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A review by melaniereadsbooks
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for this arc.
When Cayder's sister is arrested for using illegal magic, he has to find a way to save her from life in prison and runs into a bigger conspiracy than he thought he would have to fight.
I really liked the magical aspects of this book; it had a really cool and unique magic system. I loved the ideas behind that system and am excited to be able to learn more about it in future books(?) as what happens with this extradimensional magic is explored more.
The characters were all...fine. I wasn't really attached to any of them and I don't think that character development was one of the strong suits of this book. There is a bit of a "heist" aspect when they break out of prison, but that is really only a small part of the book. Most of it was legal things and background.
The writing style is good, but I just wasn't really invested in the characters.
When Cayder's sister is arrested for using illegal magic, he has to find a way to save her from life in prison and runs into a bigger conspiracy than he thought he would have to fight.
I really liked the magical aspects of this book; it had a really cool and unique magic system. I loved the ideas behind that system and am excited to be able to learn more about it in future books(?) as what happens with this extradimensional magic is explored more.
The characters were all...fine. I wasn't really attached to any of them and I don't think that character development was one of the strong suits of this book. There is a bit of a "heist" aspect when they break out of prison, but that is really only a small part of the book. Most of it was legal things and background.
The writing style is good, but I just wasn't really invested in the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Violence