Nimira is a music-hall performer forced to dance for pennies to an audience of leering drunks. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to do a...
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Jan 13, 2011
Jaclyn
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Since this book has been out a while now and some frequently asked questions pop up in reviews, I thought I'd edit my review to answer a few here.
--There will be a sequel! It's called Magic Under Stone and it should be released in 2012. As far as I know, that book will complete the story. A companion book--same world, different characters and locale--called Between the Sea and Sky will be released in 2011.
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--There will be a sequel! It's called Magic Under Stone and it should be released in 2012. As far as I know, that book will complete the story. A companion book--same world, different characters and locale--called Between the Sea and Sky will be released in 2011.
--The title "Magic Under Glass" refers to the fairies kept unde More...
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Oct 25, 2011
Cara
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I can't believe I seriously considered not finishing this book. That doesn't happen to me often, but in this case I already started disliking the main character, Nimira. She came off as a little too entitled from having royal standing where she came from, but thankfully that isn't harped on too much and we get this truly moving story.
Nimira has moved away from her homeland to find her fortune through her talent on stage. Unfortunatley she hasn't had much success, until one day Holli More...
Nimira has moved away from her homeland to find her fortune through her talent on stage. Unfortunatley she hasn't had much success, until one day Holli More...
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Mar 31, 2010
Julie
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I loved the book. I liked the romance, I liked how the good characters were genuinely good and the bad characters were bad. I liked how it ended and I loved Hollin and Erris. Beyond that, I can't think of what makes me love this story.
The ending seemed like a total cliffhanger, yet at the same time it seems like it could just end there (oh I hope not). The characters all had their flaws and didn't act all high and mighty (except for one, but he's not important to this point). I loved More...
The ending seemed like a total cliffhanger, yet at the same time it seems like it could just end there (oh I hope not). The characters all had their flaws and didn't act all high and mighty (except for one, but he's not important to this point). I loved More...
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Jan 01, 2010
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Magic Under Glass is magical and well, just AWESOME!
I loved this book!
I really enjoyed the characters, the relationship between Nimira and Erris, their friendship (soon love) was easy to see, and a joy to read. Erris...he's an interesting character, I found him to be kind of tortured, I mean he was trapped in a life like “doll” or automaton, cut off from the world. Going through all that, he ended being sweet and honest. I could see why Nimira falls for him. Nimira is not your More...
I loved this book!
I really enjoyed the characters, the relationship between Nimira and Erris, their friendship (soon love) was easy to see, and a joy to read. Erris...he's an interesting character, I found him to be kind of tortured, I mean he was trapped in a life like “doll” or automaton, cut off from the world. Going through all that, he ended being sweet and honest. I could see why Nimira falls for him. Nimira is not your More...
Jan 06, 2010
Sara
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Jaclyn Dolamore's debut novel is a quick and engaging read that left me me wanting more. Not only did the slim volume end much to quickly, Dolamore's unique plot line and characters stayed with me even after I finished the last line.
First off, I'm still a bit in awe of the cover art. I thought it was gorgeous when I first saw it on Jackie's website and when I saw the arc, but it was nothing compared to the bound version when I saw it in the bookstore. It definitely is eye catching! More...
First off, I'm still a bit in awe of the cover art. I thought it was gorgeous when I first saw it on Jackie's website and when I saw the arc, but it was nothing compared to the bound version when I saw it in the bookstore. It definitely is eye catching! More...
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Apr 13, 2011
Novels On The Run
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MARISSA'S REVIEW:
This book sat on my shelf for a couple of months as I played catch up with series I had been hanging out to the new releases for!!! Now that I am all caught up it's time to read all the books I purchased that looked like they could be pretty good!
Magic Under Glass is the debut novel for Jaclyn Dolamore. There is a sequel to be released in 2012, Magic Under Stone.
Overall, I enjoyed the story. It made for a quick and easy read. I liked that Erris' soul/be More...
This book sat on my shelf for a couple of months as I played catch up with series I had been hanging out to the new releases for!!! Now that I am all caught up it's time to read all the books I purchased that looked like they could be pretty good!
Magic Under Glass is the debut novel for Jaclyn Dolamore. There is a sequel to be released in 2012, Magic Under Stone.
Overall, I enjoyed the story. It made for a quick and easy read. I liked that Erris' soul/be More...
