Cruel Magic by Eva Chase

302 pages first pub 2019 (view editions) user-added

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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A reader who craves a dark, tension-laced story where a defiant heroine must claim unwanted magical power and outwit alluring enemies to avenge her family will be hooked by this medium-paced blend of danger, desire, and vengeance.

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I thought I was ordinary Rory Franco: college student, artist, and over-protected daughter. Then mages barge into my family’s home, murder my parents, and whisk me off to a university known to the rest of magical society as Villain Academy.It turn...

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Community Reviews

3.66
based on 939 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 60%

dark: 52%

mysterious: 48%

tense: 43%

emotional: 41%

challenging: 25%

hopeful: 7%

lighthearted: 7%

sad: 7%

funny: 6%

relaxing: 2%

informative: 1%

reflective: 1%


Pace

39% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

42% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

65% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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