A review by esknight89
The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
11% in and I can already see where things are headed. I really dislike fantasy from the perspective of an elite, so finding out that the entire book is from the POV of a naive but pampered daughter of a countess didn't give me a good feeling. Then I see some CW-inspired romantic chum tossed into the mix, so my YA alarm started blaring. 

Most of the way each named character acted seemed unrealistic and if someone did feel realistic, it felt forced, petulant, & unreasonable. 

I could have been hook a number of different ways by the introduced plot, but nothing was barbed or sharp enough to grab me.