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Fascinating Review of "Seeking Dr. Magic"
Is it more fun to make Detective Hetfield over-the-top arrogant so we can deliciously savour a magical being cutting him down to size? And what do you think about having a sequel like a male "Bewitched?" I like it!
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The Plot Famous detective gets caught up in the chase to stop a super human who the world deems a threat. The deeper the detective goes, the more he realizes that it isn't that easy, because, after all Dr. Magic is "only human."
The Characters Tony Hetfield - Famous Detective known the world over. Through the beginning and most of the book, actually, I didn't really care much for him. He seemed to love being famous and enjoyed being in the spotlight. I found him to be quite arrogant. Throughout the story we are "told" about his brilliance as an agent and that he was "world famous." However, I wasn't really "shown" this and maybe it's because I don't watch the news or keep up with trials but I just couldn't figure out how discovering the murderer of a celebrity makes him so famous. Then again, I guess it could be possible. I did start to like Hetfield toward the ending and enjoyed seeing his character grow. Same goes with Dr. Magic.
Dr. Magic - 21 year old with superhuman powers. He's immature and wants only to stop hiding from the world. He wants to be accepted for who he is. That's understandable. Once I learned more about him, I was able to sympathize, to a certain extent.
The Good Bits The plot was original. The story pretty interesting. A few cheesy parts (but that's only because I've read tons of books and watched hundreds of movies, so of course some things will start to seem cliche after awhile. Every book has it. Mine do too.) I thought the story had lots of potential and I would have loved to have read it from Dr. Magic's view. I liked him so much more than Hetfield. Perhaps there'll be a second book that focuses on Dr. Magic's new relationship. A.K.A a male "bewitched." That would be interesting and I'd definitely read it!
Readability It was a fairly easy read. A few typos here and there but nothing major. A few obscure vocabulary words were thrown in.
Overall, a good read.
http://penelopereece.blogspot.ca/2013/05/sunday-review-seeking-dr-magic.html
See full review below:
The Plot Famous detective gets caught up in the chase to stop a super human who the world deems a threat. The deeper the detective goes, the more he realizes that it isn't that easy, because, after all Dr. Magic is "only human."
The Characters Tony Hetfield - Famous Detective known the world over. Through the beginning and most of the book, actually, I didn't really care much for him. He seemed to love being famous and enjoyed being in the spotlight. I found him to be quite arrogant. Throughout the story we are "told" about his brilliance as an agent and that he was "world famous." However, I wasn't really "shown" this and maybe it's because I don't watch the news or keep up with trials but I just couldn't figure out how discovering the murderer of a celebrity makes him so famous. Then again, I guess it could be possible. I did start to like Hetfield toward the ending and enjoyed seeing his character grow. Same goes with Dr. Magic.
Dr. Magic - 21 year old with superhuman powers. He's immature and wants only to stop hiding from the world. He wants to be accepted for who he is. That's understandable. Once I learned more about him, I was able to sympathize, to a certain extent.
The Good Bits The plot was original. The story pretty interesting. A few cheesy parts (but that's only because I've read tons of books and watched hundreds of movies, so of course some things will start to seem cliche after awhile. Every book has it. Mine do too.) I thought the story had lots of potential and I would have loved to have read it from Dr. Magic's view. I liked him so much more than Hetfield. Perhaps there'll be a second book that focuses on Dr. Magic's new relationship. A.K.A a male "bewitched." That would be interesting and I'd definitely read it!
Readability It was a fairly easy read. A few typos here and there but nothing major. A few obscure vocabulary words were thrown in.
Overall, a good read.
http://penelopereece.blogspot.ca/2013/05/sunday-review-seeking-dr-magic.html