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A review by bookwitchgwen
Zhara by S. Jae-Jones
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.0
This read was SO fun. I honestly loved it. Which I don’t know why, but I fully expected to enjoy this book before it’s release.
Forbidden magic, a secret identity, and a secret magical group, definitely sucked me in. I was into this story from the beginning, which surprised me because I’ve honestly seen a lot of mixed reviews for this one. It gives a bit of Cinderella vibes, with magic and mystery, and a not really a fairytale ending.
I really enjoyed the love between the sisters in this so much, but the friendships were fantastic too! I absolutely loved all the colorful characters! They really gave life to this story. I’m pretty sure Xu and I would be friends. But really all of the side characters were written in such a way, where I wanted to know more about them. That K-Pop group? Loved that fun touch.
The slow burn romance (remember this is YA) was so well done and a nice addition to the story. My only complaint was that at the very-very end everything tied up almost too neatly and I wasn’t sure how that could happen so easily. But I was fine with the way it ended anyway.
I am excited that it seems like they will be traveling together in the next book, and I can’t wait to see how the relationships will grow.
Forbidden magic, a secret identity, and a secret magical group, definitely sucked me in. I was into this story from the beginning, which surprised me because I’ve honestly seen a lot of mixed reviews for this one. It gives a bit of Cinderella vibes, with magic and mystery, and a not really a fairytale ending.
I really enjoyed the love between the sisters in this so much, but the friendships were fantastic too! I absolutely loved all the colorful characters! They really gave life to this story. I’m pretty sure Xu and I would be friends. But really all of the side characters were written in such a way, where I wanted to know more about them. That K-Pop group? Loved that fun touch.
The slow burn romance (remember this is YA) was so well done and a nice addition to the story. My only complaint was that at the very-very end everything tied up almost too neatly and I wasn’t sure how that could happen so easily. But I was fine with the way it ended anyway.
I am excited that it seems like they will be traveling together in the next book, and I can’t wait to see how the relationships will grow.