Arcane Mark

The Painter Mage #2

by D.K. Holmberg

Oliver Morris has survived the hunter attack, creatures who feed on magical ability, nearly sacrificing himself to protect his best friend Devan. But to truly keep her safe, he’ll need to help Taylor return to Arcanus before she releases any other dangers on his city.

Then Devan is abducted by a dangerous painter, one who might be more deadly than anyone he’s ever faced, and demands that Oliver hand over a mysterious and powerfully magical item. Oliver knows he can’t save her on his own, but he’ll need to find a way to trust Taylor, forge new allies, and learn to control magic he believes beyond his ability if he wants to save his friend, or a fate worse than death awaits Devan.

Genres: Fantasy

282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 17, 2015

Reviews

[Len Evans Jr · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 2nd book of this series has none of the problems I thought the 1st book had. Not sure if that was just because of background learned with reading the first or not, but I found it an enjoyable read throughout that built well with lots of action and a few cool surprises. Looking forward to reading Book 3: Painter for Hire next and see what happens to Oliver and company therein. I am liking the universe created by the author mixing our reality with well-known stuff like shifters and the sidhe-like Trell-king and also the painter/tagger magic system. The author blends them all very well in very believable ways.

[Dantegideon · Rating 2 out of 5]

The world has a lot of potential, but all the characters were annoying as heck.

[Liza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it! Get a better understanding of what the Elder meant to the town of Conlin and what trouble comes Oliver and Devans way because of him. Really looking forward to the next book.