Magic Banquet is an enchanting tale of a young woman and her struggle to survive a feast that's to die for. As an orphan with no home, Aja doesn't have much going for her aside from her curiosity and education before heading to the Magic Banquet. She hopes that in attending the perilous feast she'll gain something that will change her life. Instead she spends most of the night fighting to save her life and the lives of her new companions.



Sadly that's all the description I can give you without d

Magic Banquet is an enchanting tale of a young woman and her struggle to survive a feast that's to die for. As an orphan with no home, Aja doesn't have much going for her aside from her curiosity and education before heading to the Magic Banquet. She hopes that in attending the perilous feast she'll gain something that will change her life. Instead she spends most of the night fighting to save her life and the lives of her new companions.



Sadly that's all the description I can give you without dropping any spoilers.



Between my delight at getting a chance to spend time with some of my favorite characters from the Lands of Loam and the page turning magical adventures brought about by this singular but deadly feast I found Magic Banquet to be an all around entertaining and enjoyable read.



I didn't find the story as well rounded as some of Marling's other tales, but part of that is probably due to the younger target audience for this book.



All in all, I found it to be a quick and fun read that kept me turning pages. I look forward to the next adventures set in the Lands of Loam!