ERMAGERD I'm so intrigued by all that's happening. Going to start book 3 immediately because I NEED MORE

Do you know that feeling, when you backpacks weights 10 kg after going to a library? And one single book contains 500+ pages and you have to cycle uphill and all the way you're mad on yourself that you took so many books, when you have other things to do? Your studies, your work, your crafts, etc? And when you start reading a book at 11 pm and finish it after 3 am. And you forget that it weighted tone, that you had something else to do, that it's already morning --- you're fascinated, charmed an...

The second book in this series and not quite as good as the first. I felt there was not enough content for the length of the book so it dragged a bit in places. As in the first one I enjoyed the characters although I did get a bit tired of waiting for Sonea to use her powers and turn Regin into the rat that he was. (Sadly she never does). Having said all that I read the whole book in record time so it must have had something going for it. And I still want to read the next one!

I now have a YouTube channel that I run with my brother, called 'The Brothers Gwynne'. Check it out - The Brothers Gwynne “There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit." The Novice is the second book in the Black Magician Trilogy and it continued to be enjoyable like the first, presenting the protagonist with a whole new set of difficulties to overcome as they are placed in entirely new settings.The Novice starts a while after the ending of book one in t

After reading this book, I'm really starting to love the series. The first book didn't really get interesting until Sonea got to the Guild. With this book, though, it remained interesting from beginning to end. I can relate to Sonea's goal to be a Healer. And I really approved of Trudi Canavan's view of homosexuality that she portrayed through two of her characters. I won't mention the names here to prevent spoilers. Seeing the progress of one of those characters, both in the journey and realiza...

This is the 2nd book in the Black Magician Trilogy and it picks up pretty much where book book 1 left off. Sonea is now a novice in The Magicians Guild University, living with her mentor and friend Rothen. Sonea is being tormented by the other Novices, lead by Regin her nemesis, for her lack of social standing in the world. Dannyl, Rothen's prior novice, has been sent as an ambassador to Elyne, where he begins researching the High Lords past.This started out slow for me, and I was getting a bit

This was a spectacular continuation to the Black Magician series. After reading the first book in the series I wasn’t sure if I would continue it; but I am so glad I did. This book is much better than the first one and incredibly interesting and engaging.I listened to this on audiobook and I really love the narrator of these books. He is a pleasure to listen to and does an awesome job with character voices and emotion. I would highly recommend listening to this series on audiobook.There is so mu...

The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy, #2), Trudi CanavanSonea begins studies at the Guild University as a Novice but her charismatic and influential classmate, Regin, sways the opinion of the other first-year Novices, turning them against her. Through various means (stealing a classmate's pen and putting it in Sonea's private box, setting out rumours of her having killed someone, among other things) he attempts to convince everyone, including the teachers, that she is little more than a thief and

Think of this book as what a Harry Potter novel would look like if it was only about Harry vs. Draco struggle. Except here it's Sonea vs Entire School all-out war with the protagonist being 1) a total victim, 2) accepting everything they throw at her, 3) not fighting back, 4) barely protecting herself, 5) barely accepting help from third parties. Antagonists consist of nearly all the students, most of the teachers, staff and a kitchen sink. Rare people who are on Sonea's side try to help her a l...

This is volume 2 of Canavan's first fantasy trilogy, and a much more enjoyable read than volume 1 (which had very little plot). By contrast, in 'The Novice', a great deal happens and a lot of the subplots weave into the main plot, of Sonea's experiences and progress as a magician's novice. Due to her origins in the slums, she meets a great deal of bigotry from other novices and even magicians, and is bullied by a classmate, Regin, who manages to get the rest of the pupils on his side, and later

Had to quit half way through. Couldn't take anymore. Girl is tortured by classmates ... then girl is tortured by classmates ... then girl transfers to another class ... then girl is tortured by classmates ... yeah I got it already ... never ending. So painful.

How PATHETIC did Sonea turn out to be in this book?Again, the author drags part of the story, aka where Sonea gets bullied by some of the rich, spoilt novices, out for pretty much 2/3 of the book, needlessly I may add.I only gave this two stars because throughout the whole book, whilst the style of writing is still appreciable, I found myself completely aghast at the pathetic, lacking in backbone and self-doubting creature that she turned Sonea into!We are talking about a young, determined indiv...

4 stars. The Novice Follows our heroine Sonea as she navigates her way through the guilds university, her influential classmate Reign isn’t prepared to let Sonea study without torment. Through varying ways (rumours, stollen pens and constant belittling) Reign influences the other first-years and try’s to influence teacher that she is nothing but a thief and doesn’t belong. Our other plot point is Lorlen sending one of my favourite character Dannyl to Kyralias neighbouring land of Elyne as second...

It's entirely possible that I was just in the wrong mood to read this book. The first one in the series was ... okay, I guess. I thought of it as brain-dead yahoo-fair. Bathtub reading, if you know what I mean. Simplistic and derivitive but harmless. I thought I saw where the author was going and was willing to follow her to the next book, should the opertunity land in my path. Well, it did and I did and here we are. Unimpressed.The simplicity continues (all poor people noble and good! all wealt...

This and my other reviews can be found at http://amethystbookwyrm.blogspot.co.uk/The Novice starts a few months after The Magicians Guild. Sonea is now a novice at the Guild but faces a tough time from the other novices who are distrustful because she is a girl from the slums. Dannyl is now ambassador to Elyne and is on a mission to rediscover ancient magic. At the same time Sonea, Rothen and Administrator Lorlen have to find a way of dealing with and stopping the High Lord Akkarin from using hi...

This read was okay. I'm literally on a fence as to what I'm actually feeling about it. I like the characters in the book but found that the author drag out the storyline unnecessarily. I found myself getting bored frequently and that is a big No No when I read a book. The heroine in this read also played the victim role way to long. I seriously reached a point that I didn't even care what happen to her as it was pointless. My official rating is 3 Stars and I'll eventually finished the trilogy (

Wow. Judging by the general rating (4,01!) and after over 500 pages-long intro that The Magicians' Guild was, I expected a bit of an action and a bit of a story. What I got was 600+ pages of another prologue. I'm a bit tired, when will we (ever?) get to some decent action?I'm aware that's YA, but that's not an excuse to see it poorly written. The protagonist is a weak girl, constantly bullied, refuses help and when she finally stands up for herself, she's sure to fail the duel. This kind of a st...

It's been a long time since I was this frustrated with a book. There were so many moments of, "Why doesn't Sonea shield? Why doesn't she call for help? Why the f**k is she allowing this to keep happening?! And why ffs are the adults not doing a damn thing about all of this!?!" For a strong character, in this story she does the most illogical things, but then, how dare logical progression interfere with the plot the author wanted. >.< Seriously, Sonea gets into a huge amount of trouble because sh...

"There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit."The worldbuilding in this series really is exquisite.On the other hand, I found more editing errors in the book, and they continue through book three, too (which I finished half of before remembering I was supposed to mark this one as read).

“Believe me. There was nothing good in always being second place."I liked the second book even better than the first one! Mainly because this one was set in the magical school, which is the best setting ever imo. I loved how Sonea was learning all the magical stuff and attended classes. And there was a couple of great antagonists! Overall, very satisfying read. Can´t wait to see where the story goes next!5*