Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… in a family of magicians, so Alice always knew that she had strong magical potential.
Living… at the secret school of Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, somewhere in upstate New York. The school is hidden from the outside world, though, so it’s hard to pinpoint an exact location.
Profession… student at Brakebills. Alice is naturally talented, and excels in her coursework from the beginning. But even her natural smarts may not propel her all the way to graduation, since studying magic is a bit more complicated than studying any other mundane topic.
Interests… reading, studying, and practicing. Alice is very shy, and so sinks herself into solitary pursuits, like moving far beyond her classmates when it comes to readings on the theory of magic.
Relationship Status… single. Alice is pretty, but horribly shy, so she hasn’t dipped her toe into the dating pool yet.
Challenge… succeeding at Brakebills and coming out of her shell. The first comes naturally to her, the second not so much, but both are complicated by a dark secret her family and Brakebills have covered up.
Personality… fiercely intelligent but reserved, Alice is introverted and seldom speaks up. However, when she does, she’s not afraid to share her knowledge or correct someone’s misperceptions. She is honest, even if she can be nervous about sharing her thoughts. When she gets close to someone, she cares deeply and is very loyal, but that also opens her to being easily hurt by them.
Get to Know her in...
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Growing up, Quentin Coldwater was obsessed with the children's book series Fillory and Further: a Narnia-like adventure about travel to a magical land. And now Quintin is fulfilling his dream of studying magic as a secret school called Brakebills. Magic is dangerous, though, and there may be bigger things looming in his future than just passing the next exam.
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Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A high school math genius, he's secretly fascinated with a series of children's fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined.