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Aug 15, 2010
Kristen "Kirby"
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Magic Under Glass sounded excellent. Nimira is a "trouser girl"; that is, a girl who wears trousers while singing foreign tunes. With women still engulfed in fabric from head to toe, and people blushing when the lace circling on a chair flips up to show a leg, you can understand why they were considered such a novelty. Then comes Mr. Hollin in all his flatness and top hat to stomp the story into the gravel until it could be considered bland, at best.
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Magic Under Glass sounded excellent. Nimira is a "trouser girl"; that is, a girl who wears trousers while singing foreign tunes. With women still engulfed in fabric from head to toe, and people blushing when the lace circling on a chair flips up to show a leg, you can understand why they were considered such a novelty. Then comes Mr. Hollin in all his flatness and top hat to stomp the story into the gravel until it could be considered bland, at best.
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Dec 21, 2011
Arren
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There are no words for just how amazing this story is! Oh, how I wish it was longer, so I could read some more! I was hooked right from the get go! I started reading a few chapters yesterday, and have spent most of today completing it. Such a sweet, lovely, unique story! I absolutely loved it!
I can’t tell you how beautiful this story is; the writing style is just beyond anything I can describe. I can’t say if I was more in love with the plot or the writing. It’s almost poetic. It was More...
I can’t tell you how beautiful this story is; the writing style is just beyond anything I can describe. I can’t say if I was more in love with the plot or the writing. It’s almost poetic. It was More...
Nov 15, 2011
Maria
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You will absolutely fall in love with this fairy-tale, Cinderella-like story that has twists and turns in every page!
The story follows Nimira (Nim) - a young woman who has left her home in search of a better life - and she won't stop until she gets it. Unfortunately for her, she ends up singing and dancing for a living, with low wages and a controlling boss. It's a rotten life but Nim never complains. She's just constantly thinking of new ways to get herself out of there.
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The story follows Nimira (Nim) - a young woman who has left her home in search of a better life - and she won't stop until she gets it. Unfortunately for her, she ends up singing and dancing for a living, with low wages and a controlling boss. It's a rotten life but Nim never complains. She's just constantly thinking of new ways to get herself out of there.
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Nov 05, 2011
Jane
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Jaclyn Dolamore's debut novel is absolutely lovely. Simply breath-taking. Awe-inspiring. Nimira is lovable as a courageous, believable heroine. All of the characters--with the exception of one or two--are fully fleshed out with complex back stories. I can go on and on lauding Magic Under Glass, but if there is one thing I want to highlight above all others, it would be Dolamore's story-telling ability. What I mean by this is: so many people have a story to tell, but only a handful of people have
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Oct 25, 2011
"Nimira trabaja en un ruinoso teatro de la ciudad como bailarina y cantante. Ella es una de las famosas “chica bombacho” de Lorinar, pero a lo que aspira es a ser una cantante tan famosa como lo fue su madre en su tierra natal, Tiansher. Resignada al tugurio donde trabaja, su vida dará un giro de 180º cuando conozca a Hollin Parry, un brujo que posee un autómata pianista y que quiere que Nimira cante junto a él. Ella aceptará el puesto, pero lo que no sabe es que en el interior del hombre m
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Dec 22, 2011
Anna
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I think the cover commentary has pretty well been covered since Bloomsbury recalled their original, white-washed cover and replaced it with a beautiful model who looks like the character described in the book. The fact that she's holding a key in her hands is a nice touch, too, although I'll admit I still like the visual magic under glass of the original version. If the publisher hadn't botched that one by using a white model, it might actually have been one of my favourite covers of the year. T
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Dec 20, 2011
Charlotte
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his was a very odd and peculiar book but the story is interesting and engaging because its original and yet fresh at the same time. I seem to have really gotten into books based on fairies at the moment so It was no surprise to see that this too was based on a fairy. Yet the idea of the plot was rather engaging in the sense that it seemed to be about a fairy that was trapped within the mechanisms of a metal wind up body. The main characters were detailed and yet I still felt that there was somet
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Dec 14, 2011
Liyana
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I loved this book, the story and its characters. It had such an easy-going pace and reading it was a really relaxing experience.
