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alexisreads1 's review for:
The Other Side of Magic
by Ester Manzini
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I thought it had an interesting plot and magic system. There were some parts that I didn’t like but there were also others I really enjoyed. The moment I started the book, I was intrigued. The first chapter was an amazing way to hook readers. I wanted to keep reading as soon as I started. The romance was cute and I think it is worth a read.
I didn’t really love any of the characters. Gaiane annoyed me most of the time. She was very naive and kind of spoiled. I do think she had pretty good character development through the book. Ampelio was okay but I also found him annoying a lot. I did like Leo. I think she was an interesting character. I also really liked Evandro. He is probably my favorite character. My biggest problem character wise is that they all seemed a lot younger than they actually are, especially Gaiane and Leo. When I realized they were actually older, I didn’t feel like it fit.
I thought the magic system was interesting. However, I wish there had been more details about it and how it worked. I was hoping to get more details about it. I feel like a little more world building overall could have done the story good. The pacing also seemed a bit off at times. There were parts that were a little slow and then others seemed really rushed. I also would have liked for some plot points to be elaborated on further.
I did enjoy the book overall. I thought it was a nice story, and I liked reading it.
*Thank you to Netgalley and The Parliament House for this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts in this review are my honest opinions.*
I didn’t really love any of the characters. Gaiane annoyed me most of the time. She was very naive and kind of spoiled. I do think she had pretty good character development through the book. Ampelio was okay but I also found him annoying a lot. I did like Leo. I think she was an interesting character. I also really liked Evandro. He is probably my favorite character. My biggest problem character wise is that they all seemed a lot younger than they actually are, especially Gaiane and Leo. When I realized they were actually older, I didn’t feel like it fit.
I thought the magic system was interesting. However, I wish there had been more details about it and how it worked. I was hoping to get more details about it. I feel like a little more world building overall could have done the story good. The pacing also seemed a bit off at times. There were parts that were a little slow and then others seemed really rushed. I also would have liked for some plot points to be elaborated on further.
I did enjoy the book overall. I thought it was a nice story, and I liked reading it.
*Thank you to Netgalley and The Parliament House for this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts in this review are my honest opinions.*