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"I am locked in by the evil one's imagination. We need each other to end this."
This is one of my top picks for the year of 2018! It is chalk full of magic, secrets, a dragon, and some of the truest friendships. The main character's name is Ivy Lovely. Shortly after turning 16 the young girl is tossed out of the slurry fields and whisked away to the Halls of Ivy where she will learn to control her magic and in turn, be threatened by that same kind of magic from the Dark Queen.
I made the mistake earlier trying to see what kind of ratings this book had and became pretty upset. One person kind of ruined the main plot with absolutely no warnings and another person was upset because they stated it was a rip off of Harry Potter. I am here to put the second one to rest. First, you must think of it this way, How do writers come about? Writers find that they love to write after they've read many different works of art and that is where ideas to write books comes from. This book is its own thing, it is a fantasy story filled with royals and scrivenists who both wield magic. There are a few similarities (very, very few) to our beloved Harry Potter. This book is a journey of self discovery whereas HP is about love conquering all. Another difference in The Crowns of Croswald is that the more power it seems you wield such as a scrivenist the lesser you are. It would make you indebted to the royals rather than the other way around. Royals seem to be at the top of the list meanwhile scrivenist seem beneath their station. Scrivenist seem to hold everything together and I would totally rather be that than a royal.
"With a splash, a giant creature breached the water and landed on their tiny boat, half submerging it. It was part horse and part seahorse with hooves encased in flippers."
The world building in The Crowns of Croswald is unique and it almost has a fairy tale feel that has interwoven fantasy into it. I really enjoyed all the unique creatures throughout they really helped to propel the book along. The squinches and royal characters each had unique personalities that brought humor and adventures to the story. This book is underrated and deserves so much love!