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The Crowns of Croswald
by D.E. Night
It has been quite a few years since I have read a middle grade book other than Harry Potter. I forgot how much I enjoy the fun and light weight tone in these books. If you like magic, adventure and a touch of romance, you will love the coming of age, adventure of our dear Ivy Lovely.
The world building and magic system of Croswald is really exciting and unique. There are royals and scrivenists - basically scholars who work with/for the royal families. I love that the school has both royals and scrivenists learning in the same classrooms, even though they have very different skills and need different lesson plans. The teachers do a great job of intertwining the lesson plans to include all. The stones of the royals are fascinating, I have seen that the fandom has quizzes to see which stone you would have if you were a royal, super fun!
I was a bit unhappy with the characters. I wish there was more depth to them. I just do not feel a strong connection to them. Perhaps the next book will rectify this.
I really enjoyed the way everything was explained, we learned about the world at the same time Ivy did, creating a good amount of mystery and a want to learn more about this magical system. However, at times I was really confused, a reread will hopefully help.
A truly enjoyable read with a few quirks, but I'm excited to read book two.
The world building and magic system of Croswald is really exciting and unique. There are royals and scrivenists - basically scholars who work with/for the royal families. I love that the school has both royals and scrivenists learning in the same classrooms, even though they have very different skills and need different lesson plans. The teachers do a great job of intertwining the lesson plans to include all. The stones of the royals are fascinating, I have seen that the fandom has quizzes to see which stone you would have if you were a royal, super fun!
I was a bit unhappy with the characters. I wish there was more depth to them. I just do not feel a strong connection to them. Perhaps the next book will rectify this.
I really enjoyed the way everything was explained, we learned about the world at the same time Ivy did, creating a good amount of mystery and a want to learn more about this magical system. However, at times I was really confused, a reread will hopefully help.
A truly enjoyable read with a few quirks, but I'm excited to read book two.