Love Labor Won Schooled in Magic Book 6 eBook Christopher Nuttall
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Two families, alike in dignity...and armed with powerful magic.
The Magical Families of Ashworth and Ashfall have been feuding for countless years, ever since something happened to split one family into two. Now, they have been invited to Cockatrice Faire... when no other magician would dare invite them both. And when it becomes clear that the Ashworth Heir and the Ashfall Heir have fallen in love with one another, Emily finds herself caught in the middle between two powerful families, each one capable of destroying her once and for all...
Love Labor Won Schooled in Magic Book 6 eBook Christopher Nuttall
Nothing much happens until the end of the book, Emily spends a lot of time getting pushed around by almost everyone else, and there's this looming sense that things could go terribly wrong, but they don't really, at least not until the very end. So lots of potential drama, but not many real fireworks set off.Too many of the books in this series center on Emily's ignorance and the poor decisions she makes out of it. Everyone who is older and/or has authority over her feels quite happy to point out her flaws and tell her "you're arrogant and ignorant and you're going to get people hurt" and yet none of these people, even those who do care about Emily, have ever taken the time to talk to her about her world or to discover what sorts of things she might not know/have trouble understanding/not believe.
Lady Barb is the worst offender. She knows that Emily never had anyone she could rely on, no mother or father worthy of the name, and Lady Barb knows why Emily is ignorant...and yet Lady Barb is constantly saying scathing things about Emily's decisions, threatening to punish her for them and now is complaining that Emily acts 'like a child in a woman's body.' Haven't Lady Barb and the Grandmaster figured out yet that Emily needs some remedial education and training in the history, customs and mores of her new society? Many books ago, the Grandmaster told Emily that Lady Barb would talk to Emily, find out what she was missing or ignorant of, and fill in the blanks. Obviously Lady Barb didn't do it, or didn't do it enough, and Emily is still paying the price. Worse, Emily is being encouraged to blame herself for all her deficiencies, and she ricochets between resentment of other people's authority, grasping at straws during crises, and then blaming herself for making poor choices, all without any real sense of what else she could have done instead or getting any useful feedback from those people who claim to care for her. None of Emily's reactions will lead her to develop the self-confidence and ability to trust herself and others that Emily desperately needs in order to fulfill herself, discipline her powers and ameliorate the consequences of her actions.
Lady Barb spent months helping Emily practice pocket dimension and warding spells, because she knows Emily needs to engage her magic responsibly, yet Barb seems to feel that Emily should just know how to be a baroness and how to carry out her legal, political and social obligations--Lady Barb acts like Emily just should be able to identify all the things that she doesn't know and no one else has thought to tell her, and feels it's Emily's fault if she doesn't know to ask even. It's unreasonable of Lady Barb to have done nothing to help/force Emily to come to grips with her responsibilities as a baroness. If the issue were her magic, Lady Barb wouldn't hesitate to make Emily practice and to punish her if she didn't, yet when the problem is her political/social power, Lady Barb feels entitled to stand back, watch her fail and scold her for it.
No, Emily has not been adult in the way she approaches her barony, but then again, those who know how much help adjusting and learning Emily needs, and why, have not bothered to provide it for her, they have not identified her blind spots for themselves, nor have they made her take the opportunity to address them. Yes, she bears some blame here, but so do they and they seem happy to have her take the whole burden on herself.
It's time for Nuttall to address this imbalance and do something about it. If Emily keeps to her pattern of allowing herself to make desperate decisions in the moment, something will eventually go so wrong that she won't be able to fix or ignore it. At that point, Lady Barb, the Grandmaster and Sergeant Miles all can stand around heaping blame on Emily's shoulders all they like, but their actions won't help their world either.
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Love Labor Won Schooled in Magic Book 6 eBook Christopher Nuttall Reviews
These stories have kept me entertained, and have gotten me thinking about a magical universe interacting with our universe, this idea has been played out in several other books that I've read. Perhaps the best was the "Wiz Biz" series by Rick Cook.
I found myself jumping in on Christopher Nuttall’s latest Schooled in Magic (ebook) tale, moving it to the top of the pile.. Emily was kidnaped from our world to the no-named lands by a necromancer looking for a child of destiny (Emily’s mother was named Destiny) and rescued by Void, a powerful mage, who sends her to Whitehall for training. In the previous book she finished her third year. She also, with the help of the industrious family of a friend, has been introducing Earth technology like the printing press, steam power, and dynamite to this world and it is making massive changes. She has neglected the Duchy of Cockatrice she was given because she saved the princess heir to the local kingdom and unfortunately agreed to host the Magical Faire this year, leaving her steward in charge. He invited all the magical families, including Ashworth and Ashfall, families who have been feuding for generations and who are never invited to the same event. It’s a case of Love's Labor's Won (ebook from Twilight Times Books) when the heir of one family falls for the heir of the other. Mr. Nuttall is very aware of Romeo and Juliet, so that a far better result occurs. The stage is set for the fourth year in which she has to work on a project with another student. I don’t know where this mixture of Connecticut Yankee and Harry Potter. Is going, but I’ve been enjoying the ride and glad that each book has a solid ending.Review printed by Philadelphia Weekly Press
This is another a very good book in the Schooled in Magic series although I have to say that I am somewhat concerned about the direction the stories in this universe seems to be going. I quite like this world and I would like to continue to read about Emily’s adventures in this magical world. I do not mind the archaic way the world is governed or the outdated way women sometimes are looked at. It is part of the charm of these book and it is fiction after all. Therefore I am not too happy reading about trends where magic appears to be replaced by science. I was even less happy when dissidents where introduced and Emily made references to Karl Marx. Please Mr. Nuttall, do not destroy this lovely magical world!
