Book 39 of 50
Title:
Magic StudyAuthor: Maria V. Snyder
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Summary (from Amazon.com): Family betrayal, a power-mad serial killer and a potential diplomatic crisis threaten the independent-minded heroine of Snyder's fine sequel to Poison Study (2005). With the overthrow of the royal family of Ixia, 20-year-old Yelena Zaltana, who was kidnapped as a child by the evil magician Mogkan, is now free to return home to Sitia. Her reunion with the family she hasn't seen in 14 years palls when her brother spreads rumors she's actually a spy from Ixia. At the Magician's Citadel, where Yelena enrolls to hone her prodigious magical talents, her powers raise concern that she might be a rare, powerful Soulfinder. Then a string of ugly murders reveals the presence of a rogue magician in the area. As Yelena joins the hunt for the killer, complications grow with the arrival of a diplomatic mission from Ixia-including her lover, Valek, a notorious spy and assassin, sure to be executed if anyone sees through his disguise. Snyder's lively, charming mix of romance and fantasy is sure to gain her new fans.
Comments: This is the sequel to Poison Study. The story continues as Yelena more deeply explores her powers. We get to learn more about Sitia and her family. I still like Yelena, but in this book she starts to seem kind of like superwoman. She doesn't seem to have as many faults. Her main fault seems to be that she has to always run in and save the day... of course, she's generally successful with it, so is that really a fault? She seems less realistic in this book.
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