This one was my favorite book in the “Paper Magician” series. There is one more book, but as it is not following the same main characters, I do not plan on reading it.

Ceony is finally going to take her magician’s test, but because she does not want Mg. Thane to be accused of favoritism, her test will be administered by Mg. Bailey, whom she will be staying with for three weeks prior to her exam. But of course, there is still an Excisioner out there — Siraj.

Siraj has escaped from prison, and Ceony fears that he will go after her family, so naturally, she tries to track him down herself. One evening when tracking him, she runs into none other than Mg. Thane himself, and together they are able to take him down for good. I was glad to see Ceony and Mg. Thane using their magic and working together. Ceony has become a master of multiple magic’s despite assuring Mg. Thane that she would not be using that secret, and it proved very useful for her.


When Ceony was staying with Mg. Bailey, we learned that he was very, very petty. Almost petty to the very end. I did not like him at all. Luckily, in-spite of his attempts to deter her along the way, Ceony was able to pass her magicians test, and she was even able to impress Mg. Bailey with her spells and Folding.

I was glad when Ceony confided in Mg. Aviosky about learning how to unbind from one material and bind to another. I just wish we knew what she was planning on doing with the information. It could benefit many, but in the wrong hands, it could cause chaos.

That ending though?! I’m hoping Ceony said yes to the proposal (duh). If there is ever another book released in this series following Ceony and Thane, I will be reading it.