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flyingthrupages 's review for:
The Crowns of Croswald
by D.E. Night
If you are a fan of Harry Potter and want to magic to live on, you should read this. Though the story lacked a bit of originality because some parts greatly reminded me of Harry Potter, it still felt different and I still enjoyed the book a lot.
The introduction showed great world building. We were introduced to Ivy, the main character and the magical world in a way that piques our imagination. Dragons, dwarves, cabby drivers, castles, porcupines, potions, quills – all so creative and imaginative in setting up this Town and magical school. Although I felt like we were missing a few pages because the story started out slow with the world building and then suddenly she is breaking the rules and doing adventures. While I was reading it, I felt like missed something because all of a sudden Ivy is this daring girl.
The magic system is really interesting. I especially enjoyed the part with the Hollow Shaft. I would’ve loved to see more of what the royals and what the scrivenists could do. But, maybe in the next books there’d be more details.
This book is the first in a series, even though I enjoyed it, I don’t think I will carry on with the rest. This isn’t just the kind of books for me now, maybe if I was younger I would’ve enjoyed it more. This is perfect for kids at heart!
*I was given a copy of this book for free, to review. All thoughts are mine and not influenced by the publisher.
The introduction showed great world building. We were introduced to Ivy, the main character and the magical world in a way that piques our imagination. Dragons, dwarves, cabby drivers, castles, porcupines, potions, quills – all so creative and imaginative in setting up this Town and magical school. Although I felt like we were missing a few pages because the story started out slow with the world building and then suddenly she is breaking the rules and doing adventures. While I was reading it, I felt like missed something because all of a sudden Ivy is this daring girl.
The magic system is really interesting. I especially enjoyed the part with the Hollow Shaft. I would’ve loved to see more of what the royals and what the scrivenists could do. But, maybe in the next books there’d be more details.
This book is the first in a series, even though I enjoyed it, I don’t think I will carry on with the rest. This isn’t just the kind of books for me now, maybe if I was younger I would’ve enjoyed it more. This is perfect for kids at heart!
*I was given a copy of this book for free, to review. All thoughts are mine and not influenced by the publisher.