Kirkus style book review

A Kirkus style book review, such as found at https://www.kirkusreviews.com should be less than 300 pages, with a strong opening and closing statement. I have a hard time writing book reviews because a) I don't remember details about books for long after I read them, I remember the "feeling" the books gave me and b) I hate reviews that give away plot details so I don't like giving spoilers myself. It's hard to know which details are ok to include and which would be considered "spoilers."

Anyway, here is my first attempt at a Kirkus style book review for a book i really loved, The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

A sparkling debut novel, The Paper Magician is a breathtaking jaunt through the Victorian countryside, steeped with magic and a whisper of romance. 

The first in a trilogy, The Paper Magician introduces us to Ceony Twill, a graduate with honors of a renowned school for magicians, where magicians must bond with one element for the entirety of their careers. Ceony is at first disappointed to be bonded with paper, which she sees as the weakest of the elements, but as she becomes mesmerized by the prowess of her kind but reserved mentor, Ceony is drawn into the art and magic of paper folding, only to be swept into a dangerous quest when a magician seduced by evil seriously wounds Ceony’s mentor. Ceony finds herself in a battle of wits, skill, and endurance with a foe who far outranks her in experience. 

Readers will become emotionally invested in the main characters and won’t be able to stop turning the pages to find out what happens on this unique and heartfelt fantasy adventure.