Raven Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 A quarter of the way through and this book still has to develop a plot, at the moment it's like reading a chase scene from Scooby-Doo, but with wizards and waifs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Raven's Log: Page Number 309. The chase is over and characters have been reduced to sitting around talking. Still no sign of anything remotely resembling a plot . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Y'know that I'm going to send you the second book in the trilogy for your birthday, seeing as you're enjoying this one so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Raven's Log: Page Number 345. What's this?! Gasp! Could it be a plot?!! Better get a move on, there's only just over one hundred pages left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Finished! A scathing review will be posted soon, no doubt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanwa Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Raven, where's this review? I'm dying to read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 It will be posted in my Raven's Reads thread when I get around to it (I have a few to do first, but this may jump the queue!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyndhilarious Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I found out that the new book will be published in spring. Are you excited about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I have the first (only?) three books of the trilogy on my TBR pile, I got them at the charity shop and they looked really good. Look forward to reading them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyBlade Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 For the attention of Raven - you said you'd be interested to hear what I thought of these books and, as I've just finished The Magician's Guild, I wanted to let you know my feelings. The Magician's Guild, the first book of the trilogy, starts slowly, building a picture of the world that Sonea, the main character, lives in. Its an intriguing world, and one that Canavan paints rather well, if a little laboriously. I won't spoil any of the book for anyone else interesting in reading it, but it deals with a young girl, Sonea, who is found to be an untrained magician and comes to the attention of the Magician's Guild, who want to train her before she becomes a danger to herself and the world. The main content doesn't really start till Act 2. Its here that we find out a lot more about the protagonists, in particular the Guild, and the background to where this is all going. It is well written, despite the laborious nature of the first 100 pages or so, and comes to an ending that leads well into wanting to read the second book. I'd recommend sticking with it if magicians and intrigue, with a little sprinkle of deceit, are your type of thing. Its no Harry Potter kind of magic, and it had potential to be more something much more. The Magician's Guild - 7 out of 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) For the attention of Raven - you said you'd be interested to hear what I thought of these books and, as I've just finished The Magician's Guild, I wanted to let you know my feelings. Thanks for that! The Magician's Guild, the first book of the trilogy, starts slowly... No kidding! (If you've read my review, linked to above, you'll already know my thoughts on that though!). One of the [many] things I didn't like about the book was its lack of depth. You say "Its an intriguing world, and one that Canavan paints rather well," but I found the back drop to be very superficial and lacking in any real detail. There are descriptions of the city (and a handy map to help get things straight in your head), but past that there is little or no mythology. I would have preferred a little more meat on the bone, as it were. Edited February 9, 2010 by Raven Correcting a typo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Just googled these books Moz and they seem just the kind that I would love to read one day, something a bit different and not really mainstream (though I could be wrong). Finding little gems that aren't necessarily earmarked for film adaptation is part of the reason that I have come to love reading. I also don't think there is a wrong or a right way to write about a book, just say how you feel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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