Valerie P. (vprosser) - , reviewed on 5/20/2009 + 161 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This being the second in the trilogy, I knew it might not live up to the first. While I LOVED Poison Study, Magic Study had an entirely new story and location, which was interesting in its own right. I love Yelena's character, and old favorites showed up while new characters were introduced too. We learn more about Yelena's family/past, which was nice. Her magical abilities continue to develop. Since it's been awhile since I read the first, I liked the small bits of info included that reminded me what happened in the first book -- but I would highly recommend reading the first book before this since I think as a stand-alone it might be confusing. I really enjoyed the story, and am looking forward to the third and final book, Fire Study. Also, I didn't realize Poison Study was classified as Young Adult, since I don't really read that genre...but I did notice Magic Study seemed to be a bit more geared towards YA. I'd say good for adults as well!

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