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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Secret World of Maggie Grey
Author: Granger
Rating: 4.5/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
* Trigger Warnings *
Imagine discovering you’ve been accepted into a magical HBCU. Your new friend group consists of a Witch, a Siren, a talking cat, and a Nymph. Oh yeah, and you just discovered you're a Vampire.
Think of an unapologetically black Legacies (Vampire Diaries Spin-off).
I was hesitant about this book. It took me a while to get into it. Once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I loved the setting of a secret historically black college where magical beings can be around people like them. The characters were all interesting and their backgrounds played a key role in their personalities.
While I enjoyed getting the multiple points of view from all the characters. I did feel like we missed out on a lot of points of view from Maggie who I assumed is the main character. The girls are hilarious, especially Asha.
The only issue I had was the stereotypical depiction of some of the black characters. And some of the men in this book are misogynistic narcissists, to say the least. I don't think this author’s writing style will be everyone’s cup of tea it’s very blunt. Either way, I can’t wait to start book 2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Classism
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-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:
Complicated
I was interested in this book because folks said it was like a black version of Harry Potter meets twilight—turns out it’s also a bit of a murder mystery. I wasn’t sure I was going to love it at first because of the writing style, but the writing evolved with the story and the characters. I truly grew to love some of them like Maggie Asha and Quan. I couldn’t add book 2 fast enough after I finished.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is not my usual genre but the story was good. There are a lot of characters in this book and I feel like its a little too much. Theres too many people to keep up with and figure out their motivations. I'm most interested in Maggie and Souxie and wish the author would have focused primariily on them and added other characters later in the series.
My biggest complaint about the book is often the characters felt like 18 yo kids and I had to remind myself that they are in their late 20's. There are parts of the book where im asking why are these grown folks acting and thinking this way. I get that making them older allows for the spicy scenes, but having all of the characters be 21 would have worked just fine.
Overall, it's a decent read and I'm going to read the next book in the series.
My biggest complaint about the book is often the characters felt like 18 yo kids and I had to remind myself that they are in their late 20's. There are parts of the book where im asking why are these grown folks acting and thinking this way. I get that making them older allows for the spicy scenes, but having all of the characters be 21 would have worked just fine.
Overall, it's a decent read and I'm going to read the next book in the series.
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
so i realized checking editions that some of the covers seem to be AI
i'll have to check in on this more and see if they're rotated out, but i won't continue for now.
i'll have to check in on this more and see if they're rotated out, but i won't continue for now.