They can’t cope without each other and hate that. At the start of the book I only really liked Reina, but slowly Libby and Nico won me over with their inseparable rivalry. I loved a couple of the characters to death, and one of them I hated so much I wished only death for him. I didn’t mind that too much, though, as I understood enough of the concept to know what was happening in the book even though it was significantly smarter than me.įor me, the biggest drive was the characters – for good or for bad. The dark academia style magical world was really interesting, though I’m sure that some of the logic of it had flown over my head. Then I blinked and I was over halfway through the book and having the best time ever. There was a lot of information and a lot of intelligent concepts for my puny brain to handle.
I’ll be the first to admit that in the early chapters of this book, I was a bit worried that I was going to hate it. If they can prove themselves to be the best, they will survive. During this time, they will be permitted access to the Society’s archives and judged on their contributions to arcane areas of knowledge. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they must spend one year together to qualify for initiation. – Callum Nova: an insanely rich pretty boy who could bring about the end of the world. – Tristan Caine: the son of a crime kingpin who can see the secrets of the universe. – Parisa Kamali: a mind reader whose powers of seduction are unmatched.
– Reina Mori: a naturalist who can speak the language of life itself. – Libby Rhodes and Nicolás Ferrer de Varona: inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Each decade, the world’s six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation – and here are the chosen few… And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world.
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