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Meet Matt~ Oh Magical Matt.

He used to be a magician street performer.

But after a one-stone-petrifying encounter with real magic, everything about his life changed.

Now, he is an immobile statue that can't do shit about his life while time erodes by itself. Magic is his only way to go, and he is going to learn everything no matter how long it takes.

But at what cost?

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BullerRoyal Road

★★★★★ 4.5

I can't say I've ever heard of many like it. The initial showcase made me think of a denser Tree of Aeons but that was a mistake on my part. While it does suffer with the style at points, I would call it an great read overall. As long as you can accept the few tense changes through the chapters, I'd say anybody could enjoy it. Great start to a potentially great story.
4.5/5

IanFlatRoyal Road

★★★★ 4.0

Starting with Matt finishing his act is a nice touch. Though I'm not sure (given what we learn later) that the judges were really 'marveling' at his magic. His excitement for being on stage instead of at a children's party is nice, and tells us everything we need to know about his career.
I'd probably describe Len, at least her gender, in her first bit of dialogue. Like: "Anything for you Matt." Len smiled and brushed her black hair behind her ear. "That's what are friends for. If you win this, you have to treat me to dinner."
I like that he loses to that stupid escape artists … who is actually incredibly cool. The fact that Matt realizes he's awesome makes Matt more likeable.
There are some tense issues throughout. I'd shift everything into past tense. Starting here: "He sneakily escaped using the backstage and voila he WAS gone. Matt Mathews WAS a magician who BROUGHT surprise and entertainment both to the young and old. From time to time, he performED gigs at birthday parties, gatherings, and the like. But this time, he performed on an ACTUAL STAGE!"
'Comfort room' sounds like a translation to me? I'd probably cut the restaurant scene and go right to Len showing the book, trying to cheer Matt up.
The statue came to me as a surprise! And then in the next chapter, two statues--even better. I thought the story really picked up with Kahowzki. I enjoyed--and hadn't anticipated--the switch in POVs. Plus, a magical cop is very fun. Oh, and the fact that Len knew more magic than Matt (even if she didn't know much) is a great reversal. I'd remove any of their backstory from chapter one, and just have Kahowzki mention it in chapter 2. (Which works seamlessly, I think.)
The telepathy, memory wipe and--especially--Trimystery make me wonder what's going on. And then preparing for war is a nice hook.
I'd put in a section break before Kahowzki ends up in his homey cargo container. The attack raises the stakes, which is great, though I found the action a little confusing.

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