Now when that is over with as I wrote above this is a very good book. Emily embarks on yet another learning experience and we see some interesting developments of her magical ideas. The base story for this book is not really about fighting magical monsters or necromancers but more of social interactions, family feuds and marriages which normally would put it outside of my comfort zone. However, once again Mr. Nuttall manages to not only keep my interest throughout the entire book but also to make me really like it.
Emily’s friends are present of course as well as a few enemies. Of course Emily manages to make a few new ones along the way although some of the old ones might have turned from foe to friend. The new enemies are more than likely to have quite an impact on future books though.
As usual it is a rocky road for Emily and she stumbles more than once, usually due to her naïve attitude to a great many things. I know that she is young but still, sometimes I wonder what she is thinking. She does manage to resolve her problems though although I am a bit irked by everyone telling her how stupid and reckless she has been and she just sucks it up. I think she did a pretty good job in the end and I quite liked the display of force she made.
The last book ended in somewhat of a cliffhanger or at least a very intriguing mystery involving a hooded man. I had some hopes that this would be picked up on in this book but it appears that Mr. Nuttall decided to “suck on that piece of candy for a while longer” as is the saying is in Sweden. He also added another open thread at the end of this one. I would say that life is about to become even more complicated for Emily in the future.
As usual I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Nothing much happens until the end of the book, Emily spends a lot of time getting pushed around by almost everyone else, and there's this looming sense that things could go terribly wrong, but they don't really, at least not until the very end. So lots of potential drama, but not many real fireworks set off.
Too many of the books in this series center on Emily's ignorance and the poor decisions she makes out of it. Everyone who is older and/or has authority over her feels quite happy to point out her flaws and tell her "you're arrogant and ignorant and you're going to get people hurt" and yet none of these people, even those who do care about Emily, have ever taken the time to talk to her about her world or to discover what sorts of things she might not know/have trouble understanding/not believe.
Lady Barb is the worst offender. She knows that Emily never had anyone she could rely on, no mother or father worthy of the name, and Lady Barb knows why Emily is ignorant...and yet Lady Barb is constantly saying scathing things about Emily's decisions, threatening to punish her for them and now is complaining that Emily acts 'like a child in a woman's body.' Haven't Lady Barb and the Grandmaster figured out yet that Emily needs some remedial education and training in the history, customs and mores of her new society? Many books ago, the Grandmaster told Emily that Lady Barb would talk to Emily, find out what she was missing or ignorant of, and fill in the blanks. Obviously Lady Barb didn't do it, or didn't do it enough, and Emily is still paying the price. Worse, Emily is being encouraged to blame herself for all her deficiencies, and she ricochets between resentment of other people's authority, grasping at straws during crises, and then blaming herself for making poor choices, all without any real sense of what else she could have done instead or getting any useful feedback from those people who claim to care for her. None of Emily's reactions will lead her to develop the self-confidence and ability to trust herself and others that Emily desperately needs in order to fulfill herself, discipline her powers and ameliorate the consequences of her actions.
Lady Barb spent months helping Emily practice pocket dimension and warding spells, because she knows Emily needs to engage her magic responsibly, yet Barb seems to feel that Emily should just know how to be a baroness and how to carry out her legal, political and social obligations--Lady Barb acts like Emily just should be able to identify all the things that she doesn't know and no one else has thought to tell her, and feels it's Emily's fault if she doesn't know to ask even. It's unreasonable of Lady Barb to have done nothing to help/force Emily to come to grips with her responsibilities as a baroness. If the issue were her magic, Lady Barb wouldn't hesitate to make Emily practice and to punish her if she didn't, yet when the problem is her political/social power, Lady Barb feels entitled to stand back, watch her fail and scold her for it.
No, Emily has not been adult in the way she approaches her barony, but then again, those who know how much help adjusting and learning Emily needs, and why, have not bothered to provide it for her, they have not identified her blind spots for themselves, nor have they made her take the opportunity to address them. Yes, she bears some blame here, but so do they and they seem happy to have her take the whole burden on herself.
It's time for Nuttall to address this imbalance and do something about it. If Emily keeps to her pattern of allowing herself to make desperate decisions in the moment, something will eventually go so wrong that she won't be able to fix or ignore it. At that point, Lady Barb, the Grandmaster and Sergeant Miles all can stand around heaping blame on Emily's shoulders all they like, but their actions won't help their world either.
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