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Title: Magic should not be this dull
Review: What this book lacks in imagination and verve, it tries to make up for with footnotes and breathless, "Victorian" sounding prose.It doesn't work.Several of the characters spend a lot of time under some form of enchantment, but the enchantment itself is rather dull, and mainly consists of the characters being forced to dance when they really don't feel like dancing. This "enchantment," and that term merits scare quotes, leaves the charaters listless in their daily lives. They are just sort of tired and bored, which is likely how you will feel when you are reading this book.
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