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Manipulating Magic #1
Teaching Magic
Nyine Hunter's best friend has referred her for a job.
The problem? It's teaching. At a magic school for the wealthy and well-connected.
Not Nyine's typical line of work. Or preferred circle of people. And she's not sure why anyone would think it's a good idea.
But she thinks it'll be an easy way to make money for a year. Only there is more to teaching magic than classes.
The other instructors see her as an uneducated upstart. Nyine knows magic but she doesn't understand formal education systems. And her students have their own problems.
Just when Nyine starts to feel like she belongs, that maybe she has a future at the school, she learns just how easily she could lose it all.
Originally published as Teaching Magic by Amy Cocke
The problem? It's teaching. At a magic school for the wealthy and well-connected.
Not Nyine's typical line of work. Or preferred circle of people. And she's not sure why anyone would think it's a good idea.
But she thinks it'll be an easy way to make money for a year. Only there is more to teaching magic than classes.
The other instructors see her as an uneducated upstart. Nyine knows magic but she doesn't understand formal education systems. And her students have their own problems.
Just when Nyine starts to feel like she belongs, that maybe she has a future at the school, she learns just how easily she could lose it all.
Originally published as Teaching Magic by Amy Cocke
343 pages, Paperback
Published October 11, 2025
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October 4, 2025
An excellent cozy magic book
This series is about an ex-soldier who takes a position as an instructor at a magical military academy. Many assumptions are made, plots hatched, and students taught. This is from the point of view of the instructors, not the students. This story had excellent plotting, more than one magical system, fascinating backstories, and wry humor. I want to rant and rave about how good it is. I will definitely read the next book in the series. As a university professor, it rings true.
This series is about an ex-soldier who takes a position as an instructor at a magical military academy. Many assumptions are made, plots hatched, and students taught. This is from the point of view of the instructors, not the students. This story had excellent plotting, more than one magical system, fascinating backstories, and wry humor. I want to rant and rave about how good it is. I will definitely read the next book in the series. As a university professor, it rings true.
December 10, 2025
This book engaged me. I liked narrative voice, and I wanted to know more about the characters. There was enough external plot to keep my attention.
January 12, 2026
Cozy magical school
It's not dark academia, it's just academia that happens to have magic. It's a military school, but there's very little fighting. It's a book about a woman finding her place (despite some serious trauma), and it's extremely well done. Highly recommended.
It's not dark academia, it's just academia that happens to have magic. It's a military school, but there's very little fighting. It's a book about a woman finding her place (despite some serious trauma), and it's extremely well done. Highly recommended.
January 29, 2026
An unexpected read
I was somewhat reluctant to start this book as I am not a fan of boarding school stories, as most are too YA in flavor. This one’s protagonist was pretty interesting and I look forward to the next book.
I was somewhat reluctant to start this book as I am not a fan of boarding school stories, as most are too YA in flavor. This one’s protagonist was pretty interesting and I look forward to the next book.
November 27, 2023
This was a good and cute fantasy book, just a little on the shorter side for me. I struggled to get my attention back to it sometimes but it ended nicely!
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