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The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night
4.0
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The Crowns of Crosswald is the first in a young adult fantasy series in which a 16-year-old Ivy Lovely is discovers she has magic and is whisked away from her old life as a castle maid and to a new magic school where she will learn to be a scrivener.
While at first glance this might seem kind of tropey, I enjoyed my read of this novel. The fantasy setting has lots of different magical elements from beginning to end. Some of my favorite scenes take place in Ivy’s classes where she gets to know more about what magic can do. The idea of the how one could control their own little magic world for a short period of time inside of a bottle was so new and fun.
Many of the side characters that Ivy encounters feel fully fleshed out and get to show off different ways that this fantasy world works. Ivy’s roomate Rebecca and her animal based powers was a good example of this. The curses aren’t just something that goes away, even for powerful magic users, and I was interested in seeing more of the dynamic between the people with crown based magic vs scriveners. Based on the ending, I’m sure this is something that will be touched on in subsequent books.
My main issue with this novel is that I wish it was longer. With an extra 50 to 100 pages the author would have been able to extend some of the plot lines out to add more tension and conflict for Ivy.
Overall if you are looking for a fun read that takes place in a magical school, I would definitely recommend this, especially to younger readers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Stories Untold Press for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review!
The Crowns of Crosswald is the first in a young adult fantasy series in which a 16-year-old Ivy Lovely is discovers she has magic and is whisked away from her old life as a castle maid and to a new magic school where she will learn to be a scrivener.
While at first glance this might seem kind of tropey, I enjoyed my read of this novel. The fantasy setting has lots of different magical elements from beginning to end. Some of my favorite scenes take place in Ivy’s classes where she gets to know more about what magic can do. The idea of the how one could control their own little magic world for a short period of time inside of a bottle was so new and fun.
Many of the side characters that Ivy encounters feel fully fleshed out and get to show off different ways that this fantasy world works. Ivy’s roomate Rebecca and her animal based powers was a good example of this. The curses aren’t just something that goes away, even for powerful magic users, and I was interested in seeing more of the dynamic between the people with crown based magic vs scriveners. Based on the ending, I’m sure this is something that will be touched on in subsequent books.
My main issue with this novel is that I wish it was longer. With an extra 50 to 100 pages the author would have been able to extend some of the plot lines out to add more tension and conflict for Ivy.
Overall if you are looking for a fun read that takes place in a magical school, I would definitely recommend this, especially to younger readers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Stories Untold Press for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review!