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A review by siraels
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
3.0
3 stars
I have to say that this premise sounded interesting and I enjoyed it. Nothing terrific but it was fun to read. The premise gave us a really interesting idea, I'd even say never used before and I find it cool.
But I need to admit that the story was a bit boring at times. I didn't skip anything, I'm not that type of a reader, but it could be a bit long at times and I actually can't say that I remember anything from the plot. Aside from the important stuff.
With the characters, Sophie was hella annoying. It bothered me that most of the story was told from her point of view. She thought she was amazing and worthy of becoming a princess. Her friendship with Agatha felt a bit toxic. On the other hand, Agatha was a total sweet heart, I just wanted to give her a hug and I loved reading about her. Tedros could also be a bit annoying with his toxic masculinity. But him and Agatha were adorable.
Also, the scene at the end, where that creepy-who-knows-how-many-hundred-years-old guy kisses Sophie??? That's totally innapropriate. At first I thought Agatha and Sophie were around twelve so I was a bit confused with all the dating drama but then I looked it up and they are supposed to be fifteen. Still doesn't excuse the weird kissing scene.
Overall, I recommend trying it out. It's not a bad book, maybe if I were younger, I would enjoy it more. Still happy that I read it.
I have to say that this premise sounded interesting and I enjoyed it. Nothing terrific but it was fun to read. The premise gave us a really interesting idea, I'd even say never used before and I find it cool.
But I need to admit that the story was a bit boring at times. I didn't skip anything, I'm not that type of a reader, but it could be a bit long at times and I actually can't say that I remember anything from the plot. Aside from the important stuff.
With the characters, Sophie was hella annoying. It bothered me that most of the story was told from her point of view. She thought she was amazing and worthy of becoming a princess. Her friendship with Agatha felt a bit toxic. On the other hand, Agatha was a total sweet heart, I just wanted to give her a hug and I loved reading about her. Tedros could also be a bit annoying with his toxic masculinity. But him and Agatha were adorable.
Also, the scene at the end, where that creepy-who-knows-how-many-hundred-years-old guy kisses Sophie??? That's totally innapropriate. At first I thought Agatha and Sophie were around twelve so I was a bit confused with all the dating drama but then I looked it up and they are supposed to be fifteen. Still doesn't excuse the weird kissing scene.
Overall, I recommend trying it out. It's not a bad book, maybe if I were younger, I would enjoy it more. Still happy that I read it.