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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Not the books fault at all, I keep trying to find modern middle grade I love but I think I'm too far out of the target demographic for it now.
This book put me in a reading slump. The whole thing felt like a knockoff of every YA book ever and NOT in a good way.
Wow! The world created by Clayton is amazing! Readers will live and cheer for Ella all the way through as she finds adventures at the Arcanum. This is a great read for middle grade fantasy readers.
4.5 but rounded up because I loved the knitting and the wombies.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
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:
No
Eleven year old Ella Durand is the first ever Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute where Marvellers of all types come to learn. Ella knows that people misunderstand and mistrust her Conjuror magic often deemed "bad and unnatural" but she's eager to show the world that Conjuror magic can fit into the Marbellers as well. It's not easy when so many are against you but with the help of her fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and Jason, who's hiding a secret of his own, Ella's confident she will learn to be accepted. Just as she starts to settle at ATI a notorious criminal escapes from prison and the Conjurors' are blamed. With the help of her new friends Ella must find a way to clear the Conjurors' names if she wants to become a Marveller.
This was good and if I was the intended audience I think I would have liked it more. The world building felt a little slow to me and I wanted more on the conjurors than I got. It felt like a cross of Amari and the Night Brothers and Harry Potter. A great choice for anyone looking for a fantasy adventure.
This was good and if I was the intended audience I think I would have liked it more. The world building felt a little slow to me and I wanted more on the conjurors than I got. It felt like a cross of Amari and the Night Brothers and Harry Potter. A great choice for anyone looking for a fantasy adventure.