I read this for the second time because I've been loving the TV series and could only vaguely remember the books. With a sense that the stories are not quite the same.

They're not the same. But I really enjoyed the re-read. I'm looking forward to re-reading [b:The Magician King|15860697|The Magician King|Lev Grossman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355088480s/15860697.jpg|13362064] and [b:The Magician's Land|19103097|The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3)|Lev Grossman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455089828s/19103097.jpg|24330801].