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[kerlin]

Has anyone read The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett, or its sequels (The House on Durrow Street & The Master of Heathcrest Hall

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[rolypolypony]

I have, and mostly liked it, though I remember finding the characters annoying! Didn't realize sequels were out - I'll have to reread and request those!

[wldhrsjen3]

Yes! I second the MRK recommendations - almost done with the third and I'll be so sad when it's over.

[kerlin]

Wow, if both of you recommend them they HAVE to be good. I've put them on the list!

[kerlin]

I had much the same reaction - literally could not remember a thing about what had happened, and on re-read never had a grand epiphany or moment of memory. It just...kept going.

Thanks for the rec - and thank you for the books!

[wldhrsjen3]

I read Magicians and Mrs. Quent but was sadly disappointed. I had _such_ high hopes for it because the premise sounded like just my thing, but I found the execution uneven and the characters either a) pathetic, b) annoying, or c) both with a dash of angry-making. The plot was as full of holes as moth-eaten lace and I felt like there were places I could see clumsy stitches trying to hold the whole thing together. And yet I have hung on to it because there was a core of potential that kept me reading - some seed of story that I really, really wanted to like. I haven't read the sequels and probably won't, but I kind of hope you do so you can tell me if things get better. :P

[raithen]

see, Jen, you just need to finish YOUR novels so we can all have something well executed to read ;).

[kerlin]

Yep pretty much agree with your assessment. I spotted all the problems as I was going along and *yet.* There was still something there that I wanted to like.

I'll give the first sequel a try and report back if it improves on the theme...(kind of doubt it, though)