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Magic Under Stone (Magic Under #2)
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Jaclyn Dolamore (Goodreads Author)
For star-crossed lovers Nimira and Erris, there can be no happily ever after until Erris is freed from the clockwork form in which his soul is trapped. And so they go in search of the sorcerer Ordorio Valdana, hoping he will know how to grant Erris real life again. When they learn that Valdana has mysteriously vanished, it's not long before Nimira decides to take matters i...more
Hardcover, 297 pages
Published
February 28th 2012
by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
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Once again, Dolamore's book got off to a slightly slow start. The reason for this was the introduction of a new character, Ifra, whom I did not yet care about. I wanted desperately to hear more about Erris and Nim, and it was disappointing. Well, thankfully, just like in book one, the story soon took off, bringing me along for a magical ride in its firm grasp.
There are a slew of new folks in this installment, most importantly Ifra and Violet, a spoiled young girl and relative of Erris. Violet co...more
There are a slew of new folks in this installment, most importantly Ifra and Violet, a spoiled young girl and relative of Erris. Violet co...more
I was a little worried when picking this one up. It's been a long time since I read the first, and the details seemed a little fuzzy. Surprisingly, it seemed to matter very little the more the book progressed.
I find Nimira to be an interesting character. She really shows a lot of strength through out this entire book. She's willing to journey to the ends of the earth in hopes that a single man might be able to help Erris. I loved that she took matters into her own hands and decided to learn mag...more
I find Nimira to be an interesting character. She really shows a lot of strength through out this entire book. She's willing to journey to the ends of the earth in hopes that a single man might be able to help Erris. I loved that she took matters into her own hands and decided to learn mag...more
The second story begins after Nimira has managed to “free” Erris, sort-of, from his clockwork body. Unfortunately, there is some necromancer magic going on that involves Erris’ soul being alive within the clockwork frame, but he no longer has a body. Erris and Nimira have learned of a powerful necromancer who may know the answers to Erris’ problem, so they set out on a journey.
What they soon discover is a treat for Erris who believed all his royal family had been killed 30 years ago during the f...more
What they soon discover is a treat for Erris who believed all his royal family had been killed 30 years ago during the f...more
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I really enjoyed Magic under glass and so I really looked forward to reading this one. Isn't the cover gorgeous? This is a fun and fluffy read about a lost fairy prince trapped in a clockwork body and the young dancing girl who set him free. Erris is unhappy and tortured in his fragile body and not even Nimira can break him out of his funk. Nimira in turn fears the Erris is changing and starts to wonder if they can truly overcome this...more
I really enjoyed Magic under glass and so I really looked forward to reading this one. Isn't the cover gorgeous? This is a fun and fluffy read about a lost fairy prince trapped in a clockwork body and the young dancing girl who set him free. Erris is unhappy and tortured in his fragile body and not even Nimira can break him out of his funk. Nimira in turn fears the Erris is changing and starts to wonder if they can truly overcome this...more
This sequel to Magic Under Glass has Erris and Nimira traveling north to visit the sorcerer Ordorio Valdana who may have some insight in how to restore Erris to life. Tensions are high between Nimira and Erris because Erris is grieving his old life and is frightened about his future. He is pulling away from Nimira which just makes her feel more alone and unsettled too.
When they arrive at Valdana's house he is away but they discover that he has a half-fairy daughter who is Erris' niece. They also...more
When they arrive at Valdana's house he is away but they discover that he has a half-fairy daughter who is Erris' niece. They also...more
Magic Under Stone was just as wonderful, if not better, than Magic Under Glass. Once again, I have to express my admiration for Dolamore's effortless skill at weaving realistic and mature concepts into young adult fiction. Dolamore is a magician in the way she deftly sets the stage for her characters to achieve milestone-marking epiphanies (e.g., when Nimira realizes that a change in perspective can mean the difference between good and evil). There aren't enough words to express the amount of re...more
Fans of Magic Under Glass will be very eager to get their hands on this baby--all the goodies promised at the end of MUG are delivered in full here! We finally get to see just how Erris and Nimira interact as a couple, uncover all the mysteries surrounding Erris's imprisonment in the automaton body, meet some really fun new characters (including a smexy, young djinn, unwillingly bound to serve the current usurper of the fairy throne~), and see the return of some cool secondary characters from bo...more
Magic Under Stone FAQ:
Will there be another book?
