The Reluctant Mage (The Fisherman's Children Book 2)

This is the fourth book of a series. The first three were wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed them. This fourth one is amazing - I read it twice. The Reluctant Mage follows the story of the youngest child of the Innocent Mage, Deenie. Her amazing adventures while she comes into her own is gripping. If you have read the first three, this fourth bring the story to a heart wrenching conclusion. I love the way Karen Miller writes. Even after she concludes the main part of the story, she provides endings to the many subplots so there are no unanswered questions. I highly recommend this book.

Not as good as the first one but still a great read. My main complaint is that the main character changed so much from book one to book two. By the middle of book two he turns into what can only be described a a right royal assh***. I know he goes through a hard time but the author changed him too much. otherwise well worth the price and the time to read

I was blown away by The Reluctant Mage. I had read the others, and loved the first two. The Prodigal Make was very iffy, and i wasn't impressed. However, this one was great! I enjoyed the writing and I greatly enjoyed the new characters Ewen and Tavin. I just finished the book and it wishing that there was more! I couldn't help but envision the characters and the scenes in my mind as i kept on reading. I definitely recommend reading this one; especially if you just finished the Prodigal Mage and are reluctant to pick this one up.

Nice to have the heroine save the day.

Love this last book in the series. Of course I knew everything would work out, but who did it was unexpected. I have grown to love the characters as they have changed through each book. I was sad to finish the last book. I hope there are more books with these characters.

I can't even get through this book because it's so boring.The characters fall flat and are not engaging. I can hardly bring myself to care about what happens to them. Especially the new characters that are introduced in this book. They are not interesting enough.I really don't want to waste any more time on it. This book isn't written well at all. Lots of the descriptions aren't vibrant enough or are not relevant to the story. After reading something as well written as "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss or "Mistborn" by Brandson Sanderson or even Harry Potter; I cannot stand to read it! Reading about two characters bitching in a boat is not something that interests readers especially when nothing relevant to the story is happening.It's weighed down by its "doom and gloom" atmosphere, so much so that I get depressed reading it. This leads the story to feel be way out of balance. The author's attempts to give the reader a break fall short; I find myself wondering why the HELL I'm reading about a new character when they don't do anything relevant till later.Which brings me to my next point about the book's poor pacing! Like the last three books it suffers from slow pacing. It's sooo frustrating to read a book where only one or two pertinent events occur by the end. Compared to other fantasy books its as if I'm reading in depth descriptions about these characters twiddling their thumbs!!I suggest not to read this whole series because it will only frustrate you. If nothing else barrow it from a friend or the library if you like to read about people traveling around and watching people die.

I love these kind of books and Karen Miller is an excellent writer in my opinion. I have been collecting her books and found that Amazon is the place to locate them. I bought the book as new and was amazed with the fast delivery. I will be purchasing the rest of my collection through Amazon.

My son turned me on to the whole "Mage: series , starting with Innocent , I think this was the quickest I have ever read 4 books !!! A different storyline and great characters. Just wish it would continue the story further.

I've so enjoyed this book and as usual am sad to see it end as I always am with a good series. If you've been following along then you won't be disappointed although I have a couple of gripes. Firstly I got a bit fed up of the constant bickering between Deenie and her friend Charis who seems to blow one way then the other constantly and I also felt the ending was a tad rushed but having said that I still couldn't put it down and had it read in a couple of days - definately worth the wait.

Another absorbing and gripping novel. I've thoroughly enjoyed this tale of the Innocent Mage and his children. Compulsive reading from the start, full of delicate twists and turns. My only criticism was a rather weak ending. A bit too childish and predictable, for my tatstes. None the less, a 'must read' finale to a cracking epic story.

Arrived on time, well packed and in excellent condition, considering it was supposed to be used.Thank you

And well ended indeed, the tale beautifuly tied up in the last chapters. Well worth reading from the start of the series

The last in the Fisherman's Children, didn't want it to end, would have happily read more! I have read all of this author's books and enjoyed each and every one each one has its own twists, well done Miss Karen Miller you did not dissapoint