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Mark of the Fool 2

By: J.M. Clarke
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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Summary

He tried to escape. But something followed.

After a grueling trial, Alex Roth had reached the University of Generasi and learned much about the Mark of the Fool and how to exploit it for new paths of power.

Making friends and training in alchemy, all seemed to be going well.

But shadows stir.

The dark secrets of his homeland haunt him. His sister—Selina—learns that she is what she hates most. And unfriendly, monstrous eyes track him.

As he tries to live a normal life, he must risk danger to uncover dark secrets, survive the wrath of those that call upon demons, and avoid the gaze of a hunter from an ancient enemy....

And that is when the murders begin.

Oh, and he still has to make sure he can pay tuition.

In book two of the best-selling series, continue your fantastical journey into a coming-of-age magic academy fantasy with a weak-to-strong progression into power, a setting inspired by D&D, detailed world building and magical science, action, comedy, slice-of-life, and GameLit elements.

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Had me buying all 3 books as soon as I was half way through the first!

Gripping

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probably enjoying this series so far and can't wait to start listening to book three as soon as I review this book

such a great story

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Great all-round story to get into - likeable characters and imaginative plot. would recommend 👌

Good listen

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Great pace, rich characters and good depth. would love to see this get the attention it deserves.

imagine Harry Potter but good.

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i'm a "fool" for the heroes journey and this is a good take on the tried and true. but theres one thing that bothers me, and this is mostly a personal preference i realize. None the less its still a gripe that i feel a lot of story buffs will agree with.
I really dislike time skips... i understand it can be necessary if you've set up too much. but there are ways around this and this story doesn't really make use of that. 'im guessing its partly because of the inspiration drawn from other fantasy systems like D&D. But the amount of time where we just hear about " he'd spent so much time practicing SO HARD to learn x thing" that we've only heard namedropped earlier, it really messes with the pacing and makes the cool and wild achievements of the character mean less when experiencing the story.

hope this rant helps makes sense.


TLDR; story is great, convoluted and not fully explained magic system ruins the pacing at times. though the story makes it well worth it anyway

almost great! way better than most

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