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Okay very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It was so fast paced, well written and super easy to understand and follow. There was no info dumping or plot holes that I could see. We have a lovely MC who I really started to admire once we hit the 70% mark. Sometimes she was a bit dim witted but hey. The male MC was a little bit annoying but he also left a lot to the questioned. I was quite satisfied by the ending and can not wait to binge book 2.

This was a lovely fast paced fantasy read, has my favourite librarian elements (guilty pleasure for me), we have some court rivalries, forbidden romance kinda thing, a dark haired prince ;). As much as the male MC annoyed me sometimes I could see how bound by relations he was. He isn’t free to do as he wishes. But their romance or budding romance is something so addicting that I can’t help but hope we see more of in book 2.

sarahskin's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

reneec1's review against another edition

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4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️

There were a lot of typical tropes here like

library girl and prince

and the magic wasn’t particularly unique but the story is still interesting.

The writing felt a bit immature at times, but the story kept me reading. Vhalla is a likable main character.

I appreciated that

her friend Sareem died

just because everything didn’t turn out perfectly for the main characters. I hope Vhalla doesn’t just forget about it in the next book.

dayamarie's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a surprise find for me. I had never heard of it before but saw it recommended. I went into it a bit blindly but was sucked right in.

noeliacew's review against another edition

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4.0

me ha gustado mucho, que pena que la protagonista me haya caído tan mal

piticu's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

clowdywings's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5
First of all, lemme just say that the cover is so well done!! So gorgeous!

The story was pretty full of cliches. I found them enjoyable most likely because of the events that they created. This is about a girl (apprentice librarian) who is discovering who she really is and how she fits into the world. I think it was fairly well paced, maybe a little slow.

The characters were cool. They each had a lot of character development which I totally appreciated.
-Vhalla is your typical female YA fantasy character. At first I couldn't stand her, but as the story progressed, I learned that she's kinda awesome.
-Prince Aldrik is your typical bad boy/misunderstood soul. He's described by many characters in the book to have a 'silver tongue' which I could see sometimes.
-the rest, although cool, didn't really show up and play a HUGE part like these two did.

The writing was decent. It did its job. It isn't my favorite but it flowed (mostly) so it was good. There were spots where I honestly was so confused. Maybe four spots. They just didn't provide enough information for me to realize what was going on.

The cliffhanger at the end is brutal. Cannot wait until book 2!

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