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Spellmaker

Spellbreaker, Book 2

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Spellmaker

By: Charlie N. Holmberg
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Noel Arthur
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A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Dead wizards, stolen enchantments, and broken promises force a young spellbreaker out of the shadows in the next thrilling installment of the Spellbreaker series by the bestselling author of The Paper Magician.

England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself as an unregistered spellbreaker. When Elsie refuses to join forces with the charming assassin, her secret is exposed, she’s thrown in jail, and the murderer disappears. But Elsie’s hope hasn’t vanished.

Through a twist of luck, the elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey helps Elsie join the lawful, but with a caveat: they must marry to prove their cover story. Forced beneath a magical tutor while her bond with Bacchus grows, Elsie seeks to thwart the plans of England’s most devious criminal—if she can find them.

With hundreds of stolen spells at their disposal, the villain has a plan—and it involves seducing Elsie to the dark side. But even now that her secret is out, Elsie must be careful how she uses the new abilities she’s discovering, or she may play right into the criminal’s hands.

©2021 Charlie N. Holmberg. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Action & Adventure Crime Fantasy Fiction Gaslamp Historical Murder Magic Magic Users Funny Wizardry England

Critic reviews

“Narrator Elizabeth Knowleden returns to this magical series as brash Elsie, with Noel Arthur joining in as reserved Bacchus. Lyrical accents and evocative descriptions ground listeners in Holmberg's fantasy world as Elsie and Bacchus attempt to halt a murderous rampage through nineteenth-century England.... Knowlenden and Arthur deliver full-bodied performances. Their nuanced pacing pulls listeners into both the danger and the tender moments between the lovers.” (AudioFile Magazine)

“The romance between Elsie and Bacchus, combined with the fantasy of magic and good fighting evil, will appeal to fans of the previous Spellbreaker novel (Spellbreaker, 2020) and to fans of Naomi Novik or Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy.” (Booklist, starred review)

Engaging Plot • Magical Worldbuilding • Excellent Female Narrator • Satisfying Conclusion • Well-crafted Romance
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i absolutely love charlie holmberg's books and this was no exception! great writing and performance

great small series

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Super happy that the male reader changed for this one. Definitely a much nicer listen!
Story is fine. Elsie Camden is an interesting character. Sometimes predictable but a character one roots for. Bacchus is also very compelling. Happy ending for all.



Book 2 was very good much better male narration

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I really enjoyed the second/ last installment of Elsie's story. It had action, romance, humor and most important- magic! I do recommend reading Book 1 first.

Fun end to the duology

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Excellent story and much better male narrator. Thoroughly enjoyed the world building and overall plot

Why is the heading optional until it's not

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would love to see another addition to this story! loved it! thank you for writing such a masterpiece

Another one please!

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Engaging fmc and lovely closed door romance with magic and a found family and characters with intelligence and grace.

Good read

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Well written conclusion to the original storyline in the spell breaker. Did not feel like a stand alone book however.

True Conclusion Story

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The male narrator really ruins this book, the story is so good but every time he reads I want to just give up. The female narrator is great, I wish she had done the whole thing!!

Narrator makes a huge difference

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Such a great ending to a great story! So many twists and turns and I thought I knew how it would end but things went differently than I thought they would. I loved that the romance connected before it ended so I could see them working together as a couple. such a great ending! The narrator was excellent!

I loved it!

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Lovable characters, creative magical world. And no dragging out the story into a third book. Noel Arthur was a wonderful improvement.

Picks right up from Spellbreaker

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