The Astrologer Portrait The Magicians of Mandragora eBook Joshua Grasso
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Prince Harold has fallen in love with a portrait, which he much prefers to his real bride-to-be. However, the portrait may be a hundred years old, and only the greatest sorcerer in the land can verify her existence. Unfortunately, Turold the Magnificent is currently on trial for maliciously impersonating a person of quality and despoiling her family history. Harold gets him off on the condition that they locate his lady love before his wedding to Sonya, who vows to kill him on their wedding night. Along with his faithless Russian servant, Dimitri, the three steal off to locate the true identity of the sitter—only to confront a curse much older than the portrait. To dispel the curse the prince must lead a revolution, fall in love with his wife, and release the centuries-old hands of Einhard the Black, who are eagerly awaiting their latest victim.
The Astrologer Portrait The Magicians of Mandragora eBook Joshua Grasso
I feel like trash for taking so long to get around to reviewing this. I read it over a longer course of time than I had anticipated. Life stuff made it so basically I read one chunk of it and then the rest of it after a long hiatus. That will probably color my review of it.Onto the actual book-related stuff. So.
The book starts off about Prince Harold, who is not your typical prince. His mother, the Queen, is overbearing and he doesn’t appreciate it. I kind of felt like he wished he could be some normal (i.e eccentric) rich guy with odd tastes. But alas, that doesn’t happen and that’s okay. What does happen is that he comes into the possession of a portrait of a woman that completely devours his focus and life. He falls in love with it.
Unfortunately, a prince falling in love with a portrait isn’t good for royalty-business and he is to be married to a woman named Sonya, who, on first impression, wants to kill him . So sets off a chain of events where Harold, Turold (a mage), Harold’s servant, and Sonya, go on a quest to figure out the person ‘behind’ the portrait and other fun stuff.
I really liked the book when it was about finding out the mystery of the portrait and Harold was obsessed with it. Things happen and the shift changes. The character motivations change, big bad comes into play, and it turns…fairy-tale-ish? I mean fairy-tale-ish in that everything seems kind of happy at the end and not in the weird way. Weird stuff happens—the blurb tells you that.
The shift in the focus, which also happened to coincide with my mid-read hiatus, felt a bit jarring. But I was cool with it at the end, despite me wishing that it hadn’t have happened. Does that make sense? If the book hadn’t shifted focus, I would have been happy, but the plot switch-up worked because the author did it properly so I was pleased with the actual end.
Writing was solid, though, it felt a bit choppier than the other works but knowing that this was one of the earlier works of the author kind of explains that so maybe I’m just perceiving what I thought I’d notice in it. It’s still a great read, though.
To summarize my feelings again: Excellent premise and characters. Mid-book plot change that’s…alright, still works. (Mostly) Happy ending. Still kind of wishing to see an alternate reality without the plot change.
So: Enjoyable read, definitely recommend.
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The Astrologer Portrait The Magicians of Mandragora eBook Joshua Grasso Reviews
Once upon a time, there was a prince known far and wide for his flippant behavior and flirtation. One day though, the prince sets eyes on a portrait, and falls in love with its subject. Despite his recent betrothal and all other obstacles, he decides to begin a journey after the women in the painting, taking company in his Russian servant and the greatest sorcerer of the land. Curses, rebellion, and old evils soon follow in his wake.
The Astrologer’s Portrait is a novel first and foremost, but you could almosg call it a ‘fairytale’ and the label would still apply. There is something aged, genuine, and warm about this story. Like the kind of books you read during childhood, full of strange spells, old ghosts, proud queens, and horrors trapped in boxes.
While reading, I noticed the plot moved in a different manner than I had seen recently- not in a bad way, but in a unique, almost symphonic sort of light. The build of the very novel is almost musical, growing and glowing with every movement. We are guided through Prince Harold’s adventures by way of multiple characters, and each section of the story seems to give way to its own tone, whether adventurous, humorous, harrowing, or romantic. Bits of history, Italian culture, and art blend in with fantasy, adding a certain realness that grounds the novel, as well as a subtle nod or two to its inspiration.
The characters are the lifeblood of this story, coloring each scene with their own voice and bringing complex, differing motives that entangle the plot with drama and intrigue. Turold, in particular, steals the show with his witty, wry dialogue and curious insight to the larger magical world inside the story. He remains one of my favorites. Still, every one of Portait’s characters are lovable and interesting, demanding future adventures with their existence (and the way the novel ends, as well).
Reading this was so breezy, so entertaining, and my only wish by the end was that it had gone on longer. Grasso brings something dynamic and colorful with each of his novels, and The Astrologer’s Portrait is no exception. Delightful, detailed, and full of wonderment, it actually might be my favorite of his books so far. Bring on a sequel!
I feel like trash for taking so long to get around to reviewing this. I read it over a longer course of time than I had anticipated. Life stuff made it so basically I read one chunk of it and then the rest of it after a long hiatus. That will probably color my review of it.
Onto the actual book-related stuff. So.
The book starts off about Prince Harold, who is not your typical prince. His mother, the Queen, is overbearing and he doesn’t appreciate it. I kind of felt like he wished he could be some normal (i.e eccentric) rich guy with odd tastes. But alas, that doesn’t happen and that’s okay. What does happen is that he comes into the possession of a portrait of a woman that completely devours his focus and life. He falls in love with it.
Unfortunately, a prince falling in love with a portrait isn’t good for royalty-business and he is to be married to a woman named Sonya, who, on first impression, wants to kill him . So sets off a chain of events where Harold, Turold (a mage), Harold’s servant, and Sonya, go on a quest to figure out the person ‘behind’ the portrait and other fun stuff.
I really liked the book when it was about finding out the mystery of the portrait and Harold was obsessed with it. Things happen and the shift changes. The character motivations change, big bad comes into play, and it turns…fairy-tale-ish? I mean fairy-tale-ish in that everything seems kind of happy at the end and not in the weird way. Weird stuff happens—the blurb tells you that.
The shift in the focus, which also happened to coincide with my mid-read hiatus, felt a bit jarring. But I was cool with it at the end, despite me wishing that it hadn’t have happened. Does that make sense? If the book hadn’t shifted focus, I would have been happy, but the plot switch-up worked because the author did it properly so I was pleased with the actual end.
Writing was solid, though, it felt a bit choppier than the other works but knowing that this was one of the earlier works of the author kind of explains that so maybe I’m just perceiving what I thought I’d notice in it. It’s still a great read, though.
To summarize my feelings again Excellent premise and characters. Mid-book plot change that’s…alright, still works. (Mostly) Happy ending. Still kind of wishing to see an alternate reality without the plot change.
So Enjoyable read, definitely recommend.
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