'Mending the Magic' if we want to keep with the title theme also has potential. Heck, 'Master of Horses' alone makes a good title for a second book in the series on multiple levels. However, there is still so much potential to explore and I dearly hope that Lee continues with the series. You could leave it as a stand alone and it would feel contained but still have enough in there to let you think about the work after you're done with it. There is a conclusion, a resolution to all the main issues that are presented. The book is very good and leaves you with a sense of anticipation. There are so many little off-handed comments that point to a complete reversal on the world's current thinking on magic. And I'm exceedingly curious if there is more intention to delve into the magical side of the connection Fenn and Morgrim have. The initial problem is sort of dealt with, but most certainly not tied up in a nice little bow.

There is definitely a lot of set up that can be expanded on. I do hope that the book in the first in a series.

Which, probably still could have been done in a different way, but since I usually don't forgive those because they are usually awful and badly done, I'm considering this one to be forgivable. There was only one sort of cliche 'get mad and storm off for plot' bits and I did actually clock myself forgiving it for what needed to be set up. The Queen was also wonderful and highly amusing. I liked the private side of Morgrim and the public rumors and appearance. I liked the characters a lot, and the idea of perception and truth. I think that actually says a ton of really good things and it is so nice to see. They both knew a lot about themselves and their roles in life, and yet still learned a hell of a lot thanks to each other. I really liked that both these men were mature adults, even older than myself, which feels exceedingly rare in this genre. Overall, the slight concern over Fenn's horse obsession does fade away with the introduction of Morgrim.

Which I'm still not sure if that makes the first bit of the book more or less weird. Thankfully, once you put a sexy man in front of him that seemed to mellow out a lot. And I was still bloody concerned at the way this man described horses. I was a horse girl where that was the norm and not a quirky girl thing. I lived in the lower mainland of BC and dear lord is that horse-people country. I loved my pony, I did Pony Club, and D-Camp. I grew up around horses since I was around 2 years old. To be quite honest, I was slightly concerned about dear Fenn when this book started.

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