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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
I only read about 100 pages of this and I believe it is close to 500 total. I am not a huge fantasy fan, but this did seem like an interesting concept to me so I would look out for a book with a similar premise in the future. I put this down because I found the language to be really juvenile and repetitive and as a result it completely took me out of it. I believe it is supposed to be a new adult/ adult novel so why the choice of language wasn’t more diverse is lost on me. I also felt that I knew nothing about the characters, even the protagonist, when I decided to put it down. I think a lot of fantasy pieces (even low fantasy like this) lose themselves in the world-building aspect and therefore leave the characters feeling quite one-dimensional.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Remind me to never sleep on any of Leigh Bardugo’s books again. This book had dark acedemia, a murder mystery, a scrappy morally grey female and an amazing magic system. I am super excited to see where this story will go.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
This book really disappoint me. Too cringe, too cliche from the start. The main character acting "im not like the other girls" too much information. I don't know, if it's too fantasy heavy and not academia heavy. Yes there secret societies inside the university but the university it's just a prop. The protagonist is too self aware about being in the society. The way this book is writte it feels like YA and i didnt sign up for that. I wanted dark academia with fantasy but I got info dumping cliche characters, urban fantasy with a La Croix hint of academia.
funny
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
Really enjoyed the unique magic system of this book. Alex is an excellent level headed FMC with the perfect amount of prickly around her personality. This book is a fantastic dark academia mystery.
The beginning of the book felt a bit difficult to follow with all the characters and locations but once it clicked everything then flew by.
The beginning of the book felt a bit difficult to follow with all the characters and locations but once it clicked everything then flew by.