4.17 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4 stars.

A fun book with interesting plot and characters. The spicy parts in this book (which makes up the bulk) are written well and don't make me cringe for once which is welcome.
dark emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Wanted to read for a bit, somehow read it in one sitting. Do with that what you want.
fast-paced

giving this any type of rating feels wrong because i really don’t know how i feel about this book. i went in with high expectations thanks to the reviews and the unique plot, but i don’t think the execution was to my taste. 

in theory, this book had everything im looking for. rh/poly, magic, school/univeristy-esque setting, kinks, etc. but idk!!! it just didn’t hit the way i wanted it to. i think the lack of romantic relationships (and minimal development) made it difficult to feel like any of this was for fun and not clinical. i didn’t feel any investment in the kidnapping plot bc we barely know these characters beyond the 1 kink they’ve mastered. i was happy to see the reunion, but it’s not like the stakes were super high bc at best the relationship was a friends with benefits, and at worst it was a fuck acquaintance (idk???? lol). 

i also was very uncomfortable with the master wizard having sex with them. i could only picture him as dumbledore and that was very unpleasant. 

i wont be continuing the series, but i may read a summary of the next 2 books.
adventurous funny medium-paced

I knew I would probably like this, I wasn't prepared to absolutely love it. Just fantastically written, absolutely marvelous spice, and I was riveted from the get-go. 
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced