The Master Magician (The Paper Magician Book 3) Kindle Edition

Overall, I enjoyed this book but the experience was marred by the detestable heroine. The world building, especially the unique take on magic, was great. The heroine, who is on every page, is childish, narcissistic, reckless, never learns, breaks promises routinely even with loved ones, endangers others with her unplanned, deadly dangerous schemes. She insults her teachers and anyone else because she has no self control. And she is stupid, for example not even bothering to cover her bright, unique hair with a hat while stalking a killer who wants her in his power. And she is improbably overpowered. Her delinquent, resentful, sluttish younger sister is instantly cured by a few minutes of talking. Right.

Fabulous twists and turns with shocking revelations. This story had me shocked at certain points due to the arguments which ensued. Great story. Highly recommend.

In The Paper Magician Series.I really liked this series! Ms. Holmberg is a talented writer. Ceony Twill is extremely smart, and dedicated to becoming a magician. It is all about her apprenticeship with Professor Emory Thane, and the adventures she gets herself into, because of her love for him and her family.At the beginning of Book One in the series, Ceony is a bit annoying. Then she realizes she has a lot to learn, and paper magic is better than she thought it would be.I do wish we’d hear about a couple of the other magicians in the books. But then too if there were more books it may become too much.

Character development is still sketchy but the story is coming along. It felt like the first two books are supposed to be just long winding chapters.

I enjoyed this series, lots of challenges and frightening moments. Character development was good, throw in a slowly developing romantic interest, and it becomes a good story. Thanks!

book, this third in series has it all. I loved Ceony and Emery's relationship, the fright of the excisioner, and the final magical journey for Ceony.

I've been slowly making my way through a long list of books recommended by a librarian friend of mine. After really enjoying the first two entries in this series, I couldn't wait to dive into the next installment, especially since the previous book ended on a huge revelation for the world of magic.....but sadly, this latest chapter didn't live up to my expectations.It's now been over two years since the start of the series, and Ceony has nearly finished her apprenticeship, and eagerly awaits the day she can take her final exam and graduate to being a full-fledged magician. But a monkey wrench is thrown into her plans when she finds out that she'll be training with a different tutor for her final test (to ensure her teacher doesn't show favoritism), and not her beloved Emery. Worse still, her final examiner is a royal stick-in-the-mud named Bailey, who utterly despises Emery, and sees fit to make Ceony's last test as difficult as possible. And worst of all, Saraj Prendi---the Excisioner from the previous novel---has escaped prison, and is itching to take revenge on Ceony. Luckily, our heroine has an ace up her sleeve, for she has discovered the secret to unbinding oneself from their chosen material, and now freely swaps between magics at her leisure. And soon, she'll have to utilize every available material at her disposal in order to pass her final exam....and stay one step ahead of her would-be killer.I'm kind of on the fence with this latest installment. At this point, I'm more interested in the world and setting than the characters. Ceony and Emery aren't bad by any means, but neither are they too engaging. It's hard to buy into their romance when we've barely seen them interact, with most of their two years spent together skipped over and just summarized in the narration. Ceony DOES continue to be a clever and resourceful person, with the guilt of the death of her friend in the previous book spurring her on, and it's easy to see why Emery is attracted to her....though their age gap continues to irk me. At least I'm not the only one, as this novel finally addresses this, with the magician's cabinet debating whether to have opposite sex teacher/apprentice pair ups or not....though considering how the story ends, it barely affects our characters at all.And that's something that can be said about many things in this book. It presents many twists with barely any follow up. Magician Bailey could've been an interesting foil, as he comes across as extremely strict and cold, and understandably detests Emery for bullying him years prior. (Something Emery doesn't really apologize for, by the way.) But there are hints given here and there that he can be a kind, caring person who wants to bring out the best in his students if one gets to know him. But we're only told this via his apprentice, and none of it is expanded upon. He's basically there to just be a jerk to Ceony and be a tiny obstacle in the way of her earning her magicianship. Same with Saraj. The Excisioner doesn't offer much of a challenge in the ways that Lira and Grath did in the first two books. He makes vague threats to Ceony's family, but never acts upon them, and honestly is just there to give our protagonists someone to fight.But really, most of this book's problems stem from a revelation made at the end of the previous novel---that there IS a way to unbind oneself from a certain material and bind to another; a secret that Ceony exploits wherever she can. While this new development makes sense in context, I'm not quite sure how much I like it. At least there's still a limit, in that a person can only use one material at a time and can't combine magics. But on the other hand, this still makes Ceony fairly overpowered. I much preferred it if the series stuck to the rule of making binding permanent, because narratively, it forced the characters to get more creative with whatever material they were stuck with. But now, whenever Ceony is in a tight spot, she just swaps magics and easily gets out of trouble, which isn't nearly as exciting. And though the topic is broached, the idea of this groundbreaking revelation reaching the public consciousness would've made for a much more interesting plot (unless this'll be covered in the final book--we'll see).All n' all, this installment is just....okay. It's not terrible, but it's still a major downgrade from the previous two novels. It's as though the author had a bunch of ideas for potential major conflicts in the plot, but was too scared to go all the way on any of them. Despite all this wasted potential, I'm still going to carry on with the final novel in the series, as this world of magic has got me intrigued just enough to keep going. Let's hope the last novel is an improvement.

Wish I had ordered it sooner

The rule of magic - a person can bond with one magic only during their lifetime. Ceony Twill has a secret, one that she has kept hidden from the Magician authorities and her mentor Mg. Emery Thane. Ceony discovered a spell that can unbind her from her bonded Paper magic and bind her to another of her choice as often as she wishes and it is getting harder to keep it to herself.Ceony has excelled in her Apprenticeship studies under Emery and is ready to sit her final exam to graduate as a Magician. Emery wishes to avoid any question of favouritism due to their secret relationship (as they plan to reveal the news once she qualifies) and has arranged for her another Paper Magician to test her. However, Mg. Bailey detests Emery and due to his deep grudge, he is determined to make Ceony go through a tough and rigorous process before he will even allow her to attempt the exam as payback. On top of this, a deadly and psychotic Excisioner called Saraj escapes prison and out to seek revenge on Ceony. He becomes aware of her particular talents and wants the knowledge for himself.While Emery and Ceony are separated she promises to not go after Saraj alone but when communications abruptly cease from Emery she fears for his and her family's safety. She decides she cannot sit idly by and do nothing. Armed with all magic at her disposal, Ceony will need every spell in her unique arsenal to track and defeat Saraj but even with her impressive skills, will her abilities be enough to get to the bloodthirsty criminal before it's too late?🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Perfect ending to an amazing, thrilling, magical and romantic series. I loved Ceony, she was impressive both as a person for her loyalty, bravery and love as well as her commitment to her abilities and perseverance under pressure. Emery continues to be the dorky and endearingly sweet man I loved from day 1. I adored how their relationship has allowed them both to grow stronger as individuals and as a powerful duo. I'm sad that this trilogy is ending but I have thoroughly enjoyed every page.

The fundamental story of the Paper Magician books is fine. Relatively fast paced in places if pretty predictable and with quirky female protagonists which are not always that believable, falling into relationships at the drop of a hat (is that a gentleman I spy, swoon). Easy reading for the tube, a book a day job. The thing that really irritates me is the language used. In the UK we don't have a pitcher and bowl; it's a jug and bowl. The front of a car is a bonnet, not a hood. A handbag is where a lady puts her necessaries when out and about, not a purse, that's where we put our money. Pants are purchased from M&S and worn under trousers. I have never "gotten" anything. When we swear there are other words apart from "bu**er" that we like to use. This is even more annoying in this book, set in London, Reading, Aylesbury and Brackley, stomping grounds of my past and present; having them described in American English and looking up words to understand my world was disruptive to my reading experience. Please try harder - Plastic Magician is marginally better but predominately because the protagonist is American and the language (slightly) excusable.

I was not displeased at all with the conclusion of the Paper Magician trilogy. I love Ceony so much and her confidence, skill and tenacity really grow in this one. It is my least favourite, purely because of the physical separation between her and Emery (I would totally read a plot-less book of just the two of them training and, uh, other things between books 2 and 3). The build up of the magic system and completion of the story, however, really hit home for me.One of my favourite series. I bought the Paperbacks purely to display proudly on my shelf (Oh, for some Special Edition Hardbacks to exist!) and I have since gone and read everything the author has published and had similar reactions. Charlie, you are my comfort author. Thanks!

Just discovered this review from 2017 on notes on my phone. I must have been so fed up of the trilogy I forgot to post it. Now I can see there’s a fourth book!?.....No words.After suffering through the first two books I read this to know how it ended, and because I hate not completing books I've bought. As with the first two books it was a quick easy read, although I'm unsure as to why the trilogy wasn't sold as just one book of around 700-900 pages. It was painful to read the never ending guff about Emery's beautiful and vivid green eyes, Ceony's tiresome hair braids/twists and that bloody stray bit of hair of hers.I wish I could say I enjoyed it, however it was a struggle to finish.

The Master Magician is the last book in the Paper Magician trilogy. It's written in the same way as the previous books, being an easy and fast paced story to read.The book continues on from the last book and centres again on Ceony. A few months have passed since the end of the second book (The Glass Magician) and things have fallen back into place for Ceony. She's still living with Magician Thane and studying magic, she's also getting ready to take her magician's test. But then things change, an enemy from Ceony's past returns and she comes to the terrifying conclusion that only she can defeat them.I like this book, it was a good end to the trilogy. I think Ceony got the ending she deserved and I was happy with the rest if the characters endings too. We also got to meet Ceony's family properly and a few more magicians which I enjoyed.The only things I didn't really like was how easy some things were in the plot, some things seemed too convenient and the romance didn't really have enough chemistry or conflict to be interesting.But, I did really enjoy this book and am looking forward to reading the next book set in the world, which focuses on a character and a Polymaking magician.