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The Wizard's Butler
by Nathan Lowell
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Are you in the mood for 500 pages of Fantasy-Jeeves? Here ya go! Roger Mulligan, our MC, is ex-military, ex-paramedic, and looking for work, when he's given a 'too good to be true' offer, looking after a rich old man who "thinks he's a wizard."
There's heaps of detail about what being a butler may involve, probably too much detail to be honest, because this book could happily have been 100 pages shorter. (Installing an internet connection was a good chunk of pages in itself!) There is magic, paranormal creatures, etc., but it's not gone into in very much detail, it just provides colour for the world-building. And, there's a little conflict in relation to Mulligan's employer, the conniving niece of Mr "think's he's a wizard" who wants him safely ensconced in a care home so she can take over the house, but it's very mild. No sex, no violence.
All in all, if you want to read something very low-key and cosy af, this is a good candidate -- but will be TOO laid-back for some.
There's heaps of detail about what being a butler may involve, probably too much detail to be honest, because this book could happily have been 100 pages shorter. (Installing an internet connection was a good chunk of pages in itself!) There is magic, paranormal creatures, etc., but it's not gone into in very much detail, it just provides colour for the world-building. And, there's a little conflict in relation to Mulligan's employer, the conniving niece of Mr "think's he's a wizard" who wants him safely ensconced in a care home so she can take over the house, but it's very mild. No sex, no violence.
All in all, if you want to read something very low-key and cosy af, this is a good candidate -- but will be TOO laid-back for some.