Nimira is a 'trouser girl'* who runs from working in a dance troupe for a better work opportunity, even though it involves a mysterious stranger and a haunted automaton. The conditions of Nimira's previous working situation isn't detailed out, but just hinted at enough so as not to scare the little kiddies.
I loved Nimira and her narration. She was ve More...
Nimira is a 'trouser girl'* who runs from working in a dance troupe for a better work opportunity, even though it involves a mysterious stranger and a haunted automaton. The conditions of Nimira's previous working situation isn't detailed out, but just hinted at enough so as not to scare the little kiddies.
I loved Nimira and her narration. She was ve More...
Oct 05, 2011
Jennifer
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Although I appreciate the authors attempt as a nu world creative visionary, I felt her book was an creative flop. Its limitless direction is far fetched for the young adult genre and as a whole exhibits nothing but unimaginative representation for itself, lightly putting it- its all been done before. Like many of the modern YA books of the past few years that gained momentum thanks to the popularity of modern film, harry potter, twilight, hunger games; (magic, elves, fairies, werewolves, vampire
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Sep 14, 2011
Annalisa
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:/ I was a little disappointed in this book. Dolamore has a great command of language and has a lot more to say than many other books in this genre, but overall I felt like the entire story lacked some sophistication. It was too reliant on its homage to Jane Eyre (with perhaps a little bit of Richardson's Pamela too?), while at the same time lacking some of the best aspects of that story and yet also never actually tackling some of the problematic parts of it, either. The fantasy world it was se
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Jul 25, 2011
Mindy
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A love triangle, a lost prince, a madwoman in the attic, possession, dark secrets kept quiet through murder and machinations, political intrigue, brewing war... and a living soul trapped forever inside the clockwork body of an automaton. Have I got your attention?
Recently, I had a student check out MAGIC UNDER GLASS by Jaclyn Dolamore. And it had her attention - to the point that I had to say her name three times to get her to look up at me.
BBC: Didn't you check that bo More...
Recently, I had a student check out MAGIC UNDER GLASS by Jaclyn Dolamore. And it had her attention - to the point that I had to say her name three times to get her to look up at me.
BBC: Didn't you check that bo More...
Jul 14, 2011
Sara
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Plot: 4 Stars
The storyline behind this novel was very unique. It was a great mix of magical and paranormal elements with a touch of steampunk-esque elements. There was a lot of history between the sorcerers and the faeries, and while we did get a good amount of information, I hope it is expanded on in future novels. I really enjoyed the way the author tied singing and dancing into the novel. Nimira was a "trouser girl" who performed before she met Parry, who hired her to accompan More...
The storyline behind this novel was very unique. It was a great mix of magical and paranormal elements with a touch of steampunk-esque elements. There was a lot of history between the sorcerers and the faeries, and while we did get a good amount of information, I hope it is expanded on in future novels. I really enjoyed the way the author tied singing and dancing into the novel. Nimira was a "trouser girl" who performed before she met Parry, who hired her to accompan More...
Jun 29, 2011
Michelle
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One of the hardest parts of becoming a parent, in my opinion, is having to crystallize in words what it is that we believe, to articulate with precision that which we have only vaguely felt to be true before. To have to look into the eyes of a child who trusts us and answer a question like, "Why do we have war?" One thing that has become clear for me in the past few years is that I do not believe in "Good Guys" or "Bad Guys." We each of us make a thousand decisio
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May 21, 2011
Gaby
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Una única historia fantástica sobre una bailarina / cantante y un autómata...
Este libro estuvo en mi lista de lectura por mucho tiempo, asi que estaba muy emocionada cuando finalmente lo lei. Adoro la portada original.
Me gusto el mundo que la autora creo. Magia, hadas y humanos es siempre una buena combinación, pero ella también agrega un elemento histórico que creo que fue perfecto para esta historia.
Pero lo personajes eran un poco vacíos para mi. Quería mas More...
Este libro estuvo en mi lista de lectura por mucho tiempo, asi que estaba muy emocionada cuando finalmente lo lei. Adoro la portada original.
Me gusto el mundo que la autora creo. Magia, hadas y humanos es siempre una buena combinación, pero ella también agrega un elemento histórico que creo que fue perfecto para esta historia.
Pero lo personajes eran un poco vacíos para mi. Quería mas More...
