pixin@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
A surprisingly cozy read
5 stars
With the back-of-the-book description I was expecting the main character's struggles with the old man & with magic in general to be the main focus, but those were nearly non-events.
Instead, I got a cozy with 4 main plots:
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A grasping niece trying to steal the estate by getting the old man declared incompetent
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An old man trying to find a blood relative with magical talent to take over the house when he dies
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A cursed artifact that is trying to hasten that death, or at least senility as it steals the old man's memories, and
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The main character discovering both enjoyment and satisfaction in the quiet duties and accomplishments of being a butler, much to his mother's relief given that his previous jobs had been very adrenaline-fueled and notably dangerous.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I'm sort of glad a sequel doesn't actually exist yet because I think a …
With the back-of-the-book description I was expecting the main character's struggles with the old man & with magic in general to be the main focus, but those were nearly non-events.
Instead, I got a cozy with 4 main plots:
-
A grasping niece trying to steal the estate by getting the old man declared incompetent
-
An old man trying to find a blood relative with magical talent to take over the house when he dies
-
A cursed artifact that is trying to hasten that death, or at least senility as it steals the old man's memories, and
-
The main character discovering both enjoyment and satisfaction in the quiet duties and accomplishments of being a butler, much to his mother's relief given that his previous jobs had been very adrenaline-fueled and notably dangerous.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I'm sort of glad a sequel doesn't actually exist yet because I think a sequel would necessarily have a different feel and I don't want to move on from the comfy mental spot this one put me in.
