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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this. It is so nice to see a dark academia book told from the perspective of the teacher. You can tell Tesh spent many years in academia and anybody who has ever worked with teenagers or in a university for more than a couple years will really connect with aspects of this book.
The magic was interesting and the story keeps you engaged. So many big moments happen in the novel but I never felt it was too much. It did lose me a little bit at the end but I know why and have to go back and reread it. I can’t wait to mull this one over and reread it sometime soon!
The magic was interesting and the story keeps you engaged. So many big moments happen in the novel but I never felt it was too much. It did lose me a little bit at the end but I know why and have to go back and reread it. I can’t wait to mull this one over and reread it sometime soon!
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book is like your comfiest jammies on a Monday morning - delightful, well-made and warm, and you never want to leave them to put on real clothes.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF'd at ~28%! Not gonna lie, I fell asleep while listening to the audiobook and didn't care enough to go back. Just not my cup of tea...
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
it saddens me to give such a rating but this book was such a disappointment. review tomorrow
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
This really hit a great balance between how a magic school might operate and how an actual school actually operates. Seeing all this from the perspective of a senior teacher within the system, rather than that of students, as is often the case in dark academia books, is really enlightening. Many times during this book, I found myself feeling nostalgic for my own years in sixth form.
The pacing was beautifully done, giving the world-building plenty of space to breathe and allowing the tension to build slowly until it all begins to go wrong.
The pacing was beautifully done, giving the world-building plenty of space to breathe and allowing the tension to build slowly until it all begins to go wrong.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
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:
Yes