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I was born reaching for her.

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

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I was super excited when I got my hands on this at the library. The title popped up as recommended all over my book apps and emails. Fans of Harry Potter, V.E. Schwab, and Lev Grossman’s Magician’s trilogy were into it, so I had high expectations. Unfortunately, that particular well of mysteries set at magic schools is pretty much full to the brim. Twin sisters Ivy and Tabitha Gamble are estranged. Their sisterly bond was torn apart by a dying mother, a grieving father and the magical abilities that Tabitha has and Ivy does not. While Ivy has a front […]

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8/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 |

I just wanted to do my job.

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

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This is a strong three stars for me. It’s really good in a lot of ways, still feels a little limited for some of the choices and a little thin because of them or what they reveal about the novel, but also succeeds to build a world I am interested in and a story I am invested in. So the novel is almost a perfect Venn diagram of Sara Gran, The Magicians, and The Secret Place by Tana French. Ivy Gamble lives in a world where there’s magic and magic schools, and her twin sister “abandoned” her family to go […]

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6/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:354 |

Murder at the Magic School

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

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I’ve not had a lot of luck with things highly recommended and hyped by authors whose works I’ve enjoyed.  V.E. Schwab might be an exception. I found out about the impending publication of Magic For Liars from her social media, and picked it up as soon as it came out. The descriptions of the premise as something between Harry Potter and The Magicians is also reasonably accurate; another point for the book, since I frequently don’t quite agree with the blurbs either. The basic idea is that Ivy, a non-magic PI with several deep personal issues, takes the case of […]

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6/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:40 |


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