I really felt I could have written a third book, but I was asked to wrap it up in this book, so I certainly tried, but there is no Big! Conclusive! Epilogue! I don't know when I'll have the time but I'd love to write something about the characters after this, perhaps a novella e-book or something if nothing else. The thing about a good world is, it's hard to ever want to leave! And yet, there are new stories to explore. I still feel pretty happy w...more
Will there be another book?
I really felt I could have written a third book, but I was asked to wrap it up in this book, so I certainly tried, but there is no Big! Conclusive! Epilogue! I don't know when I'll have the time but I'd love to write something about the characters after this, perhaps a novella e-book or something if nothing else. The thing about a good world is, it's hard to ever want to leave! And yet, there are new stories to explore. I still feel pretty happy w...more
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I adored the first book, "Magic Under Glass", but this sequel really fell short for me. In this follow up, Nimira continues to search for a way to break Erris's curse. Along the way she has the help from old friends and new.
While I appreciate the level of realism the author captures in the characters emotions and relationships, I grew tired of Nimira's whining and Erris' childish behavior. I definitely felt the characters were all quite complex and believable, but the majority of the book felt l...more
While I appreciate the level of realism the author captures in the characters emotions and relationships, I grew tired of Nimira's whining and Erris' childish behavior. I definitely felt the characters were all quite complex and believable, but the majority of the book felt l...more
I really enjoyed that the characters grew as they went through their struggles to find a solution to each of the problems placed before them. The Prince trapped in the clockwork automation and the struggles that came with how he handle this situation really did put into perspective of how one might feel being trapped, caged, or just put into a situation they felt they could not handle. The main character Nimira did at times make you feel like she was being selfish and her character even said thi...more
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My thoughts:
The plot and setting are fairly unique, what with a sort-of alive clockwork fairy prince and a former dancing girl learning illegal magic; I'm quite sure there aren't too many of those around. I thought the idea of Nim finding her own magic and learning it by herself was a nice touch, since many magic systems are only taught by old magical tutors or something like it. The story has a lot of potentially interesting side characters too, Annalie shrouded by spirits, Violet the hidden fa...more
The plot and setting are fairly unique, what with a sort-of alive clockwork fairy prince and a former dancing girl learning illegal magic; I'm quite sure there aren't too many of those around. I thought the idea of Nim finding her own magic and learning it by herself was a nice touch, since many magic systems are only taught by old magical tutors or something like it. The story has a lot of potentially interesting side characters too, Annalie shrouded by spirits, Violet the hidden fa...more
2.5 stars.
I really felt that this book focused a lot on Ifra.
I loved Ifra's character. I did. He is a jinn who is taught never to feel or get emotionally involved in anything. He is obliged to obey any command given by his master. He never wants to do any of those things. He is hurt by everything he's been forced to do. There are two parts of him: the side that has no choice but to carry out the commands and the side that wants nothing more than to repair the damage he's done.
I love how, even...more
I really felt that this book focused a lot on Ifra.
I loved Ifra's character. I did. He is a jinn who is taught never to feel or get emotionally involved in anything. He is obliged to obey any command given by his master. He never wants to do any of those things. He is hurt by everything he's been forced to do. There are two parts of him: the side that has no choice but to carry out the commands and the side that wants nothing more than to repair the damage he's done.
I love how, even...more
I originally read Magic Under Glass because I read the blurb on Magic Under Stone and wanted to read the series. I read Glass, loved it, and then eagerly moved on to Stone. But then it sat in a corner gathering dust. Finding it again made me so excited so I jumped right in.
Here's the thing. Stone it a very, very different book then Glass. In fact, it lost me about halfway through. I kept reading hopeing it would get better, but it didn't. Most of the book was spent with Nimira and Erris hiding o...more
Here's the thing. Stone it a very, very different book then Glass. In fact, it lost me about halfway through. I kept reading hopeing it would get better, but it didn't. Most of the book was spent with Nimira and Erris hiding o...more
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It's not often that I enjoy a sequel even more than the original, but this is one of those books. I liked many things about Magic Under Glass, but hoped for more substance and depth in the sequel. I was not disappointed: Magic Under Stone is a wonderful follow-up, and better than the first book in several ways.
Magic Under Stone picks up some months after the end of Magic Under Glass, but little has changed for Nimira and Erris. The fairy princ...more
It's not often that I enjoy a sequel even more than the original, but this is one of those books. I liked many things about Magic Under Glass, but hoped for more substance and depth in the sequel. I was not disappointed: Magic Under Stone is a wonderful follow-up, and better than the first book in several ways.
