In the end, I can't say I know what the point of this book was. It slides carelessly from one deus ex machina to the next, and when you're done, you cant help but wish you'd done something else with your time. ( )

Meh. I just kind of lost interest in this about 2/3 through. Might go back and finish it later, might not. ( )

Harry Potter for adults indeed. Hubby came in the room just as the narrator used the f word and had to stop, lol. He didn't think audiobooks 'did' that.

Anyway, I liked this one better than the 1st. The author has hit his stride. ( )

Sigh. I had trouble with Quentin in The Magicians, just didn't like him, so I left this first a long time. When I did dig in, I was surprised to find myself sort of liking the knob. Far less whiny and entitled. I found the ending frustrating though. Argh. ( )

Quentin and Julia are some kind of king and queen of “Fillory”. They seem to be travelling a lot and casting spells. And running into old friends from magician school?

This is book 2 in what I believe is a trilogy. The first was touted as an adult Harry Potter. From vague recollection, it was ok, but since I’m not a big fantasy fan… Ok, well it looks like I liked it, but it sounds like it was more urban fantasy (than this 2nd book is), which is more my “thing” except toward the end of the book. I shouldn’t have bothered continuing the series. The second book seemed to lose the urban part of the fantasy, likely the part that made the first book likable for me. ( )