Mar 31, 2011
I came across this book in a different manner than most. I follow the author’s agent on twitter and she kept mentioning it. And, well, I loved the title.
The plot was very different from what I was expecting, which I loved. The world it takes place in could almost be the past of our world. Almost. And it felt completely real. It had political tension, class and racial stereotypes. A strange, wonderful mix of a high fantasy setting and a steampunk setting.
Nimira is saved fr More...
The plot was very different from what I was expecting, which I loved. The world it takes place in could almost be the past of our world. Almost. And it felt completely real. It had political tension, class and racial stereotypes. A strange, wonderful mix of a high fantasy setting and a steampunk setting.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Dec 01, 2010
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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This was a wonderful read and I adore the UK cover. The US cover is being re-jacketed and we'll post the picture of the new jacket when it's released. The cover does not take away from this wonderful story. I adore historical fiction reads and what I enjoyed most about Jaclyn's book is how she wove a wonderful world she created full of faeries and magic, into a wonderful historical time piece. I was whisked away in a different century while reading this. Magic Under Glass has a bit everything, f
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Nov 02, 2010
Angie
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So I'm awfully late getting around to this one. But I could just never find a copy and then with all the cover issues it was in and out of stock everywhere for what seemed like ages. It sounded like a book I wanted to read right off the bat, despite the issues with cover and availability. Finally my family took pity on me and gave it to me for my birthday awhile back. And now that it's been nominated for the Cybils, I decided it was high time to find out what all the fuss was about. MAGIC UNDER
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Jun 24, 2010
Rachel
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First note... The cover on the book I picked up is not the same as the one on goodreads and I much prefer the one I had. Neither of them reflect the ethnicity (Thai?) of the heroine though and that bugs me.
MUG is the story of a alternate world based on our world in the Edwardian time period with a touch of steampunk. The heroine is an asianish girl (never really stated, but her clothing, dancing, history are clearly of asian origin) who was wealthy in her home country, but now wor More...
MUG is the story of a alternate world based on our world in the Edwardian time period with a touch of steampunk. The heroine is an asianish girl (never really stated, but her clothing, dancing, history are clearly of asian origin) who was wealthy in her home country, but now wor More...
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Jun 17, 2010
Michelle
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Fantasy has never been one of my genres of choice but I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. It was a very quick read and loads of fun.
The fairy world Dolamore created seemed to be just within the readers grasp yet still so far away in time. It most definitely had an Asian vibe for me, kinda Memoirs of a Geisha lite, which made it feel more exotic and mystical. A definite asset to the story for sure.
Nimira and the automaton were both extremely compelling charac More...
The fairy world Dolamore created seemed to be just within the readers grasp yet still so far away in time. It most definitely had an Asian vibe for me, kinda Memoirs of a Geisha lite, which made it feel more exotic and mystical. A definite asset to the story for sure.
Nimira and the automaton were both extremely compelling charac More...
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Jun 04, 2010
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May 17, 2010
Christie
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Magic Under Glass is an enjoyable story of a girl with big dreams, and the challenges she faces because of the color of her skin. As the mom of biracial children, I’m thrilled to see a novel with a main character of color. I loved the author’s writing style, and felt the characters were well developed for such a short novel. I connected with Nimira instantly, and quickly grew attached. If I could change anything about this book it would be the length. Even just 50 more pages would have made for
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May 16, 2010
Larissa
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Nimira is a long way from home having travelled over seas to make her fortune. However a fortune never came and nether did the acclamations that she had hoped to receive. Nimira was a singer and a dancer and had been promised to perform for the height of society, but instead she had ended up at the already full world of music-hall performers.
As a trouser-girl Nimira's talents were wasted on leering drunks with only mere pennies for her trouble. Although she would never admit it, she lo More...
As a trouser-girl Nimira's talents were wasted on leering drunks with only mere pennies for her trouble. Although she would never admit it, she lo More...
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May 12, 2010
J.Elle
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I consider this a throw-away book, not because you should throw it away, but because it was like I threw away time reading it. But, I have only myself to blame. About a third of the way in, I could tell it wasn't worth reading and I actually set it aside so I could start Silver Borne and I wasn't planning on even finishing it. But then, I found myself with a little bit of time later that weekend, but not enough time to start a new book, so I figured I'd just finish it to say I had read it. N
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