A review by meowzik
Miss Mabel's School for Girls by Katie Cross

3.0

This had the makings of an excellent book, but it lost a little in the execution for me. The characters were great, I thought Bianca was written really well, as were the side characters, but I thought Miss Mabel came across as one-dimensional. I would have loved to see more about the competition - for all the hype it was given, and that it was such a big deal that Bianca competed, there wasn't nearly enough detail. I know it was just a stepping stone for the main plot line, but I think it would have added depth to the book. There were moments where I was reminded of Harry Potter (series, not character), but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. It picked up towards the end, and I thought the finish was good, but as before, I felt it was missing something. I'll be checking out the next book in the series, though.