This is an enjoyable sequel to SORCERESS, featuring the antagonist (not villain) from that story as the main (and POV) character. It was neat to see Lorre's POV in this book, since he's only half human and sees the world in a different way as a result. My favorite part was the character interactions. Even in gentle fantasy novels, it seems rare to find this level of kindness among the various characters. I'm not going to give any spoiler-y details, but even the antagonists in this book were not truly evil. I really appreciated that.

Side note: while I greatly enjoyed the plot and character development, there are also a LOT of sex scenes. More than I had anticipated. They were all definitely consensual and focused on mutual enjoyment. However, I had NOT expected this level of spiciness when I picked up this book. It's a good read, just be ready for the spicy scenes.

Also, as another side note: I really want the third book in this series that Noone mentioned in her notes at the end. That one sounds like a LOT of fun. ( )

What a fantastic, chaotically sweet fantasy romance. And the bonus story at the end is the perfect epilogue. ( )

Cute and sweet story. K.L. Noone is great at cozy, comforting romance, but I think I prefer her work in shorter formats. Magician felt like it dragged a bit for me. The cozy, comforting vibe meant there also wasn't a great sense of urgency or momentum to anything that was happening, which made getting through the entire novel a slow prospect. I did really like Noone's descriptions of how Lorre's magic worked though. ( )

https://tamaranth.blogspot.com/2021/07/2021088-magician-k-l-noone.html ( )