lingfish7 's review for:

The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night

3.0

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Thank you @NetGalley for a copy of this book. This book is a great fantasy world novel for a middle school read. It reminded me a lot of Harry Potter in terms of a young adult fiction fantasy world where the magic kids go to a magic school. As an adult, I found certain parts of the story slow or over simplified/cliché. The world building was solid in some parts, and weak in others. The book really picked up the last 40% but the first 60% was a struggle to want to get back into the story. Looking back, I think my middle school self would have really enjoyed the story, world, and characters. Ivy was a protagonist I could see my twelve year old self really identifying with and enjoying. I am considering reading her D.E.’s second book in the series because this one ended on quite the cliffhanger!