narrator of these books He is a pleasure to listen to and does an awesome job with character voices and emotion I would highly recommend listening to this series on audiobook.There is so much te [...]

Think of this book as what a Harry Potter novel would look like if it was only about Harry vs Draco struggle Except here it s Sonea vs Entire School all out war with the protagonist being 1 a total victim, 2 accepting everything they throw at her, 3 not fighting back, 4 barely protecting herself, 5 barely accepting help from third parties Antagonists consist of nearly all the students, most of the teachers, staff and a kitchen sink Rare people who are on Sonea s side try to help her a little, bu [...]

This is volume 2 of Canavan s first fantasy trilogy, and a much enjoyable read than volume 1 which had very little plot By contrast, in The Novice , a great deal happens and a lot of the subplots weave into the main plot, of Sonea s experiences and progress as a magician s novice Due to her origins in the slums, she meets a great deal of bigotry from other novices and even magicians, and is bullied by a classmate, Regin, who manages to get the rest of the pupils on his side, and later to recrui [...]

ERMAGERD I m so intrigued by all that s happening Going to start book 3 immediately because I NEED MORE

The Novice begins right where The Magicians Guild takes off Sonea has started learning magic and she s by far the best of her group But because she s a girl from the slums and therefore the victim of prejudice she s subject to many harassments from other students, especially Regin, a boy from her class He ll do anything to make her life a living hell and send her back to where she belongs But Sonea is strong and she could give Regin a run for his money Then there s the mystery around Akkarin, th [...]

Finally I felt toward the end of the second book that things were picking up The story has been very good, but too drawn out for my liking Now, things are starting to get real Am looking forward to book 3.

Wirklich sehr gut und einfach nur einnehmend dieses Buch Man muss einfach mit fiebern und steckt mitten drin Ich liebe es, hoffentlich wird der dritte Teil ebenso gro artig

This was a brilliant I thought it was even better then the first book The Magicianbs Guild Can t wait to read The High Lord.

Believe me There was nothing good in always being second place I liked the second book even better than the first one Mainly because this one was set in the magical school, which is the best setting ever imo I loved how Sonea was learning all the magical stuff and attended classes And there was a couple of great antagonists Overall, very satisfying read Can t wait to see where the story goes next 5

3.75 So much better than the first one

It s been a long time since I was this frustrated with a book There were so many moments of, Why doesn t Sonea shield Why doesn t she call for help Why the f k is she allowing this to keep happening And why ffs are the adults not doing a damn thing about all of this For a strong character, in this story she does the most illogical things, but then, how dare logical progression interfere with the plot the author wanted Seriously, Sonea gets into a huge amount of trouble because she was framed for [...]

I found this second book in the Black Magician Trilogy to be much compelling than the first I had a hard time putting The Novice down We see some character development here for Sonea and Dannyl and are left to continue wondering what exactly is going on with the High Lord, although by the end of the book there are some clues He isn t a very well developed character at this point at all, and as the third book is titled The High Lord I am pretty sure we will get a lot of him there.I have to say [...]

This book was a delight to read I enjoyed every single page I loved it There s always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit This book is the sequel to The Magician s Guild It followed the continuation of Sonea s story In this novel she has entered the university to study magic but is met with resistance from some of her class members and teachers But is she safe now The High Lord Akkarin harbours a secret that is far darker than his black robes.I am in love with Son [...]

At first I liked this book Things were.ng forward Very soon, however I became bored and frustrated Why Because of the whole bully business that goes for the ENTIRE book It never stops It just goes on and on and on I really didn t know what I hated , the fact that Sonea was acting like a punching bag that entire time, or the fact that Canavan devoted so much time to this trivial subplot By the time Sonea finally shows some teeth, it s already too late and the feeling of victory is hollow and empt [...]

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There is something missing for me with these books They are good but not as engaging as I would like them to be, or accurately I think they should have elicited enthusiasm from me what with all that s going on There is was a serial killer on the loose, problems for Sonea took place, Lorlen, Dannyl and Rothen encountered their own issues, and yet, it was kinds of blah I think it s the same problem as the last book The pacing Everything is just moving SO SLOWLY The thing is I usually don t mind [...]

This and my other reviews can be found at amethystbookwyrm The Novice starts a few months after The Magicians Guild Sonea is now a novice at the Guild but faces a tough time from the other novices who are distrustful because she is a girl from the slums Dannyl is now ambassador to Elyne and is on a mission to rediscover ancient magic At the same time Sonea, Rothen and Administrator Lorlen have to find a way of dealing with and stopping the High Lord Akkarin from using his black magic.As I said i [...]

Wer ber magische F higkeiten verf gt, hat in Imardin die Macht R cksichtslos setzen sich die Mitglieder der Gilde der schwarzen Magier ber die Armen und Gew hnlichen hinweg Keiner wagt es, sich zu wehren Nur Sonea, das Bettlerm dchen, begehrt auf und offenbart eine au ergew hnliche magische Begabung Sonea wird als Novizin in die Gilde der Magier aufgenommen und ger t ins Zentrum einer schrecklichen Verschw rungSonea hat sich entschieden, als Novizin in die Gilde der schwarzen Magier einzutreten, [...]

Wow Judging by the general rating 4,01 and after over 500 pages long intro that The Magicians Guild was, I expected a bit of an action and a bit of a story What I got was 600 pages of another prologue I m a bit tired, when will we ever get to some decent action I m aware that s YA, but that s not an excuse to see it poorly written The protagonist is a weak girl, constantly bullied, refuses help and when she finally stands up for herself, she s sure to fail the duel This kind of a story could be [...]

This story is just fun to read Fast paced and so many different POVs Overall a great readWe get the story of Sonea, Lorlen, Rothen and Dannyl in bits We get to meet Rothen s son Dorrien who has feelings for Sonea which she returns We get to meet a bullying loser high class guy Regin whatever his name is.I had fun towards the end when you know that Sonea would strike back for all the humiliation and embarrassment she faces at his hand view spoiler It s fun to see when Annakin the High Lord takes [...]

It was such an amazing book I loved it from the beginning It is amazing how I got so interested and absorbed by the story where magic is the central theme but also the less used one It is a story that occurred in a magic academy but it is about friendship, trust, mystery, and a lot of political issues I love this book so much I can t evenAnd Dannyl I am so happy for him The slowest burning romance ever not really, is just that I am very anxious Agh I am so pleasantly surprised by the way this s [...]

I was really happy by the first 300 pages of the book and thought that was going to be a truly impressive read However I was not really pleased with the main string of the second part and thought it was not as well as it could have been.But it was still a really pleasant and enthralling read This is quite a big volume and I was happy to want to read all the time Of course I want to read the conclusion now And spoiler I bought it today in a charity shop.