Magic Under Stone picks up some months after the end of Magic Under Glass, but little has changed for Nimira and Erris. The fairy princ...more
Beautiful book. True to its name it's like a magical spell you have to uncover. The characters are so real that I was actually worring sick of Nimira's preoccupations. Lovely lovely fairy tale. It feels like a true homage of all the wonderful stories from fairies and princes but framed with a wonderful not too romanticized story full of true human emotions and feelings involving not too human characters.
The story starts where Magic Under Glass left out Nimira and Erris are trying to make sense...more
The story starts where Magic Under Glass left out Nimira and Erris are trying to make sense...more
Review from A Journey Through Pages
Dolamore's writing in Magic Under Stone is starting to resemble a cross between the styles of Diana Wynn Jones or Patricia C. Wrede and Maria V. Snyder. There is a lightness to the writing, yet at the same the same times the characters are deep and the world-building complicated.
Magic Under Stone is the sequel to Magic Under Glass and succeeds in being both a follow up to what happens next to Nim and Erris, and being a book of growth and expansion for Nimira. I...more
Dolamore's writing in Magic Under Stone is starting to resemble a cross between the styles of Diana Wynn Jones or Patricia C. Wrede and Maria V. Snyder. There is a lightness to the writing, yet at the same the same times the characters are deep and the world-building complicated.
Magic Under Stone is the sequel to Magic Under Glass and succeeds in being both a follow up to what happens next to Nim and Erris, and being a book of growth and expansion for Nimira. I...more
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Best Bits: I really enjoyed the previous book, Magic Under Glass, so I knew going in that I was going to enjoy the characters. There was one additional character I really enjoyed, Ifra. He's a jinn, and is sworn to the command of the fairy king. This new perspective added a whole new level to the story (and potentially to the world if ever Dolamore wrote another book in this universe). He was someone who understood what it was like to be different (like Nimira), but also what it was like to see...more
This long awaited novel is the perfect sequel to Magic Under Glass. The story begins exactly where it left off, but introduces new characters that further the story. Erris, the true prince of Telmirra, was released from his original prison, only to be trapped in another. His body is made of clockwork, only his face and hands seem real. Nimira believed she was saving Erris when she freed him from his original automaton body, but now feels that she has trapped him in a body that creates the illus...more
Magic Under Stone by Jaclyn Dolamore is another book that I have been highly anticipating. I absolutely adored the enchanting Magic Under Glass and could not wait to continue Erris and Nimira's story.
At the end of Magic Under Glass, I felt like the adventure was just beginning for Erris and Nimira. It was just as much a beginning as an ending. Idealistically, I always hope for a happily ever after, even though I know that there needs to be some conflict for the story. What I enjoyed about Magic...more
At the end of Magic Under Glass, I felt like the adventure was just beginning for Erris and Nimira. It was just as much a beginning as an ending. Idealistically, I always hope for a happily ever after, even though I know that there needs to be some conflict for the story. What I enjoyed about Magic...more
I desperately want to read this book!!! I absolutely LOVED Magic Under Glass. Actually, I think I'm gonna have to read it again...I miss the characters!
Review: Well, I enjoyed the book, but I think I hyped it up too much in my head. The characters seemed...different and there were a lot of loose ends that weren't tied up (view spoiler)...more
Review: Well, I enjoyed the book, but I think I hyped it up too much in my head. The characters seemed...different and there were a lot of loose ends that weren't tied up (view spoiler)...more
I wanted to love this book so badly . I did enjoy finding out what happened to Nimira and Erris but the novel fell short of my expectations. Erris spent the first half of the novel moping while Nimira is angsting about his moping and her guilt over corresponding with Hollins over mail. The characters I had grown to love suddenly started to annoy me a bit with their actions. I didn't really like Violet, Erris's niece, because she was a bit of a brat that kept demanding this and that from people....more
First Impression:
Dolamore greatly impressed me with her vision in Magic Under Glass. With that ending, I have been holding my breath with anticipation for the sequel.
While Reading:
Magic Under Stone is a dazzling sequel in some regards. In others, I must sadly admit some disappointment.
If you remember, Erris, our hero, is a fairy prince who through a cruel twist of fate was imprisoned in a clockwork body. Our heroine, Nimira, at the ending of Magic Under Glass had set Erris free... well, sort of....more
Dolamore greatly impressed me with her vision in Magic Under Glass. With that ending, I have been holding my breath with anticipation for the sequel.
While Reading:
Magic Under Stone is a dazzling sequel in some regards. In others, I must sadly admit some disappointment.
