Review – Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 176 pages
Publisher: Red Wombat Studio
Release Date: July 30, 2019
ASIN: B07VNV5L8Q
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Borrowed ebook from Library
Rating: 5/5 stars
“Oliver was a very minor mage. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day.
He only knew three spells, and one of them was to control his allergy to armadillo dander. His attempts to summon elementals resulted in nosebleeds, and there is nothing more embarrassing than having your elemental leave the circle to get you a tissue, pat you comfortingly, and then disappear in a puff of magic. The armadillo had about wet himself laughing.
He was a very minor mage.
Unfortunately, he was all they had.”
Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I borrowed this on ebook from my library.
Thoughts: I have read a number of Kingfisher’s books at this point. I liked this book a lot more than her other middle grade book “A Wizard’s Defensive Guide to Baking”. I just enjoyed the characters and adventuring theme to this book more.
Oliver is a very minor mage in a very small town. He is only twelve and he has an armadillo for a familiar. However, when the town starts suffering from drought he’s all they got. He gets driven out of town by a mob to find a cure to their problems. He’s not bitter, but he is only twelve even if he is a mage. Thus starts his journey facing ghouls, other mages, and a very strange forest.
I love adventure fantasy and this was a very well done one. The characters are humorous and easy to engage with. The adventure is fun and exciting. I loved some of the creative magical things in here as well. You really never knew what crazy magical thing you were going to run into next. The story clips along at a good pace and I found it fun and easy to read.
My Summary (5/5): Overall I really enjoyed this fantasy adventure story a ton. I loved the fun characters, intriguing magic, and the exciting adventure that we get to go on. I would recommend it if you are looking for a fun, quick, well done fantasy read. I also adored “Nine Goblins” and would recommend that fantasy book by Kingfisher as well if you are looking for a quick and fun fantasy read.
