Book Review: The Wizard’s Cat

The Wizard’s Cat by Nathan Lowell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

To call this series “cozy” is just too trite. I even checked the synonyms for cozy and they all came up short. So, until a new word is invented to describe a book that’s equal parts heartwarming, uplifting, mischievous, bittersweet, intelligent, a light shining on the human condition… you get my point. Until then, we’ll have to make do.

The Wizard’s Cat is the second book in a series, and if you haven’t yet read The Wizard’s Butler, crack into it today. The second book flows from the first, which gives you all the set-up you need.

There’s something about small tasks, done repetitively, that grounds a world. It is a fact that tomorrow, butler Roger Mulligan will go running first thing in the morning, and will prepare three delicious meals throughout his day. He will brew coffee and tea, and will accept his life as a butler and untalented human. It this case, “untalented” means “doesn’t have magic”. Shackleford House, where he… um… buttles (I just had to), has plenty of magic though, and he does his best to see to its needs as well, since he is after all, the house butler.

I won’t go into plot, as it is a gentle progression that sounds very trite when summed up. And it’s better if you don’t know it in advance anyway. This one needs to gently unfold as you turn the pages.

And now I wait for book three. Slightly impatiently.

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