"The Innocent Mage is come, and we stand at the beginning of the end of everything."
Being a fisherman like his father isn't a bad life, but it's not the one that Asher wants. Despite his humble roots, Asher has grand dreams. And they call him to Dorana, home of princes, beggars, and the warrior mages who have protected the kingdom for generations.
Little does Asher know, however, that his arrival in the city is being closely watched by members of the Circle, people dedicated to preserving an ancient magic.
Asher might have come to the city to make his fortune, but he will find his destiny.
The Awakened Mage
Asher has come a long way for a fisherman's son. Together with his friend Prince Gar, he has defended their kingdom against its bitterest enemy, but at great cost.
Now, the evil mage Morg is preparing for his most deadly assault. Desperate, trapped in a broken body, Morg has little time and fewer scruples. And he has a plan.
As Gar and Asher unwittingly fall into a dangerous deception, Morg gets ever closer to his goal. And this victory would be particularly sweet, for who better to destroy the kingdom than the two who would give anything to save it?
What I have to say about it:
Alright, so it’s been a while since I’ve actually posted, and I read these books a few weeks ago. Therefore, it’s going to be a combined review on both of them, since details are a bit fuzzy.
If you like character-driven books, this book probably isn’t for you. It’s very plot driven (but at least it’s driven by something!). I prefer character driven, but that’s just me. That being said, the plot is pretty good, I did like the premise of the books. And I loved the whole Weather Magic bit. I’m a former meteorology major, so that makes sense. I just wished the plot moved faster, two books of foreshadowing and maybe the last 3 chapters actually deal with this big cataclysmic event. It’s a lot of potential, I just felt let down by the ending.
And the characters…Asher wasn’t fleshed out at all, I discovered that I really didn’t care what happened to him. He just wasn’t relatable. The relationship in the book is really sudden, and the girl, Dathne, I really kind of hated. The only characters I really liked were Gar and Matt, but they were definitely written to be supporting characters.
It was an okay book. It wasn’t fantastic, but it was interesting enough that I was able to finish reading it without too much difficulty. I liked the theory of magic (Weather Workers, w00t!) and the ideas of the book, but it wasn’t something I wanted to go out and buy so I could read it again and again. I do commend the author for her unflinching ability to kill off characters though, and I mean that sincerely. There’s nothing more annoying than a book where every character survives Big Cataclysmic Event when it really isn’t feasible. Someone would have died, okay? But, we maybe could have survived without the grisly details.
Final thoughts? If I could tell you to read The Awakened Mage and skip The Innocent Mage, I would. But you kind of need to know what’s happening in The Innocent Mage, or you’d get all sorts of confused. Pick it up from the library (support your local library!) if you’d like. And maybe I’m biased, since I like my character-driven books. If you like an interesting plot-driven novel, go for it!
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