Reviews

3.5.
I loved the concept of this. The concept and worldbuilding was really good in this book. The cover is beautiful. I liked the characters all being morally grey. The writing wasn’t as bad as some people made it out to be but it was a little vague at times and could’ve used some editing. There was so much potential and I think it somewhat hit the points for me but i think I was expecting more with the hype.
This reminded me so much of The Library at Mount Char, but less weird and dark.

lunimar84's review against another edition

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I found the characters boring. Their cynicism and manipulations were just boring. The telepath was super irritating in the way she used sex to manipulate. I think maybe dark academia isn’t for me.

liinalotta's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

aliciae08's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.25

This was just not good.

The premise itself was a good idea—6 magicians (medi-whatsits) brought in to a secret society where one wi ultimately become eliminated.

500 pages later and I’m left feeling so underwhelmed. The real twist happens in the second to last chapter and it’s probably the most interesting bit. Aside from that, it was really uninteresting.

alimas's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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