In the follow up to 'Spellbreaker', Elise and the gang are back at it trying to solve the mystery of the stolen opuses while navigating even more treacherous magical schemes in this enchanting conclusion to the ‘Spellbreaker’ duology.

Once again, Holmberg crafted an intriguing world full of Victoriana arcana besotted with romance, murder, mayhem, and mystery. The pacing was perfect and the revelations in the story kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved exploring this world and thought the author did a clever job utilizing the Victorian conventions in a fantastical context. I really hope this is not the final goodbye to the world of ‘Spellbreaker’ because it was a captivating and charming story whose magic and adventure cast a strong spell on me, requiring more than a few spellbreakers to remove it.

Another amazing book and a fitting conclusion to Spellbreaker. Certainly need to read the duology in order. Elsie and Bacchus are both great characters and the world and friends are richly written. I have yet to be disappointed by a single world of Holmberg and highly recommend this.

As usual, Charlie Holmberg has produced another fabulous story. This was an incredibly enjoyable continuation of Elsie Camden’s journey to finding her place in the world of spellbreaking.

The reader is kept on the edge of their seat as Elsie, Bacchus and Ogden pursue the elusive Lily Merton and seek to unravel the mystery of the missing opuses.

This is such a good story that I so enjoyed reading and definitely one I will read over and over!

Having read an arc of Spellbreaker, I immediately jumped at the chance to request Spellmaker (the second in the duology) once I saw it on Netgalley. I had thought Spellbreaker was slow, although I did enjoy the world building and was incredibly invested by the end of the book, but I didn't expect to love Spellmaker as much as I did. The magic in Spellbreaker is only doubled in Spellmaker; Elsie and Bacchus's relationship is filled with pining and yearning that reminds me of Pride and Prejudice (2005). Spellmaker boasts a wonderfully enchanting cast of characters, and where Spellbreaker failed to captivate me, it's more than made up for in Spellmaker.

I didn't realize that this was the second book in a duology, so I need to go back and read the first one. I keep seeing the books everywhere (Facebook, etc). Interesting premise!

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Holmberg has done it again! She created a magical world and interwove romance like a pro. As in her other books, I loved the characters. This second book of the duology had tension running through it leading up to the wonderful ending. Highly recommend!