A review by nprtotebag
Vita Nostra by Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko

4.0

This was a really cool fantasy read with a unique and creative magic system (if you can really call it a system…it felt a little more like a concept than a system). It was mysterious and surreal and felt kind of magical realism, which I quite enjoyed. I think there was probably a lot more meaning in the philosophical conversations than I picked up on. I can absolutely see why people compare this to the magicians. I think it’s better though, especially because sometimes I just wanna read a book about an overpowered, super smart lady and not an underdog, below average power level main male lead. Apparently there’s a direct sequel that’s out but hasn’t been translated to English yet, so I’m very much looking forward to reading that and seeing where they take this story.