Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder

Confronting The Past - Controlling The Future. With an execution order on her head, Yelena has no choice but to escape to Sitia, the land of her birth. With only a year to master her magic – or face death – Yelena must begin her apprenticeship and travels to the Four Towers of the Magician’s Keep. But nothing in Sitia is familiar. Not the family to whom she is a stranger. Not the unsettling new facets of her magic. Not the brother who resents her return. As she struggles to understand where she belongs and how to control her rare powers, a rogue magician emerges – and Yelena catches his eye. Suddenly she is embroiled in battle against good and evil. And once again it will be her magical abilities that will either save her life…or be her downfall. From Goodreads

I enjoyed this book. I like the description of Yelena's struggles to learn to work with others, but also the way she forged a friendship with the street children. I have already bought the third book and will most likely read it before long.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge
Tower Teams Read 2013
Serious Readers 2013
2013 Ebook Challenge
2013 Women Challenge
2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge (magic)
2013 Sequel Reading Challenge
Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2013
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge 2013 (425 pages)