If you remember, Erris, our hero, is a fairy prince who through a cruel twist of fate was imprisoned in a clockwork body. Our heroine, Nimira, at the ending of Magic Under Glass had set Erris free... well, sort of....more
( big thanks to Netgalley for the ecopy Arc to read, and a big thanks to Jaclyn Dolamore for my signed Arc copy )
Magic Under Stone was a perfect mix of Man, Metal and Magic. Nimira saved Erris enough that he is not longer fully trapped in his clockwork body but not enough that they can truly be together. This new set up of life for them seem almost heartbreaking, to be so close to having the love they wanted but still having to deal with the fact that Erris might never truly be flesh again. Magi...more
Magic Under Stone was a perfect mix of Man, Metal and Magic. Nimira saved Erris enough that he is not longer fully trapped in his clockwork body but not enough that they can truly be together. This new set up of life for them seem almost heartbreaking, to be so close to having the love they wanted but still having to deal with the fact that Erris might never truly be flesh again. Magi...more
4.5 /5 stars.
Now that she’s helped Erris gain a kind of half-freedom from his life of mechanical imprisonment, Nimira begins to wonder if she’s done the right thing. Still partially made of clockwork, Erris’s soul remains trapped in his metal body. Erris begins to grow distant, mourning the life that was stolen from him and the people he’s lost. On the recommendation of their benefactor, Nimira and Erris set out to find the sorcerer Valdana who may have the answers they’re looking for to finall...more
Now that she’s helped Erris gain a kind of half-freedom from his life of mechanical imprisonment, Nimira begins to wonder if she’s done the right thing. Still partially made of clockwork, Erris’s soul remains trapped in his metal body. Erris begins to grow distant, mourning the life that was stolen from him and the people he’s lost. On the recommendation of their benefactor, Nimira and Erris set out to find the sorcerer Valdana who may have the answers they’re looking for to finall...more
Thank God it's over. Review later, maybe.
~Later~
This book. This book was pretty boring. I had enjoyed the first one because it was a light, fun, magical book featuring an automaton. But none of that charm was present here. Instead, I got new, half-baked characters and a whiny Nim and Erris. All Nim and Erris do in this book is whine about their relationship, or lack of one. Erris pushes Nim away for no reason and then gets jealous just because Nim happens to be writing letters to some chap from...more
~Later~
This book. This book was pretty boring. I had enjoyed the first one because it was a light, fun, magical book featuring an automaton. But none of that charm was present here. Instead, I got new, half-baked characters and a whiny Nim and Erris. All Nim and Erris do in this book is whine about their relationship, or lack of one. Erris pushes Nim away for no reason and then gets jealous just because Nim happens to be writing letters to some chap from...more
My thoughts:
I was so fully taken in and captivated by the fantasy world and characters Jaclyn created in Magic Under Glass (book 1) that I was a little worried about this second book. Book 2s don't always work for me. Fortunately I had absolutely nothing to worry about! I didn't think it was possible but I loved Magic Under Stone even more!
Picking up right were book 1 ends, it didn't take me long to get caught up with the story. And what a story it is! Part adventure, part mystery, part romance...more
I was so fully taken in and captivated by the fantasy world and characters Jaclyn created in Magic Under Glass (book 1) that I was a little worried about this second book. Book 2s don't always work for me. Fortunately I had absolutely nothing to worry about! I didn't think it was possible but I loved Magic Under Stone even more!
Picking up right were book 1 ends, it didn't take me long to get caught up with the story. And what a story it is! Part adventure, part mystery, part romance...more
Apr 15, 2012
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Magic Under Stone continues the story of Nimira, a dancing girl from a foreign land, and Erris, a fairy prince trapped in a clockwork automaton's body. I mentioned in my review of the first book, Magic Under Glass, that I was surprised by how much I liked it - I thought it was going to be fluff, but I actually really connected to it. Ever since then, Nimira and Erris have been popping into my head, and I've been waiting to see how their story finishes and whether they'll get their happy ever aft...more
I truly liked the first book in this series. The idea of being in love with the soul of a person rather than the physical body was just such a novel concept that it immediately drew me in. The first novel, too, was an enchanting mix of the quixotic with old world, traditional storylines. You know, fairy kings, dastardly villains, a dancer girl, a Jane Eyresque romance story – so you can understand why I was so keen to check out Magic Under Stone. I felt that I would be in store for another insta...more
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Jaclyn Dolamore was homeschooled in a hippie sort of way and spent her childhood reading as many books as her skinny nerd-body could lug from the library and playing elaborate pretend games with her sister Kate. She skipped college and spent eight years drudging through retail jobs, developing her thrifty cooking skills and pursuing a lifelong writing dream. She has a passion for history, thrift s...more
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