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Reader reviewed by vicky

     Magic Under Glass is author Jaclyn Dolamore's first novel. It begins with a young woman named Nimira who works as a music-hall girl. This is a great fall from her family's position in her home country. She sings for pennies just to survive. So she thinks that she has been given a wonderful oppurtunity when a wealthy sorcerer hires her to perform with a piano playing automaton. However things are not what they appear. The automaton is not just a mechanical piece of art and Hollin Parry, the magician harbors a horrible secret.
     This book has a great plot but the climax falls a little short. Though, the book is decent for a first novel I have read better. It just doesn't give the reader the sense of magic that I believe most are looking for when they read a book that is suppose to be a fairy tale or fantasy. I believe a younger reader, say an advanced reader of 9 or 10, might enjoy it more than I did but some of the situations are a little too mature for that age group. The ending left it open for a sequel but I doubt that I will follow up on rather or not one is published. This book wasn't that bad, it just wasn't that goos either.