Spellmaker, Charlie N. Holmberg
Spellmaker, Charlie N. Holmberg
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Spellmaker

Author: Charlie N. Holmberg

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden, Noel Arthur

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.Dead wizards, stolen enchantments, and broken promises force a young spellbreaker out of the shadows in the next thrilling installment of the Spellbreaker series by the bestselling author of The Paper Magician.England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself as an unregistered spellbreaker. When Elsie refuses to join forces with the charming assassin, her secret is exposed, she’s thrown in jail, and the murderer disappears. But Elsie’s hope hasn’t vanished.Through a twist of luck, the elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey helps Elsie join the lawful, but with a caveat: they must marry to prove their cover story. Forced beneath a magical tutor while her bond with Bacchus grows, Elsie seeks to thwart the plans of England’s most devious criminal—if she can find them.With hundreds of stolen spells at their disposal, the villain has a plan—and it involves seducing Elsie to the dark side. But even now that her secret is out, Elsie must be careful how she uses the new abilities she’s discovering, or she may play right into the criminal’s hands.

About Charlie N. Holmberg

Charlie N. Holmberg is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling Paper Magician series, which has been optioned by the Walt Disney Company. She is also the author of the Numina series, the Spellbreaker series, and five stand-alone novels, including Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet; Followed by Frost, a 2016 RITA Award finalist for Young Adult Romance; and The Fifth Doll, winner of the 2017 Whitney Award for Speculative Fiction. Born in Salt Lake City, Charlie was raised a Trekkie alongside three sisters who also have boy names. She is a proud BYU alumna, plays the ukulele, and owns too many pairs of glasses. She currently lives with her family in Utah. Visit her at www.charlienholmberg.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by kartik

tl;dr: 'Spellbreaker' I read 'Spellmaker' & 'Spellbreaker' back to back to ensure that I understood the entire story. Elsie's arc gets a partial conclusion in this duology. The focus in Spellmaker is the conclusion of the romance as well as discovering & exposing the villain behind the various attac......more

Goodreads review by Tricia

Love this new duology from Charlie!......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Yup, I binged both books. Normally I take a break between books in a series. It's very rare that I jump right into the next book, but this one I had to read right after Spellbreaker. It's a great duology - I loved the world and the characters and would read more books set in this universe.......more

Well, that's one way to do it. While this wasn't a terrible sequel to the first half of this duo, Spellbreaker, much of this novel featured a rather patchy, haphazard garble of a narrative that really only served to highlight the flaws of the first novel rather than answering all those unanswered que......more


Quotes

“Narrator Elizabeth Knowleden returns to this magical series as brash Elsie, with Noel Arthur joining in as reserved Bacchus. Lyrical accents and evocative descriptions ground listeners in Holmberg's fantasy world as Elsie and Bacchus attempt to halt a murderous rampage through nineteenth-century England. …Knowlenden and Arthur deliver full-bodied performances. Their nuanced pacing pulls listeners into both the danger and the tender moments between the lovers.” AudioFile Magazine“The romance between Elsie and Bacchus, combined with the fantasy of magic and good fighting evil, will appeal to fans of the previous Spellbreaker novel (Spellbreaker, 2020) and to fans of Naomi Novik or Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy.” Booklist (starred review)“Charlie N. Holmberg’s duology will appeal to mystery lovers, fantasy fans, and romance readers alike.” —Bookreporter